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Nearly 30 years ago, goaltender Sean Gauthier was Kris Draper’s teammate when Draper was traded for a dollar to the Detroit Red Wings from the Winnipeg Jets on June 30, 1993. Now, with the 2022 NHL Draft less than a month away on July 7-8, Gauthier’s son could be selected by Draper, the four-time Stanley Cup

Detroit — The Red Wings aren’t going to allow as many goals as they did this past season. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is making sure of that. At his season-ending press conference in May, Nedeljkovic was passionate on the subject of the Wings’ goals-against. The Wings allowed 310 goals, or 3.78 goals-against per game, which was next-to-last in

Detroit — The Red Wings have officially added an intriguing prospect to their depth chart. Forward Elmer Soderblom signed a three-year entry-level contract Thursday, and will challenge for an NHL job during the start of September’s training camp. Wings fans aren’t going to miss Soderblom, 20, on the ice. Officially listed at 6-foot-8, 249 pounds, Soderblom has

Detroit — The Red Wings are likely going to be searching for a goaltender to tandem with Alex Nedeljkovic. Sebastian Cossa, the Wings’ second first-round pick last summer, 15th overall — after the Wings moved up from 23rd in a trade with Dallas —  continues to get closer to the NHL. But it’s still going

[embedded content] Detroit — The noise inside Joe Louis Arena. That’s the one memory that still resonates first and foremost when thinking back to that night, 25 years ago, on June 7, 1997, and the ear-splitting reaction to Steve Yzerman getting the Stanley Cup from commissioner Gary Bettman. Or, wait, the moment the game ended, and

John Wawrow |  Associated Press Buffalo, N.Y. – Shane Wright landed a steak dinner with the Montreal Canadiens at the NHL’s pre-draft combine this week. Juraj Slafkovsky brought the sizzle. Whatever attributes separate the two players considered to be the top-ranked prospects, a lack of self-confidence isn’t among them. “I’m competitive. I always want to be

News staff and wire services |  The Detroit News The Toledo Walleye, the Detroit Red Wings’ affiliate in the ECHL, dropped a 3-2 decision against the Florida Everblades in Game 1 of the Kelly Cup final at Huntington Center in Toledo on Friday. The Walleye had a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by

The Toledo Walleye, the Detroit Red Wings affiliate in the ECHL, dropped a 3-2 decision against the Florida Everblades in Game 1 of the Kelly Cup final at Huntington Center in Toledo on Friday. The Walleye had a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Randy Gazzola and John Albert but the Everblades

Detroit — An important piece in the NHL Entry Draft process returned this week. The NHL Scouting Combine takes place in Buffalo this week, beginning Monday and running through Saturday morning, with 96 prospects undergoing fitness tests and interviews with teams. The event was canceled the last two years due to pandemic concerns. The Red Wings and the

News staff and wire services |  The Detroit News The Toledo Walleye advanced to the Kelly Cup Finals for the first time since 2019 with a 5-1 victory against the Utah Grizzlies in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday in West Valley City, Utah. The Walleye, who have served as the ECHL’s affiliate for

News staff and wire services |  The Detroit News The Toledo Walleye advanced to the Kelly Cup Finals for the first time since 2019 with a 5-1 victory against the Utah Grizzlies in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday in West Valley City, Utah. The Walleye, who have served as the ECHL’s affiliate for

News staff and wire services |  The Detroit News The Toledo Walleye advanced to the Kelly Cup Finals for the first time since 2019 with a 5-1 victory against the Utah Grizzlies in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday in West Valley City, Utah. The Walleye, who have served as the ECHL’s affiliate for

ON TODAY’S PODCAST: Episode 71 Ted Kulfan takes a look at Dylan Larkin’s ‘curious’ agent switch, the latest odds in the Wings’ coaching search and Finnish prospect Joakim Kemell is the interview guest. Larkin, the team captain who is in the final year of his five-year contract worth $30.5 million ($6.1 million per salary cap hit), changed representation

Historically, Finnish hockey players and the Detroit Red Wings have rarely gone hand in hand. In the last 20 NHL Drafts, the Red Wings have selected only 10 Finns compared to 42 Swedish players. Finland’s Valtteri Filppula won a Stanley Cup with Detroit in 2008 and defensemen Eemil Viro and Antti Tuomisto are top prospects. Viro, 20, will

The Flint Firebirds rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the first period but lost 4-2 against the Windsor Spitfires in Game 4 of the Ontario Hockey League Western Conference final at the Dort Financial Center in Flint on Friday. Wyatt Johnston (Dallas Stars), Will Cuylie (New York Rangers) and Daniel D’Amico scored for Windsor in

Detroit — Sam Gagner has been through rebuilds before, including with the Edmonton Oilers before being traded to the Red Wings in March 2020. The Oilers are playing in the Western Conference Finals next week. The Red Wings just completed their sixth season out of the playoffs. Still, Gagner would love to stick around and

There hasn’t been playoff hockey in Detroit since the Red Wings’ first-round exit in 2016. It’s been much longer since their epic rivalry against the Colorado Avalanche was must-see TV, as the most-heated rivalry in sports during the late 1990s and early 2000s. ESPN is heating things up, releasing the trailer for its new special,

Larry Lage |  Associated Press West Bloomfield — Vladimir Konstantinov has traded hockey sticks for an Uno deck. Many, in fact. The onetime Soviet and Detroit Red Wings star plays so often that he goes through a pack per week, wearing out cards with the hands that once made him one of the world’s best defensemen. During a recent

Tampere, Finland — Drake Batherson scored on a power play 43 seconds into overtime to give Canada a 4-3 comeback victory over Sweden on Thursday night in the world hockey quarterfinals. In the semifinals Saturday, defending champion Canada will face the Czech Republic, and the United States will play Finland. The Czech Republic beat Germany

Detroit — The timing, if nothing else, is a bit curious. Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin, who can begin negotiating a contract extension on July 13 on the first day of NHL free agency, has decided to switch representation. Larkin is now with CAA, represented by Matt Williams and Pat Brisson, leaving KO Sports. Larkin,