Detroit — “With their first pick, the Red Wings select …” No, the Wings haven’t infiltrated the NFL, nor will they be making a selection this weekend. But for hockey fans, especially Detroit fans knee-deep in a rebuild, it’s never too early to think about the NHL Entry Draft. The NHL will hold the draft on July
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Welcome 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 free to
This date has given us a little bit of everything over the years, including some very late regular-season games as well as Stanley Cup Playoff milestones. Also, one of the greatest blueliners in National Hockey League history is celebrating his 51st trip around the sun today. The THW time machine is warmed up and ready
When you have two teams struggling to score — along with two red-hot goaltenders — you have a game like Tuesday’s Red Wings’ battle in Columbus. Finally, Columbus was able to break through in the shootout, as the Blue Jackets earned a 1-0 victory after winning the shootout 2-0. Patrik Laine and Oliver Bjorkstrand scored for
The Detroit Red Wings embarked on their second-to-last week with a new look in the lineup. The highlight of their Tuesday outing against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena was Joe Veleno making his debut. He created a stellar scoring chance in the third period, but the Wings ended up losing 1-0 in a
Detroit — Players and coaches agree this has been an NHL season unlike any other. Big and small changes while playing through a pandemic have made for a different season. When you lose more than win, it makes an already challenging campaign more taxing. And the standings tell the story for the Red Wings. They are 17-25-8 entering Tuesday’s
Joe Reedy | Associated Press The National Hockey League is coming to TNT. The league and Turner Sports on Tuesday announced a seven-year agreement that begins next season. The deal means NBC’s run of covering the league ends after after this season’s playoffs. NBC has broadcast games since 2005 and is in the final season of
There’s potential for excitement as the Detroit Red Wings wrap up the season. There are six games remaining on the schedule, starting Tuesday at the Columbus Blue Jackets. While he has yet to be cleared, the hope is Joe Veleno, a first-round pick from 2018, will make his NHL debut before the Wings run out
Detroit — The NHL debut of Joe Veleno is getting closer. Maybe Tuesday in Columbus, or the next game in Carolina. Soon, it appears, Veleno will get into the Red Wings’ lineup. Veleno, one of the Wings’ 2018 first-round picks (Filip Zadina was the other) can’t wait. The center was involved Monday in his first full practice, after
Dealing with injuries is part of life in the NHL, but there is one position that makes coping way more difficult than others. Over the weekend, news emerged that the Ottawa Senators had forward Artem Anisimov dress in goaltending gear after losing scheduled starter Anton Forsberg to injury during pregame warmups and losing scheduled backup
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 Devin Little, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and
It all started with Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman’s shocking move to trade winger Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals. The question of whether or not the Red Wings’ rebuild is as far along as Yzerman hoped started popping up as people witnessed a “core” piece of Detroit’s roster get dealt away during
The Detroit Red Wings head into the penultimate week of their season buoyed by top-notch goaltending. Four games are on the slate, starting with Tuesday at the Columbus Blue Jackets, followed by Thursday at the Carolina Hurricanes and then a pair of weekend matinees against the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The variety
Detroit — There was a belief the Red Wings’ goaltending would be a consistent area of strength before the season began. And, after some minor blips and downturns — and an injury — that level of consistency has arrived. It’s getting to the point where the Red Wings are likely expecting Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss
When he spoke after the trade deadline, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman touched on the subject of his free agents. Eight players are eligible to become unrestricted free agents this summer. Yzerman said he “has interest in talking to some of them” but declined to name them. That prompted a question from Marco
Detroit — Thanks to the best efforts of Jonathan Bernier, the Red Wings’ playoff hopes will survive another day. Thanks to Jamie Benn’s goal 32 seconds into overtime, the Dallas Stars got two much-needed points on Saturday night. Dallas topped Detroit 2-1 despite Bernier’s 50 saves, tied for the most in the NHL this season. The goaltender
The Detroit Red Wings’ fourth game of the week against the Dallas Stars was a memorable one. Goaltender Jonathan Bernier faced a mountain of shots compared to the molehill the Wings directed on net at the other end of the ice Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. The Stars ended up winning, 2-1 in overtime, on
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Detroit Red Wings have lost another forward and the Toronto Maple Leafs are down a defenseman. Meanwhile, there are rumors out there that Artem Anisimov could leave the NHL next season and head to Russia, but his agent shoots down the speculation. Could Patrik Laine be looking to leave
We will start today’s trip across the prospects landscape in Sweden, where a key player in the Detroit Red Wings rebuild suffered an injury. From there, we will return to North American to check on a Montreal Canadiens prospect looking to make history in the United States Hockey League (USHL). Finally, we’ll end in the
Associated Press The head of the International Ice Hockey Federation on Friday defended the decision to not have an alternative host site for the women’s world hockey championship, which was called off this week for the second year in a row. IIHF President Rene Fasel emphasized that the goal is to reschedule the event for