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
Detroit — The Red Wings added to their organizational depth Sunday, signing defenseman Steven Kampfer to a one-year contract. Terms were not disclosed. A native of Ann Arbor who played at Michigan, Kampfer, 33, spent this past season with Ak Bars Kazan in the Kontinental Hockey League, recording 30 points (11 goals, 19 assists) with 49 penalty
The Detroit Red Wings have added to their depth with signing veteran journeyman Steven Kampfer to a one-year deal. The 33-year-old defenseman spent 2021-22 in Russia playing for AK Bars Kazan, posing 30 points in 46 games. Kampfer has appeared in 231 NHL games, posting 39 points, with the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Florida
A bit of light Red Wings news came down Sunday afternoon. The team announced that they are adding defenseman Steven Kampfer for the upcoming season: Kampfer is a Michigan-native, and brings over 200 games of NHL experience. He spent last season in the KHL with Ak Bars Kazan. He likely earned his ticket back to
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
Hey gang! It is my honor and privilege to welcome you to the 9th Annual Detroit Red Wings Awards. There are 19 awards this year recognizing the best, and a little bit of the worst, of another tough Red Wings season as decided by 600+ voters. Let’s goooooo! #DRWAwards pic.twitter.com/YVxUJl15Gq — Detroit Red Wings Awards
Once again, the onus is on the Detroit Red Wings to stoke the rebuild without assistance from the NHL draft lottery. While the Wings are three weeks into their offseason, the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers are among the franchises which, after adding players added via the draft lottery over the previous five years,
Tag Bertuzzi, the son of former Detroit Red Wings forward Todd Bertuzzi and the cousin of current Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi, scored two goals, including the winning goal in the Flint Firebirds’ 4-3 victory over the host Windsor Spitfires in Game 1 of the Western Conference final at the WFCU Center on Saturday night. Bertuzzi,
The offseason hasn’t even begun for some NHL teams, but for the Detroit Red Wings, it’s well underway. A sign of that is their most recent transaction. On Saturday, the Red Wings signed Taro Hirose to a two-year contract extension. The financial details have not been disclosed. The forward has been with the organization since signing
Detroit – Taro Hirose is remaining in the Red Wings’ organization. The Wings announced Saturday they’ve agreed to terms with Hirose, a 25-year-old forward, on a two-year contract extension (terms not released). Hirose played in 15 games with the Red Wings last season, recording four points (one goal, three assists) and four penalty minutes while
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
There’s this small circle on the Venn Diagram of NHL teams that I like to call the Zone of Pain. In the eye of this proverbial hurricane, teams endure year after year of “okay”-ness. They’re too talented to compete in the draft lottery, but not talented enough to make the playoffs. The Zone of Pain
The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers are honoring Peggy Du, Executive Director of the Association of Chinese Americans, as one of our Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Game Changers. Presented by Comerica Bank
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
For the teams that are not in the playoffs, the offseason is now in full swing. Planning for the 2022-23 season has already begun, and general managers (GM) from all 32 teams surely have a gauge on what kind of moves their organizations may or may not be able to pull off. While some teams
If there is one thing that we have learned about Steve Yzerman in his first three drafts as executive vice-president and general manager of the Detroit Red Wings is that mock drafts are fairly meaningless in predicting who he will select. Fans just have to go back to 2019 when he surprised everyone by selecting
Jakub Vrána takes an awkward hit vs. Latvia that left him hurting. He returned for a short shift but did not look comfortable and headed to the lockerroom. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/OV0ngxFrkx — IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) May 19, 2022 Scary GOOD NEWS everyone, Jakub Vrána is back on the ice for the 3rd period, seems to be okay.