Just a few short weeks after selecting him with the ninth overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings have signed Nate Danielson to an entry-level contract. The 18-year-old center was one of the most complete forwards in this year’s draft and the Red Wings decided to silence all questions about their
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The Detroit Red Wings have had a busy summer. It may not have felt like a lot, but the last few weeks have been busy. Before June wrapped up, the Red Wings made their draft choices and brought in some new faces to join the organization before jumping into free agency, which was busy early
Stepping into a true starter role for the first time in the league at age 28, Dominik Hasek entered the limelight in 1993, a time in which Patrick Roy was cementing himself as an NHL great and Martin Brodeur was already the next up-and-coming star goalie. Hasek wasn’t supposed to be in the starter’s net
No doubt, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings had a busy offseason. In addition to the Alex DeBrincat and Klim Kostin acquisitions, the organization also signed six free agents to play NHL roles. That’s a lot of new faces in Hockeytown. Related: What Is the “Yzerplan” Exactly & How Is It Progressing? So is
The Detroit Red Wings have had themselves a big off-season. Even in a year where the free agency class was dull, the Red Wings found ways to get the job done and upgrade their roster. There have been changes, but they feel they are leaving the Red Wings better off moving forward. For the Detroit
Alex DeBrincat has been traded to the Detroit Red Wings. The blockbuster deal puts an end to the offseason drama with the Ottawa Senators involving one of their best players and caps off the biggest move of the summer. The Red Wings sent multiple pieces to the Senators for DeBrincat, but the trade is worthwhile
When he was growing up, Alex DeBrincat dreamed of being a Detroit Red Wing. Growing up in Farmington Hills, about a half hour drive from Detroit, he remembers that championship 2001-02 Red Wings team filled with Hall of Famers. But the peak of his fandom came six years later when a new wave of Red
The Detroit Red Wings had an ongoing saga with Filip Zadina over the last few years that really started to take a turn as of late. The Red Wings continued to give Zadina chances after selecting him with the sixth overall draft pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The issue is that the Detroit
For months, the Ottawa Senators had been caught between a rock and a hard place with Alex DeBrincat. The team paid a high price to acquire him just over a year ago and was hopeful that he could be part of the team’s long-term future, but it quickly became clear that, despite the star’s claims
Off-seasons are filled with the yearly draft, free agency frenzy, and trades. This off-season has been no different for the Detroit Red Wings. A plethora of players have signed contracts with new organizations or have returned to their 2022-23 team, as well as numerous players being traded. It seems with the salary cap increasing from
In the public sphere, the Detroit Red Wings’ rebuilding strategy under Steve Yzerman is commonly referred to as the Yzerplan. Trust and belief in it is a sign of patriotism among Red Wings fans. Questioning it, though, is akin to challenging anti-communist sentiment in post-war America – downright traitorous. But what exactly is the Yzerplan?
The Detroit Red Wings make it official and re-sign netminder John Lethemon to a one-year, two-way contract. Lethemon, 26, will return to the Wings organization next year following a great campaign playing primarily with Detroit’s ECHL affiliate, the Toledo Walleye. The Northville native and former Michigan State Spartan is coming off a stellar season, going
Kris Draper is the gift that keeps on giving. It’s undoubtedly the best dollar the Detroit Red Wings ever spent. Draper was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a dollar on June 30, 1993. He’d not only go on to be a vital piece of four Stanley Cup teams, but since retiring, he’s
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators and have signed him to a four-year contract worth an average annual value (AAV) of $7.875 million. The Ottawa Senators received Dominik Kubalik, prospect Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024, and the Red Wings’ 2024 fourth-round pick, which completes the long-awaited