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Associated Press  |  The Detroit News The Detroit Red Wings traded the rights to forward Dmytro Timashov to the New York Islanders for future considerations. Timashov, the Ukrainian-born Swede who turned 24 in October, appeared in five games with the Red Wings in 2019-20 after the team claimed him off waivers from Toronto on Feb.

The Detroit News Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan talks about the NHL’s plans to start the regular season on Jan. 13, the economic impact on Wings owner Christopher Ilitch and ex-NHL referee Paul Stewart discusses his rocky relationship with ex-captain Steve Yzerman. Here’s the highlights from episode 41 of OctoPulse: ►1:30: NHL/NHLPA close in on

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News The anticipation is building. As the NHL crawls to establishing a report date to training camp and a start to the regular season, there is a sense Red Wings fans will actually get to watch some games beginning next month. Games in which the Wings look to be far

Associated Press  |  Associated Press NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year’s Day, a person with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press on Tuesday. Owners and players, with the hopes of getting

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The NHL is another step closer to beginning its regular season next month. The NHL and NHL Players Association are no longer negotiating financial terms of the collective bargaining agreement, and are aiming for a 56-game season starting Jan. 13, according to Canadian sports networks TSN and Sportsnet. If

Tony Paul   | The Detroit News The Tigers and Red Wings are staying put. The teams announced Tuesday they have agreed to a multi-year extension with flagship radio station 97.1 The Ticket. The Tigers and Red Wings first teamed up with The Ticket in 2001, back when the Ticket was solely based on 1270-AM. Simulcast

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — If you’ve been gorging on football, getting ready for the holidays, or just returning from an extended Thanksgiving vacation, well, there’s still no hockey. There has been no formal announcement of an NHL return, a schedule, or when training camp will even begin. There’s been reported progress,

Nolan Bianchi   | The Detroit News The Detroit Red Wings haven’t played a game since March 10, but some reprieve is on the way for hockey fans in North America. A handful of the Wings’ top prospects will play in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Championships, taking place in Edmonton and Red Deer, Canada, from

John Wawrow  |  Associated Press Time has all but run out on the NHL’s hope to start the season Jan. 1, with the league and NHL Players’ Association now focusing their discussions on opening play in mid-January, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Friday. A mid-January start date has become

The Detroit News Goaltender Calvin Pickard became the 10th member of the Red Wings’ organization to be loaned to a European team during the coronavirus pandemic. Pickard, who posted a 17-12-4 record and a 2.86 goals against average with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League and an 0-2-0 record and a 5.46

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The last game the Red Wings played was March 10 at Little Caesars Arena. The Wings lost, 5-2, typical of the season. The Wings practiced the next day, traveled to Washington, but on March 12 their game against Capitals was canceled and the NHL regular season paused due

Mark Falkner   | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Freshman defenseman Owen Power on Michigan conference call Michigan freshman defenseman Owen Power talks about the team’s 4-0 start and the weekend series against Notre Dame. Hockey Canada’s Scott Salmond put to rest any possibility that Wolverines phenom Owen Power could be invited to the

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — When is the NHL finally going to play? Here it is, Thanksgiving weekend, and normally the league would be approaching the quarter mark of the regular season and playoff projections already would taking place. Because of the pandemic, none of that is happening. The arenas are empty, players in

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit – When you look at the list of players drafted in the seventh (now final) round who have gone on to success in the NHL, it is rather eye-opening. There are Stanley Cup champions such as forwards Ondrej Palat (Tampa Bay) and Patric Hornqvist (with Pittsburgh, now playing for

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — When you devise a mental picture of an old-age defensemen, you have this big, bruising player who punishes fast-skating forwards with thunderous hits and thinks defense first. And these days, the popular model is they are generally small, fast and offensive-minded. Donovan Sebrango, one of two Red Wings’

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit – In retrospect, everything turned out fine for defenseman Alex Cotton, the Red Wings’ fifth-round draft pick last month. But make no mistake about it. Not getting drafted when he was eligible in June 2019, not hearing his name called through seven rounds, spurred Cotton on to a

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit – The Red Wings’ iconic jersey will be getting a tweak a few times this season. The NHL unveiled its new Adidas Reverse Retro alternate jersey – a nod to the 31 teams’ throwback jerseys with modern twists. Each jersey is inspired by one historical significance for the

The Detroit News Top 2021 NHL prospect Owen Power was named the first star in his NCAA debut with the men’s hockey team at the University of Michigan on Saturday. Power, a 6’5″, 215-pound defenseman who has been compared to Stanley Cup champion defenseman and 2020 Conn Smythe Trophy winner Victor Hedman of the Tampa Bay

The Detroit News Ted Kulfan talks about Anthony Mantha’s new four-year, $22.8 million contract and he projects the early lineup combinations when the Wings return to action. Also on this week’s podcast is an interview with former Red Wings draft pick Wes McCauley, voted by the players the No. 1 referee in the NHL. Here’s the

The Detroit News Ted Kulfan talks about Anthony Mantha’s new four-year, $22.8 million contract and he projects the early lineup combinations when the Wings return to action. Also on this week’s podcast is an interview with former Red Wings draft pick Wes McCauley, voted by the players the No. 1 referee in the NHL. Here’s the