Detroit — The Red Wings haven’t had much luck in the draft lottery, but they’ll get another chance on Tuesday. The NHL Draft Lottery, which hasn’t been kind to the Wings in recent years, takes place at the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey (6:30 p.m./ESPN, ESPN+). By virtue of their 32-40-10 (74 points)
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If Steve Yzerman wants an experienced voice behind the Detroit Red Wings‘ bench, Barry Trotz just became a leading candidate. In a surprise move from the New York Islanders, 10 days after the end of the season, general manager Lou Lamoriello fired Trotz with one year left on his contract on Monday. “It would be
Detroit — There’s potentially a new candidate in the Red Wings’ search for a head coach. And it’s a pretty big, somewhat unexpected, name. Coach Barry Trotz was relieved of his duties Monday morning by the New York Islanders, suddenly becoming one of the bigger available names out there as far as head-coaching candidates. Trortz,
Ten seconds remained in the season and Tyler Bertuzzi had just clanked a shot off a goal post. Sam Gagner got the puck, had an open net — and made a pass to Bertuzzi. When Bertuzzi’s second attempt at 30 goals crossed the goal line on April 29 in Newark, New Jersey, his Detroit Red Wings teammates
Detroit — The season didn’t go as planned for the Red Wings. This was a season the Wings were expected to inch closer to a playoff berth and take another step forward in the rebuild. There were positives. Just not enough of them, not nearly enough, and ultimately it cost Jeff Blashill the head-coaching job
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
ON TODAY’S PODCAST: Episode 70 Ted Kulfan previews next week’s NHL draft lottery with the odds of the Red Wings selecting Shane Wright, updates the coaching search to replace Jeff Blashill and Saginaw Spirit GM Dave Drinkill is the interview guest to talk about Michael Misa, the 15-year-old center who was granted ‘exceptional status’ to
What a season it was for the Detroit Red Wings. They began their third year under general manager Steve Yzerman with a rousing performance at home; Tyler Bertuzzi scored four times, Dylan Larkin scored the first goal and rookies Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider earned points in their NHL debuts. Those four players carried their
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
It was a quick rejoinder at the end of a long season. A parting shot from a weary captain before a much-needed vacation. But much like it is with his boss, who once skated in the same circles that Dylan Larkin now finds himself in, there was some weight to what he said. In the
A conceptual plan to put a 25-story apartment tower on the former site of Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit is moving closer to reality. The City of Detroit issued a Phase II building permit Wednesday for vertical construction of the tower, which is to contain 500 housing units. The permit estimates the cost of the construction work covered
Detroit — There are a lot of ways to describe an 82-game NHL season, particularly for a rookie like Lucas Raymond, who had never gone through one before. Some of the words are likely to be a bit colorful, to illustrate the difficulty of it all. Many of them would simply describe how tiring the season
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s busy offseason includes deciding which of his players to offer new contracts and which to let go. The Wings finished their third season under Yzerman at 32-40-10, showing progress in the first half. In addition to looking for a new coach to replace Jeff Blashill, Yzerman will be