Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman meets with the media to discuss the 2021-22 season
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, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking
[embedded content] The Detroit Red Wings wasted little time in the offseason making changes, announcing the day after their regular season ended that they would not be bringing back head coach Jeff Blashill and two assistants. Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman is meeting with media members Monday afternoon. Follow along here for his press
It wasn’t exactly the end to the season they had hoped for, but still, a pair of Grand Rapids Griffins were honored for their production in the month of April. Rookie winger Jonatan Berggren joined Justin Abdelkader and Tomas Kopecky as they only Griffins to achieve AHL Rookie of the Month. The 21-year-old Swede finished
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
Over the weekend, the Detroit Red Wings parted ways with coach Jeff Blashill. Not enough was accomplished during the 2021-22 season to warrant bringing back Blashill for another season. That said, the Red Wings are a better team than a year ago. Digging into the data can help us determine how much the team has
Here we go, gang! Another season in the books with the Red Wings on the outside of the playoffs. Have you picked your bandwagon yet? Perhaps I can be of some assistance. First, we’ll take a look at the Beasts in the East… Florida Panthers You think the St. Louis Blues were forgettable Champions? We
Apple Podcasts | Spotify • Hosts: Shawn Windsor and Carlos Monarrez • Producer: Andrew Hammond • Executive producers: Anjanette Delgado, Kirkland Crawford • Guest: Dave Birkett, Lions beat writer • Email: swindsor@freepress.com On this episode: The 2022 NFL draft has come and gone, and so Carlos and Shawn welcome back Detroit Lions beat writer Dave Birkett to break down what they liked (and didn’t) on draft
Steve Yzerman is used to being busy: In a span of a three days in mid-April, the general manager flew from Detroit to Tampa, Florida, back to Detroit the next day, and the day after that, to Germany to scout at the U18 World Championship. Now his business will keep him closer to home, as
With the NHL’s regular-season finishing on Friday night (except for a rescheduled match between the Winnipeg Jets and the Seattle Kraken on Sunday), fans of every NHL team have something to look forward to over the next few weeks. Sure, some of those fans have the playoffs to look ahead to, which is cool and
In his first full season with the Detroit Red Wings, Pius Suter solidified himself as a very dependable player on the second line. There has also been an influx of new talent on the roster, especially with the additions of cornerstone rookies Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond, and Alex Nedeljkovic. With more roster changes sure to
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
The Red Wings ended their season on Friday night in New Jersey and entered the offseason with a slate of decisions to make about the direction of the team. It took under a day for General Manager Steve Yzerman to make the first one. Jeff Blashill will not return as the team’s head coach. The
On day one of the Detroit Red Wings’ 2022 offseason, general manager Steve Yzerman wasted no time and reshaped the team in a big way. Yzerman announced Saturday afternoon that the organization would not renew the contract of head coach Jeff Blashill, as well as assistant coach Doug Houda and goaltending coach Jeff Selajko. Prior