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Russian Kirill Tyutyayev scored two goals and 2020 first-round draft pick Lucas Raymond added his first goal as a Red Wing in a 5-4 victory on Thursday night in the 2021 NHL Prospect Tournament at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. Joe Veleno and Chase Pearson also scored goals, Jonatan Berggren had two assists, and goalie Victor Brattstrom made 30

The Red Wings will have a new helmet sponsor this season and it’s a familiar name for Michigan residents. The team announced a deal with Meijer on Wednesday that will feature the grocery store chain’s logo on both sides of the Wings’ home, away and practice helmets, starting with this week’s NHL Prospect Tournament in Traverse

Detroit — There has been much written and talked about the Red Wings’ many draft picks of recent years. With the NHL team rebuilding, hope and expectations have been placed on the young players who will be the future. Wings fans are finally going to see most of them on the ice —  and even in a Wings sweater.

Detroit — The Red Wings have everyone signed and ready for training camp. Forward Givani Smith, the last of the team’s unsigned restricted free agents, signed a two-year contract on Tuesday. Terms weren’t immediately released. Smith, a 2016 second-round draft pick, is likely to get his first prolonged opportunity to land an NHL job this season. Smith, 23, is

Detroit — A new hockey season brings a new chance to wipe away the frustrations or disappointments of the previous campaign. In about a month, every NHL team will have that opportunity to forget whatever happened during the last pandemic-shortened season (or two such seasons, actually). The Red Wings are no different. Although last season was a

Detroit — There are hockey players whose fathers are, or have been, coaches at various levels. It’s fairly common, and they talk about the certain difficulties that can present. But how about having a dad who is an NHL scout? That’s a different twist. More direct and pointed analysis. Red Wings draft pick Oscar Plandowski, a

Detroit — In a perfect hockey world the Red Wings would have preferred to let defenseman Filip Hronek gradually adapt to the NHL. Let him play a little less, learn on the job accordingly, and then take on bigger roles with increased responsibility. But, the Red Wings didn’t have that luxury. The way the roster was

Detroit — The Red Wings will have a lengthy list of interesting prospects participating in the upcoming prospect tournament. The Wings released their roster for the NHL Prospect Tournament, which begins Sept. 16 — the Wings will play Dallas at 7 p.m. — and runs through Sept. 20 at Centre Ice Arena in Traverse City. The Wings’ roster is highlighted by

Detroit — The Red Wings announced a pair of changes for start times for games this coming season. The game against New Jersey, on Dec. 18 at Little Caesars Arena, will begin at 8 p.m. Also, the Jan. 31 game at LCA against Anaheim has been changed to 7:30 p.m. The hockey season is about to begin soon.

The Red Wings locked up one of their young defensive pieces on Friday. The team announced it signed defenseman Filip Hronek, who was a restricted free agent, to a three-year contract worth $13.2 million. He will count $4.4 million against the salary cap through the 2023-24 season. Hronek, 23, played in all 56 games last season

By Stephen Whyno |  Associated Press The NHL plans to punish unvaccinated players more harshly if they test positive for the coronavirus as part of new protocols for the upcoming season. Teams will be able to suspend unvaccinated players without pay if they cannot participate in hockey activities as part of the protocols, according to a

By Stephen Whyno and John Wawrow |  Associated Press The NHL is set to return to the Olympics in Beijing this winter after reaching an agreement with international officials, though the league and players have the opportunity to withdraw if pandemic circumstances warrant. The NHL, its players’ union, the International Olympic Committee and the International Ice

The Red Wings added some needed depth on Thursday by signing right-shooting forward Carter Rowney to a one-year deal. Rowney recorded six assists in 19 games with the Anaheim Ducks last season before he injured his left knee in a collision on Feb. 22. The injury cut his season short and he had surgery to

Detroit — Chris Granger, a home-run hire when he was tapped by the Ilitches to oversee business operations for the Tigers, Red Wings and Little Caesars Arena, is poised to leave the organization, representatives from Ilitch Holdings announced Wednesday. Granger will become CEO of facilities, media and conferences for the Pennsylvania-based Oak View Group, which specializes

Detroit — The best part about it for Carter Mazur wasn’t just being drafted by the Red Wings. But add to it, Mazur was surrounded by family and friends at a Jackson sports bar on July 24, the second day of the Entry Draft. To share that excitement and emotion with everyone made the entire experience more

Detroit —  The future appears bright for the Tigers and Pistons, who have received good grades for their recent drafts. The Red Wings are in a similar position. General manager Steve Yzerman and his scouting staff have stockpiled a jaw-dropping amount of draft picks and valued prospects since Yzerman’s return to Detroit in 2019. The deft

Detroit —  A month from now, the Red Wings will be on the ice in Traverse City as training camp commences. If it feels as if last season just ended, that’s accurate. As the NHL gets back on its regular calendar schedule — last season was pushed back and shortened due to the pandemic —

Detroit — The NHL is returning to its traditional divisional alignment this coming season. For the Red Wings and their fans, that means no more Nashville, Chicago, Carolina and Dallas almost every other evening (or so it seemed). Because of the pandemic, the NHL realigned and attempted another geographic-centric divisional alignment in which teams only played

Slowly but surely, the remaining evidence of Ken Holland’s final years as Detroit Red Wings general manager is being erased. Center Frans Nielsen received a buyout on the final year of the six-year, $31.5 million deal he signed with the Red Wings in 2016, CapFriendly.com reported Thursday. An additional buyout window was triggered by Detroit settling its arbitration

Detroit — How the Red Wings’ defense has evolved over the last 17 months is startling. Simply comparing the two Wings’ lineups from then to now, you see you it plainly. Here is how was playing on defense for the Wings on March 10, 2020, against Carolina, the last Wings’ game before the pandemic would temporarily shut sports