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Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman talks Red Wings rebuild, hopes for 2021 season Steve Yzerman discusses the Wings rebuild and hopes for 2021 season. Nov. 4, 2020. The Swedish Hockey League has provided something of a balm this autumn while we in North America await the start

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman on why Lucas Raymond fits Detroit Red Wings rebuild Steve Yzerman talks about Detroit Red Wings draft pick Lucas Raymond on Oct. 6, 2020. Detroit Red Wings draft picks Lucas Raymond and Jonatan Berggren continue to shine in the Swedish Hockey League,

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Vladislav Namestnikov realizes childhood dream in signing with Wings New Detroit Red Wings forward Vladislav Namestnikov on a Zoom call, Oct. 11, 2020. To be wanted by Steve Yzerman — twice no less — is a nice endorsement for a hockey player.  In this

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Red Wings prospect Jonatan Berggren on his injury progress Detroit Red Wings prospect Jonatan Berggren played just 16 games last season. Filmed June 25, 2019 in Detroit. Brimming with confidence and health, Detroit Red Wings prospect Jonatan Berggren is having quite a season

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman talks Red Wings rebuild, hopes for 2021 season Steve Yzerman discusses the Wings rebuild and hopes for 2021 season. Nov. 4, 2020. Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman said recently he wants Anthony Mantha playing hockey, not sidelined from a fight. His

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman on why Lucas Raymond fits Detroit Red Wings rebuild Steve Yzerman talks about Detroit Red Wings draft pick Lucas Raymond on Oct. 6, 2020. The Detroit Red Wings should be fun to watch next fall, at least from the standpoint of enjoying

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How Filip Zadina has grown on the Detroit Red Wings Filip Zadina is fitting in well with the Detroit Red Wings. Filmed Jan. 31, 2020 in New York. Filip Zadina is demonstrating the offensive instincts that so enticed the Detroit Red Wings when they

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman talks Red Wings rebuild, hopes for 2021 season Steve Yzerman discusses the Wings rebuild and hopes for 2021 season. Nov. 4, 2020. Defenseman Moritz Seider is settling nicely in Sweden’s top hockey league — a good sign he’ll be able to help the

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Jeff Blashill on benching Detroit Red Wings’ Justin Abdelkader Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader isn’t used to being a healthy scratch. He shared his thought on it on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019. Justin Abdelkader bade farewell to the Detroit Red Wings in an

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman talks Red Wings rebuild, hopes for 2021 season Steve Yzerman discusses the Wings rebuild and hopes for 2021 season. Nov. 4, 2020. Buoyed by new contracts, Tyler Bertuzzi and Anthony Mantha sounded the same note: They can’t wait to get playing again.

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman talks Red Wings rebuild, hopes for 2021 season Steve Yzerman discusses the Wings rebuild and hopes for 2021 season. Nov. 4, 2020. Steve Yzerman is trying to balance negotiating smart contracts with stoking the Detroit Red Wings rebuild in both the present and

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman talks Red Wings rebuild, hopes for 2021 season Steve Yzerman discusses the Wings rebuild and hopes for 2021 season. Nov. 4, 2020. Steve Yzerman was willing to hand out term to Anthony Mantha, and with that, the hope Mantha understands where his

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Anthony Mantha knows he has to live up to new contract with Red Wings Anthony Mantha talks about his new contract with the Red Wings. Nov. 3, 2020. Steve Yzerman continues to show sound fiscal judgment as he guides the Detroit Red Wings towards

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Anthony Mantha knows he has to live up to new contract with Red Wings Anthony Mantha talks about his new contract with the Red Wings. Nov. 3, 2020. Anthony Mantha knows what is next: proving he is worth the investment Steve Yzerman just made

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman on signing Bobby Ryan, Jon Merrill to Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman on signing Bobby Ryan & Jon Merrill. Oct. 9, 2020. Steve Yzerman has handed out his first long-term contract since becoming general manager of the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Anthony

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Prospects talk being drafted by Detroit Red Wings Jonatan Berggren, Jared McIsaac and Ryan O’Reilly on being drafted by Red Wings in 2018 NHL draft in Dallas on June 23. Since being drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 2018, Jared McIsaac’s injuries

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman: Why players are intrigued to play for Red Wings Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on a Zoom call, Oct. 12, 2020. We’re months away from the Detroit Red Wings playing again, but Steve Yzerman recently made a bunch of changes to

Jose M. Romero ,  Craig Harris   | Arizona Republic The Arizona Coyotes on Thursday renounced the rights to Mitchell Miller, their first draft pick of this month’s NHL Draft, following an Arizona Republic examination into Miller’s harassment of a developmentally disabled African-American classmate four years ago. The selection of Miller, 18 and now playing hockey at the

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Red Wings’ Tyler Bertuzzi on arbitration: ‘A little different’ Tyler Bertuzzi describes taking the Detroit Red Wings to arbitration during a Zoom call with the media on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Tyler Bertuzzi doesn’t know when the Detroit Red Wings will play again

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Red Wings’ Tyler Bertuzzi on arbitration: ‘A little different’ Tyler Bertuzzi describes taking the Detroit Red Wings to arbitration during a Zoom call with the media on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020. Admitting it was a different feeling that anything he’d ever experienced, Tyler