Detroit — Get ready for what should be a wild NHL Entry Draft. The Red Wings have the sixth and 22nd picks during Friday’s first round. They acquired the latter from Washington in the Anthony Mantha trade. Detroit will be in the thick of the intrique in what could be one of the most unpredictable drafts in
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The Detroit Red Wings’ 2021-22 schedule features a home opener on Oct. 14 against the defending Stanley Cup champions, a traditional New Year’s Eve date, and a break for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Tampa Bay Lightning will be at Little Caesars Arena Oct. 14 to ring in the new season. The Washington Capitals come
Detroit — The Red Wings don’t have at easy to begin next regular season. The Wings will open the 2021-22 season at home, Oct. 14, against two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay. The Wings will host 17 weekend home games (four Fridays, 10 Saturdays and three Sundays), ultimately ending the regular-season before ending April 29 in
In a span of one week, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman dealt for two players who project to make an immediate positive impact without extensively depleting the Red Wings’ future assets . On Thursday afternoon — minutes after the expansion draft-imposed trade freeze lifted — the Wings acquired the rights to goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, a restricted
Detroit — The Red Wings will have a new look in net next season, and possibly for the foreseeable future. The Wings acquired goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday for the rights to unrestricted free-agent goaltender Jonathan Bernier and a third-round draft pick (94th overall) in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft. Nedeljkovic, 25, is a restricted free
Steve Yzerman is ruining lives in North Carolina. Or at least ruining the days of those who love Carolina hockey. Detroit Red Wings fans are jigging and Carolina Hurricanes fans are considering jumping ship after a trade between the two teams Thursday. Yzerman, Detroit’s general manager, sent goalie Jonathan Bernier and a third-round 2021 pick
Wow. Not even an hour after the trade freeze across the NHL was lifted, news came out that the Detroit Red Wings had acquired goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from the Carolina Hurricanes. In return, the Red Wings gave up the rights to Jonathan Bernier and a third round pick (previously belonging to the Vegas Golden Knights,
The Detroit Red Wings have acquired Alex Nedeljkovic from the Carolina Hurricanes. The team announced the move Thursday afternoon, shortly after the trade freeze that was imposed during the expansion draft had lifted. General manager Steve Yzerman sent the No. 94 pick in the 2021 draft and the rights to veteran goaltender Jonathan Bernier. Yzerman locked up
Detroit — The Red Wings will have a new look in net next season. The Wings acquired goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from the Carolina Hurricanes for the rights to unrestricted free-agent goaltender Jonathan Bernier and a third-round draft pick (Vegas’, 94th overall) in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft. Nedeljkovic, 25, is a restricted free agent with arbitration rights,
Detroit — The Red Wings have secured one of their young building blocks. Forward Michael Rasmussen, a restricted free agent, signed a three-year contract extension Thursday, worth $4.38 million ($1.46 million salary cap hit). Rasmussen, 22, took a major step forward this season. The 2017 first-round draft pick (ninth overall) played in 40 games this season,
This weekend, the Detroit Red Wings get to select another draft class in their quest to rebuild the franchise into a contender. Steve Yzerman, Kris Draper, and company have plenty of draft capital to work with, even after the Nick Leddy trade. As of now, the Red Wings have 11 picks in the 2021 NHL
Tim Booth | Associated Press Seattle — Commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday the NHL schedule will include a break for the 2022 Winter Olympics even though there is no commitment the league’s players will go to Beijing in February. “I don’t believe there will be an update on the Olympics by the time we release the schedule,” Bettman
Tim Booth | Associated Press Seattle — The Kraken expansion draft lacked drama after all 30 picks leaked out hours before they were revealed, but it had plenty of Seattle to introduce the NHL’s 32nd franchise. One pick was announced by an octopus from the Seattle Aquarium. Another came written on a fish thrown in the city’s legendary
General manager Ron Francis and the Seattle Kraken select defenseman Dennis Cholowski from the Detroit Red Wings in the 2021 NHL Expansion Draft. The Seattle Kraken have selected defenseman Dennis Cholowski in the 2021 #NHLExpansionDraft. https://t.co/GC73HdmPAE About Cholowski Drafted 20th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Cholowski was touted as a smooth-skating, offensive defenseman
Detroit — It took most of Wednesday to find out, but the hockey world finally learned who the Red Wings lost in the NHL Expansion Draft. The fledgling Seattle Kraken picked defenseman Dennis Cholowski, a Vancouver native who returns to play in the Pacific Northwest. The move was announced on the ESPN2 national broadcast of the expansion draft, which
Dennis Cholowski’s potential as an NHL player won’t come with the Detroit Red Wings, as the Seattle Kraken chose the young defenseman in the expansion draft. Drafted at No. 20 in 2016, Cholowski was billed as a gifted skater with an excellent shot and a knack for passing. But for all the chances and all the
By Tim Booth | Associated Press Seattle — The first roster for the Seattle Kraken won’t include Carey Price. The Montreal Canadiens goaltender was not selected by the Kraken in the NHL expansion draft, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team
That Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman runs a tight ship was in high evidence Wednesday. Around noon, names started popping up on Twitter of who the Seattle Kraken had selected from the lists of players submitted Saturday by 30 teams (2017 expansion team Vegas Golden Knights was exempt). By around 1:30, there was
In deciding which Detroit Red Wings player to pluck from the expansion draft, the Seattle Kraken must weigh present value against future potential. The NHL’s newest team pieces their roster together Wednesday night. The Kraken must choose at least 14 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders from the lists of available players submitted by 30 teams. The
Detroit — The roster the Red Wings have today isn’t going to look the same by Wednesday evening. The Wings and 29 other NHL teams (Vegas is exempt) are each going to lose one player, as the Seattle Kraken stockpile their first roster in the NHL Expansion Draft. The Wings released their protected list Saturday, players