The Detroit Red Wings make it official and re-sign netminder John Lethemon to a one-year, two-way contract. Lethemon, 26, will return to the Wings organization next year following a great campaign playing primarily with Detroit’s ECHL affiliate, the Toledo Walleye. The Northville native and former Michigan State Spartan is coming off a stellar season, going
Kris Draper is the gift that keeps on giving. It’s undoubtedly the best dollar the Detroit Red Wings ever spent. Draper was acquired from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for a dollar on June 30, 1993. He’d not only go on to be a vital piece of four Stanley Cup teams, but since retiring, he’s
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators and have signed him to a four-year contract worth an average annual value (AAV) of $7.875 million. The Ottawa Senators received Dominik Kubalik, prospect Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round pick in 2024, and the Red Wings’ 2024 fourth-round pick, which completes the long-awaited
The trade market had come to a halt since free agency began a little over a week ago. But the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings broke the ice late Sunday night (July 9), with the Senators sending Michigan native Alex DeBrincat to the Red Wings in exchange for Dominik Kubalik, prospect Donovan Sebrango, and two draft
The Alex DeBrincat saga has reached a conclusion. A trade for the Farmington Hills native and former Ottawa Senators winger will land him with his hometown Detroit Red Wings on a four-year extension worth $7.875 million annually, according to an announcement from the team Sunday night. In return for DeBrincat, the Red Wings sent winger
The long-rumored deal is done: On Sunday night, the Detroit Red Wings acquired forward Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators, immediately signing him to a four-year contract extension. UPDATE: The #RedWings have signed Alex DeBrincat to a 4-year extension with an AAV of $7,875,000. pic.twitter.com/F3aiEpzqO1 — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 10, 2023 Heading to
A veteran in the last year of his contract, a mid-range prospect, an extra first-round pick and a reasonable contract extension? That’s a nice bit of work to finish up on a Sunday night by Steve Yzerman to make the Detroit Red Wings look more like a playoff team. Less than a week after he
This offseason, Detroit Red Wings and Ottawa Senators fans debated hard — and endlessly — over the trade value of Alex DeBrincat. But when a deal officially came through, it was Red Wings fans who appeared to have gotten the last laugh. DeBrincat signed a four-year, $7.875 million extension with Detroit on Sunday night, and
The wait is finally over, folks. The Detroit Red Wings have officially traded for Farmington Hills native Alex DeBrincat. DeBrincat, 25, grew up a fan of the Detroit Red Wings, and following a fallout with the Ottawa Senators, will play a vital role in the organization’s success over the next four years (at least). The
Steve Yzerman made his biggest move of the summer in addressing the Detroit Red Wings‘ need for scoring power. After weeks of speculation, the Wings completed a trade for Farmington Hills native Alex DeBrincat, a 25-year-old with two 41-goal seasons on his resume. The Wings were in a need of a goal scorer after Yzerman
When he checked into the old Ponchartrain Hotel in Detroit in late January 1994, Kris Draper’s reservation was only for one night. The Red Wings had called him up from their farm team in upstate New York because they needed a fresh body. Draper had joined the organization at the end of June 1993, in
Former Michigan State goalie John Lethemon is staying in the Detroit Red Wings’ organization. The 26-year-old native of Northville signed a one-year, two-way contract on Saturday. Voted the ECHL’s top netminder in 2022-23 with the Toledo Walleye, Lethemon posted an 18-1-3 record with a 1.99 goals-against average, a .930 save percentage and four shutouts in
“Trust the Yzerplan.” It’s the mantra heard throughout Detroit Red Wings fandom since Apr. 19, 2019 when Steve Yzerman was officially named the team’s general manager (GM). “The Captain” was already a franchise legend – his number hangs in the rafters of Little Caesars Arena – and that day he returned to the organization to
Life-long dreams are realized for hockey players when they hear their names called at the NHL draft every year, whether in the first or seventh round. This year, Detroit Red Wings General Manager (GM) Steve Yzerman added 11 players to that list of dreams come true, headlined by first-round picks Nate Danielson and Axel Sandin