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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

The Detroit Red Wings have an intriguing season ahead of themselves, like every NHL team. Detroit comes in with few expectations, making for an interesting season to evaluate players. With one of the most unique seasons about the start on Wednesday, including the Red Wings hosting the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena Thursday, let’s

After months of waiting, the Detroit Red Wings are ready to kick off the 2020-21 season. Steve Yzerman has assembled a competitive team hungry to improve upon last season’s paltry 17-49-5 record. And while the rebuild is still ongoing, make no mistake, the Red Wings are ascending. “The slate is totally clean,” Jeff Blashill said

Ken Holland was the main voice guiding the Detroit Red Wings’ player personnel decisions since he took over as general manager in 1997 following their Stanley Cup championship. Along with a braintrust that included former general manager Jim Devellano, former Red Wings players, and coach Jeff Blashill, Holland constructed a solid Red Wings roster. In

Training camp presents different objectives for different players. The mainstays use it as a way to fine-tune their game before the real games begin. Other players on the fringe of the roster use it as a way to fight for those precious roster spots. In the case of the Detroit Red Wings, it seemed like

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, Ian McNaughton, Patrick Brown and Peter Ploshehanski are the muckers who make up

“Juice, juice is temporary, you knowAnyone can obtain the juice or somethingI mean, you could say that just ’cause you got a nice car or something, like‘Oh, man, he got the juice,’ you know, it’s something that kind of comes and goes” In the case of the Detroit Red Wings, they obtained the “juice” by

We are now a week into training camp as the Detroit Red Wings prepare themselves for a shortened 2020-21 season. With the promise of a clean slate, both the players and coaches seem eager to put their best foot forward to begin this season – and who can blame them? If you don’t know the

The American Hockey League (AHL) has laid the foundation for their shortened and strange 2020-21 season. However, three teams have opted out leaving their parent clubs scrambling for an option. From there we will head over to Sweden to check on the top prospect for the Detroit Red Wings and a highly-rated goaltending prospect heading

A lot of names that you would see while touring the Hockey Hall of Fame had big moments on Jan. 8. A pair of all-time greats made their National Hockey League debuts, some impressive streaks were extended and the year 2000 gave us quite the evening on this date. Let’s fire our daily hockey time

In the midst of training camp, the Detroit Red Wings are gearing up for two things: the 2020-21 NHL season and hot take season. This is the latter. Here are five bold predictions for the 2020-21 season – one that should see the Red Wings begin ascending out of the NHL’s basement. Filip Hronek: Goal-Scoring

It is time for our daily look back and the big events in National Hockey League history. Jan. 5 has given us plenty of memories including some NHL firsts, major personal milestones and brand-new all-time records. Let’s get the journey back through time started! A First Time for Everything The Montreal Canadiens played their first

From the moment Steve Yzerman was officially announced as the new general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, fans were delighted. Sitting in front of the Detroit sport’s media on April 19, 2019, he answered loaded question after loaded question, but he continuously returned to his philosophical viewpoint of patience. He admitted what Ken Holland

One of the biggest remaining restricted free agents came off the board when it was announced that the Columbus Blue Jackets had signed their top center, Pierre-Luc Dubois, to a two-year contract with a $5 million cap-hit. However, the news came with an interesting caveat that dealt a blow to the Blue Jackets and their

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, Ian McNaughton, Patrick Brown and Peter Ploshehanski are the muckers who make up

The Detroit Red Wings are less than two weeks away from their 2020-21 season kicking off. With meaningful games on the horizon, get caught up on the latest Red Wings news and rumors, including a sneak peek at the lineup, prospect news, and other training camp notes. Early Look at Red Wings’ Lines With training

The players who had big days on Jan. 3 reads like a list of who’s who in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Some of the greatest players in the history of the National Hockey League set new records, reached personal milestones and added to their impressive resumes. Let’s buckle in for our daily trip through

Jan. 2 has been a very unique date in National Hockey League history. It has seen two legends of the game do their thing in five different decades. A pair of goaltenders accomplished an extremely rare feat and there were even a couple of outdoor games for good measure. Let’s fire up our hockey time

Oh, look, another article discussing how awful the Detroit Red Wings were in 2020. What are the odds? Better than getting first overall in the NHL Entry Draft apparently. In all seriousness, it wasn’t all terrible for the team from the Motor City. With the Red Wings posting another solid draft class, bringing in quality

With all the shiny toys in the Detroit Red Wings’ prospect pool, it’s easy to forget how it all began. Back in 2017, the Red Wings were poised to make their highest draft selection in over two decades with the ninth overall selection. For a lot of Red Wings and hockey fans (myself included), it