Sam Gagner came out of his second bout with COVID-19 in better than shape than his first time and eager for the Detroit Red Wings to resume their season. The Wings are scheduled to host the Washington Capitals on New Year’s Eve. It would be the Wings’ first game since Dec. 18 and there is
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Detroit — Judging from Tuesday’s NHL scores, teams might still be on holiday break when playing defense. Or trying to play defense. Tuesday’s three games resulted in 32 goals (not counting a shootout winner in San Jose), with plenty of scoring opportunities, some wide-open play and teams remembering how to play defense. And it wasn’t surprising. Much like
ON TODAY’S PODCAST: EPISODE 64 Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings’ fourth game postponement because of COVID and Oxford native Dwayne Norris is the interview guest on this week’s podcast. Here are the highlights from episode 64 of OctoPulse: ►2:10: Alex Nedeljkovic on returning to practice ►6:00: Dylan Larkin on regaining the team’s
Steve Yzerman called with the news just before practice, and by the time he took the ice, Jeff Blashill had his message ready for the Detroit Red Wings: They would not be facing the Islanders because Wednesday’s game was the latest casualty of COVID-19, but the work focus remained the same. “I just said, we weren’t
Steve Yzerman called with the news just before practice, and by the time he took the ice, Jeff Blashill had his message ready for the Detroit Red Wings: They would not be facing the Islanders because Wednesday’s game was the latest casualty of COVID-19, but the work focus remained the same. “I just said, we weren’t
The Detroit Red Wings found out Tuesday afternoon they would not be traveling to New York after all, because their Wednesday game had been postponed. It marks the fourth time the Wings have had a game postponed because of COVID-19. They have just come out of a weeklong shutdown, and have not played since defeating
Detroit — The wait to play another hockey game got a little longer Tuesday for the Red Wings. Coach Jeff Blashill learned just before practice, receiving a call from general manager Steve Yzerman, that the Wings’ game Wednesday at the New York Islanders was postponed. Both teams continue to have fluid issues with COVID-19 protocol, with
Associated Press Red Deer, Alberta — The U.S. was forced to forfeit its game at the world junior championship against Switzerland on Tuesday after two players tested positive for the coronavirus. Those positive COVID-19 test results led to a mandated team quarantine. The U.S. as a result was unable to play Tuesday under tournament rules. “We’re
Dwayne Norris picked Oxford to raise his family after 11 years of playing professional hockey in Germany in 2007. A former National Hockey League player and high-scoring Michigan State Spartan from 1988-1992, Norris said Oxford “was a safe haven” for his wife and three boys, especially when he spent three more years traveling back and forth to Germany as
Dylan Larkin put it bluntly: The possibility of getting a positive test result for COVID-19 never strays from his mind, even as he has locked into an upbeat mentality. The Detroit Red Wings gained three players and two coaches Monday, increasing attendance at practice to 15 players. Head coach Jeff Blashill, assistant coach Alex Tanguay, and
By Stephen Whyno | Associated Press David Quinn was supposed to be an assistant on Mike Sullivan’s coaching staff for the U.S. men’s hockey team at the upcoming Winter Olympics. After the NHL decided not to send players to Beijing, Quinn is now in charge as U.S. coach and John Vanbiesbrouck, a Detroit native, is the
Detroit — The Winter Olympics would have been special, something Dylan Larkin had looked forward to and wanted a chance to participate in for a long time. But when the NHL and the its players association jointly announced last week the decision not to participate in Beijing in February because of the impact of COVID-19 on the
The Detroit Red Wings were having a memorable season before heading into the Christmas break, considering the lack of excitement before general manager Steve Yzerman showed up. Dubbing every decision made as part of the Yzerplan, excitement began to build. Fans are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel, and it
The Detroit Red Wings emerged — some of them, anyway — from their weeklong shutdown Sunday, taking small steps toward resuming their season. Ten skaters and one goaltender took part in practice at Little Caesars Arena, though coach Jeff Blashill was at home finishing what he anticipated to be his last day of quarantine. He
By Stephen Whyno, John Wawrow | Associated Press The NHL will emerge from an extended holiday break with taxi squads and other roster revisions, a move made to guard against more disruptions to the season amid more players and coaches going into COVID-19 protocol Sunday. Each team will be allowed to have a taxi squad of
Detroit — The Red Wings returned to work Sunday, but an extended holiday break didn’t help them in the fight against COVID. The Wings placed forward Lucas Raymond and defenseman Nick Leddy in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Seeing Raymond and Leddy join protocol negated some of the good news — forwards Robby Fabbri and Michael
The Detroit Red Wings come out of the Christmas break with the NHL still sorting through the mess created by the pandemic. Teams can return to practice — and COVID-19 testing — at 2 p.m. local time Sunday. The Wings have been shut down since Dec. 19, when a rising number of team personnel testing
John Wawrow | Associated Press The NHL pushed back its return from an already extended holiday break an extra day by postponing its entire 14-game Monday schedule for COVID-19 testing reasons. The league said Friday it now plans to resume play Tuesday in a decision that increases the total of postponed games to 64 this season.
Detroit — There was no question Simon Edvinsson was going to be drafted quickly last summer. When the Red Wings plucked him sixth overall, it wasn’t surprising. What team wouldn’t want to add a 6-foot-4 inch rangy defenseman who can beat opponents in a variety of ways? But the way Edvinsson has progressed this season has been eye-opening.
Focusing on the positive is always a good idea, and it is one that resonates all the more given the uncertainty surrounding the Detroit Red Wings this Christmas. Their 15-13-3 record reflects the progress they’ve made since Steve Yzerman was named general manager in April 2019. His draft picks are among the best players on