Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings have secured a big piece of their rebuild. The Wings announced Tuesday they’ve re-signed restricted free agent forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract worth $22.8 million, with a $5.7-million salary-cap hit each season. It’s the longest and most expensive contract general manager Steve
The presidential election is heating up at warp speed, so it’s a perfect time to review the NHL’s own election process and present and future Detroit Red Wings Hall of Fame candidates. The league recently announced it has moved this year’s ceremony to Nov. 2021, and because of this, there will be no selections made
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Anthony Mantha knows he has to live up to new contract with Red Wings Anthony Mantha talks about his new contract with the Red Wings. Nov. 3, 2020. Anthony Mantha knows what is next: proving he is worth the investment Steve Yzerman just made
The Detroit Red Wings have signed restricted-free agent Anthony Mantha to a four-year deal, carrying a cap hit of $5.7 million per year. After he was drafted by the Red Wings 20th overall back in 2013, Mantha has worked to become a key part of the franchises’ future. Despite missing some games due to injury
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman on signing Bobby Ryan, Jon Merrill to Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman on signing Bobby Ryan & Jon Merrill. Oct. 9, 2020. Steve Yzerman has handed out his first long-term contract since becoming general manager of the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. Anthony
Some of the biggest names in the history of the National Hockey hit personal milestones on this date over the years. Plus, a handful of the best minds behind the bench had their moments in the spotlight. Nov. 3 has also been a pretty darn good day for goaltenders as well. NHL Legends Make History
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings have secured a big piece of their rebuild for the foreseeable future. The Wings announced Tuesday they’ve re-signed restricted free agent forward Anthony Mantha to a four-year contract worth $22.8 million, with a $5.7-million salary-cap hit each season. The 6-foot-5, 234-pound right wing continues
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Prospects talk being drafted by Detroit Red Wings Jonatan Berggren, Jared McIsaac and Ryan O’Reilly on being drafted by Red Wings in 2018 NHL draft in Dallas on June 23. Since being drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 2018, Jared McIsaac’s injuries
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Meet Cross Hanas, the last of the Red Wings’ three second-round draft choices last month. Hanas, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound offensively skilled left wing, is from that hockey hotbed of … Dallas. Say what? Yes, Dallas. In the football-mad state of Texas. Home of the Cowboys and Friday Night Lights. But it’s
Both the “Great One” and “Mr. Hockey” had multiple memories on Nov. 2. Plus, there were plenty of monumental wins, personal milestones reached and even a handful of big trades made on this date in National Hockey League history. Gretzky Comes to Edmonton The Edmonton Oilers changed the future of their franchise, on Nov. 2,
Nov. 1 was a big date for one of the greatest goaltenders in National Hockey League history. Plus, there were numerous memories for hockey fans in Boston, Detroit, New York, Pittsburgh and St. Louis. Plante Changes the Game Forever Goaltender Jacques Plante became a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame because of his incredible
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman: Why players are intrigued to play for Red Wings Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman on a Zoom call, Oct. 12, 2020. We’re months away from the Detroit Red Wings playing again, but Steve Yzerman recently made a bunch of changes to
The Detroit News Defenseman Owen Power of the University of Michigan is one of 47 players selected to attend Canada’s world junior selection camp from Nov. 16-Dec. 13 in Red Deer, Alberta. Power, a native of Mississauga, Ontario, is trying to make the Canadian team at the world championships inside the bubble environment in Edmonton from Dec. 5-Jan.
Maneuvering to sign young stars in the NHL has become somewhat of an art form since the salary-cap era began. There’s the need to appease the team’s future without rattling its existing core. Also, the deal needs to fit within the constraints of the team’s cap space. Finally, there’s the concern of driving up the
We’re back on the saddle as news regarding the Detroit Red Wings continues to trickle in. Of course, the biggest news is that a key piece of the lineup is now locked up on a new contract. But the fun doesn’t stop there – let’s dive in! Tyler Bertuzzi Signs Tyler Bertuzzi, who represented the
Jose M. Romero , Craig Harris | Arizona Republic The Arizona Coyotes on Thursday renounced the rights to Mitchell Miller, their first draft pick of this month’s NHL Draft, following an Arizona Republic examination into Miller’s harassment of a developmentally disabled African-American classmate four years ago. The selection of Miller, 18 and now playing hockey at the
The Detroit News Red Wings beat reporter Ted Kulfan talks about general manager Steve Yzerman setting the team’s payroll structure with the Tyler Bertuzzi arbitration case and retired NHL broadcaster Mike ‘Doc’ Emrick is the guest on this week’s episode. Here are some of the highlights from episode 39 of the OctoPulse podcast. ►:45: Tyler
Associated Press Glendale, Ariz. — The Arizona Coyotes renounced their rights Thursday to their top 2020 draft pick after saying they learned more about his bullying of a Black classmate with developmental disabilities four years ago. The team parted ways with Mitchell Miller after taking criticism for selecting him in the fourth round earlier this
Given all the moves that Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has made over the course of this month, perhaps it’s easy to overlook a guy like Jon Merrill. After all, he’s not a former second-overall pick like Bobby Ryan. He’s not from a well-known hockey family like Marc Staal. And he doesn’t have
Some of the most legendary players in National Hockey League history added to their resumes on this date. Detroit and Montreal both proved why they are two of the game’s most historic cities on Oct. 29, while fans in Pittsburgh got to witness greatness on multiple occasions. Super Day for Mario Mario Lemieux’s Hall of