Detroit — It wasn’t just the Red Wings who had a hockey season with no playoffs in the end. The Wings’ minor-league affiliate in Grand Rapids isn’t playing this spring either. The Griffins missed the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time in seven years after a 33-35-6 season, good for seventh place in the Central Division. They
We hear more from Jon Morosi of the NHL Network on what the Red Wings might do in the 2022 draft and the ascension of Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider.
Red Wings’ Lucas Raymond aims to return bigger, stronger, faster – MLive “It was a very tough decision because you always want to play for your national team, especially in a tournament that big, but I didn’t have much left in the tank,” Raymond said. “I want to have a good summer to be prepared
Nolan Bianchi | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Talking about mental health can be hard. Former local sports stars Calvin Johnson, Darren McCarty, Braylon Edwards and Andre Rison — among a whole host of Detroit athletes at The Eastern in Detroit on Thursday night — don’t want it to be. Dozens of local athletes
Former NHL defenseman Ryan Whitney wasn’t too happy that Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond wasn’t included among the three finalists for the Calder Trophy, awarded to “the top player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition.” In Thursday’s edition of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, Whitney said “it was a disgrace”
The Detroit Red Wings will select eighth overall in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The draft lottery took place on Tuesday night, and Detroit stayed put at eighth rather than fall one or two places. The Montreal Canadiens were lucky enough to win the lottery, going from playing in the Stanley Cup Final in 2021 to
The Detroit Red Wings are poised to select eighth overall in the 2022 draft. While this year’s draft has mostly been characterized by its top-two players, Shane Wright and Logan Cooley, this is a solid draft class that features a deep pool of talent slated to go in the first round. Additionally, the Red Wings
As the Detroit Red Wings’ rebuild rolls along, everything seems up in the air at any given moment. The primary area of concern at this point would be the defense, but that’s not to say that other things don’t need to be addressed too. Throughout the 2021-22 season, they seemed to have an imbalance in
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
With the NHL draft order set, Natalie Kerwin calls on NHL Network reporter Jon Morosi to look at potential Red Wings’ picks at No. 8. #LGRW
Red Wings Role Call: Thomas Greiss’ Future – DetHockeyNow Plus, Greiss may simply want to find a more competitive team. He’s 36. Some quality teams will be looking for backups. Maybe he would want to explore that. At this point, he might even consider retirement. Given the rest of the talk is about the draft
As taxed as he was this season, Alex Nedeljkovic wasn’t about to turn down a chance to represent his country at a premier international tournament. Nedeljkovic is among the contingent of Detroit Red Wings who will participate at the World Championship, which runs May 13-29 in Helsinki and Tampere, Finland. Joining Nedeljkovic with the U.S.
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 night he drafted Moritz Seider, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman urged fans to look up the German defenseman. “We think he has excellent hockey sense,” Yzerman said in June 2019, after selecting Seider at No. 6. “He’s a big kid, 6-foot-3, a real good skater. In our opinion, he was one of the
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider named Calder Memorial Trophy finalist. He looks to become Detroit’s first Rookie of the Year since 1964-65
The night he drafted Moritz Seider, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman urged fans to look up the German defenseman. “We think he has excellent hockey sense,” Yzerman said in June 2019, after selecting Seider at No. 6. “He’s a big kid, 6-foot-3, a real good skater. In our opinion, he was one of the
Detroit — Moritz Seider is a finalist for the Calder Trophy, as the NHL rookie of the year. Somewhat surprisingly, his teammate Lucas Raymond is not. Seider, Toronto’s Michael Bunting and Anaheim’s Trevor Zegras are the finalists, as chosen by members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. The winners of the 2022 NHL Awards will be
The Detroit Red Wings’ first round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft will be the lowest in Steve Yzerman’s tenure as general manager. They entered the draft lottery with the eighth-best odds at securing the top pick, and they stayed there after the lottery balls fell. They hold the eighth overall selection, the lowest they
Detroit Red Wings’ defenseman Moritz Seider could be the Wings’ first NHL rookie of the year in nearly six decades. Seider, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Michael Bunting and Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras were announced Wednesday as the finalists for the Calder Memorial Trophy by the league. The winners of the awards will be revealed
In a bit of unsurprising news, Red Wings rookie phenom Moritz Seider has been named one of three finalists for the Calder Trophy: Calder Trophy finalists: Bunting (TOR), Seider (DET), Zegras (ANA). — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) May 11, 2022 Lucas Raymond, Detroit’s other shining rookie star, was snubbed from the top three after finishing third