Jeff Blashill has a sports-filled weekend planned: Namely, watching his kids play lacrosse and hockey. His seventh season as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings came to an end Friday with a 5-3 victory against the Devils. At some point soon, he is expected to meet with general manager Steve Yzerman. Yzerman can pick
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Gene Myers | Special to the 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 bid farewell to their season as a potential new teammate made his debut and two reached a milestone. Friday’s finale against the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center was it for both teams, with no playoffs awaiting next week. On a night their lead was leveled multiple times, the Wings prevailed, 5-3.
The Red Wings didn’t just show up for the final game of the regular season. They went into New Jersey and came out with a spirited victory, as Pius Suter scored his 15th goal at 10 minutes 33 seconds of the third period, sending the Wings to a 5-3 victory. Suter’s shot barely crossed the
There was definitely some doubt surrounding forward Tyler Bertuzzi heading into this season. Bertuzzi was coming off back surgery that limited him to nine games, all early in the schedule. Given the way Bertuzzi plays, gritty and often around the net waiting for pucks to drop freely, there was the nagging possibility Bertuzzi may have
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
Another Detroit Red Wings season is wrapping up without so much as a whiff of ending their six-year playoff drought, and change seems inevitable. Jeff Blashill, Wings coach for the past seven seasons, might be at the end of the road with the franchise, with our Helene St. James writing Saturday was likely his final
The Detroit Red Wings have a carpe diem and carpe Devils approach to the final game of the season. While playing on the road against a nonplayoff opponent isn’t much to ignite excitement, Friday’s finale at the New Jersey Devils isn’t without appeal. If the Wings win, it would put them at .500 over the last three weeks
If the topic of coach Jeff Blashill’s uncertain future with the Red Wings is weighing on him, he isn’t showing it. Blashill insists it’s not on his mind, as the Wings conclude their regular season Friday in New Jersey. But the moment the final buzzer sounds, the speculation will begin as to whether Blashill will return
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 — Oskar Sundqvist has had a positive impact with the Red Wings since arriving from St. Louis in the trade for Nick Leddy at the trade deadline. Sundqvist has been an impressive net-front presence, a 6-foot-3, 208-pound forward who can shut down opponents and annoy them with his grit and physical play. But there’s also the
Welcome back to Red Wings Wednesday Weekly! In this weekly column, we will take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown. As always, feel
Another Detroit Red Wings season is wrapping up without so much as a whiff of ending their six-year playoff drought, and change seems inevitable. Jeff Blashill, Wings coach for the past seven seasons, might be at the end of the road with the franchise, with our Helene St. James writing Saturday was likely his final
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
As he has labored through his first season in the NHL, Detroit Red Wings rookie Moritz Seider has performed to such a level of dominance he stands to earn an honor that eluded Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom and Sergei Fedorov. With just Friday’s game at the New Jersey Devils remaining, Seider needs one point to become
The Red Wings got an up close and personal look Tuesday at Auston Matthews’ personal rampage through the NHL. Matthews, the NHL’s goal-scoring leader, scored two goals to reach the 60-goal milestone as Toronto defeated the Red Wings, 3-0. Matthews scored No. 60 with a third-period, power-play goal, a wrist shot from the high slot that
The Detroit Red Wings patched their lineup and played their best goalie, but the Toronto Maple Leafs proved why they’re headed to the Stanley Cup playoffs. Led by Alex Nedeljkovic in net, the Wings held Tuesday’s game at Scotiabank Arena scoreless past the halfway point, but Auston Matthews cemented his place in Leafs history when he became
One of the greatest weaknesses for the Detroit Red Wings this season has been the lack of legitimate top-four talent on the left side of their defensive corps, but that will soon be changing. Moritz Seider looks like an absolute star in the making as the leader of the right side of their defence for
Moritz Seider has had a lot of challenges, a lot of games during this rookie season with the Red Wings where he’s facing the best players in the world. Tuesday was another one, playing in Toronto against a Maple Leafs team getting ready for the playoffs with some of the elite offensive players in the
Associated Press Champlain, N.Y. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seized 10 counterfeit Stanley Cup rings for the 1936 Detroit Red Wings championship team due to trademark violations, the agency announced Tuesday. Customs officers at the Port of Champlain facility found the rings valued at $15,000 earlier this month after examining a shipment. CBP said