Detroit — If you’re a Red Wings fan, get ready to buckle in for what should be an exciting few days. Detroit — If you’re a Red Wings fan, get ready to buckle in for what should be an exciting few days. With the first round of the NHL’s Entry Draft Wednesday (7 p.m.
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With the NHL back on pre-pandemic schedule, this will be a particularly busy week for teams. First up is the draft: The Detroit Red Wings hold picks No. 9 and No. 17 in Wednesday’s Round 1 and picks 41, 42, 43, 73, 117, 137, 169 and 201 in Rounds 2-7 on Thursday. General manager Steve
News staff and wire services | The Detroit News Former Michigan Wolverines center Matty Beniers was part of NHL history on Monday. Beniers, the first NHL Awards finalist in Seattle Kraken history, became the first rookie from an expansion franchise to win the Calder Trophy within the first two seasons since Peter Stastny captured the award
Detroit — The Red Wings are in good position to acquire two prime prospects in this week’s NHL Entry Draft. Now, whether they get that opportunity remains to be seen. This year’s draft on Wednesday (Round 1; 7 p.m. on ESPN) and Thursday (Rounds 2-7; 11 a.m. on NHL Network) in Nashville has a lot
Young Detroit Red Wings superfan George was back in the spotlight on Monday night. Four months after George attended his first Red Wings game and was featured on the video board at Little Caesars Arena against the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 11, he walked the red carpet with his mother, Chelsea Miller, at the NHL
The Detroit Red Wings head into this week’s 2023 NHL draft with 10 picks. And while they may not use them all — they also had 10 going into last year’s draft before general manager Steve Yzerman wheeled and dealed his way to nine picks plus semi-veteran goalie Ville Husso in a trade — there’s
The NHL draft is a few days away, bringing to the forefront what the Detroit Red Wings can do to improve their fortune. A slew of trades over the past couple years by general manager Steve Yzerman has yielded a draft capital that has the Wings holding five picks in the first two rounds: At
We hear from manager A.J. Hinch after the Tigers dropped a 4-1 decision to the Twins.
Detroit — There’s a lot of intrigue around the NHL currently in regard to prospect Matvei Michkov, a Russian player who in terms of pure talent could be the No. 2 player in this draft behind Connor Bedard. But there’s a snag. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has complicated going there and scouting players, talking to
Gabe Perreault deserves to be high on the Detroit Red Wings’ list of possibilities with their first pick in next week’s draft. General manager Steve Yzerman said this week that he anticipates picking where the lottery put the Wings — rather than trade up — which is at No. 9. Teams lean towards the best
Associated Press NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions. The league’s Board of Governors agreed Thursday with commissioner Gary Bettman’s view that the refusals overshadowed teams’ efforts in
Detroit — Hockey is one step closer. The Red Wings released their exhibition schedule Thursday, an eight-game slate that’ll begin Sept. 26 at Little Caesars Arena against Pittsburgh. The Wings will play four games at LCA and four on the road. Also at LCA, the Wings host Washington Sept. 30, Chicago on Oct. 1 and
The Detroit Red Wings have eight exhibition games to sort out their roster decisions for the 2023-24 season. The preseason schedule was released Thursday; the regular-season slate is expected to be released in July. The Wings begin their exhibition season on Sept. 26 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena. While veterans use exhibition
The wait is going to last another year for Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings’ former star Wednesday again missed out on into induction of the Hockey Hall of Fame, but a dream came true for another former Red Wing: Goaltender Mike Vernon, who made his mark with the Calgary Flames before winning a Stanley Cup