Jakub Vrana isn’t focusing on his goal scoring, the startling success he’s had since being acquired by the Red Wings, or what the future potentially could hold. After Vrana scored two goals in Tuesday’s 4-3 victory in Tampa, Vrana was concentrating on the present. An unexpected, but impressive Wings’ victory over the two-time defending Stanley
The lawyer for Al Sobotka,the popular Detroit Red Wings Zamboni driver fired for peeing in a drain, said he’s struggling to deal with how his five-decade career has ended. “Al is devastated by this,” Deb Gordon told the Free Press on Wednesday. “He thought this was his family. It was his family since he was
The 2022 NHL Draft Lottery is set for May 10, TSN’s Chris Johnston reported Wednesday. Johnston said that teams have been informed of the date and that the event will be conducted remotely, as it has for both the 2020 and 2021 lotteries. Team general managers and executives will be “patched in from their home cities,”
Filip Zadina was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings sixth overall in the 2018 NHL Draft and was expected to be a strong top-six forward and consistent goal-scorer when he made it to the NHL. Unfortunately, this expectation has not been met in his four seasons as a Red Wing. In the 2021-22 season alone,
A lawsuit has laid bare the reason Al Sobotka no longer drives a Zamboni for the Detroit Red Wings: He got caught peeing into a drain and was seen by another employee. Sobotka’s lawyers state in the case filed in Wayne County Circuit Court that Sobotka’s rights were violated under Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act,
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
Why Jonatan Berggren didn’t get called up after Detroit Red Wings lost Dylan Larkin – Freep This is a paywalled article, but that doesn’t matter because the video of Jeff Blashill talking about Berggren and the Griffins still technically being alive in the playoff race is still viewable. In a way it’s better like this.
Early Wednesday morning, it was announced that Red Wings prospect and Rögle BK defenseman William Wallinder had been named the Swedish Hockey League’s U20 player of the year by Kamratföreningen Ishockeyjournalisterna. This comes just one year removed from Moritz Seider winning the same award while playing for Rögle BK in 2020-21. The 2020 32nd overall
TAMPA, Fla. — As short as the runway is getting, it matters whether the Detroit Red Wings are able to take flight. They head into Thursday’s game at the Florida Panthers with a little more air under the wings after winning, 4-3, Tuesday at the Tampa Bay Lightning. The points mattered to the Bolts, whose
We hear from coach Jeff Blashill after his #RedWings play spoiler in Tampa on Tuesday. #MadeToChill
We hear from Jakub Vrana after he scores twice Tuesday, including the winner. #LGRW
The Red Wings finally solved Tampa goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy. The Wings used a three-goal barrage in the second period and Jakub Vrana scored his second goal Tuesday in the third period, snapping a tie and giving the Wings a 4-3 victory over the Lightning. The defeat the was the first in Vasilevsky’s career in the
No Larkin, no Ned, 11 forwards and 7 defensemen. Let’s go! First Period We’ve gone two minutes without giving up a goal. Off to a good start! 5 minutes in and Red Wings go to the penalty kill! Bert to the Bad Boy Box for hooking Point. It was a fair penalty, Mick didn’t complain.
We hear from Oskar Sundqvist after he scores the first of four #RedWings goals Tuesday night in Tampa. #LGRW