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Even the most casual fan of the Detroit Red Wings knows that the pipeline to Motown more often than not goes through Sweden/Scandinavia. Players like Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg represented Sweden with pride during their time with the Red Wings, and the current generation of Red Wings are continuing that trend. Even

Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown. As always, feel

Entering the 2021-22 season, the Detroit Red Wings had one of the deepest prospect pools across the NHL. Led by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond, their pool consisted of high-end prospects at almost every position, and plenty of depth to go around (especially on the blue line.) Since our last update in August, a funny

Jan. 22 is a very eventful date in the history of the National Hockey League. It has given us everything from big personal milestones, great goaltending, and even a pair of games played under very odd circumstances. Let’s buckle in for our daily trip through time and look back at the best this date has

Two of the greatest goal-scorers in the history of the National Hockey League had milestone moments on this date. Also, new franchise highs were established, memorable All-Star Games were played, and San Jose had a very busy date. It is time to fire up the THW time machine for our daily trip through the decades.

Two of the greatest players who ever skated in the National Hockey League had memorable performances on this date. Plus, the number 1,000 was a reoccurring theme, a shortened season began, and a dynamic duo in Chicago hit a pair of personal milestones. Let’s take our daily trip back through time and relive the best

In this edition of the NHL Stats Corner, we take a look at a historic night in San Jose by Timo Meier, the dominance of the Colorado Avalanche, and more goals from Alex Ovechkin. We also check in on another stellar performance by the Carolina Hurricanes and look at the surprising Detroit Red Wings. All

Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown. As always, feel

During Nicklas Lidstrom’s introductory press availability as the Detroit Red Wings’ new vice president of hockey operations, hockey insider Elliotte Friedman asked general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman the question that was undoubtedly on many people’s minds this season: with the team taking a big step forward this season, has it changed Yzerman’s timeline for the

Jan. 18 is a very important date in National Hockey League history as it was when the color barrier was broken. Also, a trio of major milestones was hit in Detroit, and memories were made on Long Island. There were some big moments between the pipes and at the All-Star Game well. Let’s jump on

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 Devin Little, Patrick Brown, Kyle Knopp, and Brian Oldani are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking

Both 500 and 13 were magic numbers on this date in National Hockey League history. Three was a pretty big number, too, as a slew of Hockey Hall of Famers scored hat tricks on Jan. 17. These are just a few of the memories this date has given us. Let’s take our daily trip through

It has almost been six years since Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings made history at the 2016 All-Star Game (ASG) in Nashville. While there’s some worthy debate about the merits of Larkin’s record-setting night, nobody has been able to outdo what he accomplished that night. This was Larkin’s first season in the NHL.

This hasn’t been the busiest day in National Hockey League history, but it still has its charm. One of the earliest games played for the Stanley Cup provided one of the most-lopsided outcomes we will ever see and an offensive outburst that will never be matched. Eight seems to be the magic number of the