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
As we approach the 2023 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings stand to be a busy team. In addition to their final scouting meetings, the team needs to prepare for the opening of free agency and spend time working the phone lines to see how the trade market is shaping up. With these events on
The Detroit Red Wings need to move on from Adam Erne. As the summer gets in full swing and free agency creeps closer. The Red Wings will have to decide which players on expiring deals come back and which hit the road. One of the things that Detroit Red Wings General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman
It is not a secret that one of the Detroit Red Wings’ biggest objectives for the 2023 NHL Offseason is to add a top-four, right-shot defenseman. This has been a notable need for Detroit since they dealt Filip Hronek (for a sweet return) to the Vancouver Canucks before the 2023 NHL Trade Deadline passed. Yet,
The Detroit Red Wings are at that point in the off-season where they have to start debating what they will do about some of their roster spots in the off-season, ahead of free agency with the holdovers. The free agency period could be interesting for the Detroit Red Wings, especially seeing what they do to
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to cash in this summer as he is set to hit free agency for the first time in his career. Bertuzzi, 28, is coming off an injury-plagued regular season but performed exceptionally well during Boston’s short-lived playoff stint. Bertuzzi had been a bright spot in Boston’s
The Detroit Red Wings have been hard at work preparing for the 2023 NHL Draft. Later this month, Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and Detroit’s scouting staff will have another opportunity to bolster the organization’s rebuild. The Red Wings will enter this year’s draft with 10 picks, including: No. 9 No. 17 (via the New York
The Detroit Red Wings made a draft day trade to jump into the first round and grab netminder Sebastian Cossa. He was the 15th overall pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft after the team made a deal with the Dallas Stars to grab the Hamilton, Ontario, native. Since joining the Detroit Red Wings organization,
The Detroit Red Wings may have an opportunity to strike while the iron is hot. Recently the Philadelphia Flyers have begun dismantling things under new team president Keith Jones who recently appointed Daniel Briere as the permanent general manager. Briere recently sent defenceman Ivan Provorov to the Columbus Blue Jackets in a three-way trade with
Jason Mowry-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings: Marco Kasper will be fun to watch this fall by Tyler Kotila Since Alex DeBrincat made it clear that he did not want to sign a long-term extension with the Ottawa Senators, speculation has gone mad with predictions of where the forward and two-time 40+ goal scorer could
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Adam Fantilli leans into phenomenal: It’s the word he uses to describe playing for Michigan hockey, representing Canada, and with several of his teammates. It would also be phenomenal if the Detroit Red Wings could find a way to get their hands on him, though that may teeter on the fantastical. But