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Toronto Maple Leafs legend Bobby Baun, who entered hockey lore by playing on a broken leg and scoring an overtime goal to help eliminate the Detroit Red Wings in the 1964 Stanley Cup final, has died at the age of 86. The NHL Alumni Association announced Baun’s death, but the cause of death was not

Detroit — Jeff Petry was hoping for that phone call for a long time, to find out he would be a member of the Red Wings. When Petry finally heard the news Monday afternoon, it was a huge sense of relief and excitement. “To get that call, hear that news that you’re coming home and

[embedded content] Montreal Canadiens general manager Kent Hughes said he tried to “do the right thing” and trade Jeff Petry as soon as possible after reacquiring the Ann Arbor native and former Michigan State defenseman on Aug. 6. Nine days after Petry was part of a three-team trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose

Detroit — The Red Wings continue to revamp their roster and add a local flavor to the lineup. The Wings announced Tuesday they acquired defenseman Jeff Petry from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2025. Petry, 35, played at Orchard Lake St. Mary’s and Michigan State

Detroit — Football season is gearing up and baseball is winding down, which means hockey isn’t far away. That’s apparent, as the Red Wings Monday announced dates for the NHL Prospect Tournament and the Wings’ training camp, all at Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, along with the annual Training Camp Golf Classic. The prospect

Detroit — So how does a kid from South Florida grow into a hockey player? For new Red Wings defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere, it was basically hanging around a rink day and night. “My grandfather is from Montreal so that helped, and he had season tickets to the (Florida) Panthers, so I went to every game

The Edmonton Oilers hired Connor McDavid’s longtime agent, Jeff Jackson, as their CEO of hockey operations. Jackson will report directly to owner Daryl Katz and work closely with president of hockey operations Ken Holland, the former Detroit Red Wings general manager. Katz called it a big commitment to the organization’s long-term success. “He (Jackson) brings

Rod Braceful’s first on-ice hockey experience was at Jack Adams Arena in Detroit after his godmother secretly stepped in and signed him up for learn-to-play lessons at four years old. Barbara Yancy-Braceful, Braceful’s mother and longtime school educator, didn’t think that he was serious about wanting to play hockey, so she didn’t sign him up.

Detroit — Maybe he’s on his patio, or on a recliner jotting notes, or possibly already in his office. Somewhere you have to believe coach Derek Lalonde already is scribbling line combinations and defensive pairings and wondering how to make the Red Wings’ lineup most effective. And doing so, Lalonde is likely realizing he has

Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and former Ottawa Senators winger Alex DeBrincat will skate in a star-studded charity hockey game to support Senators assistant coach Bob Jones, who was diagnosed with ALS during the 2022-23 NHL season. Larkin and DeBrincat are now teammates after DeBrincat was traded to Detroit and signed a four-year, $31.5-million

Two draft picks of the Detroit Red Wings combined on the game-winning goal in Sweden’s 3-2 victory over Finland on Wednesday at the 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth. Defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka, a first-round draft pick in 2023, scored the winner in the third period with the assist to

Detroit — General manager Steve Yzerman was busy on July 1 signing unrestricted free agents to bolster the Red Wings. That day, Yzerman signed goaltender James Reimer, defensemen Justin Holl and Shayne Gostisbehere, and forwards Daniel Sprong and J.T. Compher in a dizzying flurry of activity. Who could be an underrated find in that group?

Three Detroit Red Wings prospects will compete this week at the 2023 World Junior Summer Showcase at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth beginning Saturday at 1 p.m. Team Sweden, which features defensemen Axel Sandin Pellikka (2023 first rounder) and Anton Johansson (2022 fourth rounder), will open against Team USA Blue. At 4 p.m., South Lyon’s

Detroit — It’s been a crazy, busy summer around the NHL, as was expected. Now, maybe it hasn’t reached the levels that some predicted. The movement has been steady, although maybe not as intense as some expected. But many big names have switched teams — and some still may this summer — as general managers

Former Detroit Red Wings coach Wayne Maxner, who guided the team for parts of two seasons in the early 1980s before Mike Ilitch bought the franchise in 1982, died on Thursday at age 80 in Clinton, Ontario. Maxner coached the Red Wings from 1980-1982 with a career record of 34-68-26 in 129 games, a winning

Associated Press |  The Detroit News Frisco, Texas – Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill signed a two-year contract extension less than a month after being named GM of the year following the team’s run to the Western Conference Final. The deal announced Monday would keep Nill with the Stars through the 2025-26 season. The

Professional sports are a transient business these days. Franchises relocate, leaving entire cities in the lurch. Players bolt, too, taking advantage of free agency when they can. Trade deadlines encourage the movement — incentivize it, even — and the business of tanking means veteran players often get shown the door before anybody’s ready for them

Since the dawn of advertising, mascots have been used to sell things. In Michigan, there are beloved totems of sports teams, beverages, restaurant brands and more that have become part of the culture. Some date back decades, while others are just starting to get a little time in the limelight. From gnomes to Noids, here’s

Detroit — The pictures were all over social media and for many Red Wings fans, it was a stark realization of how old many of them are. The pictures of Marco Kasper, 19, graduating high school in Sweden earlier this spring and beaming in his school uniform. It shows how relatively young Kasper still is.

Detroit — The decision of prospect Dylan James to play college hockey at North Dakota was roundly given a big thumbs-up by the Red Wings. In a way, it’s easy to understand. As Kris Draper, assistant general manager/director of amateur scouting, said after the Wings drafted James last year, there’s simply a limited number of