Detroit Free Press

TRAVERSE CITY —Bobby Ryan kept his hopes up, even as the phone call he really wanted didn’t come and the off-season turned to the near-season. He finally heard from the Detroit Red Wings just before the start of training camp, when he received a professional tryout invitation. Ryan, 34,  joined the Wings last October, and

TRAVERSE CITY — Pius Suter is making a good impression at Detroit Red Wings camp, showing off the smarts and scoring touch that made him such an attractive offseason acquisition. He scored during Sunday’s scrimmage, helping team White defeat team Red, 3-2. Suter built on a solid first three days of training camp with the

TRAVERSE CITY — Seeing a specialist is a never a good sign, and that is what is next for injured Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana. That Vrana has a date on Monday with a doctor who will further examine his injured shoulder was as much information as coach Jeff Blashill would share about Vrana after Sunday’s

TRAVERSE CITY — Moritz Seider is a neat, polite houseguest, which is no surprise given how he manages to have a big personality and be a consummate professional. Seider is the Detroit Red Wings’ most exciting defense prospect since Niklas Kronwall two decades ago, but even Kronwall wasn’t where Seider is at 20 years old.

Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi made a “personal choice” to forgo a COVID-19 vaccine. I’m going to make a personal choice, too, and respect his right to make that choice. Even though I don’t agree with it, even though I think it’s easy for him to make that choice because everyone else on the Wings’ roster — not

TRAVERSE CITY — Jakub Vrana, one of the Detroit Red Wings’ top forwards, lasted only a few shifts his first day of training camp. Vrana just joined the Wings on Saturday, landing Friday in Detroit and then proceeding north after being held up in his native Czech Republic because of visa issues. The Wings started a

TRAVERSE CITY — Alex Nedeljkovic has fond memories of playing at Traverse City: Specifically, the 2017 prospects tournament, when his Carolina Hurricanes topped the Detroit Red Wings. This year, Nedeljkovic is at Centre Ice Arena in a Wings uniform, acquired in July by general manager Steve Yzerman. It’s an intriguing development for the 25-year-old, who

With apologies to veteran additions Pius Suter (at forward), Nick Leddy (on defense) and Alex Nedeljkovic (in the crease), there’s one player everyone will have their eye on when the puck drops Wednesday on the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks in their exhibition opener: Defenseman Moritz Seider. The 20-year-old German blueliner, taken No. 6

TRAVERSE CITY — One of the more encouraging signs for the Detroit Red Wings as training camp commenced was seeing Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi on the ice together. The two haven’t been linemates since January, when Bertuzzi left a game with a sore back and never returned. In mid-April, Larkin suffered a neck injury

Manny Legace stopped thousands of shots for six seasons as a goalie for the Detroit Red Wings — including during the team’s 2002 Stanley Cup championship run — but he wasn’t prepared for the blow the coronavirus dealt him. Legace, 48, now the goaltending coach for the Columbus Blue Jackets, grew teary talking about the ordeal during a news conference

TRAVERSE CITY — Tyler Bertuzzi explained his reasoning for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine as a “life choice.” HIs decision means he cannot play in the nine games the Detroit Red Wings are in Canada because of border restrictions, but Bertuzzi doesn’t sound like he will be inclined to change his mind. “It’s a personal choice, freedom

Apple Podcasts  |  Spotify  You never know where you will find inspiration. It can come from anywhere at any time. But for Steve Yzerman, inspiration doesn’t seem to be an accidental endeavor. As he embarks on his third season undertaking a rebuild as the Detroit Red Wings’ general manager, Yzerman seems to be searching for inspiration and

On the eve of his third training camp in charge of the team he once captained, Steve Yzerman is excited. Detroit Red Wings veterans, newcomers and prospects all have something to prove when practices begin Thursday at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City, where the Wings have held camp, save a few times, yearly since Scotty

Tyler Bertuzzi, a key part of the Detroit Red Wings, has declined to get the vaccine for COVID-19, the only Wings player to do so, general manager Steve Yzerman said Wednesday. Bertuzzi will still be at training camp, which runs for six days beginning Thursday in Traverse City. Yzerman said Bertuzzi will not be able

The 2021-22 season marks the 25th anniversary of the Detroit Red Wings‘ 1996-97 season, in which they snapped a Stanley Cup drought of more than four decades. To commemorate the anniversary — for one of the most-beloved championship teams in the history of Detroit sports — the Free Press has crafted a new hardcover book, “Stanleytown

Bobby Ryan was hoping for another shot with the Detroit Red Wings; now he has a chance to make it happen. The 34-year-old signed a professional tryout deal a day before players are to report to Traverse City, where training camp will run Thursday through Tuesday. Ryan played for the Wings last season, but his

There was relief from the Detroit Red Wings when defenseman Jared McIsaac appeared to be OK after he lost consciousness following a scary incident. “Jared took a pretty significant hit in the first period,” prospects coach Ben Simon said Sunday night. “Hit his head on the glass, hit his head on the ice. Lost consciousness

The Detroit Red Wings are poised to spend a week in Traverse City for training camp in search of chemistry and structure. Northern Lower Michigan in mid-September is reason in itself to be excited about the event, but this year’s camp is all the more welcome after last season’s truncated affair, the highlight of which

Lucas Raymond smiled. “The Russian?” he said. The Detroit Red Wings have had great success importing Russians, and the latest candidate is Kirill Tyutyayev. He was among the highlights as the Wings took their first game of the prospects tournament, 5-4, against counterparts from the Dallas Stars on Thursday in Traverse City. “He’s a beauty,” Raymond

Detroit Red Wings fans may wanna look into a streaming service or two if they’re trying to watch all 82 games this season. The NHL’s new national TV partners, ESPN and Turner Sports, released their schedules for the upcoming season. The Wings, once one of the hottest tickets in the game, don’t have the same