On this date, one of the greatest players in National Hockey League history made his triumphant return after nearly four years away from the game. This was an eventful date in both Detroit and New York City, while the number 13 was not unlucky after all. Let’s take our daily trip through hockey history. Super
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 a year. The Detroit Red Wings played 30 games in 2020,
With training camp officially beginning in less than a week, the Detroit Red Wings and their fans are all ready to get the ball rolling. Of course, before the season can start, we’ve got a certain international tournament to keep track of. On top of that, we have some interesting storylines to follow as players
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 a year. The Detroit Red Wings played 30 games in 2020,
Associated Press | Associated Press Glendale, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes have traded veteran center Derek Stepan to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round pick in the 2021 NHL draft. “On behalf of the entire Coyotes organization, I would like to thank Derek for everything he did for the Coyotes the past three seasons,” Coyotes
The Detroit News Red Wings draft picks Theodor Niederbach and Elmer Soderblom scored goals in Sweden’s 7-1 victory over the Czech Republic at the world junior hockey championships in Edmonton on Saturday. Niederbach (2nd round/2020) and Soderblom (6th round/2019) played on the same line and were joined on the scoreboard by Red Wings’ first-round pick Lucas Raymond
The Detroit News Red Wings draft picks Theodor Niederbach and Elmer Soderblom scored goals in Sweden’s 7-1 victory over the Czech Republic at the world junior hockey championships in Edmonton on Saturday. Niederbach (2nd round/2020) and Soderblom (6th round/2019) played on the same line and were joined on the scoreboard by Red Wings’ first-round pick Lucas Raymond
Associated Press | Associated Press Chicago — The Chicago Blackhawks and free-agent center Carl Soderberg have agreed to a $1 million, one-year contract, bolstering the team’s forward depth after it lost Kirby Dach and Alex Nylander to injuries. The 35-year-old Soderberg had 17 goals and 18 assists in 70 games for Arizona last season. Soderberg,
The Detroit News Red Wings draft pick Eemil Viro was plus-1 in Finland’s 5-3 victory over short-handed Germany on Friday night at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. Viro, a 6-0, 165-pound defenseman who was one of three 2020 second-round draft picks, had two shots and 27 shifts in 19:31 of ice time. Aku
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — When the Red Wings begin training camp on Dec. 31, it’ll be a little over nine months since the team has been together in an organized, official setting. The vast majority of the roster has been unable to play any games in North America because of the
Mark Falkner | The Detroit News East Lansing’s Brad Fast is reminded about his place in National Hockey League history every so often. The former Michigan State Spartans defenseman and third-round draft choice of the Carolina Hurricanes is one of three players among more than 7,600 players in the 103-year history of the league to score
We are now weeks away from NHL season openers, in which we’ll see the Detroit Red Wings host the Carolina Hurricanes on Jan. 14. We are also less than a week away from the Red Wings training camp, as they’ll look for up to 29 players (23 roster players, four to six taxi squad members)
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 The Detroit Red Wings normally relish the Christmas break, coming right around
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Video: Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on upcoming season, realignment, taxi squads Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman met the media on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming season, the timing of a new captain, realignment, taxi squads, etc. The Detroit News Detroit — Hockey fans starved
It has been nearly 50 years since the National Hockey League has played on either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. With that in mind, we have combined all the great events from Dec. 24 and 25 into one column for the next two days. All of us at The Hockey Writers wish you a safe
The “12 Days of Christmas” is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the
With the NHL announcing their plans for how the 2020-21 season would commence, I thought I’d look at nine fun ways for the Red Wings to spend their $9.5 million cap space to reach the upper limit of $81.5 million. This is meant to be a fun and satirical piece as I’m not looking to
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 The Detroit Red Wings begin their 2021 season by hosting the Carolina
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The NHL announced it’s schedule for the pandemic-shortened 2021 season on Wednesday. Rivalries will take center stage during the 2020-21 @NHL season, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Schedule: https://t.co/NwxVjVlUsb #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/0uywbZbG5f — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 23, 2020 As previously announced, the Red Wings’ schedule is entirely made up of games against opponents