Darren Helm began his NHL career helping the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup — and now he’s doing the same for their old arch rival. Helm secured the Colorado Avalanche a spot in the Western Conference Final when he scored with 5.6 seconds remaining in regulation Friday in Game 6 against the St.
The Detroit Red Wings season will be a surprise no matter what happens this off-season. I don’t think many people will go in with a concensous opinion as to what they should expect. One thing I think they should know though is we’ll be three lines deep this year. The Detroit Red Wings have a
The Flint Firebirds rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the first period but lost 4-2 against the Windsor Spitfires in Game 4 of the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference final at the Dort Financial Center in Flint on Friday. Wyatt Johnston (Dallas Stars), Will Cuylie (New York Rangers) and Daniel D’Amico scored for Windsor in
Detroit — Sam Gagner has been through rebuilds before, including with the Edmonton Oilers before being traded to the Red Wings in March 2020. The Oilers are playing in the Western Conference Finals next week. The Red Wings just completed their sixth season out of the playoffs. Still, Gagner would love to stick around and
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
There hasn’t been playoff hockey in Detroit since the Red Wings’ first-round exit in 2016. It’s been much longer since their epic rivalry against the Colorado Avalanche was must-see TV, as the most-heated rivalry in sports during the late 1990s and early 2000s. ESPN is heating things up, releasing the trailer for its new special,
Whoa, baby, now that’s a teaser! We know there hasn’t been much to celebrate in Detroit’s four major professional sports lately, a town searching for its first playoff victory since April 2016. But throughout the years there have been plenty of glory days. The Bad Boys and Goin’ to Work Pistons. The Tigers’ runs in 1968
Larry Lage | Associated Press West Bloomfield — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The onetime Soviet and Detroit Red Wings star plays so often that he goes through a pack per week, wearing out cards with the hands that once made him one of the world’s best defensemen. During a recent
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Two Detroit Red Wings and their former coach have a chance for a medal at the World Championship. Defenseman Filip Hronek had an assist to help Czechia to a 4-1 victory over Germany in one of four quarterfinals Thursday. That sets up a date in a Saturday semifinal opposite Finland, which took down Slovakia, 4-2.
The Detroit Red Wings off-season is going to be a very busy one. With 11 players being free agents, there will be a lot of moving parts as Steve Yzerman continues to work his magic with this team. The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a dissapointing season this past year. Now, to be incredibly
Tampere, Finland — Drake Batherson scored on a power play 43 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 4-3 comeback victory over Sweden on Thursday night in the world hockey quarterfinals. In the semifinals Saturday, defending champion Canada will face the Czech Republic, and the United States will play Finland. The Czech Republic beat Germany
Detroit — The timing, if nothing else, is a bit curious. Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, who can begin negotiating a contract extension on July 13 on the first day of NHL free agency, has decided to switch representation. Larkin is now with CAA, represented by Matt Williams and Pat Brisson, leaving KO Sports. Larkin,
This version of Mitch Albom’s Game 6 column for the Detroit Free Press appears in “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After 41 Frustrating Seasons.” It’s only $29.95 and it’s available at RedWings.PictorialBook.com. The Red Wings advanced to the finals with a 3-1 victory over