Back in the 1950s, the Detroit Red Wings were nearly unstoppable. That is, until Jack Adams broke up the band. But before Adams could attempt his own rebuild, the franchise won four Stanley Cups in six years. Between 1950 and 1956, the Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs met in the Stanley Cup semi-finals
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Detroit Red Wings fans are wondering what’s keeping Evgeny Svechnikov on the bench. Is it that Jeff Blashill has been playing lineups with seven defenseman and it makes him the odd man out? Is that he hasn’t been “good enough” on the ice and he sees value in other forwards? Or is he not as
Welcome 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 free to share
Remember the good ole days when the Red Wings scored goals and won some games? No, not years ago, but just a couple of weeks back, when during a 10-game span from Feb. 25 to March 18, the Wings scored 32 goals. They scored six goals in a game, and five in two consecutive games to
The Red Wings have added another ELC to the books — defenseman Seth Barton, a former third-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft has signed a two-year deal with Detroit. Barton, who will turn 22 in August, just closed out his third season with UMass-Lowell. In 83 games, the right-shot defenseman posted a total of
A referee’s brash comments during a Detroit Red Wings game has led to him being banned from officiating NHL games. Tim Peel was one of the officials Tuesday when the Wings played at the Nashville Predators. Early in the second period, Viktor Arvidsson was called for tripping Jon Merrill. Merrill fell on his own, but
Today’s trip through the history of the game takes to some of the most storied cities in the National Hockey League. We will make stops in Detroit, Montreal, Chicago, Toronto and Pittsburgh, where there has been plenty of winning over the decades. Plus, if you are a fan of shutouts and coaching milestones, then March
The NHL on Wednesday said referee Tim Peel will no longer officiate games after Peel’s comments caught on a microphone during Tuesday’s Red Wings’ game against Nashville. The NHL quickly looked into Peel’s comments during Tuesday’s game that he “wanted” to call a penalty on the Predators. Peel called Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson for tripping at
Frustration cut through Dylan Larkin’s comments as he spoke of what the Detroit Red Wings have to do. He anticipates a stronger showing in Thursday’s rematch with the Nashville Predators, anticipates that a scoring drought that has grown to more than 130 minutes will end. This two-game losing streak was preceded by a 3-1-1 stretch,
The NHL is looking into comments from a referee during Tuesday’s Red Wings game against Nashville that he “wanted” to call a penalty on the Predators. Referee Tim Peel called Predators forward Viktor Arvidsson for tripping at 4 minutes 56 seconds of the second period, a call questioned immediately by broadcasters and people on social media as
Juuse Saros’ shutout definitely wasn’t the most memorable part of the Nashville Predators’ 2-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. That came during the second period. Someone – it appeared to be a game referee – made candid, explicit comments that were captured by a live microphone as the
Last night, during Detroit’s 2-0 loss to the Nashville Predators, referee Tim Peel called a tripping penalty against Nashville’s Viktor Arvidsson that replay showed was… not a good call. Later, a hot mic caught Peel admitting to what everybody has always expected about NHL Refs: Maybe if you’re a mic’d up ref, you shouldn’t express
Detroit Red Wings Need to Trust Yzerman’s Deals at the Deadline – THW Trust the Yzerplan. The phrase is repeated over and over again, like a broken record, drilled into the collective minds of Detroit Red Wings fans everywhere. After yesterday’s discussion in Quick Hits, in which you folks parsed the difference between blind faith,
Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with hockey hall of famer and former Detroit Red Wings Dino Ciccarelli. How we remember him One of the greatest undrafted players in NHL history was a prolific goal scorer who made his living
NEWARK, NJ – JUNE 30: Vice President & General Manager, Alternate Governor Steve Yzerman of the Tampa Bay Lightning looks on during the 2013 NHL Draft at the Prudential Center on June 30, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Red Wings Shutout in Consecutive Games; Fall 2-0 to Nashville by Alex
Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill speaks with the media post game after the Preds took this one from the Wings 2-0. #MadeToChill
Detroit captain Dylan Larkin addresses the media following tonight’s loss to the Predators. #LGRW
NHL officials (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images) Warriors: Steve Kerr gives new injury update on Stephen Curry by John Buhler Bengals steal another potential Steelers secondary depth target by Mark Powell An NHL official might’ve admitted to a make-up call in favor of the Detroit Red Wings. The Nashville Predators will likely have a word
NASHVILLE, TN – MARCH 23: Mattias Ekholm #14 of the Nashville Predators poke checks Adam Erne #73 of the Detroit Red Wings as Erne brings the puck into the Nashville Predators end during the second period at Bridgestone Arena on March 23, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) Red Wings Preview: But
A familiar problem is cropping up for the Red Wings. They can’t score goals, an issue for quite a while now, and Tuesday it led to the Wings losing 2-0 in Nashville. The Predators returned home after a franchise-record 16-day road trip. But never mind tallying all those miles, and rarely leaving their hotel room, Nashville