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Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman knows firsthand how much difference a highly ranked goaltender can make — and it has been on display during the semifinals of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, Vegas Golden Knights and New York Islanders all boast goalies drafted in the first round. Vegas’

At the start of his career with the Detroit Red Wings, Adam Erne was in a unique position. As the Wings gathered for training camp in the fall of 2019, he was one of the few players who had been brought in by Steve Yzerman, who had been named general manager that April. While Erne’s

Nelly Korda sunk a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th green to win the 2021 Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, just outside Grand Rapids. Korda shot 5 under 67 on Sunday to finish 25-under-par 263, two strokes better than Leona Maguire, to win her fifth LPGA tour event. Maguire three-putted the 18th green

The Detroit Red Wings experienced something new in 2017: Life in the draft lottery. On March 28, the Wings were eliminated from the playoffs, ending a playoff streak that began in 1991 and included four Stanley Cup championships. The Wings finished with the sixth-worst record, but that was also the year the Vegas Golden Knights

Nearly 500 NHL players have spoken, and the Detroit Red Wings don’t rate with them. The NHL Players Association released its annual survey Thursday, ranging in topics from favorites to fashionable — and, of course, the pandemic. COVID-19 prompted the league to use a 56-game, intra-divisional schedule that split 31 teams into four geographical groups in 2021. The

The Detroit Red Wings hold the sixth pick in the 2021 NHL draft, which is scheduled to be held virtually July 23-24. The onus is on general manager Steve Yzerman and his inner circle to find a player who can help the rebuild. We aren’t likely to see the results for at least a couple

Among Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s tasks this offseason is deciding whether to re-sign Sam Gagner and Bobby Ryan. Both are veteran forwards and former high draft picks who have tried to reboot their careers as complementary pieces in the Wings’ rebuild. Both have been brought in by Yzerman. Both can be had for similar

In 2016, the Detroit Red Wings were a playoff team with a roster that was worth gambling a bit with the future to improve the present. It was that summer Pavel Datsyuk announced he was leaving with a year left on his contract, leaving then-general manager Ken Holland with a $7.5 million, salary-cap headache. Holland’s

Now that the Stanley Cup playoffs are down to the final four teams, the draft order for the first 27 spots has been finalized. The Wings sat steady in the June 2 draft lottery, getting the sixth pick. But they have a second first-round pick thanks to general manager Steve Yzerman’s trade-deadline deal with the Washington

Among Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s tasks over the coming month is the act of finalizing which players are worth protecting. The NHL’s 32nd team, the Seattle Kraken, will announce its selections from the expansion draft July 21. Rules are the same as when the Vegas Golden Knights joined the league in 2017,

As much as the Detroit Red Wings re-signing Luke Glendening makes sense, there are stumbling blocks to consider. Glendening, 32, is poised to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He’s coming off a four-year, $7.2 million contract with a $1.8 million salary cap hit. Since the contract went into effect, Glendening has recorded 33

Owen Davis |  Special to Detroit Free Press Twenty-four years ago today, the decades-long wait ended for the Detroit Red Wings and their fans. On June 7, 1997, at Joe Louis Arena, the Wings completed their four-game sweep of the Flyers, 2-1, and kicked off the Hockeytown dynasty of four championships in 11 seasons. The Free Press’

When Steve Yzerman hoisted the Stanley Cup and skated a lap at Joe Louis Arena on June 7, 1997, the Detroit Red Wings ended a drought that had lasted 42 years. The lap with Lord Stanley was repeated in ’98 and 2002. Yzerman retired in 2006, and celebrated his fourth Cup, in 2008, as a member of

Detroit Red Wings defense prospect Moritz Seider earned another point at the World Championship, but it wasn’t enough to lead Germany into the gold-medal game. Seider set up Matthias Plachta’s in the second period of Saturday’s second semifinal in Riga, Latvia, but the Finns held on to win, 2-1. With Canada beating the U.S., 4-2,

Twenty-four years ago on Monday, the decades-long wait ended for the Detroit Red Wings and their fans. On that night in 1997 at Joe Louis Arena, the Wings completed their four-game sweep of the Flyers and kicked off the Hockeytown dynasty. The Free Press’ new book  — “Stanleytown: 25 Years Later” — tells the behind-the-scenes stories of

There’s an old saying in golf that’s often attributed to Arnold Palmer: “It’s a funny thing, the more I practice, the luckier I get.” Steve Yzerman is a golfer, so maybe he’s familiar with it. But even if he isn’t, Yzerman should have an inherent understanding of the difference between fortunate happenstance and achievement developed

Now that they know where they pick, the Detroit Red Wings can narrow their list of which top prospects they most covet to boost the rebuild. The short answer is the best player available when general manager Steve Yzerman announces the sixth selection at the NHL draft, which will be held virtually July 23-24. The

Moritz Seider has a 75% chance of leaving the World Championship with a medal. The Detroit Red Wings’ top defense prospect helped Germany top Switzerland in quarterfinal action at the event in Riga, Latvia, on Thursday. Seider topped 23 minutes as the Germans rallied from 2-0 to earn a 3-2 victory in a shootout. “I

Detroit Red Wings fans watching “Jeopardy!” on Monday were probably screaming at the TV when contestants were stumped by a clue about a Detroit sports legend. In the “There is an ‘I’ in team” category, the $1,000 clue was: “Gordie Howe played for this NHL team from 1946 to 1971.” It was followed by silence from all

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman did the only thing that made sense after the latest NHL draft lottery: Spin it. It speaks to how badly that annual game-of-chance has gone for the Wings that it’s a relief when they’re not pushed back. They entered the 2021 edition with the sixth-best odds to pick