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James Reimer seemed inordinately excited about joining the Detroit Red Wings, where he will be tasked with helping them push towards ending their playoff drought. Reimer was general manager Steve Yzerman’s free-agent answer to the question of who would partner in net with starter Ville Husso, after the team parted with Alex Nedeljkovic and Magnus
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Nicklas Lidström heard from Tomas Hölmstrom soon after the two signed on to be roasted — and toasted — for a great cause. Those who remember the two Detroit Red Wings greats in their playing days, when they were part of four Stanley Cup championships from 1997-2008, know Lidström’s status as “The Perfect Human” lends
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John Wawrow |  Associated Press [embedded content] Buffalo, N.Y. – Though Rick Jeanneret’s booming, youthful voice has gone silent, his memory will remain cherished by generations of fans and NHL players who heard him call Buffalo Sabres games over a 51-year career. Messages of condolence paying tribute to the broadcaster affectionally nicknamed “RJ” and regarded as
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Steve Yzerman swung another trade in his efforts to push the Detroit Red Wings back into the playoff picture. The Wings acquired Ann Arbor’s Jeff Petry on Tuesday from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for little-used defenseman Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2025. The Canadiens retained 50% of Petry’s remaining contract,
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The Edmonton Oilers hired Connor McDavid’s longtime agent, Jeff Jackson, as their CEO of hockey operations. Jackson will report directly to owner Daryl Katz and work closely with president of hockey operations Ken Holland, the former Detroit Red Wings general manager. Katz called it a big commitment to the organization’s long-term success. “He (Jackson) brings
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Rod Braceful’s first on-ice hockey experience was at Jack Adams Arena in Detroit after his godmother secretly stepped in and signed him up for learn-to-play lessons at four years old. Barbara Yancy-Braceful, Braceful’s mother and longtime school educator, didn’t think that he was serious about wanting to play hockey, so she didn’t sign him up.
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