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EDMONTON, AB – DECEMBER 26: Eemil Viro #6 of Finland during warm up against Austria during the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship at Rogers Place on December 27, 2021 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images) Pool B Observations: Edvinsson, Niederbach, Mazur, Savage by Nate Brown Day two of the World Junior Championships is

The Detroit Red Wings have a sizable contingency of prospects in the World Junior Championships and a good number of them made some noise in the opening day of the tournament, especially Simon Edvinsson. Here’s a breakdown of how Red Wings prospects on team USA and Sweden fared. Sweden 6 Russia 3 All Red Wings

Day 1 of the World Junior Championships is complete and two Detroit Red Wings defense prospects played steady during Group A games.  Eemil Viro and Donovan Sebrango played a regular shift on defense for Finland and Canada respectively. Here are the observations for both players after Day 1 of the WJC. Eemil Viro- #6, LD,

DETROIT, MICHIGAN – APRIL 15: Jakub Vrana #15 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates his second period goal while playing the Chicago Blackhawks at Little Caesars Arena on April 15, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) A Primer for the 2021 World Junior Championships by Chris Giles The Detroit Red Wings have

Starting today, Canada will be hosting the World Junior Championships.  This year the opening round games will be held in Edmonton and Red Deer, AB. Teams in each pool will play a round robin competition of four games with the top four teams in each pool advancing to the quarter finals.  The bottom teams in

Even without Detroit Red Wings hockey, there’s still plenty to discuss as the NHL season is on pause. In this version of the Red Wings Roundtable, we look at the likelihood of a remote Jacob Chychrun trade, a critical look at Filip Zadina, and our most anticipated players in the World Junior Championships. Sending season’s

The Detroit Red Wings top line is one of the best in the league this season. Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond and Tyler Bertuzzi have been stellar leading a heavily improved offense unit. Last season, it was the defense that carried the team, with a good chunk of the forwards focused more on two-way play. The

Nov 30, 2021; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Detroit Red Wings right wing Filip Zadina (11) is congratulated by defenseman Marc Staal (18) and his line mates after scoring a goal during the second period against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Red Wings Nostalgia: A Christmas Gift for the Ages

One of my fondest memories  as a child was returning to Michigan for the holidays. I learned very quickly that there was no PASS or Channel 50 to catch Detroit Red Wings games in Chicagoland. To a sports crazed seven-year-old, it was quite the adjustment. Baseball was my first love, but hockey was right behind.

The Detroit Red Wings captain, Dylan Larkin, is having a heck of a year. He currently leads the team in points, with 15 goals and 14 assists through 27 games. After a disappointing campaign in the 2020-21 season, Larkin is proving why he deserves that “C” on his chest. What do the stats say? Larkin

As many teams pause for the Christmas Break or a need to cancel games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it’s fun to rank the Detroit Red Wings prospects based on current statistics. The Detroit Red Wings have several prospects signed to entry-level contracts.  The Red Wings still have time to figure out if recently

Dec 18, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond (23) skates with the puck during the second period against the New Jersey Devils at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Red Wings: What the NHL’s pause means for Detroit by Alex Faber As the NHL pauses following another

The NHL announced Monday night that the league would go on a temporary pause, with all scheduled games before the Christmas break postponed. According to the release, players can return to their clubs on Dec. 26, with games resuming the following day. So what does this mean for the Detroit Red Wings? Well, it didn’t

The Detroit Red Wings have a plethora of prospects playing in Europe.  One prospect who everyone forgets about is goaltender Joren van Pottelberghe. Joren van Pottelberghe was selected by the Red Wings in the 2015 draft.  Now 24, van Pottelberghe could be a possibility to back up Alex Nedeljkovic next year.  Thoimas Greiss will be

The Detroit Red Wings announced Sunday night that the season was postponed until at least Dec. 26 due to a COVID outbreak on the roster. The news follows an earlier report that Pius Suter, Sam Gagner, Joe Veleno and an assistant coach were placed into COVID protocol. The four join a bevy of other Red

The Detroit Red Wings have eight prospects playing in next week’s World Junior Championships being played in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta.  Each of the players have had excellent starts to their seasons and will enjoy playing against the best junior hockey players in the world. Here is a look at the players and the

The Detroit Red Wings sent the New Jersey Devils back home with a loss Saturday night, overcoming missing players and a missing head coach (COVID-19 protocol) with a resounding 5-2 victory. Let’s extract a few observations from the win. #1: Dylan Larkin is elite this year. Larkin may not show up next to Connor McDavid or

Despite missing Jeff Blashill and a handful of players, the Detroit Red Wings beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2, highlighted by Dylan Larkin’s first career hat trick. First Period The Devils controlled the first half of the period. The Red Wings didn’t register a shot on goal for seven and a half minutes, as New

The Detroit Red Wings will play host to the struggling New Jersey Devils tonight at LCA.  Detroit is on a one game losing skid after a 5-3 loss to Carolina on Thursday. The Devils have lost four games in a row and are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. This is the first of three meetings between

Since our last stock exchange the Detroit Red Wings have went 1-2, with a blowout loss to the Avalanche, a win over the Islanders and a loss to the Hurricanes. Let’s take stock of some player performances in that stretch. Trending Up Gustav Lindstrom After a short injury-induced break, Lindstrom was quite good in his