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Detroit — This NHL Entry Draft is more than just Connor Bedard, who may be the next great superstar in the league. It’s more than Michigan’s Adam Fantilli, who could be a huge star in his own right. This year’s Entry Draft, June 28 (round 1) and 29 (rounds 2-7) in Nashville will have quite

Detroit — The Red Wings named Dan Watson head coach of the minor league affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday. Watson, who has been coach of the Toledo Walleye (another Wings minor league affiliate) the past six seasons, will be formally introduced 11 a.m. Thursday in Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena. Watson becomes the

Nate Danielson’s meeting with the Brandon Wheat Kings’ coaching staff had just ended at the Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba, home of one of the Western Hockey League’s most successful franchises. Danielson, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound center with the Wheat Kings and a possible draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings with the ninth or 17th

Ted Kulfan says free agents Radko Gudas and Tom Wilson would benefit the Red Wings and Wheat Kings center Nate Danielson is the interview guest on the OctoPulse podcast. Gudas is a hard-hitting Czech defenseman, who has three assists in 19 playoff games with the Florida Panthers and Wilson is a rugged winger, who has

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series breaking down the Detroit Red Wings at each position group. Today: Forwards. Detroit — The issue has been recycling itself for years now, as the Red Wings rebuild and work toward becoming a playoff team. They don’t score enough goals. They haven’t for years now

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series breaking down the Detroit Red Wings at each position group. Today: Defenseman. Detroit — There’s likely no position group in the Red Wings’ organization that has as much promising depth as on defense. Moritz Seider, after two years into his career, is beginning to be

Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series breaking down the Detroit Red Wings at each position group. Today: Goaltenders. Detroit — Goaltender Ville Husso thought hard about accepting Finland’s invitation to play in the recently completed world championship. Husso wanted to play, as players always want to represent their countries in the

Associated Press Anaheim, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks have hired veteran NHL assistant and AHL head coach Greg Cronin to be their new head coach. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek announced the decision Monday to hire the 60-year-old Cronin, who will be a first-time NHL head coach. Cronin has 12 years of experience as an

Detroit — There’s already been a steady amount of speculation and intrigue surrounding this year’s NHL Entry Draft, but it’ll be further ratcheted this week. The 2023 NHL Scouting Combine takes place in Buffalo, with 106 prospects having arrived Sunday. They’ll go through meetings with the 32 teams during the week and take part in

Detroit — Derek Lalonde is over the jet lag finally, settling into finally watching the NHL playoffs and spending time with his family. Having been in Finland and Latvia for the world championships, as an assistant coach for Team USA, it’s been a whirlwind several weeks for the Red Wings’ head coach. Plenty of mixed

Detroit — The calendar is flipping to June, so the rumors, trade proposals and free agent news around the NHL is going to increase daily. That being said, the Red Wings are likely to be active this offseason. General manager Steve Yzerman hinted as much at his season-ending press conference, noting he’ll work hard to

Detroit — Rarely does a recent Red Wings draft pick not get at least professional seasoning in the minor leagues in Grand Rapids. It’s understandable, given the huge jump it is from junior or college hockey to the NHL. The talent gap is monstrous. Moritz Seider spent an entire season in the American League (along

Hockey Hall of Famer Patrick Roy is one step away from his second Memorial Cup championship, symbolic of junior hockey supremacy in the Canadian Hockey League. Roy, the coach and general manger of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts, advanced to the final with a 3-1 win against the Seattle Thunderbirds on

Tampere, Finland – Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider and the German national hockey team are one step away from the country’s first gold medal at the world championships. Germany upset the United States, 4-3, in overtime on Saturday, and will face Canada in the final Sunday (1:30, The Hockey Network) for its first International Ice