Derek Lalonde couldn’t sleep Wednesday night and was catching up on “Peaky Blinders” when he got a text message from Steve Yzerman. That led to a conversation deep into the night — and, ultimately, a new relationship. It’s a heady endorsement for Lalonde that he was Yzerman’s choice to push forward the Detroit Red Wings.
Don’t blink. That’s probably the best piece of advice we can offer if you’re checking out the upstart 3ICE hockey league, which takes arguably the most exciting aspect of NHL games — overtime’s 3-on-3 — and plays full games with that format. The league is in its third week, and on Saturday, arrives at Grand
Detroit — Derek Lalonde was officially introduced Friday as the 28th head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Lalonde was introduced by Wings owner and governor Chris Ilitch, and general manager Steve Yzerman, culminating a two-month search for a head coach. “It’s a huge responsibility and I’m very excited about the challenge going forward,” Lalonde said. One of
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings GM, speaks with Trevor Thompson about what he saw in Derek Lalonde and what the path forward is for this team. #LGRW
Derek Lalonde shares his thoughts and emotions with Trevor Thompson following him being named the 28th head coach in Detroit Red Wings history. #LGRW
Steve Yzerman gives us some insight on what his process was that ultimately led him to name Derek Lalonde as the next coach of the Detroit Red Wings. As you can imagine, it’s a process that kept him from checking out some prime TV involving a certain rivalry. #LGRW
Now that it’s officially the offseason, it’s imperative that the Detroit Red Wings pursue a trade or two. It should be noted that this is counter to a point Steve Yzerman made in his end-of-year press conference – that trades are unlikely. That’s okay. I interpreted that as “it’s hard to predict if reasonable trades
Detroit — Derek Lalonde was officially introduced Friday as the 28th head coach of the Detroit Red Wings. Lalonde was introduced by Wings owner and governor Chris Ilitch, and general manager Steve Yzerman, culminating a two-month search for a head coach. “It’s a huge responsibility and I’m very excited about the challenge going forward,” Lalonde said. One of
Steve Yzerman, Detroit Red Wings GM, speaks on why he chose Derek Lalonde over the other coaching candidates available. #LGRW
Derek Lalonde tells us what he’d like this Red Wings team to be: hard to play against. #LGRW
The Detroit Red Wings are ready to announce the 28th coach in their team’s history. Here’s GM Steve Yzerman to introduce head coach Derek Lalonde. #LGRW
The Detroit Red Wings are introducing Derek Lalonde as new head coach Friday at 11 a.m. in a news conference at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, and you can follow along with video and updates below. Lalonde, 49, was most recently a Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach since 2018. He was an assistant at Ferris State early
The Detroit News | The Detroit News The Detroit Red Wings announced Derek Lalonde as their new head coach on Thursday. The former Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach becomes the 28th head coach in franchise history. A press conference with the new coach is scheduled for 11 a.m. today. “I’m very pleased to announce Derek as
It’s official. The Red Wings have their new bench boss. Derek Lalonde is no stranger to the franchise, or GM Steve Yzerman. Before Lalonde was an assistant coach in Tampa, he was the head coach of the Toledo Walleye — the ECHL team entrusted with some of the Red Wings player development. Lalonde is lauded
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Kings went all-in on Kevin Fiala. Where does this leave them in terms of their offseason plans and the speed at which they plan to try and compete? Meanwhile, there are updates coming out of Detroit, both in terms of coaching updates and contracts. The
I like him! Well now his jersey can finally go to the rafters in front of a sold-out crowd of 5,000 people. Tampa Bay Lightning working with Ryan McDonagh to find trade fit – Sportsnet McDonagh has four seasons remaining on a cap hit of $6.75M, with a full no-trade clause. So he controls his
The Detroit Red Wings announced on Thursday evening that Derek Lalonde will be the team’s next head coach. UPDATE: Detroit #RedWings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has named Derek Lalonde the 28th head coach in franchise history. 📝: https://t.co/prZ9xpvGLj pic.twitter.com/y8RQzxn98G — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 30,
Detroit — Derek Lalonde has been named the new head coach of the Red Wings. Lalonde becomes the 28th head coach in franchise history. “I’m very pleased to announce Derek as our new head coach,” general manager Steve Yzerman said in a statement. “He has proven himself as an excellent coach at every level and
Steve Yzerman has chosen Derek Lalonde as the head coach to lead the Detroit Red Wings on their next step in the rebuild, the franchise announced Thursday. The path of promoting a newcomer to the NHL head coaching ranks is one Yzerman has chosen twice before. Lalonde, 49, replaces Jeff Blashill, who was let go April 30. It
“I’m thrilled to be named head coach of the Red Wings,” said Lalonde. “I’d like to thank Chris Ilitch and the entire Ilitch family, as well as Steve Yzerman and the Red Wings management team for entrusting me with the opportunity to lead this historic franchise. I’m ready to get to work with our group.