Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — There’s no question Michael Rasmussen needed to play hockey. Rasmussen played only 35 games in Grand Rapids last season, then was shut down, like everyone else, by the pandemic. When the Red Wings found a roster spot in Austria this autumn for him, Rasmussen took advantage of
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption What Jeff Blashill saw lacking in Detroit Red Wings first scrimmage Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill speaks to the media after the team’s first scrimmage on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Red Wings designated Day 5
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption ‘Everything was pretty cool’ in Detroit Red Wings’ first scrimmage Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice in the Detroit Red Wings’ first scrimmage on Tuesday., Jan. 5, 2021 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press The new guys scored, the atmosphere was as cool as it was
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — There was a some hockey finally Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena. How crisp it was is debatable, the intensity was off and on, but it was fun to see nonetheless. The Red Wings played the first of three intrasquad scrimmages — Team Red won 6-4 in a shootout (they
It is time for our daily look back and the big events in National Hockey League history. Jan. 5 has given us plenty of memories including some NHL firsts, major personal milestones and brand-new all-time records. Let’s get the journey back through time started! A First Time for Everything The Montreal Canadiens played their first
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Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — There will be no pro hockey in Toledo this season. The Toledo Walleye, who are a Red Wings affiliate, have chosen to opt out of the 2020-21 partial regular season. Walleye players were notified Tuesday morning of the decision. Toledo joins 11 other ECHL teams — out of 26 — to opt
From the moment Steve Yzerman was officially announced as the new general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, fans were delighted. Sitting in front of the Detroit sport’s media on April 19, 2019, he answered loaded question after loaded question, but he continuously returned to his philosophical viewpoint of patience. He admitted what Ken Holland
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — There was a some hockey finally Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena. How crisp it was is debatable, but it was fun to see nonetheless. Team Red used two goals in the shootout to win 6-4 in the intrasquad Red Wings scrimmage, for what it’s worth. Vladislav Namestnikov tied
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Importance of scrimmages for Detroit Red Wings Jeff Blashill talks after Day 4 of Red Wings camp. Jan. 4, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Red Wings designated Day 5 of training camp Tuesday to feature a scrimmage between Team Red
One of the biggest remaining restricted free agents came off the board when it was announced that the Columbus Blue Jackets had signed their top center, Pierre-Luc Dubois, to a two-year contract with a $5 million cap-hit. However, the news came with an interesting caveat that dealt a blow to the Blue Jackets and their
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Importance of scrimmages for Detroit Red Wings Jeff Blashill talks after Day 4 of Red Wings camp. Jan. 4, 2021. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press After four days of high-tempo practices, the Detroit Red Wings will attempt to simulate more of a competition
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings expect the line of Tyler Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha to continue scoring goals. But beyond that, it’s a bit of question mark. That’s why Robby Fabbri becomes so important, with Fabbri’s switch to center, between wings Filip Zadina and Bobby Ryan, establishing a
The newest Detroit Red Wings are fast finding themselves at home. For example, forward Vladislav Namestnikov can look up from his locker stall and see a familial face: That of his uncle, Slava Kozlov, a former Red Wings Stanley Cup champion and member of the Russian Five. “I sit directly across from it, so when
Vladislav Namestnikov meets with the media on day four of Red Wings Training Camp
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — There will be no fans inside Little Caesars Arena anytime soon. But there will be a hockey game, or at least something resembling a game, Tuesday at LCA. The Red Wings will ratchet up the already-accelerated pace of this shortened training camp Tuesday with an intrasquad scrimmage. Normally,
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, Ian McNaughton, Patrick Brown and Peter Ploshehanski are the muckers who make up
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Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on challenges of 2021 season Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on challenges of COVID-19 shortened 2021 season. Dec. 22, 2020. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press What’s that you see on a Detroit Red Wings players helmet this