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
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