The contract was the biggest one handed out by general manager Steve Yzerman his four offseasons as Detroit Red Wings general manager, and with that came significant expectations. Expectations that, one year later, are leading Andrew Copp into the offseason with a mission: “To prove that I’m a top-six player.” Those were Copp’s words in
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Detroit — The Red Wings are going to play two games in Europe next season. The NHL announced Wednesday it’s sending four teams to Stockholm, Sweden — the Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators — to stage the Global Series games November 16-19. The Wings will play Ottawa on November 16,
Set your clocks for some afternoon hockey (if you’re in the metro area) next November: The Detroit Red Wings are headed back to Sweden. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild will play in the 2023 Global Series. That means two games in Sweden — home to Wings
Detroit — The bus ride from Toledo to Indianapolis was about three hours Monday, which for Sebastian Cossa was a breeze. Cossa played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League and 10-hour bus rides were common. Now, that’s a road trip. “You get to catch up on your sleep,” Cossa said. “Play cards, watch some
A house visit took care of one piece of business for general manager Steve Yzerman, but multiple Detroit Red Wings players ended the season without a new contract. The biggest deal Yzerman handled in-season was inking captain Dylan Larkin to an eight-year, $69.6 million extension, the richest contract Yzerman has authored since being named Wings
Detroit — It wasn’t necessarily a sophomore slump, or some sort of second-year jinx that afflicted forward Lucas Raymond. Most second-year players would love to have a season that Raymond had scoring 17 goals with 45 points, all while missing eight games due to injury. It was a good season by Raymond; he remained an
Grading the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings at midseason revealed growth and improvement. At season’s end, it was a matter of balancing the juxtaposition between the first four months and the last two months. Under new head coach Derek Lalonde, the Wings played better team defense, and performed better on special teams, which was encouraging. Three
We hear from Spencer Torkelson, who reveals that he was the mastermind behind the team’s new home run celebration with a Detroit Red Wings helmet in the dugout. #RepDetroit
This year, Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond is all in on wearing yellow and blue. The second-year forward has said yes to playing for Sweden at May’s World Championship, which is scheduled to be held in Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia. That’s in contrast to last year, when Raymond said he didn’t have anything
Moritz Seider reflected on his second year with the Detroit Red Wings with his trademark optimism. Although, ultimately, the Wings fell short again in their quest to advance to the playoffs, they weren’t mathematically eliminated until there was just one week left in the season. That’s two weeks later than last year’s elimination date, and
Detroit — Time goes by fast. It’s nearly four years since the Wings stunned the NHL in Vancouver by selecting Moritz Seider sixth overall in the 2019 Entry Draft. It was a surprising pick in that Seider was expected to go somewhere in the teens. Some analysts felt the Wings may have reached a bit
How things might have gone had the Detroit Red Wings pushed back in late February has been lost to the unknown, but it is a situation the team wants to address. Being tough, as a team, doesn’t only mean fighting, but it is vital to letting opponents know they can’t resort to cheap shots. Dylan
Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde made his debut on Tuesday as an NHL guest analyst during Sportsnet’s Stanley Cup playoff coverage in Toronto. Lalonde’s first appearance was in the first intermission of Game 1 of the Toronto Maple Leafs-Tampa Bay Lightning series at Scotiabank Arena. He was on the TV set along with Sportsnet
Detroit — The Red Wings aren’t in the playoffs this spring, and that’s usually the bottom line in pro sports. But captain Dylan Larkin feels like the Wings are pointing toward that milestone. “This thing is headed in the right direction,” said Larkin, the Wings’ captain, addressing the media Tuesday in a season-ending press conference.