The Red Wings are an improved hockey team over the last several seasons. You can see that by watching them or just glance at the standings. But don’t expect general manager Steve Yzerman to attempt to accelerate the rebuild with a flurry trades or free-agent signings. Yzerman expects to stay the course, no matter where the
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Steve Yzerman joked that as he did as a player, Nicklas Lidstrom will have to earn the “perfect” honorific in front of his new title. Yzerman welcomed Lidstrom as the Detroit Red Wings’ vice president of hockey operations on Tuesday, adding the former teammate to the rebuild’s front office. Lidstrom, who won
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nearly two years after he took command of the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman has strengthened his inner circle with the hiring of former teammate Nicklas Lidstrom. Lidstrom, who retired in 2012 with four Stanley Cups, will serve as vice president of hockey operations, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Lidstrom ranks
The Red Wings are adding one of the best defenseman to ever play to the front office. General manager and executive vice president Steve Yzerman announced Tuesday that the Wings have hired Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations. Lidstrom, 51, will be involved in all aspects of hockey operations for the Red Wings
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Half a dozen Detroit Red Wings, most of them on the injured list or taxi squad, partook in an optional practice Monday; the rest sat through meetings. The Wings want to turn the tide of their season-long woes on the road, where they are 4-11-2, in general and salvage this trip to California
Rookie forward Lucas Raymond has hit a goal-scoring lull. But he remains productive in other departments. Raymond has eight assists in the last 10 games, he’s still playing well defensively and his confidence isn’t wavering. As coach Jeff Blashill sees it, Raymond isn’t in any sort of slump. “I haven’t seen a dropoff in his play,” Blashill
Few players had a life as remarkable as Hall of Famer Frank Mahovlich. He played 1,418 professional games in 22 seasons between the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association (WHA). He was an All-Star in half of the NHL’s “Original 6” cities, played on both sides of the biggest rivalry in the game, won
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The way to San Jose presented itself as a bit more encouraging to the Detroit Red Wings after their latest performance on the road. As veteran defenseman and alternate captain Marc Staal put it after Sunday’s 4-3 shootout loss at the Ducks, “we’re trying to change the tide on the road and
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Detroit Red Wings bore down after a shaky start, even as they played with a short bench after losing their captain. Dylan Larkin didn’t finish Sunday’s game at Honda Center against the Anaheim Ducks after sustaining an upper-body injury, but his teammates put on a much better performance than they had
This was a good bounce back game for the Red Wings, but it ended up one point short of what they would have preferred. Detroit took the host Anaheim Ducks to a shootout Sunday, before the home team earned the 4-3 victory. The Ducks won the shootout 2-0, with Trevor Zegras and Rickard Rakell scoring against
Red Wings center Dylan Larkin was knocked out of Sunday’s game in Anaheim against the Ducks in the first period. Larkin suffered an upper-body injury just over 8 minutes into the first period. He leads the Wings with 16 goals and 32 points this season,. Larkin had returned from a neck injury that ended last season with several weeks to
The premier rookie talent in the NHL shared the same sheet of the ice Sunday at Anaheim’s Honda Center. Red Wings teammates Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider, who have had a major hand in turning Detroit into a competitive team, were opposite Ducks forward Trevor Zegras for the first time. Zegras has helped make the Ducks a
Detroit — Sure there were a few butterflies Saturday afternoon, looking ahead to the evening’s Red Wings’ game, but Daniella Bruce wasn’t worried about it. Bruce made history Saturday evening, becoming the first woman to be on any Wings’ broadcast, being Ken Kal’s color analyst. Paul Woods was not available either Saturday or Sunday because of COVID-19. “I
Good for you if you didn’t stay up to watch the Red Wings. You didn’t miss a darn thing. Playing in Los Angeles Saturday, the Wings never really got started and wound up losing 4-0 in a game that was one-sided from the start. The Kings outshot the Wings by a staggering 27-2 margin in the
LOS ANGELES — Three days after they arrived in southern California the Detroit Red Wings finally got to play a game, only for it all to go wrong within 10 minutes. The Los Angeles Kings broke down and beat up the Wings the moment the puck dropped Saturday at Crypto.com Arena, handing the Wings a 4-0 loss
Detroit — Sure there were a few butterflies Saturday afternoon, looking ahead to the evening’s Red Wings’ game, but Daniella Bruce wasn’t worried about it. Bruce will make history Saturday evening, becoming the first woman to be on any Wings’ broadcast, being Ken Kal’s color analyst. Paul Woods will not be available either Saturday or Sunday because of
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Kings coach Todd McLellan knew his words would sound familiar when talking about forward Andreas Athanasiou. The former Detroit Red Wings draft pick, jettisoned by general manager Steve Yzerman in 2020, wasn’t available Saturday night when the Wings and Kings were scheduled to meet at Crypto.com Arena. Athanasiou took
Detroit – Sure there were a few butterflies Saturday afternoon, looking ahead to the evening’s Red Wings’ game, but Daniella Bruce wasn’t worried about it. Bruce will make history Saturday evening, becoming the first woman to be on any Wings’ broadcast, being Ken Kal’s color analyst. Paul Woods will not be available either Saturday or Sunday because
Brendan Shanahan played for five NHL teams in his 21-year NHL career. His career accolades include eight All-Star appearances and three Stanley Cups, and his contributions off the ice have left a lasting impact on the transition of the NHL from the 1990s and early 2000s into the modern era. The Ontario native was one
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Jakub Vrana offered a smile and a thumbs-up. He can’t mobilize his arm quite like necessary to help the Detroit Red Wings, but he feels better than he has in months. At the suggestion of his boss, general manager Steve Yzerman, Vrana joined the Wings on their trip to California. He