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Detroit — The Red Wings went back to Sweden with their first pick Friday, selecting defenseman Simon Edvinsson. The 6-foot-5, 207 pound Edvinsson played 24 games for Frolunda and Vasteras in Sweden, and has been compared to Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman because of his size and mobility. The Red Wings then traded their picks at

Detroit — The Red Wings went back to Sweden with their first pick Friday, selecting defenseman Simon Edvinsson. The 6-foot-5, 207 pound Edvinsson played 24 games for Frolunda and Vasteras in Sweden, and has been compared to Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman because of his size and mobility. The Red Wings then traded their picks at

Detroit — Sometimes an athlete gets traded to a city and team that isn’t a match, or isn’t an ideal fit. That would not be an apt description with new Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic. Acquired Thursday by the Wings from Carolina for the rights to unrestricted free-agent goalie Jonathan Bernier and a third-round pick in

Detroit — Get ready for what should be a wild NHL Entry Draft. The Red Wings have the sixth and 22nd picks during Friday’s first round. They acquired the latter from Washington in the Anthony Mantha trade. Detroit will be in the thick of the intrique in what could be one of the most unpredictable drafts in

Detroit — The Red Wings don’t have at easy to begin next regular season. The Wings will open the 2021-22 season at home, Oct. 14, against two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay. The Wings will host 17 weekend home games (four Fridays, 10 Saturdays and three Sundays), ultimately ending the regular-season before ending April 29 in

Detroit — The Red Wings will have a new look in net next season, and possibly for the foreseeable future. The Wings acquired goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday for the rights to unrestricted free-agent goaltender Jonathan Bernier and a third-round draft pick (94th overall) in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft. Nedeljkovic, 25, is a restricted free

Detroit — The Red Wings will have a new look in net next season. The Wings acquired goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from the Carolina Hurricanes for the rights to unrestricted free-agent goaltender Jonathan Bernier and a third-round draft pick (Vegas’, 94th overall) in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft. Nedeljkovic, 25, is a restricted free agent with arbitration rights,

Detroit — The Red Wings have secured one of their young building blocks. Forward Michael Rasmussen, a restricted free agent, signed a three-year contract extension Thursday, worth $4.38 million ($1.46 million salary cap hit). Rasmussen, 22, took a major step forward this season. The 2017 first-round draft pick (ninth overall) played in 40 games this season,

Tim Booth |  Associated Press Seattle — Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday the NHL schedule will include a break for the 2022 Winter Olympics even though there is no commitment the league’s players will go to Beijing in February. “I don’t believe there will be an update on the Olympics by the time we release the schedule,” Bettman

Tim Booth |  Associated Press Seattle — The Kraken expansion draft lacked drama after all 30 picks leaked out hours before they were revealed, but it had plenty of Seattle to introduce the NHL’s 32nd franchise. One pick was announced by an octopus from the Seattle Aquarium. Another came written on a fish thrown in the city’s legendary

Detroit —  It took most of Wednesday to find out, but the hockey world finally learned who the Red Wings lost in the NHL Expansion Draft. The fledgling Seattle Kraken picked defenseman Dennis Cholowski, a Vancouver native who returns to play in the Pacific Northwest. The move was announced on the ESPN2 national broadcast of the expansion draft, which

By Tim Booth |  Associated Press Seattle — The first roster for the Seattle Kraken won’t include Carey Price. The Montreal Canadiens goaltender was not selected by the Kraken in the NHL expansion draft, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team

Detroit — The roster the Red Wings have today isn’t going to look the same by Wednesday evening. The Wings and 29 other NHL teams (Vegas is exempt) are each going to lose one player, as the Seattle Kraken stockpile their first roster in the NHL Expansion Draft. The Wings released their protected list Saturday, players

Detroit — Robby Fabbri was back to playing hockey on a hot Monday afternoon. Granted, it was street hockey, as part of the Red Wings’ “Street Hockey in The D: Summer Series,” but it was hockey with a bunch of enthusiastic kids. But Fabbri, who said he had a “little concussion” at the end of the season

Detroit — The Red Wings will return to the ice at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday, Sept. 30, for their first of four home preseason games. The Wings announced their eight-game preseason schedule Monday. The schedule is: ►Wednesday, Sept. 29: at Blackhawks (8:30) ►Thursday, Sept. 30: vs. Sabres (7:30) ►Saturday, Oct. 2: vs. Blue Jackets

Detroit — One big, bold mystery. That’s what this 2021 NHL Entry Draft is shaping up to be, with so many unknowns whirring around teams and prospects. The league will hold the first round of the draft on Friday, and rounds two through seven on Saturday. There will likely be many gasps and surprises, as so

Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of profiles of the top prospects for the NHL Draft on July 23-24, 2021. Peterborough center Mason McTavish knows first-hand about Steve Yzerman’s success with the Ontario Hockey League’s Petes. Before leading the Detroit Red Wings to three Stanley Cups in 1997, 1998 and 2002 and a fourth

Detroit — Nick Leddy knows he has something to offer the Red Wings, and it’s a valuable asset. “A veteran presence,” said Leddy, 30, who the Wings acquired Friday from the New York Islanders in exchange for forward Richard Panik, a second-round draft pick in next week’s draft, and retaining half of Panik’s $2.7 million salary

Detroit — After much hand-wringing and speculation, the availabile and protected lists for Wednesday’s expansion draft were released Sunday morning. There were some big and surprising names around the NHL, but for the Red Wings, the list was pretty much as expected. They protected seven forwards, three defensemen and one goaltender, as expected, leaving off several notable (but

Detroit — The moves are beginning to happen. The Red Wings acquired defenseman Nick Leddy from the New York Islanders on Friday in exchange for forward Richard Panik and a second-round draft choice (originally Edmonton’s), the 52nd overall, in next week’s NHL Entry Draft. Leddy, 30, has one year left on his contract at a