Detroit — Admittedly it does feel like new Red Wings defenseman Olli Maatta has been around forever. But you’d be surprised to learn, no, Maatta hasn’t been around for 20 years. It only feels like it. Maata, signed by the Wings to a one-year contract last week in free agency, himself is kind of shocked where the years
Chase Pearson, the last man standing from the Detroit Red Wings’ 2015 draft, is under contract for another year. Pearson, 25, has appeared in three games for the Wings, making his debut March 24 this past season. The 6-foot-3, 202-pound center played 50 games for the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, recording 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists).
Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic takes a flight of a lifetime with The Blue Angels. Sit back, relax and enjoy… Top Gun: NED.
For fans of the Calgary Flames, the 2022 NHL offseason has become a nightmare that never seems to end. After losing star winger Johnny Gaudreau for nothing to the Columbus Blue Jackets in free agency, the nightmare continues as their next best player, Matthew Tkachuk, has made it clear that he will not be returning
David Perron can help Red Wings improve in a key area – MLive Spoiler alert: It’s not “having a dude wearing #57 who is NHL caliber.” It’s obvious that the place is the power play, but the MLive headline writers gotta be mysterious about it. He prefers talking about his play without the puck, however.
Part of the appeal for Dominik Kubalik was the opportunity to see if he can sync his revival with that of the Detroit Red Wings‘. He has a 30-goal season to his credit, which is a major reason why Wings general manager Steve Yzerman signed Kubalik for two years and $5 million when the free
Detroit — It’s been several months after the fact and a new hockey season for Shai Buium is on the horizon. But that doesn’t matter when you win an NCAA championship. The emotion is still fresh, probably always will be. Ask Buium what it was like to win the Frozen Four with the University of Denver
After a busy couple of weeks, things seem to have settled down for the Detroit Red Wings. They’ve made their picks in the 2022 draft, they’ve signed a boatload of free agents, and now fans and general manager Steve Yzerman can kick back and enjoy the summer heat before the World Junior Championship starts up
The Red Wings signed goaltender Ville Husso to a three-year contract on July 8 in the midst of the 2022 NHL Draft. Husso was up for grabs as a result of the St. Louis Blues being unable to work him into their cap space, and he has found a new home in Detroit. Filling out
Projecting Detroit Red Wings’ defense pairs, goaltending depth chart – MLive The Red Wings might have overpaid for Chiarot (four years at an average annual value of $4.75 million), but the free-agent market for defensemen was thin and he checks several boxes (big, physical, experienced, left-shooting). He scored nine goals (along with a career-high 26
The Detroit Red Wings have not gone out and spent money like they did this off-season in quite some time. Matter of fact, it’s probably been about six years since they really made a push in the free agency market. That was up until July 14th, 2022. After Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond showed that
Detroit — It took longer than expected, but defenseman William Wallinder finally arrived in Detroit last week for the Red Wings’ development camp. Wallinder was a 2020 second-round draft pick, so timing was not on his side. The Wings didn’t hold a development camp for prospects and recent draft picks during the last two years
Ann Arbor is about 43 miles from Detroit. While this is important information for fans of both the Michigan Wolverines (NCAA) and any of the major Detroit sports teams, this has become increasingly relevant information pertaining to arguably the Red Wings’ biggest acquisition on the first day of free agency. You see, much was made
Welcome to my Detroit Red Wings Rebuild Role Models series, where over the next couple of weeks, I will be outlining several recent or ongoing team rebuilds across the NHL to begin figuring out what works and what doesn’t when it comes to rebuilding a team. If we can identify some of the strengths and weaknesses
Red Wings hire Jay Varady as assistant coach – NHL A native of Cahokia, Ill., Varady made his head coaching debut with Ducs d’Angers in France’s Ligue Magnus from 2011-13, finishing with a 37-10-3-2 record as the team won a regular-season title and reached the playoff final in 2012-13. Ducs D’Angers is a badass name.
The Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings and now the Detroit Tigers have all secured premium young talent as draft season nears its end. Nothing can excite the fanbase of four struggling franchises like new faces. Detroit franchises combined for six first-round picks in 2022 drafts. The Lions nabbed Michigan football defensive end Aidan Hutchinson and Alabama wide receiver
Detroit — This NHL offseason promised to be wild and woolly and, so far, hasn’t disappointed. Another flat salary cap has forced teams — and players — to adjust accordingly, with a flurry of movement. Some teams have taken advantage much more than others. In many cases, teams had to let go of younger restricted free agents just to
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Devin Little, Kyle Knopp, Delaney Rimer and Rob Klein are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off
Derek Lalonde has added assistant Jay Varady to the Detroit Red Wings‘ coaching staff. Most recently head coach of the American Hockey League Tucson Roadrunners, Varady joins Lalonde, associate coach Bob Boughner and goaltending coach Alex Westlund as new faces for the 2022-23 season. Alex Tanguay was retained from former coach Jeff Blashill’s coaching staff. Varady
Detroit — The Red Wings’ coaching staff continues to take shape. The Wings announced the hiring of Jay Varady as an assistant coach on head coach Derek Lalonde’s staff on Monday. Varady, 44, has spent the last four seasons as a coach in the Arizona Coyotes organization, including three seasons (2018-20 and 2021-22) as head coach of