Detroit — The NHL, including the Red Wings, are on a holiday pause right now. The COVID spread expedited things a bit, but at this point, everyone would be getting into the holiday spirit on the schedule, regardless. But, when the Wings were still active Saturday, defeating New Jersey 5-2, you may remember one pertinent detail stood out: The
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In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Wayne Gretzky has given his vote of confidence to Alex Ovechkin when it comes to the all-time goal-scoring record. Meanwhile, the NHL is thinking about testing only symptomatic players, something Detroit Red Wings’ GM Steve Yzerman seems to be in favor of. The Montreal Canadiens might see games rescheduled so
By Stephen Whyno | Associated Press NHL players will not be allowed to participate in the Beijing Olympics after the league pulled the plug amid a rash of postponements caused by positive COVID-19 test results. Commissioner Gary Bettman made the announcement Wednesday, making official what seemed inevitable in recent days when the list of postponed games
Detroit — Red Wings fans, heck NHL fans in general, in need of a hockey fix are in luck. With the NHL in a quicker-than-anticipated holiday break, the focus this weekend will be on the annual World Junior Championships being played in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, this year. The best junior players in the world gather
As much fun as it would have been to see select Detroit Red Wings compete at the NHL level,the sensible thing as the coronavirus rages was for the best hockey players in the world to stay in North America. The league and the NHL Players Association made it official Wednesday, announcing NHL players will not
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
Growing concern over the logistics of participating in a tournament on the other side of the world during the pandemic has led the NHL to decide to pull out of the Beijing Olympics. A league source confirmed to the Detroit Free Press an official announcement is imminent. Detroit Red Wings defenseman Moritz Seider already had
Detroit — The NHL and its players association have finalized a decision that in recent weeks seemed inevitable. According to multiple reports, the NHL and NHLPA have agreed not to send players to February’s Olympic Games in China. The primary reason, especially given conditions in recent weeks, is COVID-19. The virus, specifically the omicron variant, has caused
The Detroit Red Wings, already shut down through the Christmas break because of COVID-19, added two players to the swelling ranks of those in protocol Tuesday. Forward Adam Erne and defenseman Jordan Oesterle, and an unidentified member of the support staff, were placed in COVID-19 protocol, joining a group that has surged over the past week. Since
Detroit — The Red Wings’ season has been paused, but the list of their players in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol continues to grow. The Wings announced Tuesday they have placed forward Adam Erne, defenseman Jordan Oesterle and one member of the support staff in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. Those three join a number of players and coaches who went
Steve Yzerman’s first bit of advice to Ben Simon was sensible. His second was to savor everything. Simon, the head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins, is used to hearing from the Detroit Red Wings when they want to poach his roster. But when Yzerman called this time, it was to let Simon know there were
Stephen Whyno and John Wawrow | AP Hockey Writers The NHL is beginning a leaguewide shutdown Wednesday amid a rise in positive COVID-19 test results among players, and with 10 of the league’s 32 teams’ schedules already paused and their facilities closed. The league announced Monday night that it will open its annual holiday break two
Stephen Whyno and John Wawrow | Associated Press A person with direct knowledge of discussions said the NHL is beginning a leaguewide shutdown Wednesday amid an increase of positive COVID-19 test results among players across the league. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the pause on the season
Detroit — When Ben Simon received the call from Red Wings’ general manager Steve Yzerman, there were a lot of different emotions racing through him. Coach Jeff Blashill had just been put on the COVID protocol list and wouldn’t be able to coach Saturday against New Jersey. So, Yzerman was bringing up Simon, the Grand Rapids Griffins
Imagine if every person in every gym across the state wears an Oxford Strong T-shirt to a game on Feb.4. Imagine the power behind a symbolic gesture like that. Imagine the money it could raise for the victims of the Oxford shooting. Imagine the statement it will be screaming: “We are united with you Oxford. We
By Stephen Whyno | Associated Press More than a quarter of NHL teams have been shut down through at least the weekend, after the Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens became the eighth and ninth to have activities paused because of several positive COVID-19 test results among players. The Blue Jackets had games scheduled for Monday
If head coach Jeff Blashill and general manager Steve Yzerman got together to compound a letter to the all-knowing and powerful Kris Kringle, it would be a nice mix of items to keep Detroit relevant for the wild card. Including a healthy Jakub Vrana, improved goaltending from Thomas Greiss, and improvement on both the power
Just what a gem Steve Yzerman found in his first draft in charge of the Detroit Red Wings was on display again in a meeting of two of the top picks from the 2019 draft. Defenseman Moritz Seider’s performance in Saturday’s 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils was masterful, especially coming from a 20-year-old
Detroit — Given recent developments it seemed inevitable. On Sunday it came to pass. The Red Wings have shut down team operations until at least after the NHL’s holiday break that concludes Dec. 26 due to an uptick in positive COVID cases, the league announced Sunday. Sunday, the Wings placed forwards Sam Gagner, Pius Suter and Joe Veleno,
A day after Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin wondered about a possible shutdown, the Wings have been put on pause through Christmas. The decision was announced Sunday. The Wings only had one game, Dec. 23 at the Minnesota Wild, on the schedule for the coming week, because Monday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche was