Pull up Siri or whatever AI assistant you have on your phone and then ask it “who is the Magic Man?” Seriously, do it, I’ll wait. Pavel “The Magic Man” Datsyuk’s reputation transcends the game of hockey. For sports fans across the state of Michigan, he’s a symbol of greatness, representing an era where the
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Bill Dow | Special to Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with former Detroit Red Wings coach and hockey legend Scotty Bowman. How we remember him The NHL’s greatest coach has the most Stanley Cup championships (nine), regular season victories (1,244), postseason victories (233) and
What “very quickly” means to one person is not necessarily reflected in another person’s meaning. The Detroit Red Wings’ season has been over since an overtime loss Saturday night in Columbus, and general manager Steve Yzerman still hasn’t shown his hand regarding Jeff Blashill’s coaching future. Last month, Yzerman said he’d sit down with Blashill
Detroit — Now that the Red Wings’ season is over, general manager Steve Yzerman’s work is only beginning. An NHL GM’s work never really ends, but especially once the team’s season is done. And now that the Wings have entered the offseason, some important issues will have to be tackled and worked on by Yzerman, who
Danny DeKeyser’s future with the Detroit Red Wings looks a good deal more solid than when the season began. The veteran defenseman overcame the challenges of back surgery to appear in 47 games, and scored goals in back-to-back games the final weekend. DeKeyser’s resilience in the face of a career-threatening injury earned him the distinction of
After the Detroit Red Wings bested the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning 1-0 earlier this month, coach Jeff Blashill had high praise for his young team. “We are a much better hockey team this year than we were a year ago,” Blashill noted. (from ‘Detroit Red Wings stave off Lightning, 1-0 in shootout, top last
A car crash that ended the career of one of the powerful Russian Five. A scoring star absent for most of the season. The pressure of high expectations in Hockeytown. The season after capturing the Stanley Cup, what would the 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings do for an encore? Would they crumble under the circumstances or
As they embark on another long offseason, the Detroit Red Wings do so with the conviction their arc is drawing upwards. They finished a crammed, condensed schedule 19-27-10, fighting through losing five players to COVID-19 a week into the season and losing their top offensive players to season-ending injuries in January, March and April. The
Was it really just five years ago? Detroit’s four professional sports teams simultaneously have been going through such slow rebuilds that it’s hard to believe it was only 2016 when all four teams were flourishing. The Lions, Red Wings and Pistons made the playoffs that year. The Tigers finished second in the division and still
Jeff Blashill said after the Detroit Red Wings finale that he’d enjoyed every second he’d been a part of the organization. Whether his tenure behind the bench will extend past six seasons is in the hands of general manager Steve Yzerman. Blashill is in the last year of his contract, and Yzerman said last month
Detroit — Some intriguing decisions regarding the Red Wings are about to be made, including the one that might have the most importance. Who is going to coach the Wings next season? After Saturday’s 5-4 overtime loss in Columbus ended what was a promising yet another losing season, the future of coach Jeff Blashill becomes front and center
Today’s history lesson is full of great Stanley Cup Playoff memories, including exciting overtime goals, huge offensive performances, and big-time goaltending. Plus, a Hall of Famer and favorite in Motown is celebrating another trip around the sun. It’s “The Captain’s” Birthday Happy Birthday, Stevie Y! (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)
Steve Yzerman’s third offseason as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings has begun, and a long to-do list awaits him. The final date of a 56-game schedule fell Saturday, the Wings already having been eliminated from playoff contention. Not that the Wings were expected to advance, even before COVID-19 and injuries ravaged the lineup,
One of the strangest NHL seasons ever came to a close Saturday for the Red Wings. And of course the Red Wings and Columbus went to overtime, and dragged it even a little further, before the Blue Jackets’ Max Domi scored with 20.4 seconds left to defeat the Wings 5-4. The victory gives both teams
The Detroit Red Wings wrapped up an unusual season Saturday, engaging in a back-and-forth affair that showed their fortitude. Their matchup Saturday at Nationwide Arena against the Columbus Blue Jackets went to overtime before the Wings lost, 5-4. “These games, especially this one in particular — you get to the last game and both teams are
The battle for last place — or, rather, to avoid the Central Division cellar — has been set. The Red Wings jumped out of the basement Friday, rallying for a 5-2 victory over Columbus. Joe Veleno scored his first NHL goal, a power play goal, followed by Danny DeKeyser and Jakub Vrana goals, all 3 minutes
Joe Veleno showed what he can do with the puck, and Jakub Vrana continued to make Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman look smart. Vrana set up Veleno for his first NHL goal Friday at Nationwide Arena and then scored one of his own as the Wings played the first of back-to-back games against
The record may not be great, and it’s disappointing to miss the NHL playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. But the Red Wings have certainly had individuals have impressive seasons, and two that came to coach Jeff Blashill’s mind quickly were forwards Adam Erne and Michael Rasmussen. Each was for a different reason and under
Anybody that played Franchise/Be A GM mode in the popular EA Sports NHL series in the mid-2000’s will remember how easy it was to trade your way to an absolutely stacked roster. There was no salary cap, so the player could load up on talent so that they had guys like Brett Hull skating on
Maybe it was the shootout goal, when Jakub Vrana skated across the net and, just as he reached the far post, extended his right hand back and slipped the puck past Tampa Bay’s Curtis McElhinney to beat the Lightning and give the Detroit Red Wings one of its more unlikely wins of the season. Or maybe it was Vrana’s puck-seizing, blast down the