Lucas Raymond ended his extraordinary rookie season with an assist and a celebration — and a need to decompress. The 20-year-old was one of three Detroit Red Wings to last all 82 games, more than double what he was used to in his native Sweden. He played big minutes, too, earning a job on the
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Detroit — Alex Nedeljkovic has been at Little Caesars Arena working out the last few days, getting ready for the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships later this month in Finland. The Red Wings’ goaltender will be playing for Team USA and is happy to be competing in the prestigious tournament. “To be able to play
Detroit — Having been through this before, Robby Fabbri quickly knew what had happened. It was the March 10 game against Minnesota and Fabbri went into the corner for a puck battle. So did Minnesota defenseman Jon Merrill, a former Wings teammate, and the two got entangled. “We’re both thinking the same thing, stick on puck,” Fabbri
Now that the Detroit Red Wings’ 2021-22 season has come to a close, everyone’s eyes will be on the future. Who will come to Detroit and who will go? What prospects will get to make the leap to the NHL? The questions one can ask are endless but there is one burning question that was
Robby Fabbri shed his crutches and brace at the end of April, but whether he’ll be lacing up skates in October is in question. The Detroit Red Wings forward cautioned that his recovery from ACL surgery on his right knee could push past training camp and the start of the season. “We’re going to play
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
Dylan Larkin opted for surgery before this season ended to get a head start on rehabbing. The Detroit Red Wings captain sounded excited as he anticipated a summer of change. For the first time since entering the NHL in 2015, he’ll be guided by a new coach. Larkin said Jeff Blashill’s dismissal by general manager
The Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs in 2021-22, making it the sixth straight year they’ve been on the outside looking in when postseason hockey comes around. That is the second-longest that the team has ever gone without making the playoffs (they missed seven straight times from 1970-71 until 1976-77). Everyone knows that the Red
Dylan Larkin opted for surgery before this season ended to get a head start on rehabbing. The Detroit Red Wings captain sounded excited as he anticipated a summer of change. For the first time since entering the NHL in 2015, he’ll be guided by a new coach. Larkin said Jeff Blashill’s dismissal by general manager
The biggest decision of Steve Yzerman’s tenure as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings is looming. It’s a decision that could change the trajectory of the franchise. If Yzerman hires the right coach, we might see another Stanley Cup parade on Woodward within a few years. If he doesn’t and the new coach is
Detroit — Watching Friday’s Red Wings game in New Jersey, after Tyler Bertuzzi scored his 30th goal in the waning seconds, it was difficult to tell who was more excited. Bertuzzi, or the Wings’ bench? “That was a lot of fun,” Bertuzzi said Tuesday, during an end-of-season media Zoom call. “Just to see the reaction,
Jeff Blashill was the only NHL coach the Detroit Red Wings core knew, and seeing him let go was emotional. Blashill was in his first year in 2015 when he put Dylan Larkin on the team. In 2016, the two celebrated the Wings making the playoffs for what was the 25th consecutive season. But after
Detroit — Dylan Larkin has only had one coach in his seven-year NHL career: Jeff Blashill. So, when Larkin got the news Saturday that Blashill would not be retained by Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman, it stung. “It’s a tough feeling. You don’t want to see anyone get fired or lose their job,” Larkin said
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
Steve Yzerman plans to conduct a wide-open search for a new coach as he looks for someone who can push the team towards greater competitiveness. Yzerman is poised to put his biggest imprint on the Detroit Red Wings since he was named general manager in April 2019 as he searches for a new coach. Jeff
Steve Yzerman has time. He intends to take it. Maybe not so much with finding a new coach, but absolutely with building out his roster. This is how it goes when you captained the team that broke a 42-year drought in Hockeytown. This is how it goes when you help re-establish a city to its
Detroit — There will be changes to the Red Wings’ roster by the time next season begins in October. Don’t be surprised if some of those changes involve the additions of top prospects, defenseman Simon Edvinsson and forward Jonatan Berggren, each of whom had outstanding seasons outside of the NHL. General manager Steve Yzerman spoke
Steve Yzerman doesn’t need a hockey history lesson. He has seen and done just about everything there is to see and do in the game But since we’re talking about the future here, and since the Red Wings’ general manager was openly soliciting job referrals from the media Monday during his postseason wrap-up session, let’s
General manager Steve Yzerman defended his former coach even as he explained why the Detroit Red Wings had to move forward. Yzerman spoke Monday for the first time since announcing the day after the season ended that the Wings would not be renewing Jeff Blashill’s contract. “Ultimately to take that decision, I felt our team
Detroit — When you listened to general manager Steve Yzerman during Monday’s season-ending press conference, in regard to coach Jeff Blashill, it was time to make a change. Yzerman announced two days ago Blashill would not be retained, but despite praising Blashill for his professionalism, work ethic and preparedness, on the ice the Wings had stalled.