It’s entirely possible that the Detroit Red Wings won’t be selecting a Swede during this month’s NHL entry draft. Regardless, another Swedish player is joining the organization.
One more point and the Detroit Red Wings would’ve been a participant in the NHL playoffs this season. It was that close. Will it be that close a call again next season?
Drafting is not an exact science, as we will be reminded later this month when the Red Wings attend the NHL entry draft in Las Vegas. You know the no-brainer picks, the Connor McDavids or the Steve Yzermans of the world, who are drafted high and are worth every nickel.
Noah Kane, the left-handed centerman for the Cincinnati Cyclones, is heading overseas to play for JoKP in the Mestis League, Finland. Last season, he played in 16 games and scored 2 goals with 4 assists, totaling 6 points.
It’s hard to find a prospect who had as good of a time at the 2024 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo last weekend as Artyom Levshunov. Levshunov spoke twice to the media during the festivities on Friday and Saturday, and it was hard not to find him smiling, telling jokes, or showing confidence in his game.
What started as a promising 2023-24 regular season for the Detroit Red Wings turned into a disaster as the club fell down the Eastern Conference standings and failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Entering the offseason, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has two objectives. The first is to improve defensively, and the second is to become a deeper team offensively. There are a million ways to approach these priorities.
Unless you’re a devoted reader of European hockey transactions, you probably didn’t even notice the former Detroit Red Wings prospect who was on the move in the Swedish lower divisions.
Something was missing when Sweden took the ice for their semifinal game against Canada at the 2024 U-18 World Championship. Their blueline was intact. Their goaltending had been solid the whole way.
Former Detroit Red Wings forward Steve Wochy is the Timex watch of the NHL. He just keeps on ticking. Not only is he the oldest living player in NHL history, he’s the first Red Wings player to celebrate his 100th birthday.
It’s time for another round of NHL rumours. The Stanley Cup Final is here, as the action begins tonight, but there’s plenty to sift through on the pending free agent front.
Even though the Detroit Red Wings finished a point shy of making the playoffs this season, their top priority is still the growth and development of their young players and prospects.
In a goaltending crunch during the second half of the 2022-23 NHL season, the Detroit Red Wings were making the decision to sign John Lethemon to an NHL contract.
Like swallows returning to Capistrano in March and college students heading to Florida on spring break, the Detroit Red Wings are drawn to Swedish League players every June at the NHL draft.
We’ve all heard the saying, “You can’t move forward if you’re always looking back”. This rings true for the Detroit Red Wings organization when you refer to the mishap that occurred during the 2018 NHL Draft in Dallas, Texas.
New Detroit Red Wings forward Jakub Rychlovsky isn’t at all deterred by the notion that generally, European free agents don’t make a major impact with the club.
The elite talent playing for the Detroit Red Wings have long held to an iron man pattern, and no, we’re not talking about the character Robert Downey Jr.
Bob Duff of Detroit Hockey Now: Sure the Detroit Red Wings could trade for a goatlender this offseason, but should they do it? They’ve tried this route recently and it hasn’t worked out for them.
The Detroit Red Wings missed out on the Stanley Cup playoffs for the eighth season in a row. This time on the final day of the 2023-24 NHL season. There are two free agents, Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond, that will require the most attention of general manager Steve Yzerman during the upcoming offseason.
The Detroit Red Wings are knocking on the door of the postseason. What do they need to do in order to be able to turn the handle and enter the party?
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