Associated Press Anaheim, Calif. – The Anaheim Ducks have hired veteran NHL assistant and AHL head coach Greg Cronin to be their new head coach. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek announced the decision Monday to hire the 60-year-old Cronin, who will be a first-time NHL head coach. Cronin has 12 years of experience as an
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Lucas Raymond’s pending contract negotiations with the Detroit Red Wings just got a nice measuring stick from one of his young colleagues. Monday brought news that the Montreal Canadiens signed Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8 million contract that carries an average annual value of $7.85 million. He had 26 goals and 36 points in
Show Caption Hide Caption Golden Knights vs Panthers: What to expect from 2023 Stanley Cup Final The stage is set for the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. We break down how each team got here and which players will be key to help their team win it all. Sports Pulse The Columbus Blue Jackets appear to
Detroit — There’s already been a steady amount of speculation and intrigue surrounding this year’s NHL Entry Draft, but it’ll be further ratcheted this week. The 2023 NHL Scouting Combine takes place in Buffalo, with 106 prospects having arrived Sunday. They’ll go through meetings with the 32 teams during the week and take part in
The pressure is on for Steve Yzerman and his staff to finalize who they see as the future of the Detroit Red Wings — and to help the team in the present. The NHL combine runs Sunday through Saturday in Buffalo, New York, giving teams a chance to assess the physical and medical prowess of around
The Blue Jackets appear to be in a holding pattern to name a new head coach they’ve already picked. According to Sportsnet, Mike Babcock will be named the 11th head coach in Blue Jackets history. The holdup, according to TSN, is an eight-year, $50 million contract that Babcock signed in 2015 to coach the Toronto Maple
Moritz Seider’s about-face turned out to be an excellent development for the Detroit Red Wings, even as it left his NHL head coach empty handed. Derek Lalonde saw first-hand how well Seider played at the World Championship, because Lalonde was an assistant coach with the U.S. team that was in the same group as Seider’s
Detroit — Derek Lalonde is over the jet lag finally, settling into finally watching the NHL playoffs and spending time with his family. Having been in Finland and Latvia for the world championships, as an assistant coach for Team USA, it’s been a whirlwind several weeks for the Red Wings’ head coach. Plenty of mixed
Show Caption Hide Caption Derek Lalonde: Detroit Red Wings went from flying colors to lacking pushback Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, April 14, 2023 in Detroit. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press Carter Mazur left Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde thinking he will fit right in with the club. Lalonde, back in
Detroit — The calendar is flipping to June, so the rumors, trade proposals and free agent news around the NHL is going to increase daily. That being said, the Red Wings are likely to be active this offseason. General manager Steve Yzerman hinted as much at his season-ending press conference, noting he’ll work hard to
Detroit — Rarely does a recent Red Wings draft pick not get at least professional seasoning in the minor leagues in Grand Rapids. It’s understandable, given the huge jump it is from junior or college hockey to the NHL. The talent gap is monstrous. Moritz Seider spent an entire season in the American League (along
For the second time in their six-year existence, the Vegas Golden Knights have advanced to the Stanley Cup Final – a span during which the Detroit Red Wings have failed to even make the playoffs. How does an expansion team engender such success? For starters, the original Knights, which went to the Stanley Cup Final
Hockey Hall of Famer Patrick Roy is one step away from his second Memorial Cup championship, symbolic of junior hockey supremacy in the Canadian Hockey League. Roy, the coach and general manger of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Quebec Remparts, advanced to the final with a 3-1 win against the Seattle Thunderbirds on
A big performance from Detroit Red Wings‘ defenseman Moritz Seider wasn’t enough for his national team to end the World Championship on a winning note. Germany settled for the silver medal Sunday at Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, where Canada rallied twice to emerge with a 5-2 victory and another gold medal. Wings general manager