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Detroit — Darren Helm has been a Red Wings player for a long time. Helm began his career here in 2007-08 and was part of that season’s Stanley Cup-winning team. He’s been one of the better defensive forwards in the NHL for many years. But in a matter of days, Helm’s career with the Wings could

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of profiles of the top hockey prospects for the NHL Draft on July 23-24, 2021. Three years ago at the 2018 NHL draft, the Detroit Red Wings under general manager Ken Holland passed on University of Michigan-bound defenseman Quinn Hughes with the sixth overall pick. Holland selected Halifax

Associated Press Anoka, Minn. — Last month’s death of “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey standout Mark Pavelich was ruled a suicide, a Minnesota medical examiner said Monday. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office in Anoka County said in a news release that the 63-year-old Pavelich died of asphyxia. His body was found March 3 at the Eagle’s

Detroit — Three of the Red Wings who have been noticeable on the ice over the last week have something in common. In a league where speed has become valued and has largely taken over, big bodies can still be effective and dictate a game in their own way. Michael Rasmussen (age 21, 6-foot-6, 229 pounds), Givani

Raleigh — More than two months later, Petr Mrazek still has his edge. Mrazek made 28 saves in his first game back after a lengthy absence as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Dallas Stars 1-0 on Sunday night. “It felt good to be back,” Mrazek said. “It has been a long journey.” Mrazek, who notched his

One save can make a difference in a game, and that was the case in Sunday’s 5-1 Red Wings’ victory over the Lightning. The Wings were leading 1-0 midway in the second period when goaltender Thomas Greiss turned aside Tampa star Steven Stamkos on a three-on-one Lightning rush. Several minutes later, Valtteri Filppula scored and began

It took a while, 10 years actually, but the Red Wings did it. They actually won a regular-season game Sunday in Tampa, ending a 17-game losing streak dating back to Feb. 17, 2011, defeating the Lightning, 5-1. That might not be the most shocking aspect of all. Not the victory itself, but how dominant the Wings

It took a while, 10 years actually, but the Red Wings did it. They actually won a regular-season game Sunday in Tampa, ending a 17-game losing streak dating back to Feb. 17, 2011, defeating the Lightning, 5-1. That might not be the most shocking aspect of all. Not the victory itself, but how dominant the Wings

The Detroit Red Wings had no answer Saturday for Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy. Tampa gave itself a cushion early, then skated to a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings. Adam Erne continued his breakthrough season with a career-high eighth goal at the 4 minute mark of the third period, cutting Tampa’s lead to 2-1.

Detroit – The plan, at least early in the season, from coach Jeff Blashill to Adam Erne was direct and probably did not instill confidence. There would be no role on either specialty team, at least to start. You can expect to play in the bottom six forwards, and probably won’t get a ton of

Detroit — Red Wings fans on social media are about to become enraged. The Wings waived forward Evgeny Svechnikov Friday for the second time this season. After Svechnikov played his 10th game on Thursday, the Wings were required to waive him again in order to have the flexibility to assign Svechnikov to the taxi squad or send him

The Red Wings have seen enough of the Florida Panthers this season. The Panthers completed the season series against the Wings with a 3-2 overtime victory Thursday on Alex Wennberg’s goal at 1:26 of the extra session. Wennberg wheeled around the net and beat goaltender Thomas Greiss from in front, and kept the Panthers in the race

Usually injury news isn’t particularly exciting during a long NHL season, as injuries are a way of life for any team during the long season. But in this case it was noteworthy, considering who it was. Goaltender Jonathan Bernier and forward Tyler Bertuzzi are both beginning to skate. They’re both with the team on this current

Detroit – COVID-19 has forced numerous sports leagues, from the pros to the preps, to adjust and go about their seasons differently. Coaches and players have had to adapt like never before to protocols that are new and binding against the spread of the virus. The American Hockey League has been no different. The NHL’s

A terrible start Tuesday dearly hurt the Red Wings. Harkening back to some of the recent bad starts, the Wings allowed three goals in the 7 minutes 35 seconds — including the first one 17 seconds into the game — and it proved to be too much to overcome, losing to Florida 4-1 Filip Zadina

Danny DeKeyser knew this was going to be a different type of hockey season, in so many different ways. Sure there was the COVID-19 factor, and the challenges on and off the ice that presented. But, personally, DeKeyser was returning to game competition after missing a little more than a calendar year. DeKeyser, 31, had

Detroit — By all rights, Michael Rasmussen probably should have been playing in Grand Rapids two seasons ago, in his first rookie pro season. But Rasmussen, having mastered junior hockey and technically not able to join Grand Rapids, hewas essentially stuck being on the Red Wings’ roster. It was a tough situation for Rasmussen, now 21

Detroit — The NHL trade deadline is in two weeks, April 12, and Red Wings fans can’t wait. It used to be the Wings, as contenders, would add onto powerful rosters in hopes of winning the Stanley Cup. Now, it’s all about the future, rebuilding, and hoarding draft picks. The Wings have had moments in the last

Detroit — The Red Wings knew Thursday’s 7-1 loss in Nashville was not acceptable on any level. No area of the game was good enough, but even more disheartening, the competitiveness of the team was questionable. So the Wings returned home, and they arrived at practice Friday with renewed energy. The way the Wings responded against Columbus, with

Detroit — For these past two days it’s been difficult to distinguish which team was chasing a playoff berth and the one in last place. The Red Wings are the team in the Central Division cellar but didn’t look like it against Columbus, which looked lethargic. And the Wings took advantage both days, Sunday completing