This wasn’t a phone conversation that defenseman Mark Pysyk was looking forward to making. Pysyk had just signed a one-year free-agent contract worth $850,000 with the Detroit Red Wings in July, when, approximately 10 days later, Pysyk tore his Achilles tendon. Now, just suffering the injury, Pysyk had to call and tell general manager Steve
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Mickey Redmond sits down with legendary coach Scotty Bowman to discuss his journey to a record 14 Stanley Cups and what made his nine seasons in Detroit so special.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Detroit Red Wings went through a high-energy practice capped by a so-called small-ice game, and will get a further boost for their next game with the return of one of their best scorers. Coach Derek Lalonde confirmed Tyler Bertuzzi will be back in the lineup Tuesday when the Wings face the
Little Caesars Arena has been more than pleasant for the Red Wings, as home games normally should be for teams. Going on the road and having success, though, that’s been something the Wings haven’t been able to do very often thus far. But there’s opportunity these next three road games this week to change that.
LOS ANGELES — The last time the Detroit Red Wings played their next opponent, Ben Chiarot drew rave reviews from teammates for how physical he was. But as the Wings seek to nip a three-game slide headed into Tuesday’s game at the Anaheim Ducks, the message to Chiarot, in particular, is to be physical, but
By the time it appeared the Red Wings were fully into Saturday’s game in Los Angeles, playing the way they’d like to be playing and committed, it was too late. Too many breakdowns earlier on had put the Wings in a difficult spot, and led to a 4-3 Los Angeles victory. There were positives, but
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings drop a 4-3 decision to the Kings on Saturday. #LGRW
We hear from David Perron after he records two assists in Saturday’s loss to the Kings. #LGRW
LOS ANGELES – Jonatan Berggren thought he was being scolded, and then scammed, by the Detroit Red Wings. The latest prospect the Wings are hoping will help their rebuild figured he was being called into one coach’s office for a rebuke, and didn’t answer another coach’s call because he thought it was spam. Now he’s
The Red Wings began a four-game road trip Saturday allowing a goal nine seconds into the game. It was an unfortunate way to start. But the Wings recovered and forced Los Angeles to sweat late in the third period, before losing 4-3. Filip Hronek’s goal at 17 minutes, 59 seconds of the third period, Hronek’s
LOS ANGELES — The Detroit Red Wings kept battling, kept trying for the redemption they sought. Their Saturday game against the Los Angeles Kings came just two days after a setback that left the Wings searching for a bounce-back. They overcame a bad start, and were able to whittle a three-goal deficit to one, but
Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings’ 8-2 loss at home against the Rangers, previews the western road trip beginning in Los Angeles on Saturday and Czechia U18 hockey coach Jakub Petr is the special guest on episode 79 of the Detroit News’ OctoPulse podcast. Petr coached four members of the Red Wings
Detroit — One thing coach Derek Lalonde has shown in his first month as Red Wings head coach is blunt honesty. Lalonde has been direct in his answers, being truthful and transparent. After the Wings collapsed Thursday, allowing six third-period goals in an 8-2 loss to the New York Rangers, Lalonde was bluntly honest about
The Detroit Red Wings headed to California weighed with the baggage of a setback performance. Saturday’s game at the Los Angeles Kings was framed as an opportunity to “flush” the bad feelings that came with an 8-2 collapse at home against the New York Rangers. “The sour taste in your mouth — you’ve got to