Feb. 2 was a very eventful date in National Hockey League history. A trio of players had five-goal performances while the 700 was relevant for another threesome. There was also an odd outdoor game at a prison between an NHL squad and a team of inmates. Plus, fans in Pittsburgh had plenty to cheer about.
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Last season, Steve Yzerman, general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, made two quick trades within the first month or so of the 2019-20 season. He made a deal with the Chicago Blackhawks to acquire winger Brendan Perlini, and then 10 days later, he acquired forward Robby Fabbri from the St. Louis Blues. With the
Mark Falkner | The Detroit News He calls himself “one of those ’90s kids,” who learned the game of hockey by watching the four-time Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings from 1997-2008. Born in 1985 in Detroit and raised in Trenton, Doug Plagens turned his Red Wings’ fandom into a play-by-play position with the Florida
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The road that is the NHL regular season isn’t long this year, but the Red Wings have already hit their first caution point. They haven’t won in six games, they’re last in the Central Division and they now embark on a difficult six-game, 11-day road schedule through Tampa, Florida
The Detroit Red Wings are off until Wednesday, but there’s news to share in the meantime. Check out the latest updates from Hockeytown, including COVID list commentary, taxi squad movement, and the latest on Moritz Seider’s shoulder injury, plus much more. COVID Updates Finally, some good news regarding Detroit’s extensive COVID list: #RedWings Blashill said
Ryan Ford | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How Dylan Larkin rated himself in 7-3 Red Wings loss at Dallas: “Lousy as a leader” Dylan Larkin interview following Red Wings’ 7-3 loss at Dallas. Jan. 28, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press We just couldn’t help ourselves. We know we’re only three
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak and Devin Little are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Jeff Blashill breaks down Detroit Red Wings 3-2 loss to Florida Panthers Jeff Blashill interview, Jan. 31, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Red Wings emerged from the weekend encouraged by a couple of performances at home, and with the hope
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings aren’t scoring power-play goals, but other teams are. And Sunday, the Florida Panthers took advantage of their ability on the man advantage — and the Wings’ lack thereof — to defeat the Wings 3-2. Florida completed the weekend sweep of the quick, back-to-back series
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dylan Larkin on Detroit Red Wings 3-2 loss to Panthers: We just played Dylan Larkin interview, Jan. 31, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press Their lineup depleted of yet another top forward, the Detroit Red Wings responded with their best start of the
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings aren’t scoring power-play goals, but other teams are. And Sunday, the Florida Panthers took advantage of their ability on the man advantage — and the Wings’ lack thereof — to defeat the Wings 3-2. Florida completed the weekend sweep of the quick, back-to-back series
When the news broke that goaltender Thomas Greiss, formerly of the New York Islanders, had signed a two-year pact with the Detroit Red Wings, the immediate assumption was that he and incumbent goaltender Jonathan Bernier would share the starting role in Detroit. Through the first nine games of the 2020-21 season, that has been the
This date in National Hockey League has been good for those brave enough to step in between the pipes and behind the bench. It has also given us some great moments from numerous Hall of Famers and one giant All-Star Game hero. Let’s enter our THW time machine and take a look back at all
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on challenges of 2021 season Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on challenges of COVID-19 shortened 2021 season. Dec. 22, 2020. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press When the Detroit Red Wings started the 2021 season, the hope was
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings’ losing ways continue. They earned a point Saturday, but didn’t get the two they badly wanted and needed, as the Florida Panthers defeated the Wings in overtime, 3-2, at Little Caesars Arena. Rookie Aleksi Heponiemi, playing in his first NHL game, tipped in a
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Dylan Larkin learned “good lesson” in Detroit Red Wings’ 3-2 OT loss to Florida Dylan Larkin interview after Red Wings 3-2 OT loss to Florida. Jan. 30, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Red Wings looked better at even strength, but
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Coach Jeff Blashill’s Saturday news conference Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill previews tonight’s game against the Panthers after Saturday morning’s gameday skate. The Detroit News Detroit — One of the negative aspects about last season for the Red Wings was the inability to stop losing streaks.
On this date in National Hockey League history, the best two players of their generation both hit major milestones on the same night. Also, a whole slew of Hockey Hall of Famers had big nights and his date has given fans in Boston plenty to cheer about. Let’s take our daily trip back through time
Mark Falkner | The Detroit News They were as different as two teams could be, separated by 20 years. In 2000, the “Bad News Bears” of hockey, a patchwork group of high school hockey players in East Lansing won a regional tile coached by future Stanley Cup champion Jon Cooper, who went on to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning
Detroit Red Wings’ general manager Steve Yzerman has been notably reluctant to award any sort of long term contract in his first few years with the organization. So much so, when forward Anthony Mantha inked a four-year contract worth $22.8 million (5.7 million annual cap hit), it not only spoke volumes to Yzerman’s faith in