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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. An arbitrator settled on $3.5 million between Tyler Bertuzzi and the Detroit Red Wings. The sides presented their cases Sunday,

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. A salary decision is imminent on Tyler Bertuzzi and the Detroit Red Wings. An arbitrator agreed upon by the NHL

Craig Harris ,  Jose M. Romero   | Arizona Republic Show Caption Hide Caption NHL player grants little girl’s birthday wish 7-year-old Annalise loves her Edmonton Oilers, especially their captain. That’s why he wanted to make her feel extra special on her birthday. 🎂 The Arizona Coyotes last month boasted about having their chief executive selected

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ “Most Canadian Guy” Tyler Bertuzzi delighted by Dumb & Dumber actor Jeff Daniels and Dave Coulier announced the Detroit Red Wings’ lineup against Chicago, much to players delight. Filmed March 6, 2020 in Detroit. Forward Tyler Bertuzzi is asking for quite a

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on picking 4th: ” Anything I say is going to be self serving” Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on a Zoom call following the news he’ll pick fourth in the 2020 draft. Nearly 40 years have passed since

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. Early October broke a long, dull lull for the Detroit Red Wings, featuring both the NHL draft and the start

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. In the year and a half since he took command of the Detroit Red Wings, the franchise he captained to three

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman on trade with Rangers: We need assets Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks trade with Rangers, rebuild on a Zoom call, Sept. 26, 2020. The following is an excerpt from “The Big 50: The Detroit Red Wings,” written by Free

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Kyle Aucoin talks kinship with another 2020 Red Wings draft pick Kyle Aucoin, a 2020 draft pick by the Detroit Red Wings. Oct. 15, 2020. They are the long shots of the drafts, the players who, if they become regulars in the NHL, are

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption How Steve Yzerman convinced Bobby Ryan to join Red Wings New Detroit Red Wings forward Bobby Ryan on a Zoom call, Oct. 9, 2020. His former players laid bare just how strange it could be to have Scotty Bowman as their coach, for a

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman assuaged Marc Staal’s shock after trade to Red Wings Detroit Red Wings newcomer Marc Staal on a Zoom call, Oct. 13, 2020. A conversation with general manager Steve Yzerman soothed Marc Staal, turning feelings of shock into a sense of opportunity.  Selling players on

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Ken Daniels is passionate about one message in particular: Addiction is ruthless. It is a nondiscriminatory disease, and those afflicted should not feel shame, he says.  It is a subject Daniels came to embrace because of a devastating personal loss — a loss he and his wife have turned into

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. Steve Yzerman used free agency to bolster the Detroit Red Wings at every position — not with marquee signings but

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. Vladislav Namestnikov has memories of being in the Detroit Red Wings’ locker room with his uncle, and has autographed hockey cards

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. Vladislav Namestnikov grew up rooting for the Detroit Red Wings, and now will be able to realize a childhood dream

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press The following is an excerpt from “The Big 50: The Detroit Red Wings,” written by Free Press sports writer Helene St. James and published by Triumph Books. The book will be available online and in bookstores Tuesday. Nearly four years had passed since he left — years he

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Jon Merrill jumped at chance to join Detroit Red Wings Why Jon Merrill was thrilled to join the Red Wings as a free agent, Oct. 9, 2020. Detroit Red Wings restricted free agent forward Tyler Bertuzzi will file for arbitration. General manager Steve

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. As poorly as the Detroit Red Wings have performed in recent years, a phone call from Steve Yzerman has a

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 may have made his best addition yet since taking over as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings

Helene St. James   | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on rebuild & record Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman touched on numerous topics during a rare news conference. Filmed Feb. 24, 2020 in Detroit. The following is an excerpt from “The Big 50: The Detroit Red Wings,”