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Detroit — There’s a lesson here from Red Wings forward Adam Erne that any young athlete can take to heart. Heading into and out of training camp, Erne’s season didn’t appear to look rosy. Coach Jeff Blashill didn’t have Erne on the power play. Erne’s role in the lineup was limited. And to top it

Detroit — Those who watched the Red Wings religiously this season know it to be true. And it’s been the case for the last couple seasons, for sure. The Wings have trouble scoring goals. They ranked 30th (out of 31 teams) in the NHL this season, averaging a weak 2.23 goals per game, which was still

Detroit — Some athletes you just cannot picture in another uniform but the one they’ve worn their entire career. Luke Glendening, if not at that point yet, is pretty close. Really, can any Red Wings fan truly envision Glendening wearing another hockey sweater? Glendening has spent eight seasons with the Wings after signing out of Michigan

Nick Paul scored in overtime on a 2-and-1 break with Ottawa Senators teammate Connor Brown and Canada won its 27th world hockey title, beating Finland 3-2 on Sunday night. Brown slid the puck over to Paul and he beat goaltender Jussi Olkinuora 6:26 into the extra frame. Andrew Mangiapane, whose arrival midway through the preliminary

Detroit — The Red Wings are bringing back head coach Jeff Blashill. But there will, nonetheless, be changes within the coaching staff, which was probably to be expected given the Wings’ record the last several seasons. During the announcement last month of Blashill’s return, GM Steve Yzerman said assistant coach Dan Bylsma was not coming

Detroit — Jonathan Bernier wants to see this through. The last couple of Red Wings seasons have involved a lot of losing, many difficult nights, and a bright future that seemed a ways away. After this past season, those rosier days look a little closer. And Bernier, a veteran goaltender who can be an unrestricted free agent,

Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings winding up sixth in Wednesday’s NHL Draft Lottery, Steve Yzerman’s subdued reaction and why Winnipeg’s Mark Scheifele deserves a suspension for a Game 1 hit on Montreal’s Jake Evans. Here are the highlights from episode 56 of the The Detroit News/OctoPulse podcast, which includes an interview with

It was more than quarter-century ago now that Steve Yzerman was standing at a craps table in Las Vegas, enjoying an offseason break during his Hall of Fame playing career. A couple of Red Wings fans from Windsor spotted him, but given Detroit’s history of playoff failures back then — Yzerman and his teammates hadn’t

Detroit — As usual, the Red Wings had no luck at Wednesday’s NHL Draft lottery. The Wings went into the televised event with the sixth-best odds to land the top pick overall — and that’s where they’ll be picking, sixth overall, after draws were complete Wednesday at the NHL Network headquarters. Buffalo, with the league’s worst

By John Wawrow |  Associated Press Buffalo, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sabres won the NHL draft lottery and the expansion Seattle Kraken jumped up the order to take the No. 2 pick Wednesday night. The Sabres have the No. 1 pick for the fourth time in franchise history and second in three years. It marks a

Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of profiles of the top prospects for the NHL Draft on July 23-24, 2021. For the second straight year, the Detroit Red Wings may use a first-round draft pick on a rising star from the Frolunda Indians of the Swedish Hockey League. Last year with the

It’s not a curse. I swear, it isn’t. It’s not a curse that Detroit’s professional sports teams currently are mired in mediocrity, banished from the playoffs, stricken by injuries, haunted by history, dogged by untimely departures and destined to drop in every draft lottery even if they somehow snuck into league headquarters and stamped their

Detroit — The Red Wings haven’t been particularly fortunate when it comes to the NHL Draft Lottery. Is Wednesday going to be different? They’ll get another opportunity in what has become one of the most intriguing evenings of the offseason for Wings fans. By virtue of season records, the Wings have the sixth-best odds — 7.6% — of upsetting the field

Detroit — Red Wings fans who strolled from the barbecue or lawn chair Monday had another chance to gaze at the Red Wings’ future. Moritz Seider was playing for Germany in the world championships against Team USA — and didn’t look out of place as a 20-year-old defenseman. Team USA won the game 2-0 — which included a

Associated Press Las Vegas — Mattias Janmark had his first career hat trick and the Vegas Golden Knights eliminated the Minnesota Wild with a 6-2 win Friday night in Game 7 of their opening-round series. It marked the first time the Golden Knights hosted a Game 7 after losing in San Jose in 2018 and defeating

Detroit  —  In a hockey season that almost wasn’t because of the pandemic, Givani Smith was thankful for the chance to play and get back to doing what he loves most. That’s being on the ice, and doing so with a fearlessness that makes him an intriguing prospect for the Red Wings. In the summer

Detroit — Michigan hockey will likely be well represented at this summer’s NHL Entry Draft. If there was any more doubt, it was quashed Thursday when three Michigan Wolverines — defenseman Owen Power and forwards Kent Johnson and Matthew Beniers — were ranked in the top six of the final rankings by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau for

Ted Kulfan takes a look at Tyler Bertuzzi’s future after back surgery, Justin Abdelkader’s comeback attempt with Team USA at the world championships, Jimmy Howard’s retirement and how the Penguins could’ve used Jonathan Bernier in goal. Here are the highlights from episode 55 of the The Detroit News/OctoPulse podcast, which includes an interview with possible

Detroit — Early in any conversation you get the sense Jimmy Howard is happy, content and greatly enjoying retirement. Howard, 37, was an unrestricted free agent last summer but was not brought back by the Red Wings, and he didn’t have his heart set on playing anywhere else. As the pandemic raged on and the NHL season

Detroit — All three are forwards, all have been impactful on and off the ice — and all three might have played their last games for the Detroit Red Wings. There are many items on general manager Steve Yzerman’s to-do list this summer, many personnel decisions to be made, including determining the futures of Darren Helm, Valtteri Filppula