NEW YORK — — Dominik Kubalik scored a power-play goal 2:43 into overtime and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Sunday. Matt Luff and Pius Suter scored in the second period as Detroit came back after trailing 2-0 in the first period. Moritz […]
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Red Wings fire Blashill and two other coaches
DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman announced today that the team will not renew the contracts of head coach Jeff Blashill, assistant coach Doug Houda and goaltending coach Jeff Salajko. Blashill recently completed his seventh season as head coach of the Red Wings and […]
Nicklas Lidstrom hired as Red Wings vice president of hockey operations
DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has hired Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations. One of the most decorated players in NHL history, Lidstrom, 51, will be involved in all aspects of hockey operations for the […]
Dylan Larkin named next Detroit Red Wings captain
(WXYZ) — Dylan Larkin has been named the next captain of the Detroit Red Wings, the team announced on Wednesday. Larkin, a Waterford native who played for the USA NTDP and the University of Michigan before turning pro, will be the team’s fourth captain since 1986 and the 37th captain […]
Tyler Bertuzzi thrilled to remain in Hockeytown
Restricted free agent awarded a one-year contract on Tuesday after arbitration hearing DETROIT — After drafting 12 players and adding eight more in free agency earlier this month, the Detroit Red Wings’ extraordinarily busy transactional offseason continued Tuesday when forward Tyler Bertuzzi was granted a one-year, $3.5 million contract by […]