The Detroit Red Wings announced they’ve signed goaltender Jussi Olkinuora, who backstopped Finland to the gold medal at the 2022 World Championship and was part of the team that captured gold at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Olkinuora was signed to a one-year deal worth $750,000. He’s 31, never drafted, has never played in the NHL and
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One high-profile coach is off the market, with the Detroit Red Wings now more than two months into their search for a new bench boss. General manager Steve Yzerman does not lack for candidates, even with Bruce Cassidy snapped up this week by the Vegas Golden Knights. The Knights were the most covetable opening, and
The Cup-tested or the up-and-comers? That’s what the Stanley Cup Final comes down to when the best-of-seven series begins Wednesday in Colorado, with the Avalanche looking to play spoiler to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s attempt to become the first team to three-peat since the New York Islanders won four in a row from 1980-84. The Lightning,
The Detroit Red Wings have signed Finnish goaltender Jussi Olkinuora to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000, according to The Hockey News. Olkinuora played on Finland’s gold-medal winning teams at the Olympics and the world championships along with former Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula. The 31-year-old native of Helsinki was a backup on the Olympic
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 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
Madison, Wis. — Mari Pietersen stopped 29 shots and Canada hung on to win its sixth under-18 women’s hockey world championship, beating the defending champion United States 3-2 on Monday night at LaBahn Arena. The high-scoring Americans, who entered the game with a tournament-leading 21 goals, scored just twice on 31 shots. Finley McCarthy and
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 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
The Detroit Red Wings are the reason Frank Nazar III began playing hockey, and now he’s poised to potentially add a major dose of excitement to their rebuild. Nazar was among the players general manager Steve Yzerman and select members of his staff interviewed at the NHL combine earlier this month in Buffalo. It was
Detroit — The greatest hockey team ever assembled? A description like that, when you begin to analyze any championship team in any sport, is difficult because there are different eras, and opinions can be so subjective. But, obviously, the Red Wings’ 2002 Stanley Cup-winning team is right up there with any of the best. It was an amazing collection
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 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the
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 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
Nearly one-third of the players on the U.S. team competing in this week’s under-18 women’s world hockey championship are training outside their home states at development programs such as Shattuck-St. Mary’s or Selects Hockey Academy. “There are certain areas of the country … where you’re not necessarily going to be close to an ice rink,”
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 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
Nearly 30 years ago, goaltender Sean Gauthier was Kris Draper’s teammate when Draper was traded for a dollar to the Detroit Red Wings from the Winnipeg Jets on June 30, 1993. Now, with the 2022 NHL Draft less than a month away on July 7-8, Gauthier’s son could be selected by Draper, the four-time Stanley Cup