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
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Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Nazem Kadri of the Colorado Avalanche, Mika Zibanejad of the New York Rangers and Troy Terry of the Anaheim Ducks won the final roster spots for All-Star Weekend as a result of fan voting, the NHL announced.https://t.co/VnZnl4c9qF — AP Sports (@AP_Sports) January 18, 2022 Congrats to Lucas Raymond
The Detroit Red Wings currently have seven prospects, three forwards, two defensemen, and two goaltenders, playing junior hockey in North America. Two players, Cross Hanas and Alex Cotton, must be signed to entry-level contracts this summer or they can become free agents. Goaltender Sebastian Cossa has already signed his entry-level deal. The remaining players have
After last year’s average performance, Vladislav Namestnikov has been excellent for the Detroit Red Wings this season. In the Russian forward, Steve Yzerman and the Wings have a player that will be extremely desirable at the trade deadline. A versatile forward Namestnikov is a man of many talents. From the bottom-six to the top-six (and
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
Detroit Red Wings look like they’ve finally found formula for two scoring lines – Freep “I think Bert can help any line he goes on,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “He can really help. Bert, Fabs and Suits, they looked like they had good chemistry. I thought they were really good. You have a really smart
The Grand Rapids Griffins started the week off with a 4-0 loss on Wednesday to Chicago followed by a weekend split with Manitoba. The loss to Chicago was the sixth consecutive loss to the Wolves this season. The weekend split started with a 3-2 OT win followed by a 2-1 SO loss against the Moose.
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
For about 50 minutes, the Detroit Red Wings matinee game at the Buffalo Sabres seemed like it was going to be one of “those games”. The offense couldn’t create much in terms of quality scoring chances and the Sabres were doing just enough to squeak out a win. But Detroit seemed to flip a switch
Jan 17, 2022; Buffalo, New York, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) celebrates his overtime goal with defenseman Nick Leddy (2) against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports Red Wings looking for season sweep against Buffalo by Chris Giles 8 Observations from Detroit’s thrilling OT win
Last time around in Buffalo was fun. After a rough road trip, the Detroit Red Wings turned on the jets right away, peppering the Buffalo Sabres for over 22 shots in the first period. The game ended with a two-point night for Lucas Raymond in a 4-0 win, giving Alex Nedeljkovic his first shutout as
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
Game Day Updates Updates there include Peyton Krebs in the lineup today, Aaron Dell starting again, and Jacob Bryson will be out of the lineup for Buffalo. Lineups Detroit ForwardsVladislav Namestnikov – Dylan Larkin – Lucas RaymondRobby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Tyler BertuzziFilip Zadina – Michael Rasmussen – Adam ErneGivani Smith – Joe Veleno