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
Time: 1:00pm ET Place: Prudential Center TV: BSDETX, MSG+2 Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket Devils Blog: All About the Jersey We’re so close to the end of the season we can almost taste the regrowth of something to look forward to as contracts fall off our books, free agency opens up, the draft lottery seals
When Jeff Blashill was promoted to coach the Detroit Red Wings in 2015, one of the chief reasons given was that he had won at every level of hockey. Blashill was 41 when he was introduced as Mike Babcock’s successor on June 9, 2015, two years after coaching the Grand Rapids Griffins to the AHL
Detroit — Danny DeKeyser thought about it a little, and if you’re him, how could you not? The veteran defenseman is an unrestricted free agent after this season. With the Red Wings still in a rebuild, and getting younger, DeKeyser’s future is murky. DeKeyser, a Macomb native who starred at Western Michigan and spent 10 seasons
We hear from Jeff Blashill after his Red Wings end the home portion of their season with a 7-3 loss to the Penguins. #MadeToChill
The stick salute at the end was a well-meaning gesture towards fans, but dulled by the Detroit Red Wings’ downfall. When the horn sounded on Saturday’s matinee, the Wings were on the short end of a 7-2 final against the Pittsburgh Penguins, their late-aughts rival for the Stanley Cup. Backed, still, by Sidney Crosby and
Detroit — At least Tigers star Miguel Cabrera made history across the street from Little Caesars Arena, where there was nothing historic going on. The Red Wings closed out the home portion of their regular-season schedule on Saturday with a 7-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Wings have three consecutive road games beginning Sunday in New Jersey
I’ll be honest. At this point in the season, I’m running out of ways to find moral victories. Coming into the final home game of the season, I knew things were likely going to get ugly. The Penguins are a damn-good team.. and Evgeni Malkin loves making our lives a living hell. The good news
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, chatter has increased when it comes to Evander Kane and how likely it is that the Edmonton Oilers find a way to keep him after this season. Meanwhile, can the Calgary Flames find a way to sign both Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk? There are rumors coming out of Detroit
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
Game Day Updates Lineups Detroit ForwardsBertuzzi – Veleno – RaymondVrana – Suter – ZadinaErne – Rasmussen – SundqvistStephens – Gagner With the emergency recalls of Hirose and Barber this morning, one or both may draw into the lineup if there’s any late scratches due to a bug going around the room. DefenseDeKeyser – SeiderStaal –
Time: 12:30 PM EST Place: Little Caesars Arena TV: BSDETX, ATTSN-PT Radio: WXYT-97.1 FM Penguins Blog: Pensburgh Following a tough 5-2 loss to the Panthers on Thursday, the Red Wings return to Little Caesars for their home ice finale today. They will finish the season with three games on the road between two in New
This just in: the Red Wings are having a really tough end to this season. The Detroit Red Wings, having now missed the playoffs for the sixth straight season, are in a tough situation. The Red Wings have not made the playoffs in six seasons. Therefore, it has been hard to really root for them.
Detroit — The Red Wings close out the home portion of their regular-season schedule Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. It’s likely not the way they envisioned it happening. In the Wings’ wildest dreams, there would be more home games coming up soon with playoff contests. But the reality of no playoffs was pretty much cemented about