Some of the greatest players to ever play in the National Hockey League had big moments on April 14. A pair of legends hoisted the Stanley Cup for the final time in their careers. Also, the longest winning streak and winningest season in league history both ended on this date. Let’s take our daily trip
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
There are a dozen games left in this Red Wings season. There are a dozen draft picks waiting this summer. But two days after the trade-deadline deal that uprooted Jakub Vrana from Stanley Cup contention and planted him in the middle of a demolition site in Detroit, the 25-year-old sniper understandably was more concerned with first impressions than
Check out some clips from Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik’s first practice with the Red Wings following a trade with the Washington Capitals.
Shortly after the trade deadline passed on Monday, April 12, the news started to leak that the Detroit Red Wings made a deal to send Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals for Jakub Vrana, Richard Panik, a 2021 first-round pick, and a 2022 second-round pick. While the initial response outside of the Motor City was
Defenseman Jared McIsaac was drafted out of the QMJHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round of the 2018 draft. After recovering from a major injury, McIsaac will finally see the ice again, this time in Grand Rapids. Will McIsaac get his pro hockey career back on track with the Griffins? From One
Filip Hronek called and offered Jakub Vrana a place to stay. Richard Panik walked into a locker room full of familiar faces. The newest members of the Detroit Red Wings enjoyed a smooth first day, going through practice in preparation for Thursday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Vrana and Panik were acquired at the trade
Detroit — Jakub Vrana and Richard Panik, the newest Red Wings, skated for the first time with teammates Wednesday and they seemed pleased to do so. It’s a new team, a fresh start and a real possibility they’re going to get a bigger chance to contribute than they did in Washington. Vrana and Panik came over from Washington
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, why did the Washington Capitals decide to move on from Jakub Vrana? Meanwhile, was Anthony Mantha in the Detroit Red Wings’ doghouse? The Edmonton Oilers didn’t take any big trade deadline swings, but the Winnipeg Jets did. Why didn’t each team do more? The Toronto Maple Leafs had intense conversations
Jakub Vrana speaks with the media on Wednesday following his first practice with the team since being traded from the Washington Capitals. Presented by World Wide Technologies
Richard Panik speaks with the media on Wednesday following his first practice with the team since being traded from the Washington Capitals. Presented by World Wide Technologies
From his station, Detroit Red Wings goalie Jonathan Bernier watched Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck recover a careless power-play turnover by defenseman Dennis Cholowski and skate hard directly toward him. Bernier wasn’t supposed to be in that situation. Most NHL insiders assumed him to be part of GM Steve Yzerman’s master rebuild strategy – the
It’s already been a busy week for the Detroit Red Wings. First, they traded arguably their best player at the trade deadline. Then, they shocked the powerhouse Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 Monday night, just hours after the Anthony Mantha trade. What’s next? Get caught up on the latest Red Wings news and rumors to find out.
Erasing the memory of Dmytro Timashov so soon? Rude. So did he originally get the length wrong and somebody had to fix it? Not important. What’s important is that I like the message. List your top 5 favorites! — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 13, 2021 What are your top five? 5. Undressing the Mooterus4.
Bill Dow | Special to the Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with former Detroit Red Wings broadcaster Bruce Martyn. How we remember him For 31 years as the play-by-play voice of Red Wings hockey — from 1964-65 through the 1994-95 Stanley Cup Final —Bruce
On the latest 31 Thoughts podcast with Elliotte Freidman and Jeff Marek, Friedman pointed out that the Detroit Red Wings’ trade with Washington reveals a few things for how Steve Yzerman and the braintrust view the rebuild. Wings fans may view this with mixed emotions. A longer timeline to the Red Wings Rebuild Yzerman said it
Stephen Whyno | Associated Press Washington – Anthony Mantha had a two points in his Washington debut, Alex Ovechkin scored the 728th goal of his NHL career and the Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory. The East Division-leading Capitals went 3 for 3 on the power play as part
I always liked the Detroit Red Wings pick of Anthony Mantha. Billed as a player they could build around, he seemed like the next generation of draft picks who would become another pillar for the organization. The hulking sniper was tearing up Quebec Juniors and it was, at the time, exciting to think that he
The Detroit Red Wings have been a mix of hot and cold this season. In the past three weeks alone the team was outscored 19-4 by the Nashville Predators, swept the Columbus Blue Jackets, were a late power-play goal against away from splitting with the Florida Panthers, and took three out of four games from
8 years of memories to last a lifetime. Wishing you all the best in Washington, Anthony.