It wasn’t just that the Detroit Red Wings brought back long time Captain Steve Yzerman on April 19, 2019 that made it as exciting as it was. It’s knowing what he’d built that only intensified the hope that the Red Wings would return to their dominant days. He preached caution. He shrugged off questions or
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Detroit — The calendar says late November and the NHL season has just crawled past the quarter mark. But Tuesday’s game for the Red Wings in Boston could mean a little more than usual. The Wings have been a surprise in these early weeks, and lead Boston by one point in the standings, though the Bruins have
Dana Gauruder | Special to the Detroit Free Press After Jordan Oesterle’s homecoming game got delayed for over a month. He’s now getting some steady opportunities on the Detroit Red Wings’ back line. Oesterle, a Dearborn Heights native and Western Michigan alum, signed a two-year contract with the Red Wings in July. He often found
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Devin Little and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off
UNSOLVED PUZZLE GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS 1 AT CHICAGO WOLVES 3 – Griffinshockey Grand Rapids is now winless in its past six outings against Chicago, dating back to last season. Despite the loss, Kyle Criscuolo extended his point streak (3-6—9) to four games. Calvin Pickard made his sixth straight start in net for the Griffins and
Twice this season the Detroit Red Wings have gotten into a bit of a slide, and both times they’ve righted themselves before the damage festered. That’s a sign of growth from a team where the core group ranges from early-to-mid 20s, and signs of a close-knit group in the locker room. The Wings (10-9-3) take
The Grand Rapids Griffins played three games and for the second week in a row came out with only one victory – although Jared McIsaac was quite good in that stretch. They opened the week with a 6-3 win at Milwaukee before losing a pair of weekend games, 5-3 and 3-1 against the Chicago Wolves.
The Detroit Red Wings have five prospects whose rights will expire next summer. If these players do not sign an entry-level contract, that player will either re-enter the draft if they are eligible (under 20 by December 31, 2022), or become a free agent. Every summer, NHL teams stockpile prospects from the NHL Entry Draft
Detroit — The losing has been a major reason. The fact Little Caesars Arena itself is such an elite facility that fans want to explore and not necessarily watch hockey has also been a factor. All that made for the Red Wings lacking any sort of home-ice advantage at their new building. The Wings weren’t good enough
Carley Johnston is joined by Len and Stefani Fabbri to discuss the upbringing of Red Wings forward, Robby Fabbri. Presented by Comerica Bank
Could the Red Wings actually have three Calder finalists? – Octopus Thrower The answer is no In the end, it doesn’t really matter. Calder or not, the Red Wings finally have some hope on the horizon with those three young players. We’re gonna get screwed and Zegras is going to win it. Hearing Scott Mellanby
Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider have been the best part of watching the Detroit Red Wings this season, their youthful arrival infusing confidence in the rebuild. Raymond, a top-line forward at 19 years of age, and Seider, at age 20 already the team’s best defenseman, have played so well they’re both in the early conversation
Judy Radzinski and her husband, Terry, loved the Kennedys, but Judy always had a special affinity for Jackie O. So when her daughter, Jeanna, was chosen to give the sixth-grade graduation speech at Graebner Elementary in Sterling Heights, Judy wasn’t going to miss her chance. She bought her daughter a shiny, green dress for the
With the overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres, the Detroit Red Wings are on a two-game winning streak (after losing four straight). Let’s extract some info about the team after their latest victory. #1: Lucas Raymond is the Calder favorite. He just keeps on scoring. Raymond added to his point total Saturday night against the
Dylan Larkin beamed as he proclaimed what a great day it was for sports, especially in the Detroit area. The Detroit Red Wings captain wore a Michigan hat for his post-game press conference Saturday, in a nod to the allegiance he holds to the Wolverines from playing there in 2014-15. Though Larkin turned pro the
Detroit — Up, down, back up again for the Red Wings. They’ve been streaky these last several weeks, but right now the Wings are on the upswing, with Saturday’s 3-2 overtime victory over Buffalo the latest win. And this one was dramatic, with Lucas Raymond scoring the winner, his ninth goal, just 26 seconds into overtime
We hear from coach Jeff Blashill after his Red Wings fire off 41 shots before winning in overtime Saturday. #MadeToChill
The Detroit Red Wings have the answer when faced with overtime against the Buffalo Sabres: Get the puck to a rookie. Lucas Raymond put away a well-earned 3-2 victory before a lively crowd Saturday at Little Caesars Arena, beating the Sabres for the second time this month. It was one of the Wings’ more complete
We hear from captain Dylan Larkin, basking in the glory of victories by his Red Wings and Michigan Wolverines. #LGRW
A froggy Mickey Redmond reacts to making his musical debut with broadcast partner Ken Daniels on Saturday night. #LGRW