In a somewhat surprising move, the Detroit Red Wings placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers Tuesday at 2 pm, meaning teams had 24 hours to claim him while taking on the remainder of his contract. Vrana’s currently in the second year of a three-year, $15.75 million contract signed prior to the 2021-22 season. With the…… MORE
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Red Wings ink Amadeus Lombardi to a three-year entry-level contract
The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Amadeus Lombardi to a three-year entry-level contract that runs through the 2024-25 season. Lombardi, the Ontario native, was drafted by the Red Wings in the fourth-round (113th overall) of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. The 19-year-old was spent this season and last with the Flint Firebirds of the…… MORE
Red Wings part of three-team trade with Florida and Anaheim, land Danny O’Regan from Ducks
The Detroit Red Wings were involved in a three-team, three-player trade with the Florida Panthers and Anaheim that resulted in the organization eventually landing center Danny O’Regan from the Ducks, who was then sent down to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins. O’Regan, the soon-to-be 29-year-old and former fifth-round pick of the San Jose…… MORE
Red Wings Jakub Vrana returns to team following reinstatement by the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program
Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Vrana has returned to the team following his reinstatement from the NHL/NHLPA’s Player Assistance Program. Vrana has only played in two games for the Red Wings this season registering a goal and an assist and has not played since October 15th on the road against the New Jersey Devils. The…… MORE
Red Wings announce 23-man Opening Night roster
The Detroit Red Wings open up the 2022-23 regular season on Friday night at home against the Montreal Canadiens and recently announced their Opening Night 23-man roster prior to its first game of the season. The biggest storyline to come out of the Opening Night roster announcement is rookie Elmer Soderblom making the team. The…… MORE
Red Wings Re-Sign Filip Zadina To Three-Year Contract
The last piece of the Detroit Red Wings puzzle has officially been re-signed for the next few seasons. The 22-year-old Zadina was drafted by the Red Wings with the 6th overall selection in the 2018 NHL Draft and has appeared in 160 career NHL games totaling 25 goals and 36 assists. With the signing of…… MORE
Red Wings, Jake Walman Avoid Arbitration, Agree To One-Year Deal
The Detroit Red Wings and Defenseman Jake Walman have agreed on a one-year, one-way contract extension and will avoid an arbitration hearing. Initially, Walman was asking for around $1.7 million on a one-way deal, while the Red Wings offered a two-way deal at $775,000/$225,000. Walman, the 26-year-old, appeared in 19 games for the Red Wings…… MORE
Red Wings Sign Defenseman Robert Hagg To One-Year Contract
The Detroit Red Wings made another small move to try and bolster the team’s depth in signing Defenseman Robert Hagg to a one-year deal. Hagg, the 27-year-old native of Sweden, has appeared in 314 career NHL games recording 14 goals and 45 assists to go with a plus-six rating. Hagg was drafted in the second-round…… MORE
Red Wings & Griffins Announce Five-Year Affiliation Extension
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
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
