About an hour after Thursday’s exciting victory over Carolina, the Red Wings made a personnel move that will caffeinate the fan base for the final two weeks of the regular season. The Wings recalled forward Marco Kasper, the team’s first-round pick (eighth overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft. Kasper is with the team in Winnipeg
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The Detroit Red Wings announced late Thursday that they have recalled Marco Kasper from Sweden. He flew with them to Winnipeg, where they play Friday. That’s a significant move, because Kasper, 18, is their prize pick from the 2022 draft, selected at No. 8. The native of Austria has spent the 2022-23 season with Rögle,
The Detroit Red Wings announced late Thursday that they have recalled Marco Kasper from Sweden. That’s a significant move, because Kasper, 18, is their prize pick from the 2022 draft, selected at No. 8. The native of Austria has spent the 2022-23 season with Rögle, earning 23 points (8-15-23), a plus-seven rating and 72 penalty
This is how the Detroit Red Wings inject meaning into the last weeks of their season: By making it difficult for opponents with playoff positioning on the line. They challenged the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena, limiting quality scoring chances as the Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes tried to cement home-ice advantage through the
Detroit − The Red Wings made an interesting personnel decision after Thursday’s 3-2 victory over Carolina. The Wings called up forward Marco Kasper, the team’s first-round draft pick last July, from Rogle BK of the Swedish Hockey League. Kasper, only 18, spent the entire season in Rogle, collecting 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) and
Detroit − They likely aren’t going to make the playoffs and with a depleted lineup and countless injuries, but the Red Wings aren’t rolling over and waiting for the season to end. Jake Walman blasted a shot from just inside the blue line with 3.2 seconds left in regulation time, giving the Red Wings a
Detroit — Andrew Copp has already been through the experience of facing the Winnipeg Jets, the team that drafted him and he was a mainstay on for seven seasons. But that was facing the Jets while he was part of the New York Rangers, who acquired Copp during at last season’s trade deadline. Then this
Ville Husso has reappeared on the Detroit Red Wings’ radar, and that could squeeze out a guy looking for an extension. The Wings came into this week saying Husso likely was done for the season — there’s only two weeks left — because of a nagging injury, but by midweek, he was on the ice, sharing
For the first time in the 104-year history of the Memorial Cup, Michigan will host the championship of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) in 2024. Saginaw was selected on Wednesday afternoon ahead of Ontario Hockey League (OHL) bids from the Niagara IceDogs, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, and Kingston Canadiens. “We are thrilled to bring the
Derek Lalonde heard from his wife, his daughter and his former boss, and several colleagues. He was back running the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, preparing them for Thursday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, one day after being tossed for arguing a call. Beyond all else, Lalonde sounded regretful how the ejection reflected on the
Detroit — One of the best reactions to come out of coach Derek Lalonde’s ejection from Tuesday’s game against Pittsburgh was from his daughter Abby. The 12-year-old was planning on writing to the NHL to complain about Lalonde’s second-period ejection after an unsuccessful goaltender interference call. “She wanted to email the league and want to
Bob Boughner joked that the reporters present were, “just as surprised as I am.” It was Boughner, an associate coach, who spoke to media after Tuesday’s Detroit Red Wings game because he had served as head coach after Derek Lalonde was ejected midway through the 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena.
We hear from two of Tuesday’s stars, Dylan Larkin and David Perron. #LGRW
Mickey Redmond says — even with the playoffs likely out of reach — there’s plenty that should motivate the Red Wings as the season winds down. #LGRW