The Cup-tested or the up-and-comers? That’s what the Stanley Cup Final comes down to when the best-of-seven series begins Wednesday in Colorado, with the Avalanche looking to play spoiler to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s attempt to become the first team to three-peat since the New York Islanders won four in a row from 1980-84. The Lightning,
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The Detroit Red Wings have signed Finnish goaltender Jussi Olkinuora to a one-year, two-way contract worth $750,000, according to The Hockey News. Olkinuora played on Finland’s gold-medal winning teams at the Olympics and the world championships along with former Red Wings center Valtteri Filppula. The 31-year-old native of Helsinki was a backup on the Olympic
The list of the top 10 or so players in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft remained mostly stagnant throughout the year, with some players shuffling up or down the list but few new players jumping into the conversation. All that has changed in the final weeks leading up to the draft, with a handful of names
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
Some of the most shocking moments on the draft floor have come not from which players are selected in which order, but from which players and picks exchange hands in draft day trades. Some moves are bigger than others, however. For every time we get a move like when goaltender Cory Schneider was traded by
Madison, Wis. — Mari Pietersen stopped 29 shots and Canada hung on to win its sixth under-18 women’s hockey world championship, beating the defending champion United States 3-2 on Monday night at LaBahn Arena. The high-scoring Americans, who entered the game with a tournament-leading 21 goals, scored just twice on 31 shots. Finley McCarthy and
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
The Detroit Red Wings are the reason Frank Nazar III began playing hockey, and now he’s poised to potentially add a major dose of excitement to their rebuild. Nazar was among the players general manager Steve Yzerman and select members of his staff interviewed at the NHL combine earlier this month in Buffalo. It was
Detroit — The greatest hockey team ever assembled? A description like that, when you begin to analyze any championship team in any sport, is difficult because there are different eras, and opinions can be so subjective. But, obviously, the Red Wings’ 2002 Stanley Cup-winning team is right up there with any of the best. It was an amazing collection
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
Nearly one-third of the players on the U.S. team competing in this week’s under-18 women’s world hockey championship are training outside their home states at development programs such as Shattuck-St. Mary’s or Selects Hockey Academy. “There are certain areas of the country … where you’re not necessarily going to be close to an ice rink,”
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
Nearly 30 years ago, goaltender Sean Gauthier was Kris Draper’s teammate when Draper was traded for a dollar to the Detroit Red Wings from the Winnipeg Jets on June 30, 1993. Now, with the 2022 NHL Draft less than a month away on July 7-8, Gauthier’s son could be selected by Draper, the four-time Stanley Cup
Detroit — The Red Wings aren’t going to allow as many goals as they did this past season. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is making sure of that. At his season-ending press conference in May, Nedeljkovic was passionate on the subject of the Wings’ goals-against. The Wings allowed 310 goals, or 3.78 goals-against per game, which was next-to-last in
Gene Myers | Special to Detroit Free Press In the spring of 1997 — a quarter-century ago — the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown 25 Years Later: The Inside Story of How the Stanley
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Alex DeBrincat sits atop one insider’s trade board and says it’s a matter of time before the winger is moved. Meanwhile. there is an update on the status of talks between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. Will the Vancouver Canucks have worked things out with J.T. Miller by
The Detroit Red Wings have signed their biggest Swedish prospect (literally), paving his path to North America. Elmer Söderblom, a sixth-round pick from 2019, is coming off a breakout season in the Swedish Hockey League, where the 6-foot-8, 249-pound forward recorded 21 goals among 33 points in 52 games for Frölunda. Söderblom, who turns 21 on
The immediate knee-jerk reaction to the Detroit Red Wings drafting eighth overall in the 2022 draft is that they need to target a high-end forward with the pick, with the preference being a center rather than a winger. After selecting Moritz Seider sixth overall in 2019 and Simon Edvinsson sixth overall in 2021, the Red
Detroit — The Red Wings have officially added an intriguing prospect to their depth chart. Forward Elmer Soderblom signed a three-year entry-level contract Thursday, and will challenge for an NHL job during the start of September’s training camp. Wings fans aren’t going to miss Soderblom, 20, on the ice. Officially listed at 6-foot-8, 249 pounds, Soderblom has