By Stephen Whyno | Associated Press Gerard Gallant is taking over a young team with potential as coach of the New York Rangers, just like his three previous stops. Unlike Columbus, Florida and expansion Vegas, Gallant will be expected to win quickly, if not right away. The 57-year-old — who played seven of his nine NHL seasons
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A pair of games were played on June 22, and both of them saw the winner move two within one win of the National Hockey League’s ultimate prize. This date has also seen a very memorable first-overall draft pick, the sale of an “Original Six” franchise, and plenty of moves off the ice. The THW
At the start of his career with the Detroit Red Wings, Adam Erne was in a unique position. As the Wings gathered for training camp in the fall of 2019, he was one of the few players who had been brought in by Steve Yzerman, who had been named general manager that April. While Erne’s
The love of hockey isn’t something inherent or happened upon for most people. Like many other sports, players spawn from those who played. Thanks to players, raising their families rinkside, many children grow to love the game and end up playing it. The sacrifice is great. The community and family found within the walls of
Detroit — Donovan Sebrango didn’t turn 19 until Jan. 12, just as many pro hockey leagues around the world were re-opening amid the pandemic. So, you have to imagine it was a bit strange for the teen Sebrango to walk into the Grand Rapids Griffins’ locker room weeks later where most players were three years older, or more. Some of the minor
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
Nelly Korda sunk a 5-foot birdie putt on the 18th green to win the 2021 Meijer LPGA Classic at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, just outside Grand Rapids. Korda shot 5 under 67 on Sunday to finish 25-under-par 263, two strokes better than Leona Maguire, to win her fifth LPGA tour event. Maguire three-putted the 18th green
The Detroit Red Wings experienced something new in 2017: Life in the draft lottery. On March 28, the Wings were eliminated from the playoffs, ending a playoff streak that began in 1991 and included four Stanley Cup championships. The Wings finished with the sixth-worst record, but that was also the year the Vegas Golden Knights
On Sunday night, I realized that it had been a few years since a member of the Detroit Red Wings had won a major NHL award. Previously, it was an annual occurrence, with Nicklas Lidstrom’s Norris trophies and Pavel Datsyuk’s various awards becoming commonplace. At the very least, someone from the Red Wings was nominated
One of the biggest stories to come out of the NHL this week was that the Carolina Hurricanes have granted star defenseman and pending unrestricted free agent Dougie Hamilton permission to speak to other teams about a new contract. A veteran of 607 regular season games with the Boston Bruins, Calgary Flames and the Hurricanes,
When it comes to hockey, what is “skill”? It’s fair to conjure up memories of Pavel Datsyuk and his “Datsyukian dekes” when answering this question, but there’s more to it than that. “Everyone thinks skill is toe drags, picking it up over the net and doing one of (those) things. No, that’s parlor tricks. The
Detroit — The 2021 NHL Entry Draft will be unique in many ways. Rarely, if ever, has a draft class entered the NHL with so many question marks surrounding it. Because of the pandemic, many junior (and some North American college) leagues in North America and Europe were severely impacted. The vast majority of the prospects
Nearly 500 NHL players have spoken, and the Detroit Red Wings don’t rate with them. The NHL Players Association released its annual survey Thursday, ranging in topics from favorites to fashionable — and, of course, the pandemic. COVID-19 prompted the league to use a 56-game, intra-divisional schedule that split 31 teams into four geographical groups in 2021. The
The Detroit Red Wings hold the sixth pick in the 2021 NHL draft, which is scheduled to be held virtually July 23-24. The onus is on general manager Steve Yzerman and his inner circle to find a player who can help the rebuild. We aren’t likely to see the results for at least a couple
The 2018 and 2019 drafts are somewhat of a sore spot for fans of the Detroit Red Wings for two reasons: the Hughes brothers. Quinn, a defenseman, was selected in 2018 by the Vancouver Canucks at seventh overall, the next pick after the Red Wings drafted Filip Zadina. The tanking “motto” for the 2018-19 season
There was only one game played on June 16, and it brought the Stanley Cup back to Motown for the second straight year. This date in National Hockey League also saw a very memorable draft and more honors for two of the most decorated defensemen to ever play in the league. Back-to-Back Sweeps for Red
The Detroit Red Wings are set to select sixth overall in the 2021 draft, as well as 22nd by virtue of the Washington Capitals’ pick they acquired in the Anthony Mantha trade. This year’s draft has been characterized by its overall unpredictability due to seasons being shortened or cancelled due to COVID-19, as well as
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
Among Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s tasks this offseason is deciding whether to re-sign Sam Gagner and Bobby Ryan. Both are veteran forwards and former high draft picks who have tried to reboot their careers as complementary pieces in the Wings’ rebuild. Both have been brought in by Yzerman. Both can be had for similar
By Stephen Whyno and Tom Canavan | Associated Press Gerard Gallant is set to join one of hockey’s oldest organizations instead of the NHL’s newest franchise after reaching an agreement to coach the New York Rangers. Gallant and the Rangers have a deal for him to be their next coach, a person with direct knowledge of