We’re already a couple weeks into September and you know what that means – we’re getting even closer to NHL preseason hockey! Specifically for the Detroit Red Wings, the preseason puck drops at the end of this month on Sept. 30 at home against the Chicago Blackhawks. But first, before that, they actually have another
The Red Wings will have a new helmet sponsor this season and it’s a familiar name for Michigan residents. The team announced a deal with Meijer on Wednesday that will feature the grocery store chain’s logo on both sides of the Wings’ home, away and practice helmets, starting with this week’s NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse
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Shawn Horcoff breaks down the Red Wings’ top prospects and previews the 2021 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City, MI.
If only the Detroit Red Wings could find a superstar player at Meijer, the Grand Rapids-based retailer that will further entrench itself as the Original Six’s franchise sponsor. The club announced Wednesday players will wear a Meijer decal positioned on the right and left sides of the helmets for the coming season, starting with this week’s 2021
Today marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the day I started the site that would become DetroitHockey.Net. As has become the norm on the site’s anniversary, I feel like I should say something profound and find myself coming up short. When I think about those bad old days of the Internet and compare them to now,
Tyler Bertuzzi is coming off a season with the Detroit Red Wings cut short by a lower back injury and subsequent surgery. Can he rebound less than a year later? Age: 26 Left Winger 6th Season With the Red Wings Stats Snapshot: Goals: 5 Assists: 2 CF%: 53.9 Pts/60: 2.4 ixG: 3.28 GAR: 0 (Advanced
Steve Yzerman’s offseason checklist is complete. It was announced early Tuesday that the Red Wings had signed RFA forward Givani Smith to a two-year contract extension. What remained unclear for several hours was how much that contract would be valued at. Our friends at CapFriendly leaked those details: Smith didn’t get nearly enough playing time
The Detroit Red Wings reupped their toughness factor in re-signing big forward Givani Smith. Smith (6 feet 2, 220 pounds) speaks softly but carries a big stick and a bigger punch, one of the few on the team who will take an opponent to task for taking liberties with the Wings’ best players. This is his
Detroit — The Red Wings have everyone signed and ready for training camp. Forward Givani Smith, the last of the team’s unsigned restricted free agents, signed a two-year contract on Tuesday. Terms weren’t immediately released. Smith, a 2016 second-round draft pick, is likely to get his first prolonged opportunity to land an NHL job this season. Smith, 23, is
The Detroit Red Wings reupped their toughness factor in re-signing big forward Givani Smith. Smith speaks softly but carries a big stick and a bigger punch, one of the few on the team who will take an opponent to task for taking liberties with the Wings’ best players. This is his year to prove to the
Detroit — There has been much written and talked about the Red Wings’ many draft picks of recent years. With the NHL team rebuilding, hope and expectations have been placed on the young players who will be the future. Wings fans are finally going to see most of them on the ice — and even in a Wings sweater.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JANUARY 24: Givani Smith #48 of the Detroit Red Wings fires a shot against the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center on January 24, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Detroit Red Wings: Can Jakub Vrana Stay Hot in ’21-’22? by Alex Faber Givani Smith has re-signed with the
So that’s a thing that’s happening. Red Wings’ Nedeljkovic Highly Rated Among Vezina Contenders – Detroit Hockey Now Among those assigned longer Vezina odds than Nedeljkovic are Stanley Cup winner Jordan Binnington (+2200) of the St. Louis Blues, former Wing Petr Mrazek (+1800) of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Robin Lehner (+1800) of the Vegas Golden
The Detroit Red Wings’ road to rehabilitation will come through an influx of young players, and the next group of such hopefuls get a chance to make their case this week. Joe Veleno, Jonatan Berggren and Lucas Raymond highlight the list of Wings who will participate at the Prospect Tournament, which runs Sept. 16-20 in
In just 11 games with the Detroit Red Wings, Jakub Vrana set fan expectations high with eight goals and three assists. Can Vrana bring that kind of performance into the 2021-22 season? Age: 25 Left Winger 2nd Season With the Red Wings Stat Snapshot: Goals: 8 Assists: 3 CF%: 48.2 Pts/60: 3.5 ixG: 2.64 GAR:
A look into Jared McIsaac’s professional hockey journey, including being drafted by the Red Wings and enduring two shoulder surgeries. Shawn Horcoff and Ken Kal are featured.
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 Devin Little, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and
Potentially, there are a slew of free agents that could interest the Detroit Red Wings during the next offseason. The fourth offseason of Steve Yzerman‘s tenure as general manager could provide some pieces to complement what he’s begun to build. Here’s a look at several players that could be on the list, and could be
If we’re being honest with ourselves, nobody is truly safe for a rebuilding team under Steve Yzerman. Anthony Mantha seemed to be as safe as you could imagine when he signed a four-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings last Fall, and yet not even a year later, he’s getting ready for his first training