The Detroit Red Wings have had great success mining Sweden for their draft picks, and could for a second straight year use their first selection on a player out of that Nordic hockey powerhouse. When asked during a video conference Tuesday afternoon which NHL players he admired, top 2021 draft prospect Simon Edvinsson, a defenseman,
Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman won’t provide an answer on any timeline–and it’s the smart move. Yzerman enjoys what not one other front office executive in the entire league has: goodwill with the fan base. Just look back to April 19, 2019 for evidence of that. Whimsically watching as he built the Lightning
The Detroit Red Wings are staring down two major needs to its roster with the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft — centres and left defensemen. While the Wings would surely like to address the possibility of drafting its next franchise goaltender, general manager Steve Yzerman has hinted that since he does
Over the next three days, The Detroit News will take a closer look at each position group in the Red Wings’ organization. Today: Goaltending. Detroit — The Red Wings had a plan for their goaltending before the season. Coach Jeff Blashill envisioned Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss sharing the workload, pushing each other, and supplying the
With the second of his two first round picks, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings might look to the east for perhaps the best Russian in the 2021 NHL Draft Class: Fyodor Svechkov. Can the young Russian center help fill Detroit’s talent gap down the middle? The VHL and MHL Svechkov played a majority
The results of the first round of our THW mock draft are in! As the acting general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, I was in charge of making the selections at pick 6 and 22. In this mock draft, the Red Wings came away with the following players: 6. (C) Mason McTavish22. (D) Carson
Audio from 911 calls to Novi police paint a distressing picture of the fireworks incident Sunday night that led to death of Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks. Kivlenieks was at a home in Novi when he was struck by a misfired firework, according to three 911 calls obtained by the Free Press. “Fireworks misfire,” one caller said in
Three women who called 911 shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday told dispatchers that Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks was conscious and breathing but “not doing very well” after a fireworks accident at Novi holiday party that killed the 24-year-old goalie, according to audio released Tuesday. There was a heightened tone of panic from the second
With the Red Wings picking 6th in the 2021 NHL Draft, we profile goalies Jesper Wallstedt of Lulea (SHL) and Sebastian Cossa of Edmonton (WHL). Presented by: Meijer
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, Patrick Brown, and Kyle Knopp are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking
Only sharing the one story today because it doesn’t feel right putting any other stories with it, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use Quick Hits to bring stuff up that’s interesting to you. Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks, 24, dies after being struck by fireworks – ESPN Police in Novi, Michigan, said the
The pandemic made it tough for NHL teams to do as much scouting as usual, but the flip side is that maybe there’s a player available in later rounds that hasn’t had as many eyes on him as he may have in a normal year. The Detroit Red Wings’rebuild depends on drafting well, and, as
The best teams in the NHL are strong down the middle. When the Detroit Red Wings were winning Stanley Cups, they had Steve Yzerman, Sergei Ferdorov, Igor Larionov and Kris Draper as their top four centers. After the retirements of Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, the Red Wings have struggled to make the playoffs. Strength
Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday night after a fireworks mishap at a Novi holiday party at the home of former Red Wings goalie Manny Legace. An initial autopsy report determined Kivlenieks, 24, died from a “percussive injury,” the extreme force from the powerful blast of exploding fireworks, Novi police confirmed Monday afternoon. The
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Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks died Sunday night in a fireworks incident at a home in Novi. Novi Police Lt. Jason Meier said the cause of death was a percussive injury to his internal organs as a result of a fireworks explosion, according to an autopsy performed Monday. Kivlenieks, a Latvia native, was 24. “There appears to be some
Previously, we took at look back at the first three prospects Detroit took in the 2020 NHL Draft. Head over to read what Lucas Raymond, William Wallinder, and Theodor Niederbach have been up to in the last year. Below, you’ll find the rest of the gang. #55 – Cross Hanas (LW) Cross Hanas was taken
Despite no games on the schedule, July 5 has been a rather busy day in National Hockey League history. We’ve seen some familiar faces in new places, plenty of coaching changes, and a generational talent received a huge new contract. So let’s begin our daily trip back in time to enjoy all the best from
For those of you who are curious about Tanguay’s coaching experience, look no further: Last season, he served as the assistant coach for the Iowa Wild of the AHL. Due to his efforts, the Wild secured the fifth-best power play in the AHL and over 3.15 goals per game last season. With the Red Wings
In a draft where nothing is certain, Mason MacTavish and William Eklund are two forwards that seem to be consistently ranked in the top half of the first round (Eklund is typically projected in the top six). The Detroit Red Wings could be facing a tough choice at six, as there’s a good chance both