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Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — Jeff Blashill, like any hockey fan at this point of November, is ready for the sport to begin. It’s definitely feeling like hockey weather again, and the Red Wings’ head coach has been excited in recent days with news nuggets flowing that the NHL could be ready

The Detroit News The University of Michigan will not release defenseman Owen Power to participate in Canada’s selection camp for the 2021 world junior hockey championship, which begins on Christmas Day in a bubble environment in Edmonton. Power, one of the top prospects for the 2021 NHL draft and a possible draft choice of the

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — There have been many items to cross off and take care of for the Red Wings during this long pandemic-ravaged offseason. Near the top of the list was making sure the young players, somehow, continue playing. “It was extremely important,” said Shawn Horcoff, the Wings’ director of player development. “We

Associated Press  |  Associated Press The NHL could go with a temporary realignment of its teams for next season during the COVID-19 pandemic. The league also is contemplating a reduced schedule and temporary hubs. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said realignment could help with ongoing travel restrictions for Canada and mandated quarantines for visiting certain states

Associated Press  |  The Detroit News Seattle — The expansion Seattle Kraken expect to have the main portion of their training facility open in plenty of time for the team’s first NHL season. The primary NHL rink, locker rooms, training areas and front office space are on target to be finished by mid-July, Kraken senior

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit – Justin Abdelkader accomplished his childhood dream, playing for the Detroit Red Wings. Abdelkader wrote about his love for the Wings and his 13 years of playing for the franchise in a Players Tribune article. Abdelkader, a Muskegon native who played at Michigan State, was drafted by the Wings in the second

Detroit — If Red Wings draft pick Kyle Aucoin needs advice about his hockey career, he has an invaluable resource right in the house. His dad Adrian played 18 years in the NHL, with seven teams, while playing a staggering 1,108 games. “He’s always been my role model, someone I could always look up to,” said

Associated Press  |  Associated Press Frisco, Texas — Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin will need about five months of rehabilitation and recovery after surgery to repair the torn labrum in his hip that he played with during the Stanley Cup playoffs. Goaltender Ben Bishop is facing a similar recovery time following his second knee surgery.

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — After a busy offseason, the Detroit Red Wings still might not be ready to finalize their roster. As of Wednesday, the Wings had 22 players signed (on a 23-man roster) with $9.538 million available on an $81.5 million salary cap. So there’s still room for general manager

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — Anthony Mantha’s new contract with the Red Wings keeps the team’s salary commitments manageable, and keeps a key piece in the team’s rebuild in Detroit for at least the next four seasons. A day after signing Mantha to a four-year contract worth $22.8 million ($5.7 million annual

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings have secured a big piece of their rebuild. The Wings announced Tuesday they’ve re-signed restricted free agent forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract worth $22.8 million, with a $5.7-million salary-cap hit each season. It’s the longest and most expensive contract general manager Steve

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings have secured a big piece of their rebuild for the foreseeable future. The Wings announced Tuesday they’ve re-signed restricted free agent forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract worth $22.8 million, with a $5.7-million salary-cap hit each season. The 6-foot-5, 234-pound right wing continues

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Meet Cross Hanas, the last of the Red Wings’ three second-round draft choices last month. Hanas, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound offensively skilled left wing, is from that hockey hotbed of … Dallas. Say what? Yes, Dallas. In the football-mad state of Texas. Home of the Cowboys and Friday Night Lights.  But it’s

The Detroit News Defenseman Owen Power of the University of Michigan is one of 47 players selected to attend Canada’s world junior selection camp from Nov. 16-Dec. 13 in Red Deer, Alberta. Power, a native of Mississauga, Ontario, is trying to make the Canadian team at the world championships inside the bubble environment in Edmonton from Dec. 5-Jan.

The Detroit News Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan talks about general manager Steve Yzerman setting the team’s payroll structure with the Tyler Bertuzzi arbitration case and retired NHL broadcaster Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick is the guest on this week’s episode. Here are some of the highlights from episode 39 of the OctoPulse podcast. ►:45: Tyler

Associated Press Glendale, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes renounced their rights Thursday to their top 2020 draft pick after saying they learned more about his bullying of a Black classmate with developmental disabilities four years ago. The team parted ways with Mitchell Miller after taking criticism for selecting him in the fourth round earlier this

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit – The start of the professional hockey season keeps getting punted forward. The American Hockey League, the minor league development arm of the NHL, announced Wednesday it’s aiming for a Feb. 5 start to its 2020-21 regular season. The AHL had originally planned for a Dec. 1 delayed

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — Tyler Bertuzzi has no hard feeling toward the Red Wings. Sure, Bertuzzi basically lost his salary arbitration hearing, Tuesday’s decision coming in at a $3.5 million salary for Bertuzzi (he filed for $4.25 million and the Wings $3.15 million), but again, no hard feelings. There’s no disappointment

Mark Falkner   | The Detroit News When Detroit Red Wings center Sam Gagner had eight points in one game in 2012 to tie an Edmonton Oilers club record set by Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey, Gagner received congratulations that night from Hall of Famers Gretzky and Coffey. Gagner says nothing compared, though, to the time

Pat Graham  |  Associated Press Denver — Over a month’s span, defenseman Devon Toews recorded a hat trick of memorable moments: making the Eastern Conference finals with the New York Islanders, getting married and being dealt to the Colorado Avalanche. Now, add in another — a lucrative payday. The 26-year-old Toews agreed to a four-year