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Detroit – Axel Sandin Pellikka was determined to get to the NHL Entry Draft. How determined? The Wings’ second first-round draft pick Wednesday, the 17th pick overall, drove 15 hours Tuesday from New York to get to Nashville for the draft. Sandin Pellikka and his parents, grandmother, brother, agent and friend and fellow Wings’ prospect

The first-round grades for the Red Wings at the 2023 NHL Draft were almost unanimous. Detroit received higher grades for drafting Swedish defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka with the 17th overall pick than Brandon center Nate Danielson with the ninth overall selection. Here’s a sample of what they were saying about GM Steve Yzerman’s choices on

Detroit – The Red Wings snagged two of the players they wanted Wednesday in Nashville. They’re still waiting on other possibilities. The Wings selected center Nate Danielson with the ninth pick overall Wednesday at the NHL Entry Draft at Bridgestone Arena, then came back later and picked defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka with the 17th overall

The 2023-24 NHL season is already on the horizon, with the Entry Draft on Wednesday and free agency opening on Saturday. Another sign of the new season is the release of the schedule, which came on Tuesday, with the Red Wings opening on Oct. 12 at New Jersey. The Red Wings’ home opener will be

Detroit — Steve Yzerman has more salary-cap space than all but two other NHL teams heading into free agency this weekend. The Red Wings’ general manager presides over a prospect pool that’s as deep as almost any in the league right now. And while Yzerman heads to the NHL Entry Draft in Nashville with a

  Detroit — If you’re a Red Wings fan, get ready to buckle in for what should be an exciting few days. Detroit — If you’re a Red Wings fan, get ready to buckle in for what should be an exciting few days. With the first round of the NHL’s Entry Draft Wednesday (7 p.m.

News staff and wire services |  The Detroit News Former Michigan Wolverines center Matty Beniers was part of NHL history on Monday. Beniers, the first NHL Awards finalist in Seattle Kraken history, became the first rookie from an expansion franchise to win the Calder Trophy within the first two seasons since Peter Stastny captured the award

Detroit — The Red Wings are in good position to acquire two prime prospects in this week’s NHL Entry Draft. Now, whether they get that opportunity remains to be seen. This year’s draft on Wednesday (Round 1; 7 p.m. on ESPN) and Thursday (Rounds 2-7; 11 a.m. on NHL Network) in Nashville has a lot

Young Detroit Red Wings superfan George was back in the spotlight on Monday night. Four months after George attended his first Red Wings game and was featured on the video board at Little Caesars Arena against the Vancouver Canucks on Feb. 11, he walked the red carpet with his mother, Chelsea Miller, at the NHL

Detroit — There’s a lot of intrigue around the NHL currently in regard to prospect Matvei Michkov, a Russian player who in terms of pure talent could be the No. 2 player in this draft behind Connor Bedard. But there’s a snag. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has complicated going there and scouting players, talking to

Associated Press NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions. The league’s Board of Governors agreed Thursday with commissioner Gary Bettman’s view that the refusals overshadowed teams’ efforts in

Detroit — Hockey is one step closer. The Red Wings released their exhibition schedule Thursday, an eight-game slate that’ll begin Sept. 26 at Little Caesars Arena against Pittsburgh. The Wings will play four games at LCA and four on the road. Also at LCA, the Wings host Washington Sept. 30, Chicago on Oct. 1 and

The wait is going to last another year for Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings’ former star Wednesday again missed out on into induction of the Hockey Hall of Fame, but a dream came true for another former Red Wing: Goaltender Mike Vernon, who made his mark with the Calgary Flames before winning a Stanley Cup

The wait is going to last another year for Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings’ former star Wednesday again missed out on into induction of the Hockey Hall of Fame, but a dream came true for another former Red Wing: Goaltender Mike Vernon, who made his mark with the Calgary Flames before winning a Stanley Cup

Detroit — The Red Wings expect to get two talented young players when they select ninth and 17th at the NHL Entry Draft later this month. Unless, that is, they trade one or both picks for an established player that’ll be available. Or maybe they use one of those picks and something else to move

Giana Han |  Philadelphia Inquirer Roses and tulips. Despite living on a flower farm during his time with the United States National Team Development Program in Plymouth, Mich., Oliver Moore could name only two flowers off the top of his head. But Moore doesn’t have aspirations of being a florist or a farmer. He wants to

Detroit — Is this the year Henrik Zetterberg gets the call from the Hockey Hall of Fame? Zetterberg and the rest of the hockey world will find out Wednesday afternoon (3 p.m./NHL Network), as the list of this year’s inductees will be released. A total of 18 voters can select a maximum of up to

Detroit News and wire services  |  The Detroit News Las Vegas – Vegas Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy played and coached in three established NHL sports cities and two AHL cities, including Grand Rapids from 2001-02, before arriving in Las Vegas. After the Golden Knights hoisted the Stanley Cup in the team’s sixth NHL season

Detroit — This NHL Entry Draft is more than just Connor Bedard, who may be the next great superstar in the league. It’s more than Michigan’s Adam Fantilli, who could be a huge star in his own right. This year’s Entry Draft, June 28 (round 1) and 29 (rounds 2-7) in Nashville will have quite

Detroit — The Red Wings named Dan Watson head coach of the minor league affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday. Watson, who has been coach of the Toledo Walleye (another Wings minor league affiliate) the past six seasons, will be formally introduced 11 a.m. Thursday in Grand Rapids at Van Andel Arena. Watson becomes the