Ville Husso was vacationing in Florida when he turned on the NHL draft. Then his phone rang and he found out he had been traded. “I’m very happy to join the Detroit Red Wings — historic team, 11 Stanley Cups, I think that tells a lot,” Husso said Sunday following the trade. “I kind of
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When a player with high expectations underachieves, common thinking is that a change of scenery may offer a chance to reboot. In Filip Zadina’s case, the change of scenery isn’t location but elocution: It’ll be the voice of new Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde who tries to find out if there’s more to Zadina
ON TODAY’S PODCAST: Episode 74 Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings’ 2022 NHL Draft, the Ville Husso trade and the hiring of head coach Derek Lalonde from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Here are other highlights from episode 74 of OctoPulse, Taking the Pulse of the Red Wings’ rebuild now in Year 4 of
Detroit — Dan Cleary, the Red Wings’ former player and current director of player development, was quick to reiterate Sunday the purpose of this week’s development camp for recent draft picks. It’s for education, camaraderie, and getting a glimpse of what is professional hockey. But there’s no evaluation going on. So, Cleary’s message to the 39
Detroit — Ville Husso knew he was likely headed out of St. Louis. The Blues had made a big financial commitment to goaltender Jordan Binnington, and keeping Husso would re-signing Husso would be an expensive luxury. So when Husso found out Friday morning his rights were traded to the Red Wings, it wasn’t a shock.
MONTREAL — The Detroit Red Wings drafted nine players during the 2022 NHL draft Thursday-Friday, including three in the top 52. They also acquired goalie Ville Husso for a third-round pick before the start of Day 2. Let’s take a look at the haul gathered by general manager Steve Yzerman in his fourth draft with the Wings:
Detroit — With the buzz of the NHL Entry Draft still fresh in everyone’s minds, the Red Wings are about to educate all those kids — and draft picks from the past few years — about what it takes to become an NHL player. The Wings hold their 2022 Development Camp, which returns to the BELFOR Training
Known for his performance on the ice, Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin took to a lake to make a splash for his proposal to girlfriend Kenzy Wolfe, according to an Instagram post published on Saturday. The post included a photograph of Larkin down on his right knee holding an engagement ring box facing Wolfe while the pair stood on
MONTREAL — Steve Yzerman had a couple things he would have liked to get done, but he was satisfied with how he filled one huge need for the Detroit Red Wings: Using a third-round pick to acquire goaltender Ville Husso. “There’s a not a lot of goalies out there, and we need depth at that
MONTREAL — Brennan Ali’s irrepressible personality kept him going as round after round passed by in the NHL draft, waiting to hear a team call his name. It took until the seventh round, at No. 212, when the Detroit Red Wings took a gamble on the 6-foot center. “I was trying to stay positive,” Ali
MONTREAL — The Detroit Red Wings left the 2022 draft hopefully and maybe just a tad regretful. They drafted nine players over two days at Bell Centre, in the first in-person draft since 2019. Prize center Marco Kasper, taken at No. 8, projects to lead the class’ impact on the rebuild, but the eight players
Ted Kulfan of The Detroit News provides a capsule look at the Detroit Red Wings’ nine draft picks. Marco Kasper ► Pick: No. 8 overall (Round 1) ► Position: Center ► Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 183 pounds ► Last season: Rogle (SHL), 46 games, seven goals, four assists; Rogle Jr. (SHL), 12 games, six goals, seven assists ► Scouting report: Kasper is described as a terrific competitor, is an elite skater
Detroit — The Red Wings got busy early on the second day of the NHL Entry Draft. Just not with more drafting. The Wings acquired the rights to goaltender Ville Husso from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a third-round pick Friday morning before the second day of the draft began. General manager Steve Yzerman
Detroit — The Red Wings had a need for high-end forward prospects, particularly centers where there wasn’t much depth organizationally. They went about fixing it at Montreal’s Bell Centre during the NHL Entry Draft. After selecting center Marco Kasper in the first round on Thursday, the Wings began the second day of the draft by grabbing a pair of forwards, Dylan