John Niyo | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman discusses upcoming NHL Draft, addresses questions about some key players Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman met with the media Thursday to talk about Tuesday’s NHL Draft. He also fielded questions about other players. They say time is money. But when you take
Entering his second year as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, Steve Yzerman has a handful of decisions to make regarding the organization’s rebuild. The team needs to improve and he knows it. So with all 31 NHL teams now focused on the 2020-21 season, Yzerman can ramp up roster management efforts. Let’s dive
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. Jimmy Howard’s tenure with the only NHL team he has known has come to an end. It wasn’t
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. The Detroit Red Wings have used the extra months to review and reassess, and general manager Steve Yzerman
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman talks draft, free agency – and yoga Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman in a Zoom call on Oct. 1, 2020. Now we know: Steve Yzerman was busy. When a handful of the top prospects in the 2020 draft
We say thank you to Jimmy Howard as GM Steve Yzerman announces the Red Wings will not be offering him a contract prior to the free agency period
Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Steve Yzerman discusses upcoming NHL Draft, addresses questions about some key players Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman met with the media Thursday to talk about Tuesday’s NHL Draft. He also fielded questions about other players. Detroit — Steve Yzerman is in the midst of one
We are now a few days removed from the Tampa Bay Lightning winning the Stanley Cup against the Dallas Stars, which means it’s now officially the offseason for all 31 NHL teams. One of the most intriguing teams you should pay attention to this offseason is the Detroit Red Wings, who come in with plenty
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. Self-reflection and re-education. Exit meetings via Zoom. Avoiding the temptation to speculate because things change weekly,
Since the Red Wings’ general manager Steve Yzerman spun straw into gold with the Robby Fabbri deal, fans have been anxiously waiting for him to do it again. Now, as the 2020 offseason begins in earnest, more and more players have emerged as possible candidates to becomes Yzerman’s next success story. Related: Red Wings’ 50-Goal
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. Self-reflection and re-education. Exit meetings via Zoom. Avoiding the temptation to speculate because things change weekly,
Tony Paul | The Detroit News The late Jamie Samuelsen’s legacy officially has been forever preserved. Samuelsen’s radio station, 97.1 The Ticket, announced Wednesday morning that it has named its Southfield studio after him. The studio now will be known as “The Jamie Samuelsen Studio.” Samuelsen died Aug. 1, after a 19-month battle with colon
Mark Falkner | The Detroit News Growing up in Austria during the Detroit Red Wings’ back-to-back Stanley Cup Final appearances in 2008 and 2009, Marco Rossi had his choice of favorite National Hockey League superstars to emulate from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins to Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals. Now a top-10
Chris McCosky | The Detroit News Detroit — Ilitch Holdings Inc. announced a realignment of business operations Wednesday that includes temporary furloughs and layoffs. The move comes after six months paying salaries and benefits for all employees of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings, and at the Fox Theatre, despite the cancellation of more than 200 sporting
Evan Petzold | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Why Detroit Tigers’ Ron Gardenhire is retiring immediately Detroit Tigers GM Al Avila and manager Ron Gardenhire met with reporters Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020 to announce Gardenhire’s immediate retirement. Ilitch Holdings, Inc., is going through the process of furloughing and eliminating positions on the business operations sides
John Wawrow | Associated Press Defenseman Ryan McDonagh was preparing to answer one last question regarding the Tampa Bay Lightning’s Stanley Cup championship when teammates Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn crashed the room, putting an abrupt and celebratory end to the news conference. “Who’s next? Next question,” Kucherov said, looking into the camera. With McDonagh
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. The 2020 Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning bear the wise and bold imprint of Steve
Marlowe Alter , Mike Brehm | Detroit Free Press In April 2019, the Tampa Bay Lightning skated off the ice, victims of a stunning first-round sweep by the Columbus Blue Jackets after a 62-win season. Monday, they stayed on the ice after the end of Game 6 to lift the Stanley Cup for the second
Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press Show Caption Hide Caption Top prospects on 2020 draft, Detroit Red Wings’ Steve Yzerman Top prospects in the 2020 NHL draft talk on a Zoom call, Sept. 24, 2020. As young defensemen, they naturally gravitate toward watching those close to their age group, but they could soon be
Mark Falkner | The Detroit News When Steve Yzerman left the Tampa Bay Lightning two years ago to return to the Detroit Red Wings as general manager, he apologized to Tampa Bay owner Jeff Vinik for not winning a Stanley Cup. Despite building championship-caliber teams during eight years as general manager and one year as