It was pretty much a no-brainer decision. The Detroit Red Wings and Grand Rapids Griffins have announced a five-year affiliation extension that runs through the 2026-27 season. To date, the Red Wings-Griffins affiliation has been in place for 20 years and features the most convenient NHL/AHL affiliation in terms of proximity with Little Caesars Arena…… MORE
Category Archives: Detroit Red Wings News
Red Wings Re-Sign Chase Pearson To A One-Year, Two-Way Contract
The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed one of their former draft picks in Chase Pearson to a one-year, two-way deal. Pearson, the Georgia native, was selected by the Red Wings in the fifth-round (140th overall) of the 2015 NHL Draft when Ken Holland was still general manager of the team. The soon-to-be 25-year-old played in…… MORE
Red Wings Hire Jay Varady As Assistant Coach
The Detroit Red Wings were not done with piecing together its coaching staff around new head coach Derek Lalonde as the team recently announced the hiring of Jay Varady as assistant coach. Varady spent three of the last four seasons as the head coach of the Tucson Roadrunners, the American Hockey League affiliate of the…… MORE
Michigan Native Andrew Copp Highlights Big Free Agency Haul For Red Wings
Steve Yzerman is apparently tired with the lack of goal scoring and physicality his Detroit Red Wings have displayed since he took over as general manager in April of 2019. Once the free agency period got underway at noon on Wednesday, Yzerman and his front office staff hit the phones hard and struck numerous deals…… MORE
Former Red Wings Head Coach Jeff Blashill Hired As Assistant Coach In Tampa Bay
It didn’t take long for former Detroit Red Wings Head Coach Jeff Blashill to land back on his feet in the National Hockey League. The 48-year-old was the bench boss in Detroit for seven seasons from 2015-22 and was let go right after the conclusion of the 2021-22 season. Blashill also guided the Red Wings’…… MORE
Red Wings Swing Trade With St. Louis For Goaltender Ville Husso
Following Day #1 of the 2022 NHL Draft, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings stayed busy on the phones before Day #2 began as they were able to agree on a trade with the St. Louis for Goaltender Ville Husso. Shortly after the trade was announced, the Red Wings wasted no time in signing…… MORE
Red Wings Take Marco Kasper With 8th Overall Pick In 2022 NHL Draft
Once again, Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings went under the radar with their first selection in an NHL Draft. This time around, the Red Wings stayed overseas with their first round pick taking Center Marco Kasper at #8 overall, who spent this past season in Sweden playing for Rogle BK. In 59 games…… MORE
Former Red Wing Pavel Datsyuk To Announce Retirement From Professional Hockey
Detroit Red Wings legend Pavel Datsyuk has reportedly decided to hang up the skates following two-plus decades of playing professional hockey. The former sixth-round draft pick back in 1998 by the Red Wings spent his last five professional years back home in Russia playing in the Kontinental Hockey League and did not play this past…… MORE
Red Wings Announce 2022-23 Regular Season Schedule
The Detroit Red Wings’ 2022-23 regular season schedule is officially out with the home and regular season opener slated for Friday, October 14th against the Montreal Canadiens. The Red Wings’ first road contest of the season will occur the night after their home opener on Saturday, October 15th at the New Jersey Devils. The 2022-23…… MORE
Red Wings Name Tampa Bay Assistant Derek Lalonde As Team’s New Head Coach
Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings have (finally) named a new head coach, and it comes from a familiar place where “Stevie Y” once worked at. Derek Lalonde comes to Detroit with a very impressive track record as both an assistant and head coach. The 49-year-old native of New York spent two seasons with…… MORE
