Set your clocks for some afternoon hockey (if you’re in the metro area) next November: The Detroit Red Wings are headed back to Sweden. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Minnesota Wild will play in the 2023 Global Series. That means two games in Sweden — home to Wings
The Detroit Red Wings saw a minuscule sample of Marco Kasper as part of the 2022-23 season. After an impressive season in the SHL overseas with Rögle BK, it was time to see what Kasper could do. Steve Yzerman made the move to bring the forward overseas to get a chance to play for the
The Detroit Red Wings are heading into year five of the “Yzerplan” and have yet to make an appearance in the postseason. Although patience was preached from the very start, there has been a sense of restlessness within the fanbase to have something to show for the process nearly half a decade later. Last year’s
Detroit — The bus ride from Toledo to Indianapolis was about three hours Monday, which for Sebastian Cossa was a breeze. Cossa played junior hockey in the Western Hockey League and 10-hour bus rides were common. Now, that’s a road trip. “You get to catch up on your sleep,” Cossa said. “Play cards, watch some
The Detroit Red Wings are continuing with their off-season, and one of the things they need to do this summer is find some physicality on this team. Going into the 2023-24 season, this team needs to be more physical and take some strides in that regard. The Detroit Red Wings do not have a ton
A house visit took care of one piece of business for general manager Steve Yzerman, but multiple Detroit Red Wings players ended the season without a new contract. The biggest deal Yzerman handled in-season was inking captain Dylan Larkin to an eight-year, $69.6 million extension, the richest contract Yzerman has authored since being named Wings
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Patience usually pays off. As Detroit Red Wings fans, we hope that’s the case moving forward. This past season Detroit fans finally had a playoff push to be excited for the first time in years in the weeks leading up to the trade deadline. Although the push was short-lived, the
As a rebuilding club, the Detroit Red Wings prioritize more than just wins and standings points. They also emphasize player development as an important—if not the most important—benchmark for a season. When he took over as coach of the Red Wings, Derek Lalonde was asked to improve team defense. He did that. But what about
This past season proved to be challenging at times for starting goaltender Ville Husso. Part of the reason for Husso’s inconsistencies down the stretch was due to the overall workload that comes with being a primary goaltender at the NHL level. Husso, 27, made 56 starts for the Detroit Red Wings in 2022-23, by far
Detroit — It wasn’t necessarily a sophomore slump, or some sort of second-year jinx that afflicted forward Lucas Raymond. Most second-year players would love to have a season that Raymond had scoring 17 goals with 45 points, all while missing eight games due to injury. It was a good season by Raymond; he remained an
Grading the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings at midseason revealed growth and improvement. At season’s end, it was a matter of balancing the juxtaposition between the first four months and the last two months. Under new head coach Derek Lalonde, the Wings played better team defense, and performed better on special teams, which was encouraging. Three
The Detroit Red Wings opted to send down Simon Edvinsson after his nine games in the NHL. He spent most of his season in the AHL after coming to North America from Sweden. He did a good job and eventually earned his call-up. Edvinsson would put on the Detroit Red Wings uniform for nine games before
We hear from Spencer Torkelson, who reveals that he was the mastermind behind the team’s new home run celebration with a Detroit Red Wings helmet in the dugout. #RepDetroit
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there’s talk about who stays and who goes this offseason for the Vancouver Canucks. Meanwhile, the Buffalo Sabres have a tough decision to make when it comes to their goaltending for next season. Finally, who is likely to stay and who might be leaving the Detroit Red Wings this summer?