Jakub Vrana stoked a bit of excitement at practice, even though he’s not close to coming back and helping his Detroit Red Wings teammates. They are focused on going into Pittsburgh on Friday and nipping a three-game skid that has left the Wings 18-19-6 and feeling a bit red-faced about their defensive game. The Wings expect to
Even the most casual fan of the Detroit Red Wings knows that the pipeline to Motown more often than not goes through Sweden/Scandinavia. Players like Nicklas Lidstrom, Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg represented Sweden with pride during their time with the Red Wings, and the current generation of Red Wings are continuing that trend. Even
An Ontario mother is calling for change after learning she housed ex-NHL player Reid Boucher as a junior hockey player just months after, by his own admission in a 2021 criminal case, he sexually assaulted a girl in 2011, when she was 12 and he was 17. Sherri Boyd, 54, had her own 11-year-old daughter
We’re past the halfway point; as of right now, the Detroit Red Wings have more questions than definitive answers. The success of the top line is evident. Lucas Raymond, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Dylan Larkin make up one of the most fearsome units in the NHL. Beyond that, however, depth becomes a very concerning issue. A
What Joe Veleno must do to earn a bigger role with Detroit Red Wings – Freep “His ice time, it’s not that he can’t do anything in that time, but it’s not necessarily going to lend itself to being easy to grab more,” Blashill said. “I do think he can use his big body to
An unfamiliar feeling came over me as I drove to Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday night. It had been years since I had sensed something welling up inside me as I drove downtown on a frigid winter evening to watch the Detroit Red Wings. The throng of bustling fans who used to stream into Joe
Taking strides offensively won’t give the Detroit Red Wings the results they want unless their defense follows the pace. It is a humbled Wings team that heads into weekend games at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday and at home against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday after giving up a season-high eight goals. The Wings scored
In one of the stranger games of season, the Detroit Red Wings failed to mount a successful comeback against the Chicago Blackhawks, who skated away with a 8-5 victory. Let’s take eight observations from the loss. #1: What was that? After racing out to four goal lead, the Hawks nearly blew it, letting the Wings
Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic was on the bench when his teammates tried to clean up their mess, only to come up with their worst wreckage of the season. The Detroit Red Wings gave up four goals in the first period Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena, and then gave up another four in the third period, to fall to
Detroit — The Red Wings’ rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks isn’t nearly what it used to be. But the Blackhawks earned a measure of revenge Wednesday in a wild 8-5 victory over the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. The Wings (18-19-6) saw their winless streak stretched to three games, and losses in seven of their
The Detroit Red Wings lined up across from another Original Six franchise in the Chicago Blackhawks. In their first matchup of the season back in late October, the Red Wings came out on top in a 6-3 victory and Lucas Raymond’s first career hat-trick. Tonight, First Period The Red Wings started the game all over
Before you could sit down, the Detroit Red Wings were in a 3-0 hole to the Chicago Blackhawks. It was the absolute worst way they could try to snap a two game losing streak. I could barely finish this lede and it was 4-0. Detroit would fight back but ultimately fall 8-5 The Red Wings
Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown. As always, feel
The Detroit Red Wings like what Joe Veleno brings to the lineup, but there’s no question the young forward can do more. Veleno joined the Wings when he was called up from the minors at the end of October. It was a memorable day and night for Veleno, who hitched a ride from general manager Steve