Detroit — Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has choices, that’s for sure. In his search for a head coach to replace Jeff Blashill, Yzerman has a long, long list of available candidates. Be it from the NHL, the minor leagues, the NCAA or Europe. There are plenty of available candidates — many of them with impressive, winning resumes,
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After
Entering the 2022 NHL Draft, the Detroit Red Wings are in a pretty good spot. They are widely considered to have one of the top prospect pools throughout the NHL, including here at THW where their prospect pool ranked second back in January. They have a top-tier prospect in all three areas of the ice
Now live on the Winged Wheel Podcast blog – “If I Were Steve Yzerman (2022 Edition) – Part 2” by @iyer_prashanth! Check it out as Prashanth analyzes the best head coaching candidates available to Steve Yzerman, & how they’d fit in Detroit. #LGRW https://t.co/ksln6Cbvjl — Winged Wheel Podcast (@WingedWheelPod) May 23, 2022 Prashanth’s second part
Former Detroit Red Wings captain and Detroit legend, Steve Yzerman, spent many years wearing a Detroit Red Wings uniform until later taking up a role in Tampa Bay’s front office. Steve Yzerman will forever go down as one of the best players to ever wear the Red Wings uniform but he may have another title
The quarterfinals at the World Championships are set, with Detroit Red Wings players in starring roles. Pius Suter used his third goal of the tournament in Finland to help Switzerland to a 4-3 victory Tuesday over Moritz Seider’s Germany, securing the Swiss the top spot in Group A and a quarterfinal date opposite the U.S.,
The Detroit Red Wings are in the late stages of their rebuild. With them currently holding the eighth overall pick in the 2022 NHL entry draft, their chances of obtaining a future star is decreased. Of course, that’s an overstatement, but if the Red Wings were to get their second-line star center at pick eight,
Detroit Red Wings defenceman Moritz Seider had a remarkable rookie season this year, quickly cementing himself as the top defender on a young team. He earned top-pairing minutes as well as consistent time on the power play and penalty kill, all while playing above-average defence for such a young defenceman. Seider scored an impressive 21
Detroit — In April, within the final four weeks of the regular season, Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was asked about Michael Rasmussen’s development. Few players on the Wings roster improved and stood out — especially in the second half of the schedule — as Rasmussen did. The Wings’ 2017 first-round pick noticeably began looking like the player the organization
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After
Two Detroit Red Wings had quite a performance in a key game for their respective nations at the World Championship. Forward Pius Suter scored a goal in the second period Tuesday en route to a 4-3 Switzerland victory over rival Germany. With the win, the Swiss locked up Group A and plays a quarterfinal against the U.S.,
Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images #RedWings drafted goalie, Filip Larsson has been released from Allsvenskan. Notably, Larsson is also done with his ELC. #LGRW — Access Hockey MI – Rachel (@accesshockeymi) May 23, 2022 TPS has signed D Antti Tuomisto (DET) to a two-year Liiga deal, according to the team. This
The Detroit Red Wings are watching closely as the playoffs power on with the off-season right around the corner. General manager, Steve Yzerman, is viewing his teams architecture and is undoubtedly hard at work. Yzerman’s credentials lives in the Tampa Bay Lightning. With the Lightning only one round away from yet another Stanley cup apperance,
After trading Vladislav Namestnikov to the Dallas Stars at the trade deadline, should the Red Wings bring him back next season? As has been the case for the Detroit Red Wings for the last few seasons, they were sellers when it came time for the trade deadline. One of the players that was traded off
The Flint Firebirds managed a split in the first two games of the Western Conference final in the Ontario Hockey League. After beating the Windsor Spitfires 4-3 in Game 1 of the WFCU Center on Saturday, the Firebirds dropped a 7-2 decision in Windsor on Monday. Matthew Maggio scored three goals and Will Cuylie added two goals
Detroit — It appears as if the Red Wings will be looking for a goaltender to help out Alex Nedeljkovic next season. If that’s the case, Magnus Hellberg is doing everything he can to win the job. In his only Wings appearance, in the regular-season finale on April 29, Hellberg defeated the New Jersey Devils with
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 Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Kyle Knopp, Delaney Rimer, and Logan Horn are the muckers who make up
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
Heading into the 2022 offseason, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves at a crossroad. They seem to be emerging from their rebuild with a competitive roster, but are not yet a playoff team. With that in mind, we’ll conduct some scenario planning and examine the pros and cons of two distinct paths the Red Wings
Hockey roundup: Tag Bertuzzi scores two goals for Flint; Roque joins Blashill with Soo honor – Detroit News “I’m a Michigan guy so I know plenty as far as what the Firebirds are about,” Bertuzzi said when he was acquired by Flint in 2021 from the Hamilton Bulldogs for conditional fourth- and seventh-round picks in