Just two seasons ago, Filip Hronek was the Red Wings’ leading defenseman and point producer with two goals and 24 assists in 56 games played. This feat was impressive for a young player learning the NHL game, even though there wasn’t much talent to compete with on the roster at that time. Detroit continues to
The sun was shining and so was Moritz as the Red Wings 21-year-old defenseman was named the 2021-22 Calder Trophy winner on Tuesday night. The big German was the first Red Wings player to win the Calder in 47 years and the first Red Wings skater to win it since Jim McFadden in 1947-48. It’s
If there’s one thing this year’s playoffs has taught us, it’s that you need a good blend of players that can “play big” as well as players that can play a skill-based game. If you can find a player that combines both, like New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider for example, you’ve got a player
This is about hockey, but it’s also about basketball — and just a little bit about football — so let me start off by using a baseball metaphor. Because the fact is it was always going to be tough for Detroit to turn the rare double play of having concurrent rookies of the year in
The Detroit Red Wings are still searching for a head coach after deciding to not re-sign Jeff Blashill this offseason. General manager, Steve Yzerman has kept his search for a head coach out of the headlines, but he has shown interest in bringing in former New York Islanders head coach, Barry Trotz. Trotz has reportedly
Moritz Seider is pumped: Pumped to have won the Calder Trophy, pumped to start next season. Three years to the day Steve Yzerman made Seider a member of the Detroit Red Wings by drafting him at No. 6, that decision was validated Tuesday as Seider was named rookie of the year for the 2021-22 season. “It’s
The Detroit Red Wings are a younger team which means that there are going to be a lot of mistakes made the next couple years. Furthermore, we are going to have to endure more mediocre hockey while these prospects learn the way of the NHL. But, that’s exactly why I feel they need to attack
Shai Buium and Carter Mazur, both picks from the ‘21 Draft are headed to USA Hockey’s evaluation camp for the World Juniors. Mazur and Buium both had strong seasons in Denver and helped propel their team to a National Championship. It’s expected that both will be back in the NCAA next season. Around the NHL
Detroit — There was little doubt how good Moritz Seider was in his rookie NHL season, but that became perfectly clear Tuesday at the NHL Awards Show. Seider, the Red Wings’ outstanding first-year defenseman, won the NHL’s Calder Trophy, awarded “to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition” by the Professional Hockey
Pierrick Dube and Olivier Nadeau scored in a 78-second span in the third period, leading the Shawinigan Cataractes to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings on Tuesday in the Memorial Cup at TD Station in Saint John, New Brunswick. Oil Kings goalie Sebastian Cossa, a first-round draft choice of the Detroit Red Wings,
Defenseman Moritz Seider speaks with the media following being named the 2021-22 Calder Memorial Trophy winner as NHL Rookie of the Year.
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider is the recipient of the 2021-22 Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s rookie of the year.
Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider got what he deserved: He was the top vote-getter for the 2022 Calder Trophy. The annual award recognizes the NHL’s top rookie. It’s the first time it has gone to a Wings player since Roger Crozier in 1965. Members of the Professional Hockey Writers Association voted at the conclusion of the regular
Moritz Seider is the best rookie in the NHL. No surprise, he’s great. But the standout defenseman got some high praise from not only his teammates, but some of the biggest names in Red Wings history: Appearing here were Red Wings legends Sergei Fedorov (is this hinting at something or foreshadowing?) and Dominik Hasek, both