Every year at the Traverse City Prospect Tournament, Detroit Red Wings fans are enamored with the limelight-type prospects (i.e. Nate Danielson, Elmer Soderblom, William Wallinder). But along with these kinds of prospects come the invitees that look to stick out to the organizations involved in the tournament. Last year that invitee was forward Riley Piercey
The Detroit Red Wings have a deep prospect pool made up of scorers, grinders, playmakers, offensive and defensive defensemen, and starting-caliber goaltenders. They really don’t have a huge weakness when it comes to youth, so it’s always exciting to follow the progress of the pipeline throughout the season. So in the spirit of that, I
With the moves that general manager Steve Yzerman has made this offseason, the Detroit Red Wings should be in a prime position to be in the playoff hunt for the 2023-24 season. But looking forward to next offseason already, Yzerman’s next big moves should come in the form of extensions for two of the team’s
In some ways, Derek Lalonde was playing with house money in his first season as the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. The coach he replaced was highly unpopular with the fanbase, his name is on the Stanley Cup twice as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he was hand-picked by
Detroit — The thought struck Ken Daniels this past winter as the Red Wings were celebrating the reunion of the Stanley Cup-winning 1997 and 1998 teams. As everyone was getting ready to go on the ice, Daniels saw Nicklas Lidstrom and Tomas Holmstrom sitting together and talking. Daniels was thinking about potential people to be
The Detroit Red Wings announced their roster for the 2023 NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse City on Thursday. Full 2023 #DRWPT roster. ⤵️ Who are you looking forward to watching?! pic.twitter.com/rLYjDpO9JE — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) August 24, 2023 Headlining the lineup are 2019 sixth-round pick Elmer Soderblom, who started last season with the Red
Three of the Detroit Red Wings‘ biggest hopes for their future will be part of next month’s prospects tournament. Recent first-round picks Nate Danielson (No. 9 overall, 2023), Marco Kasper (No. 8, 2022) and Sebastian Cossa (No. 15, 2021) are among those on the roster for the Sept. 14-17 event in Traverse City, which serves
Detroit — Red Wings fans will be getting a glimpse of the future, judging by the Wings’ roster in next month’s NHL Prospect Tournament. The Wings released the roster Thursday for the tournament, that’ll run Sept. 14-17 at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. The Wings’ prospects will face Columbus, Dallas and Toronto in a
As one of six players to ever be given exceptional status by Hockey Canada, the expectations bestowed upon Joe Veleno have been more than he has been able to live up to this point of his NHL career. Since being drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2018 Draft, he has failed to live
Justin Holl has played nearly 300 NHL games, but as he joins the Detroit Red Wings, his mindset is that of a newcomer. “I think I always have stuff to prove,” Holl said after inking a three-year, $10.2 million deal that carries a $3.4 million annual average value. The July free-agent signing plugged the hole
The Detroit Red Wings 2022-23 season had some memorable names on their roster. One of the names who may not ring a bell as much as other usual players is Alex Chiasson. The veteran forward has bounced around in his career but found a home in Detroit for part of the year. After logging 29
The Detroit Red Wings rounded out their incredibly busy off-season by re-signing forward Joe Veleno. It’s a one-year deal worth $825,000. Veleno, 23, had been a pending restricted free agent and became the last order of business that needed to be taken care of for Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings ahead of training
Every player has a team that when they see them on their schedule, they light up. Since the 2013-14 season, the Detroit Red Wings have been this team for a few players every year. Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning Once a draft pick by then-general manager Steve Yzerman, Nikita Kucherov has been able to
The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday they have re-upped Joe Veleno on a one-year, $825,000 deal. The new contract is less than the $1,212,917 annual average value of the three-year deal he got in 2019. Veleno, 23, appeared in 81 games last season, posting nine goals, 11 assists, 30 penalty minutes and a minus-12 rating.