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, Peter Ploshehanski, and Ryan Guenter are the muckers who
The Detroit Red Wings have built up a reputation around the league as an organization that excels at finding talent up and down the draft. The likes of Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg were all selected outside of the top two rounds, with Lidstrom being the earliest at 53rd overall in
In reviewing my colleagues’ opening night lineup projections from October, the one glaring area of weakness with the Detroit Red Wings roster is up the middle. In terms of top-six NHL quality, the Wings have Dylan Larkin. That’s it. If the team is going to take the proverbial next step, then they need to find
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman on trade with Rangers: We need assets Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks trade with Rangers, rebuild on a Zoom call, Sept. 26, 2020. Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman may want to change the plans he made last
Longtime and distinguished member of the Detroit Red Wing alumni association Alex Delvecchio turned 89 years young today. An absolute pillar within team history, Delvecchio’s No. 10 was first hung in the rafters at Joe Louis Arena in 1991. Most faithful Red Wings fans know the accomplishments, but celebrating his birthday only invites an opportunity
The most successful team in National Hockey League history was founded on this date. Decades later, one of the league’s greatest players achieved something no player ever had and very few others have since. In addition, this was a good day to be a goaltender or skating in Los Angeles. Bad & Good for Howe
John Wawrow | Associated Press Time has all but run out on the NHL’s hope to start the season Jan. 1, with the league and NHL Players’ Association now focusing their discussions on opening play in mid-January, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Friday. A mid-January start date has become
It is only December, and most years, it’d be taboo to begin exploring the group of unrestricted free agents available next offseason. However, nothing in 2020 has been norma,l so I am going to hope that Detroit Red Wing fans allow me to look toward the group of upcoming defensemen that will reach UFA status
On December 4, 1968, Gordie Howe scored his 700th goal, becoming the 1st member of this very exclusive club. In honour of this achievement, we are re-running this tremendous tribute that former THW contributor Ross Bonander wrote and was originally published just after Mr. Howe passed away on June 10, 2016. Please enjoy a trip
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, what is going on in the NHL that not one free agent has been signed in over a month? Is there another wave of deals coming? In Pittsburgh, Jim Rutherford believes that in-season trades could be tricky. What is he concerned about? Is there a trade option that could solve
This date in National Hockey League history has seen a little bit of everything. There were a handful of firsts throughout the league, from first goals to first overtime wins. Some all-time greats racked up hat tricks while some others reached personal milestones and set new records. A Historic Date in Boston Just two days
This past October, Alex Cotton of the Lethbridge Hurricanes became a fifth-round pick for the second time in his young hockey career. The right-handed defender was taken 132nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings. With an abundance of 2020 draft selections, Cotton was the ninth of a total 12 Red Wing picks. Alex Cotton of
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman talks Red Wings rebuild, hopes for 2021 season Steve Yzerman discusses the Wings rebuild and hopes for 2021 season. Nov. 4, 2020. The Detroit Pistons have an exhibition game scheduled for next week at Little Caesars Arena, as the NBA is forging ahead
The Detroit News Goaltender Calvin Pickard became the 10th member of the Red Wings’ organization to be loaned to a European team during the coronavirus pandemic. Pickard, who posted a 17-12-4 record and a 2.86 goals against average with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League and an 0-2-0 record and a 5.46
For those of you who like to look back at the early days of the National Hockey League, then Dec. 1 is your kind of date. In cornerstone cities like Boston and Toronto, some of the first stars of the game had big moments that laid the foundation for future success. Plus, there were plenty
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The last game the Red Wings played was March 10 at Little Caesars Arena. The Wings lost, 5-2, typical of the season. The Wings practiced the next day, traveled to Washington, but on March 12 their game against Capitals was canceled and the NHL regular season paused due
How long until the Detroit Red Wings play another game? That’s still to be determined. But in the meantime, we have plenty of Red Wings news and rumors to keep you occupied. Red Wings Hit the Ice Earlier this week, several Red Wings players took part in an informal practice at Little Caesars Arena. Dylan
Watching the Detroit Red Wings last season was difficult, to say the least. Posting the worst record of the salary cap era, (17-49-5) their goaltending was partially to blame. Jimmy Howard had a career-worst season (2-23-2), while Jonathan Bernier was left to pick up the pieces. The Red Wings have a few goalie prospects in
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, could the Winnipeg Jets be eyeing the new Seattle Kraken franchise as a trade destination for Patrik Laine? What are the Chicago Blackhawks going to do with their surplus of players? In Detroit, the coach believes they might be thin in one area. Will they add? Finally, a few NHL
Mark Falkner | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Freshman defenseman Owen Power on Michigan conference call Michigan freshman defenseman Owen Power talks about the team’s 4-0 start and the weekend series against Notre Dame. Hockey Canada’s Scott Salmond put to rest any possibility that Wolverines phenom Owen Power could be invited to the