The relationship between the Detroit Red Wings and forward Bobby Ryan began with such feel-good appeal: They were a team badly in need of scoring help; he was a former high-end draft pick coming off a challenging year and looking for a chance to prove he could still play in the NHL. A season later,
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Western Michigan’s hockey season is just over two months away, but the Broncos will have a new coach behind the bench for the first time in a decade. Andy Murray and WMU announced Tuesday that Murray was stepping down as WMU’s coach after 10 seasons, a 167-156-43 record and two NCAA tournament appearances. WMU will
Entering this year’s draft, the Detroit Red Wings already had a pretty solid pipeline of prospects that included players at every position with varying levels of potential and upside. With the addition of the eight prospects Detroit added to their pool last month, general manager Steve Yzerman and his staff now oversee a group that
Aug. 3 is an interesting date in National Hockey League history. One of the teams in the league’s first wave of expansion officially announced its name. Also, the first U.S.-born player to skate in the league and a future Hall of Famer are among today’s birthday boys. So, let’s begin our daily trip back in
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Tony Wolak, Devin Little, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking
Detroit — Two Red Wings have filed for salary arbitration, slated for later this month. Restricted free-agent forwards Jakub Vrana and Adam Erne filed before Sunday’s deadline. Agents for the two players can now continue to negotiate with general manager Steve Yzerman, and if no agreement is reached, an arbitrator will make a determination of each player’s salary
Detroit — The Red Wings kept busy during this offseason Saturday, signing Tyler Bertuzzi to a two-year contract. Bertuzzi, a restricted free agent, agreed to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million ($4.75 million per season salary cap hit). The two sides were able to agree on only a one-year contract the previous summer — worth
Tyler Bertuzzi was chatting with a couple of his Detroit Red Wings teammates when the subject shifted to the coming season. Enthusiastic anticipation came easily to Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin and Robby Fabbri, who are central to the Wings’ rebuild. General manager Steve Yzerman signaled Bertuzzi’s importance to the team with a two-year, $9.5 million contract
Detroit — The Red Wings kept busy during this off-season Saturday, signing Tyler Bertuzzi to a two-year contract. Bertuzzi, a restricted free agent, agreed to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million ($4.75 million per season salary cap hit). The two sides were able to agree on only a one-year contract the previous summer — worth
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman struck another name off his re-signing list: Forward Tyler Bertuzzi. Bertuzzi, 26, agreed to a two-year deal with a $4.75 million annual average value. The deal buys the Wings one year of free agency. It is in line with his status as one of the core pieces of
Ted Kulfan takes a look at the improved Red Wings after Day 3 of free agency, the odds of Detroit reaching the .500 level for the first time in six years and 2020 draft pick Cross Hanas is the interview guest on The Detroit News’ OctoPulse podcast. The Red Wings haven’t reached the .500 level
Ted Kulfan takes a look at the new-look Red Wings after Day 3 of free agency, the odds of Detroit reaching the .500 level for the first time in six years and 2020 draft pick Cross Hanas is the interview guest on The Detroit News’ OctoPulse podcast. The Red Wings haven’t reached the .500 level
Detroit — There was a lot of mystery attached to this NHL offseason. Nobody really knew, for sure, how active it was going to be. A lot of teams were hamstrung by the salary cap, and not a lot of teams had ample space to add salary (the Red Wings being one of those lucky teams).
Detroit — The Red Wings added more forward depth Friday, as general manager Steve Yzerman returned to his Tampa connections. The Wings acquired center Mitchell Stephens from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Stephens, 24, has appeared in 45 games for the back-to-back Stanley Cup-champion
The Detroit Red Wings are returning to Traverse City for their annual preparation for the regular season. The club made the expected the news official Friday, announcing dates for the prospect tournament (Sept. 16-20), the golf outing (Sept. 22) and main training camp (Sept. 23-28). The tournament and camp will be held at Centre Ice
Detroit — The Red Wings added more forward depth Friday, as general manager Steve Yzerman returned to his Tampa connections. The Wings acquired center Mitchell Stephens from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Stephens, 24, has appeared in 45 games for the back-to-back Stanley Cup-champion
Steve Yzerman pointed out that in the immediate aftermath of free agency, every team sees itself as having gotten better. The Detroit Red Wings weren’t among the big spenders on the market this week; rather, Yzerman stuck with his plan and made low-key signings. No one got more than two years. The biggest signing was
Detroit — Steve Yzerman finally came up for air Thursday after a frenetic period for the Red Wings and the rest of the NHL. A flurry of trades, the expansion draft, the NHL Entry Draft and the start of unrestricted free agency all occurred over approximately two weeks. The Wings were involved in all of it. Now, about eight weeks
Pius Suter’s outlook changed quickly from disappointment to opportunism. Rejected by one NHL team, free agency came as a balm, and a boon. The Detroit Red Wings sought scoring help, and Suter fit general manager Steve Yzerman’s plan: A young, skilled player who could be had on a short-term deal. If Suter pans out, great;
Detroit — New Red Wings forward Pius Suter remembers playing occasionally with Tyler Bertuzzi and Robby Fabbri, his new teammates and former linemates in junior hockey in Guelph. Suter’s eyes kind of lit up thinking about it, actually. “We played a few games together,” Suter said during Thursday’s media Zoom call, a day after signing with