Steve Yzerman spent all 22 of his NHL seasons with the Detroit Red Wing, leading the team to three Stanley Cups and multiple personal awards. Yzerman ranks seventh all-time in the NHL in points (1,755) and second all-time in Red Wings franchise history behind only Gordie Howe. Yzerman was drafted fourth overall by the Red
Detroit — The Red Wings’ intent and desire all season has been to limit goals allowed. The Wings fell apart defensively the second half of last season, spoiling what had been a decent first half, and likely played a large part in not retaining head coach Jeff Blashill. New coach Derek Lalonde has consistently stated
The Detroit Red Wings are now down four of their top nine forwards, and it could be five, as they try to snap a two-game losing streak. Michael Rasmussen will miss Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Wild and Monday’s at the Buffalo Sabres after being handed a two-game suspension Friday afternoon by the NHL for
Detroit — The Red Wings’ already thinning forward group is going to lose Michael Rasmussen for a little bit. Rasmussen was suspended for two games, without pay, for high-sticking Bruins forward David Krejciduring Thursday’s game, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced. The incident occurred at the 8-minute mark of the second period. Rasmussen was assessed a
The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Friday that Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen would be suspended for two games after high-sticking Boston Bruins forward David Krejci on Thursday night. Rasmussen caught Krejci high along the side of the head with his stick after finishing his check. Krejci was forced to leave the
So I’ll lead with the news from the league The good news about being a fansite is that I don’t have to pretend to have any compunction about thinking this is pure horseshit driven by the relative difference in star power between Michael Rasmussen, David Krejci, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Kyle Burroughs. In case you need
Welcome back to Red Wings Weekly! In this weekly column, we like to take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown. As always, feel
Ted Kulfan talks about the Red Wings’ 5-1 loss in Boston, the team’s 3-2-2 start and author John U. Bacon is the guest on this edition of the OctoPulse podcast. “You really do notice the talent depth of a team like the Bruins compared to what they saw earlier on with the Anaheims and Chicagos
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings lose 5-1 to the Bruins, who really hit the gas in the third period Thursday. #LGRW
The way the Wings started this game was what you wanted to see them do after an ugly loss to New Jersey on Tuesday. Lalonde got the team to come out swinging and the Wings had several great opportunities early, including Erne intercepting an errant pass in the high slot and Soderblom ringing a shot
We hear from Ben Chiarot, who says you saw the Bruins’ experience and a little bit of the Red Wings’ inexperience surface in the third period Thursday night. #LGRW
Brad Marchand returned just in time to spoil the Detroit Red Wings‘ attempts to hold their own against one of the top teams in the NHL. Beating a forecasted Thanksgiving return following double hip surgery, Marchand had two goals and an assist for the Boston Bruins on Thursday at TD Garden. The Wings (3-2-2) skated
Thursday’s game against Boston was the Red Wings’ first real test against a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. If one regular season game can show anything, it showed the Wings still have work to do, losing 5-1 to the Bruins. It was the second consecutive loss for the Wings (3-2-2), who opened the season five games
On this night 27 Octobers ago, hockey history changed in Detroit when the Russian Five made its debut. #LGRW