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By Stephen Whyno |  Associated Press Jersey advertisements are coming to the NHL. The league will allow teams to put sponsor patches on jerseys beginning with the 2022-23 season after the board of governors unanimously approved the move, according to a person with knowledge of a memo sent this week. The person spoke to The Associated

Detroit — Sometimes contract negotiations can be difficult and frustrating, but it doesn’t sound like Adam Erne’s dealings with the Red Wings this summer were anything like that. Erne and the Wings settled on a two-year contract Sunday worth $4.2 million ($2.1 million salary cap hit). Erne, 26, a restricted free agent with salary arbitration rights,

Detroit — Adam Erne had a career-best season, and Sunday he was rewarded for it. Erne, a restricted free agent, agreed to a two-year contact worth $4.2 million ($2.1 million salary cap hit) with the Red Wings. By agreeing to the contract, the two sides avoided salary arbitration later this week. The Wings also worked out

Detroit — Red Savage, the Red Wings’ fourth-round draft pick this summer, has a good knowledge of the organization’s front office. His dad, Brian, was a longtime NHL player and built relationships with many former Wings players. Being part of the Plymouth Township-based U.S. National Team Development Program, Wings scouts have been around the rink monitoring Savage quite a

Detroit — Ryan Martin is leaving the Red Wings for the New York Rangers. Martin spent the last 14 years in the Wings’ organization, including the last nine as the team’s assistant general manager and  general manager of the AHL affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins. Under Martin, the Griffins won the Calder Cup in 2013 and 2017.

Detroit — Jordan Oesterle was the typical Red Wings fan growing up. Oesterle went to games at Joe Louis Arena — his parents were season ticket-holders — he was a huge fan of Nicklas Lidstrom, being a defenseman himself, and he followed the team through all the good times and bitter disappointments. “Those guys were unbelievable,” Oesterle said. “To

Detroit — The best part about the last few days for Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana, after agreeing Tuesday to a three-year contract worth $15.75 million? He can now concentrate solely on hockey. “It was kind of a process, but I’m happy it works for both sides,” Vrana said Wednesday from Sweden on a Zoom call. Vrana’s

Andrew Seligman |  Associated Press Chicago — Tony Esposito made an immediate mark on the Chicago Blackhawks and a lasting impression on the NHL. Esposito, the pioneering Hall of Famer who spent almost his entire 16-year career with the Blackhawks, died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, the team announced Tuesday. He was 78. Esposito, who helped

Detroit — The Red Wings and forward Jakub Vrana found middle ground and avoided a messy arbitration hearing. Vrana, a restricted free agent, was scheduled for an arbitration hearing Wednesday with his still relatively new team. But the two sides came to an agreement Tuesday on a three-year contract worth $15.75 million ($5.25 million per season

Detroit — What a strange hockey season this was for Red Wings draft pick Pasquale Zito. Or non season, which made it so unique. The Wings’ recent sixth-round pick in the NHL Entry Draft didn’t play a game this past season. Zito’s Windsor Spitfires are part of the Ontario Hockey League, which never got started due

Detroit — Two Red Wings have filed for salary arbitration, slated for later this month. Restricted free-agent forwards Jakub Vrana and Adam Erne filed before Sunday’s deadline. Agents for the two players can now continue to negotiate with general manager Steve Yzerman, and if no agreement is reached, an arbitrator will make a determination of each player’s salary

Detroit — The Red Wings kept busy during this offseason Saturday, signing Tyler Bertuzzi to a two-year contract. Bertuzzi, a restricted free agent, agreed to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million ($4.75 million per season salary cap hit). The two sides were able to agree on only a one-year contract the previous summer — worth

Detroit — The Red Wings kept busy during this off-season Saturday, signing Tyler Bertuzzi to a two-year contract. Bertuzzi, a restricted free agent, agreed to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million ($4.75 million per season salary cap hit). The two sides were able to agree on only a one-year contract the previous summer — worth

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the improved Red Wings after Day 3 of free agency, the odds of Detroit reaching the .500 level for the first time in six years and 2020 draft pick Cross Hanas is the interview guest on The Detroit News’ OctoPulse podcast. The Red Wings haven’t reached the .500 level

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the new-look Red Wings after Day 3 of free agency, the odds of Detroit reaching the .500 level for the first time in six years and 2020 draft pick Cross Hanas is the interview guest on The Detroit News’ OctoPulse podcast. The Red Wings haven’t reached the .500 level

Detroit — There was a lot of mystery attached to this NHL offseason. Nobody really knew, for sure, how active it was going to be. A lot of teams were hamstrung by the salary cap, and not a lot of teams had ample space to add salary (the Red Wings being one of those lucky teams).

Detroit  — The Red Wings added more forward depth Friday, as general manager Steve Yzerman returned to his Tampa connections. The Wings acquired center Mitchell Stephens from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Stephens, 24, has appeared in 45 games for the back-to-back Stanley Cup-champion

Detroit  — The Red Wings added more forward depth Friday, as general manager Steve Yzerman returned to his Tampa connections. The Wings acquired center Mitchell Stephens from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Stephens, 24, has appeared in 45 games for the back-to-back Stanley Cup-champion

Detroit — Steve Yzerman finally came up for air Thursday after a frenetic period for the Red Wings and the rest of the NHL. A flurry of trades, the expansion draft, the NHL Entry Draft and the start of unrestricted free agency all occurred over approximately two weeks. The Wings were involved in all of it. Now, about eight weeks

Detroit — New Red Wings forward Pius Suter remembers playing occasionally with Tyler Bertuzzi and Robby Fabbri, his new teammates and former linemates in junior hockey in Guelph. Suter’s eyes kind of lit up thinking about it, actually. “We played a few games together,” Suter said during Thursday’s media Zoom call, a day after signing with