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
Somehow, the end of the season crept up on us. It feels like just yesterday that we were writing letters to Mrs. Blashill, pleading for Lucas Raymond to make the team. Just a few months prior, a few fans thought the team could potentially sneak their way into the playoffs. Oh, how times have changed.
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Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s busy offseason includes deciding which of his players to offer new contracts and which to let go. The Wings finished their third season under Yzerman at 32-40-10, showing progress in the first half. In addition to looking for a new coach to replace Jeff Blashill, Yzerman will be
Detroit — Marc Staal still hasn’t finalized the fishing trip. When Staal played game No. 1,000 of his NHL career, on March 12 in Calgary, his Red Wings teammates gifted him a fly-fishing trip in Canada with his brothers. One problem: Jordan, his brother and captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, is still playing in the NHL playoffs. And by
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
Nolan Bianchi | Special to The Detroit News After a disappointing end to his first season in a Red Wings uniform, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic has something new to play for — his country. Nedeljkovic headlines a long list of players with Michigan ties announced to the US Men’s National Team ahead of the 2022 IIHF Men’s
The Detroit Red Wings made the selection of Dylan Larkin as team captain on January 13, 2021; he was a natural selection for the role in many ways. He was the team’s leading scorer and grew up in the area, so he understands what it means to wear the Winged Wheel. After completing his first
Just like that, another season is in the books…..for the Detroit Red Wings at least. In a season where most of the chatter coming out of “Hockeytown” centered around the team’s rookies, the Red Wings saw varying levels of performance from each and every one of their players. For general manager Steve Yzerman, his staff,
Lucas Raymond ended his extraordinary rookie season with an assist and a celebration — and a need to decompress. The 20-year-old was one of three Detroit Red Wings to last all 82 games, more than double what he was used to in his native Sweden. He played big minutes, too, earning a job on the
Detroit — Alex Nedeljkovic has been at Little Caesars Arena working out the last few days, getting ready for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships later this month in Finland. The Red Wings’ goaltender will be playing for Team USA and is happy to be competing in the prestigious tournament. “To be able to play
Detroit — Having been through this before, Robby Fabbri quickly knew what had happened. It was the March 10 game against Minnesota and Fabbri went into the corner for a puck battle. So did Minnesota defenseman Jon Merrill, a former Wings teammate, and the two got entangled. “We’re both thinking the same thing, stick on puck,” Fabbri
Now that the Detroit Red Wings’ 2021-22 season has come to a close, everyone’s eyes will be on the future. Who will come to Detroit and who will go? What prospects will get to make the leap to the NHL? The questions one can ask are endless but there is one burning question that was
Dylan Larkin opted for surgery before this season ended to get a head start on rehabbing. The Detroit Red Wings captain sounded excited as he anticipated a summer of change. For the first time since entering the NHL in 2015, he’ll be guided by a new coach. Larkin said Jeff Blashill’s dismissal by general manager