The Detroit Red Wings’ Sunday night trade for Alex DeBrincat married two sides who were happy to be together. But according to the former Ottawa Senators winger and Farmington Hills native, it’s the parents who come out as the biggest winners in this deal. “It’s definitely a dream come true,” DeBrincat said Monday about playing
Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and general manager Steve Yzerman and forward Alex DeBrincat speak with the media following the acquisition of DeBrincat on July 9th, 2023.
Off-seasons are filled with the yearly draft, free agency frenzy, and trades. This off-season has been no different for the Detroit Red Wings. A plethora of players have signed contracts with new organizations or have returned to their 2022-23 team, as well as numerous players being traded. It seems with the salary cap increasing from
Ted Kulfan reviews the Red Wings’ free agency and draft additions, Filip Zadina’s options and forrmer Michigan Tech and Red Wings forward Steve Coates is the podcast guest. Coates, who retired this year after 43 years as a broadcaster with the Philadelphia Flyers, played five career NHL games and scored one goal with the 1976-77
In the public sphere, the Detroit Red Wings’ rebuilding strategy under Steve Yzerman is commonly referred to as the Yzerplan. Trust and belief in it is a sign of patriotism among Red Wings fans. Questioning it, though, is akin to challenging anti-communist sentiment in post-war America – downright traitorous. But what exactly is the Yzerplan?
The Detroit Red Wings make it official and re-sign netminder John Lethemon to a one-year, two-way contract. Lethemon, 26, will return to the Wings organization next year following a great campaign playing primarily with Detroit’s ECHL affiliate, the Toledo Walleye. The Northville native and former Michigan State Spartan is coming off a stellar season, going
Kris Draper is the gift that keeps on giving. It’s undoubtedly the best dollar the Detroit Red Wings ever spent. Draper was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a dollar on June 30, 1993. He’d not only go on to be a vital piece of four Stanley Cup teams, but since retiring, he’s
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators and have signed him to a four-year contract worth an average annual value (AAV) of $7.875 million. The Ottawa Senators received Dominik Kubalik, prospect Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024, and the Red Wings’ 2024 fourth-round pick, which completes the long-awaited
The trade market had come to a halt since free agency began a little over a week ago. But the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings broke the ice late Sunday night (July 9), with the Senators sending Michigan native Alex DeBrincat to the Red Wings in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, prospect Donovan Sebrango, and two draft
The Alex DeBrincat saga has reached a conclusion. A trade for the Farmington Hills native and former Ottawa Senators winger will land him with his hometown Detroit Red Wings on a four-year extension worth $7.875 million annually, according to an announcement from the team Sunday night. In return for DeBrincat, the Red Wings sent winger
The long-rumored deal is done: On Sunday night, the Detroit Red Wings acquired forward Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators, immediately signing him to a four-year contract extension. UPDATE: The #RedWings have signed Alex DeBrincat to a 4-year extension with an AAV of $7,875,000. pic.twitter.com/F3aiEpzqO1 — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 10, 2023 Heading to
This offseason, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators fans debated hard ā and endlessly ā over the trade value of Alex DeBrincat. But when a deal officially came through, it was Red Wings fans who appeared to have gotten the last laugh. DeBrincat signed a four-year, $7.875 million extension with Detroit on Sunday night, and
The wait is finally over, folks. The Detroit Red Wings have officially traded for Farmington Hills native Alex DeBrincat. DeBrincat, 25, grew up a fan of the Detroit Red Wings, and following a fallout with the Ottawa Senators, will play a vital role in the organization’s success over the next four years (at least). The