Mike Vernon, the undersized goaltender who fought Patrick Roy and helped end the Detroit Red Wings’ 42-year Stanley Cup drought, is among the 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame selections. The class was announced Wednesday and also included players Tom Barrasso (who beat out Steve Yzerman for rookie of the year in 1984), Henrik Lundqvist, Pierre
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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
Steve Yzerman doesn’t feel pressure. And he won’t, at least for another season, maybe even another after that, with the Detroit Red Wings. Call it banked equity, both in résumé as a general manager in Tampa and as an icon on the ice here. That’ll only so last long, though. Consider Joe Dumars, the Pistons
With enough draft capital to feed the farm and the family, general manager Steve Yzerman appears to be in a position to edge the Detroit Red Wings closer to competing for a playoff spot. Yzerman holds five picks within the first 43 selections ahead of the June 28-29 NHL draft in Nashville, Tennessee: Nos. 9,
Detroit — The Red Wings expect to get two talented young players when they select ninth and 17th at the NHL Entry Draft later this month. Unless, that is, they trade one or both picks for an established player that’ll be available. Or maybe they use one of those picks and something else to move
A week out from the NHL draft, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman said the plan is to use his picks where they fall. But he also hinted there could be movement. “I think it’s just general practice leading into the draft, you check with teams around you to see what their interests are
Giana Han | Philadelphia Inquirer Roses and tulips. Despite living on a flower farm during his time with the United States National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Mich., Oliver Moore could name only two flowers off the top of his head. But Moore doesn’t have aspirations of being a florist or a farmer. He wants to
Detroit — Is this the year Henrik Zetterberg gets the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame? Zetterberg and the rest of the hockey world will find out Wednesday afternoon (3 p.m./NHL Network), as the list of this year’s inductees will be released. A total of 18 voters can select a maximum of up to
If the Detroit Red Wings take a centrist stance with their first pick in the 2023 NHL draft, they may find a good fit in Oliver Moore. The Wings hold their first selection in the June 28-29 draft in Nashville, Tennessee, at No. 9, which puts them out of the running for centers Connor Bedard,
Detroit News and wire services | The Detroit News Las Vegas – Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy played and coached in three established NHL sports cities and two AHL cities, including Grand Rapids from 2001-02, before arriving in Las Vegas. After the Golden Knights hoisted the Stanley Cup in the team’s sixth NHL season
The utter lack of luck that has befallen the Detroit Red Wings in seven years of the draft lottery means that this year, they miss out on Connor Bedard, projected to be a franchise-defining player and the consensus No. 1 pick. But perhaps a Russian version will be available to the Wings, whose first pick
Detroit — This NHL Entry Draft is more than just Connor Bedard, who may be the next great superstar in the league. It’s more than Michigan’s Adam Fantilli, who could be a huge star in his own right. This year’s Entry Draft, June 28 (round 1) and 29 (rounds 2-7) in Nashville will have quite
Remember that Halloween game in which the Detroit Red Wings were lit up by Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson to the tune of six points? A prospect who has drawn comparisons to Thompson just might be available to the Wings later this month: Matthew Wood. He’s a 6-foot-4, 197-pound right wing who is ranked among
Detroit — The Red Wings named Dan Watson head coach of the minor league affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday. Watson, who has been coach of the Toledo Walleye (another Wings minor league affiliate) the past six seasons, will be formally introduced 11 a.m. Thursday in Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena. Watson becomes the