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If only the Detroit Red Wings could find a superstar player at Meijer, the Grand Rapids-based retailer that will further entrench itself as the Original Six’s franchise sponsor. The club announced Wednesday players will wear a Meijer decal positioned on the right and left sides of the helmets for the coming season, starting with this week’s 2021

The Detroit Red Wings reupped their toughness factor in re-signing big forward Givani Smith. Smith (6 feet 2, 220 pounds) speaks softly but carries a big stick and a bigger punch, one of the few on the team who will take an opponent to task for taking liberties with the Wings’ best players. This is his

The Detroit Red Wings reupped their toughness factor in re-signing big forward Givani Smith. Smith speaks softly but carries a big stick and a bigger punch, one of the few on the team who will take an opponent to task for taking liberties with the Wings’ best players. This is his year to prove to the

The Detroit Red Wings’ road to rehabilitation will come through an influx of young players, and the next group of such hopefuls get a chance to make their case this week. Joe Veleno, Jonatan Berggren and Lucas Raymond highlight the list of Wings who will participate at the Prospect Tournament, which runs Sept. 16-20 in

The Detroit Red Wings are two weeks out from the start of training camp, their ice time booked for Traverse City as has been tradition since 1997. They weren’t able to go in 2020, of course, because of COVID-19. This year’s event runs about a week later than normal, with a golf outing Sept. 22

As the Detroit Red Wings get ready to welcome a new face on defense this fall — 2019 first-round pick Moritz Seider — they didn’t forget to lock up a familiar face, either. The team announced a three-year contract with veteran defenseman Filip Hronek, a restricted free agent, on Friday. Terms were not disclosed, though

The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday they have signed forward Carter Rowney to a one-year deal. The team did not disclose financial terms, but multiple outlets report the deal is worth $825,000. Rowney, 32, is known for his defensive skill and ability on the penalty kill. He has a career plus-minus of minus-8 in 223

The Little Ball of Hate goes west. The Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman announced Thursday that one of his assistant’s, Pat Verbeek, will now also assume the duties of GM of the Grand Rapids Griffins. Verbeek, 57, has worked on Yzerman’s staff since 2010, first with the Tampa Bay Lightning and the last two

The Frans Nielsen era with the Detroit Red Wings is over. His contract has been bought out by the team, according to CapFriendly.com. The website reports the move will save the Red Wings $1 million against the salary cap in the 2021-22 season, but adds $500,000 to the cap the following year. Nielsen was due to cost $5.25 million

The Detroit Red Wings announced on Sunday they have come to terms on a two-year deal with forward Adam Erne. The team did not release terms of the deal, but sportsnet.ca reports the contract is worth $4.2 million, with an average annual value of $2.1 million. Adam Erne and DET settle at 2x$2.1M AAV —

The Detroit Red Wings and Jakub Vrana agreed to terms on a three-year deal just one day before the sides were scheduled to go to salary arbitration, the team announced on Tuesday. According to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.ca, the deal is worth $15.75 million, an annual average salary of $5.25 million. DET & Jakub Vrana

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman spent July giving the roster a bit of a makeover, adding and detracting via trades and the free-agent market. Multiple changes have been made to the team that finished a 56-game slate in May: Behind the bench, in goal, on defense and up front. The expectation is the Wings

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Over the past two seasons Chase Pearson has shown nice growth within the Detroit Red Wings organization, blending size and skill. He was re-upped for one year Thursday, continuing a relationship that began when he was drafted at No. 140 in 2015. Pearson is the only player left in the organization from that draft; the

The relationship between the Detroit Red Wings and forward Bobby Ryan began with such feel-good appeal: They were a team badly in need of scoring help; he was a former high-end draft pick coming off a challenging year and looking for a chance to prove he could still play in the NHL. A season later,

Western Michigan’s hockey season is just over two months away, but the Broncos will have a new coach behind the bench for the first time in a decade. Andy Murray and WMU announced Tuesday that Murray was stepping down as WMU’s coach after 10 seasons, a 167-156-43 record and two NCAA tournament appearances. WMU will

Tyler Bertuzzi was chatting with a couple of his Detroit Red Wings teammates when the subject shifted to the coming season. Enthusiastic anticipation came easily to Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri, who are central to  the Wings’ rebuild. General manager Steve Yzerman signaled Bertuzzi’s importance to the team with a two-year, $9.5 million contract

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman struck another name off his re-signing list: Forward Tyler Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi, 26, agreed to a two-year deal with a $4.75 million annual average value. The deal buys the Wings one year of free agency. It is in line with his status as one of the core pieces of

The Detroit Red Wings are returning to Traverse City for their annual preparation for the regular season. The club made the expected the news official Friday, announcing dates for the prospect tournament (Sept. 16-20), the golf outing (Sept. 22) and main training camp (Sept. 23-28). The tournament and camp will be held at Centre Ice

Steve Yzerman pointed out that in the immediate aftermath of free agency, every team sees itself as having gotten better. The Detroit Red Wings weren’t among the big spenders on the market this week; rather, Yzerman stuck with his plan and made low-key signings. No one got more than two years. The biggest signing was