If Steve Yzerman wants an experienced voice behind the Detroit Red Wings‘ bench, Barry Trotz just became a leading candidate. In a surprise move from the New York Islanders, 10 days after the end of the season, general manager Lou Lamoriello fired Trotz with one year left on his contract on Monday. “It would be
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With the Detroit Red Wings missing the playoffs this season, Red Wings fans will have to sit through another postseason without their favourite team. Watching the playoffs without any kind of emotional investment is not the same, but you would be hard-pressed to find a hockey fan who fully supports the practice of bandwagon jumping.
Detroit — There’s potentially a new candidate in the Red Wings’ search for a head coach. And it’s a pretty big, somewhat unexpected, name. Coach Barry Trotz was relieved of his duties Monday morning by the New York Islanders, suddenly becoming one of the bigger available names out there as far as head-coaching candidates. Trortz,
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Patrick Brown, Kyle Knopp and Delaney Rimer are the muckers who make up
Ten seconds remained in the season and Tyler Bertuzzi had just clanked a shot off a goal post. Sam Gagner got the puck, had an open net — and made a pass to Bertuzzi. When Bertuzzi’s second attempt at 30 goals crossed the goal line on April 29 in Newark, New Jersey, his Detroit Red Wings teammates
Detroit — The season didn’t go as planned for the Red Wings. This was a season the Wings were expected to inch closer to a playoff berth and take another step forward in the rebuild. There were positives. Just not enough of them, not nearly enough, and ultimately it cost Jeff Blashill the head-coaching job
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: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
ON TODAY’S PODCAST: Episode 70 Ted Kulfan previews next week’s NHL draft lottery with the odds of the Red Wings selecting Shane Wright, updates the coaching search to replace Jeff Blashill and Saginaw Spirit GM Dave Drinkill is the interview guest to talk about Michael Misa, the 15-year-old center who was granted ‘exceptional status’ to
What a season it was for the Detroit Red Wings. They began their third year under general manager Steve Yzerman with a rousing performance at home; Tyler Bertuzzi scored four times, Dylan Larkin scored the first goal and rookies Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider earned points in their NHL debuts. Those four players carried their
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: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
It was a quick rejoinder at the end of a long season. A parting shot from a weary captain before a much-needed vacation. But much like it is with his boss, who once skated in the same circles that Dylan Larkin now finds himself in, there was some weight to what he said. In the
Detroit — There are a lot of ways to describe an 82-game NHL season, particularly for a rookie like Lucas Raymond, who had never gone through one before. Some of the words are likely to be a bit colorful, to illustrate the difficulty of it all. Many of them would simply describe how tiring the season
A conceptual plan to put a 25-story apartment tower on the former site of Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit is moving closer to reality. The City of Detroit issued a Phase II building permit Wednesday for vertical construction of the tower, which is to contain 500 housing units. The permit estimates the cost of the construction work covered
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: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s busy offseason includes deciding which of his players to offer new contracts and which to let go. The Wings finished their third season under Yzerman at 32-40-10, showing progress in the first half. In addition to looking for a new coach to replace Jeff Blashill, Yzerman will be
Detroit — Marc Staal still hasn’t finalized the fishing trip. When Staal played game No. 1,000 of his NHL career, on March 12 in Calgary, his Red Wings teammates gifted him a fly-fishing trip in Canada with his brothers. One problem: Jordan, his brother and captain of the Carolina Hurricanes, is still playing in the NHL playoffs. And by
Nolan Bianchi | Special to The Detroit News After a disappointing end to his first season in a Red Wings uniform, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic has something new to play for — his country. Nedeljkovic headlines a long list of players with Michigan ties announced to the US Men’s National Team ahead of the 2022 IIHF Men’s
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: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to
The Detroit Red Wings made the selection of Dylan Larkin as team captain on January 13, 2021; he was a natural selection for the role in many ways. He was the team’s leading scorer and grew up in the area, so he understands what it means to wear the Winged Wheel. After completing his first
Just like that, another season is in the books…..for the Detroit Red Wings at least. In a season where most of the chatter coming out of “Hockeytown” centered around the team’s rookies, the Red Wings saw varying levels of performance from each and every one of their players. For general manager Steve Yzerman, his staff,