ICYMI: The Red Wings will pick 8th in the 2022 NHL Draft. Montreal picks up the 1st overall pick. Amazing. The Draft is in July. Bummer for Berggren: According to reports out of Sweden, the 21-year-old forward will miss the Worlds due to COVID-19. He closed out his rookie AHL season on a vicious scoring
Luck passed on the Detroit Red Wings for a sixth straight year in the draft lottery, but general manager Steve Yzerman has an impressive streak of making the most of his first pick wherever it falls. Tuesday’s lottery yielded the No. 8 pick for the Wings, mirroring where they finished in the standings. They had 6%
John Wawrow | Associated Press The Montreal Canadiens are not only hosting the NHL draft in July, they’ll have a chance to be the headliners after winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night. The Canadiens retain the right to the No. 1 pick, a bright spot after a turbulent season in which they changed coaches, overhauled
Detroit — There were no surprises for the Red Wings in Tuesday’s annual draft lottery. The Wings had the eighth-best odds going into the event, and came out with the eighth overall selection. Entering the evening, the Wings had a 54.4% of getting the eighth pick. There was a 30% chance of falling back to ninth and
The Detroit Red Wings landed right where they were supposed to in the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery. The Wings had the best chance (54.4%) to draw the 8th pick, and that’s what they got. The Wings had a slim chance of landing the 1st pick, only about 6%. So, like.. What were we really expecting,
The Detroit Red Wings stayed steady, getting the eighth pick in the 2022 NHL draft lottery. The Wings had 6% odds of getting the first pick, but they could also have been pushed back to ninth or 10th. The Montreal Canadiens, which host the July 7-8 draft, also stayed steady and got the first overall
Detroit — There were no surprises for the Red Wings in Tuesday’s annual draft lottery. The Wings had the eighth-best odds going into the event, and came out with the eighth overall selection. Entering the evening, the Wings had a 54.4% of getting the eighth pick. There was a 30% chance of falling back to ninth and
With the news that Jeff Blashill will not be returning behind the bench for the Detroit Red Wings next season, general manager Steve Yzerman has already kicked off the offseason with a focus on bringing change to “Hockeytown”. Naturally, the leads to a level of uncertainty as Yzerman and fans ponder what this team might
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
We’ve already established that the Detroit Red Wings plateaued during the 2021-22 campaign after starting out strong. The lack of noteworthy improvement ultimately cost Jeff Blashill his job. But what about individual players? Which Red Wings improved year-over-year? Let’s dive into the data to find out. Methodology Before getting to the good stuff, here’s a
2022 NHL Draft Lottery: What to Know as a Red Wings Fan – WIIM The NHL Draft Lottery will take place at 6:30 pm on ESPN and ESPN+ in the US as well as on the Sportsnet family of networks in Canada. Make sure to come with no expectations as to not feel disappointed when
When he spoke a few days after the season ended, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman noted his first obstacle to making summer plans. “We’ve got a draft coming up in two months and I don’t even know if we’re picking eighth, first, second, ninth or 10th, to let alone tell you, OK, we’re
The NHL draft lottery is upon us and already I can hear the cynicism. Yes, it makes a sound, a kind of muffled, entitled growl. Hey, I’m not judging. You are. That’s your right. The Detroit Red Wings have gotten housed in the lottery the last half decade, especially in 2020, when they finished with
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