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Somehow, someway, the Red Wings will finish the regular season next weekend (fingers crossed), navigating through a campaign amid a pandemic. Before it began, the NHL shortened the season to 56 games and formatted a division-only schedule. There have been hiccups along the way, but the NHL will head into its playoffs confident it will conclude and

Associated Press |  The Detroit News Former Red Wing Miroslav Frycer, who defected from communist Czechoslovakia after playing in the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, has died. He was 61. Frycer died after an unspecified brief illness, the Czech league team Orli Znojmo said on its website Tuesday. Frycer had been the team’s coach since 2018. Frycer

Detroit — “With their first pick, the Red Wings select …” No, the Wings haven’t infiltrated the NFL, nor will they be making a selection this weekend. But for hockey fans, especially Detroit fans knee-deep in a rebuild, it’s never too early to think about the NHL Entry Draft. The NHL will hold the draft on July

When you have two teams struggling to score — along with two red-hot goaltenders — you have a game like Tuesday’s Red Wings’ battle in Columbus. Finally, Columbus was able to break through in the shootout, as the Blue Jackets earned a 1-0 victory after winning the shootout 2-0. Patrik Laine and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for

Detroit — Players and coaches agree this has been an NHL season unlike any other. Big and small changes while playing through a pandemic have made for a different season. When you lose more than win, it makes an already challenging campaign more taxing. And the standings tell the story for the Red Wings. They are 17-25-8 entering Tuesday’s

Joe Reedy |  Associated Press The National Hockey League is coming to TNT. The league and Turner Sports on Tuesday announced a seven-year agreement that begins next season. The deal means NBC’s run of covering the league ends after after this season’s playoffs. NBC has broadcast games since 2005 and is in the final season of

Detroit — The NHL debut of Joe Veleno is getting closer. Maybe Tuesday in Columbus, or the next game in Carolina. Soon, it appears, Veleno will get into the Red Wings’ lineup. Veleno, one of the Wings’ 2018 first-round picks (Filip Zadina was the other) can’t wait. The center was involved Monday in his first full practice, after

Detroit — There was a belief the Red Wings’ goaltending would be a consistent area of strength before the season began. And, after some minor blips and downturns — and an injury — that level of consistency has arrived. It’s getting to the point where the Red Wings are likely expecting Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss

Detroit — Thanks to the best efforts of Jonathan Bernier, the Red Wings’ playoff hopes will survive another day. Thanks to Jamie Benn’s goal 32 seconds into overtime, the Dallas Stars got two much-needed points on Saturday night. Dallas topped Detroit 2-1 despite Bernier’s 50 saves, tied for the most in the NHL this season. The goaltender

Associated Press The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday defended the decision to not have an alternative host site for the women’s world hockey championship, which was called off this week for the second year in a row. IIHF President Rene Fasel emphasized that the goal is to reschedule the event for

Detroit — Jakub Vrana didn’t know how it would all come together. Vrana had never been traded before, so when he joined the Red Wings earlier this month in the unexpected bombshell deal for Anthony Mantha — forward Richard Panik and two draft picks also arrived in Detroit — Vrana didn’t know what to expect. But judging from the

Detroit — Dylan Larkin’s upper body-injury, suffered during Tuesday’s loss in Dallas, will force the center to sit out the remaining two weeks of the season and Larkin will be re-evaluated at that juncture, Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said Friday. Larkin, the Wings’ captain, is currently team’s leading scorer with 23 points, with nine goals

Ted Kulfan takes a look at Jakub Vrana’s four-goal game against the Stars and AHL referee Tim Mayer of Okemos is the guest on this week’s OctoPulse podcast. Here’s the highlights from episode 51 of The Detroit News’ podcast on the beginning of Year 3 of Steve Yzerman’s rebuild in Detroit: ►2:20: Jakub Vrana on his four goals against

Detroit  — Jakub Vrana scored a lot of goals in Thursday’s 7-3 Red Wings victory over Dallas. Four of them, in fact. The four coming in a varying and dizzying array of styles. “The goals were goal-scorer’s goals, a lot of them,” coach Jeff Blashill said. Thursday’s effort was the biggest impact Vrana has yet

Detroit — So, of course, with many of the Red Wings top offensive players missing due to injuries, the Wings explode for seven goals Thursday and win. And Jakub Vrana got most of them. The newly acquired Vrana was spectacular with four goals, as the Wings defeated Dallas 7-3, the seven goals a season-high for the

Detroit — So, of course, with many of the Red Wings top offensive players missing due to injuries, the Wings explode for seven goals Thursday and win. And Jakub Vrana got most of them. The newly acquired Vrana was spectacular with four goals, as the Wings defeated Dallas 7-3, the seven goals a season-high for the

Detroit — The plays have been happening more frequently over the last month to six weeks, showing the completeness and competitiveness of a young hockey player who is growing his game. And though this is about Filip Zadina, it’s not plays of the jaw-dropping variety offensively. No booming shots off one-timers or nifty passes showcasing Zadina’s playmaking ability. You

The Detroit News Red Wings second-round draft pick Jared McIsaac made his American Hockey League debut in the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 5-3 win over the Cleveland Monsters on Tuesday at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids. The 21-year-old defenseman, who was Detroit’s fourth choice in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, was scoreless and minus-1 against Cleveland.  McIsaac sustained a

Show Caption Hide Caption Wings’ Sam Gagner on early 3-0 deficit in Dallas: ‘We gave up too many grade A chances’ Ted Kulfan talks to Red Wings center Sam Gagner on falling behind 3-0 in the first period of Tuesday’s 5-2 loss against the Stars. The Detroit News Detroit — As the Red Wings get

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