The rescheduled 2022 World Junior Championship has finally arrived. From August 9-20, many of the top prospects in the hockey world will compete against each other in Edmonton, Alberta. After the original iteration of this tournament was cancelled in late December of 2021 due to the failure of the bubble system designed to keep the
Jack Nicklaus, Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin to play in Ally Challenge Celebrity Shootout – MLive Joining Nicklaus at Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club in Grand Blanc Township will be Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, two-time super middleweight world champion boxer Anthony Dirrell, U.S. Adaptive Golf champion golfer Kim More and former Michigan
Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series breaking down the Detroit Red Wings at each position group. Today: Forwards. Detroit — Nowhere in the Red Wings’ lineup does the improved depth show more than among the forwards. General manager Steve Yzerman was intent during free agency on deepening the talent level among the top two or
Though most of his recognition around the league came as a result of being the recipient of Trevor Zegras’ highlight-reel assist, Sonny Milano had a reasonably solid 2021-22 season with the Anaheim Ducks. The 2014 first-round selection seemed to finally break through at the NHL level, recording 14 goals and 34 points in 66 outings.
Yzerman basically lists all the additions and says they’re deeper because of it. He’s right. It’s true. Very smart. I like how Daniella Bruce interviews. She asks good questions and gets GM answers on those. Grading every NHL team’s right wing depth – TSN Detroit was the best tier four team and the only one
Editor’s note: This is the first in a three-part series breaking down the Detroit Red Wings at each position group. Today: Defensemen. Detroit — It was one of general manager Steve Yzerman’s intentions to give the defense a new look. As the hockey world has veered into August, there’s no question the Red Wings’ blue line
Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman sits down with Daniella Bruce and provides insight on the Red Wings free agency haul, the 2022 NHL draft (9:34) and the upcoming 2022-23 NHL season (20:08).
Red Wings announce promotional calendar; tickets on-sale Friday – Red Wings Highlighting this season’s theme nights is the 25th Anniversary Celebration on Nov. 3 and Nov. 5. The Red Wings will honor two of the most iconic teams in the history of the franchise — the 1997 group that won the club’s first Stanley Cup
The Detroit Red Wings have done a lot of unexpected things over the past couple months. Whether it’s through free agency, through the draft, or via. trade, the Red Wings have shocked us all. But, yet, something seems to keep nagging at us saying the Red Wings needed more. When the off-season began, I felt
While we wait for things like prospect tournaments, training camps, contracts for our two remaining unsigned RFAs and the eventual start of the season, we’ll have some hockey for you coming soon. The NHL Network announced they’ll be broadcasting the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship starting next week: NHL Network today announced it will provide
Red Wings prospects, Michigan players dominate USA’s World Junior Championship roster – Detroit News Wings prospects Shai Buium (University of Denver), Carter Mazur (Denver) and Red Savage (Miami of Ohio) all made the 27-man preliminary roster. Wolverine standouts Luke Hughes, Jacob Truscott, Mackie Samoskevich and Frank Nazar, as well as former Michigan forward Thomas Bordeleau,
Plymouth — At long last, it’s time for the IIHF World Junior Championship. Several Detroit Red Wings and University of Michigan prospects will be wearing the red, white and blue, as Team USA on Monday announced its preliminary roster for the 2022 event, which is set to be held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from Aug. 9-20. Wings prospects Shai Buium
One of the newest additions to the Red Wings roster, Andrew Copp, joins Art Regner and Daniella Bruce to look ahead to his first season in Detroit, talk about his Michigan Roots, & much more on this edition of The Word on Woodward.
Last week the WiiM staff were standing around the water cooler and trying to find anything NHL-related to talk about. Eventually, thanks to Pierre-Luc Dubois suggesting he would be rather play in Montreal than Winnipeg, we found our way to “which NHL organization would we most like to be a part of? You can’t say
Friedge is throwing shit at the walls to see what sticks here. “kicking around” is easily defensible speech for “doing due diligence” but I don’t know why Kadri would sign with Detroit at this point. But we’ve already talked a lot about that. Instead let’s talk about Kadri switching from 91 in Colorado over to
Steve Yzerman’s former right-hand man, Anaheim Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek, pulled off quite the coup two weeks into free agency, signing defenseman John Klingberg to a one-year, $7 million deal. That prompted a reader, Bob H., to ask why the Detroit Red Wings didn’t make a play for the top defender on the market: “Just
The Detroit Red Wings have improved significantly this off-season. Unfortunately, they are in one of the toughest divisions in hockey. So, where do they rank in the division? The Detroit Red Wings have improved greatly over the course of this off-season. They added another top prospect in Marco Kasper. Additionally, they also attacked free agency
When Detroit Red Wings general manager (GM) Steve Yzerman was asked to assess the moves he made in free agency, he described forward Dominik Kubalik as a “pleasant surprise.” Perhaps the GM anticipated Kubalik would be retained by his previous team, the Chicago Blackhawks. Perhaps Yzerman figured there would be more competition for the 26-year-old
Mick McCabe | Special to Detroit Free Press For Andrew Copp, his first potential roadblock in his sporting life came in soccer. “I had a soccer coach tell me I should quit hockey and concentrate on soccer,” Copp recalled. “Not that I should, but I had to if I wanted to play on his team.” At
As salary cap restrictions are loosened and teams find themselves armed with a bevy of cap space at their disposal, the NHL offseason – beginning with the annual Entry Draft – is often the most exciting time on the league calendar. The 2022 edition did not disappoint, with a meagre $1 million cap increase for