Detroit — Coach Derek Lalonde had an opportunity to visit Lions’ training camp last summer but couldn’t do it. Lalonde was still in Tampa getting ready to make the move to Detroit, and had to decline it. Lalonde sure wishes he had, though. The idea of meeting Campbell is exciting. “I’ve liked watching him, his
After adding Alex DeBrincat, Claude Giroux, and Cam Talbot to their roster this offseason, the Ottawa Senators were expected to compete for a playoff spot in 2022-23. Instead, they have a disastrous 6-11-1 record and sit at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. As a result, it seems far more likely that they will again
A third-division soccer club is bringing a new stadium to Madonna University. Gold Star Detroit Football Club, which officially formed in August and intends to play in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) in 2023, announced on Tuesday plans to build a 5,000-seat pro soccer stadium in Livonia that’s set to open next spring “in
They’re part of an exclusive club as head coaches of pro Detroit sports team, and at least one is a huge fan of the other. The NFL – and NHL – schedules are coming together to benefit Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde this week; with the Wings playing at home Wednesday and Friday,‘ the native of
The 2022 FIFA World Cup has officially begun, and soccer fans from all across the world are tuned-in to the events going on in Qatar. This is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, so chances are that you’ve probably heard somebody talking about it by now. But what you may not have
Profiling Detroit Red Wings 4th round (113th overall) selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, Amadeus Lombardi. Presented by Carhartt.
When Derek Lalonde was hired, he & Steve Yzerman made it clear the goal was to improve team defense. As we approach Thanksgiving, I asked Lalonde how he’d evaluate the season so far based on that goal. Here is his response.Full 11/21 availability: https://t.co/P4tCJuFo9Y #LGRW pic.twitter.com/0K4cWlEZ41 — Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) November 21, 2022 Lalonde isn’t
Jake Walman has shown in just a few games why the Detroit Red Wings were happy to welcome him to their lineup. Walman debuted Nov. 15, scored Thursday, and has had a plus-rating all three games after missing camp and the start of the season recovering from shoulder surgery. He has helped the Wings to
Detroit – Good hockey teams will get offensive contributions from their defensemen, complementing the offense created from the forwards up front. The Red Wings only got 20 goals from defensemen last season. In another sign of this season’s improved roster, the blue line has already contributed 10 goals along with creating a large number of
Red Wings ride momentum into season-long five-game homestand – MLive Jake Walman made his season debut Tuesday in Anaheim following offseason shoulder surgery, adding to the competition on defense. Jordan Oesterle, a healthy scratch most of the season, is gaining ground after playing every game on the trip. He has a plus-7 rating in eight
Boy, it sure seems like Detroit Red Wings general manager, Steve Yzerman, has struck gold again. Yzerman took a flier in free agency this past summer as he made a conscious effort to inject the Red Wings roster with some much-needed depth scoring. Dominik Kubalik currently leads the Red Wings with nine goals and ranks
There’s nothing better for bonding than winning, and the Detroit Red Wings return home with a chance to turn their closeness into a competitive statement. They enter Thanksgiving week — U.S. Thanksgiving, as the Canadian version of the holiday falls in October — at 9-5-4, good for fourth place in the Atlantic Division and the
Columbus, Ohio — Maybe it wasn’t necessarily taking a game over, but there was a play during Saturday’s game that defenseman Filip Hronek didn’t like. Hronek was on the ice when Columbus tied the game early in the second period. Hronek didn’t look great on the goal against. Which all led to Hronek standing out
The Washington Capitals are in very unfamiliar territory right now, as they sport a 7-10-3 record and are seventh in the Metropolitan Division. Unless they turn things around rapidly, they are in real danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since the 2013-14 season. Unfortunately for them, they also are trending in the
General manager Steve Yzerman’s offseason additions have improved the Detroit Red Wings in all areas, from the first game of the season onward. Ville Husso has provided solid goaltending, forwards Dominik Kubalik and David Perron rank among the team’s offensive leaders, and Ben Chiarot and Olli Määttä have beefed up the back end. There’s one
Columbus, Ohio – The road trip didn’t turn out great for the Red Wings, but it’s fair to say it was good. The Red Wings ended their four-game trip Saturday with a convincing, 6-1 victory over the injury-decimated Columbus Blue Jackets. “Great” would have likely constituted six, or so, points out of a possible eight.
For the first 20-plus minutes, the Blue Jackets were able to keep their heads above the water. But once the Detroit Red Wings started to build momentum, the Jackets couldn’t do anything to do stop it. If anything, they helped the Red Wings maintain that momentum as they continually turned the puck over, giving Detroit
Ville Husso, Moritz Seider and Head Coach Derek Lalonde speak with the media following Saturday night’s 6-1 win over the Blue Jackets in Columbus. Presented by Meijer.
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings rout the Blue Jackets 6-1 Saturday. #LGRW
We hear from Ville Husso after he turns back 28 out of 29 shots Saturday. #LGRW