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Breaking: Red Wings Sign Goalie Jussi Olkinuora

On Tuesday night, it was reported that the Red Wings have signed Finnish goaltender Jussi Olkinuora to a one-year, two-way contract. According to CapFriendly, the deal is worth $750,000 at the NHL level and $375,000 at the AHL level. This signing is a bit of a surprise as Olkinuora is technically under contract with EHC […]

Breaking: Red Wings Sign Elmer Soderblom to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract

On Thursday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings announced that the team had signed Swedish winger Elmer Soderblom to a three-year, entry-level contract starting the 2022-23 season. The soon-to-be 21-year-old enjoyed a breakout season this past year, playing for his hometown team Frolunda HC alongside fellow Red Wings prospects Simon Edvinsson, Theodor Niederbach, and Liam Dower-Nilsson. […]

Breaking: Red Wings Sign Taro Hirose to a Two-Year Contract Extension

On Saturday, the Detroit Red Wings announced that they had signed left winger Taro Hirose to a two-year contract extension. While the contract details are still not available to the public, Hirose was set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer. He had not accrued the required amount of games played by age 25 […]

Breaking: Red Wings Part Ways with Jeff Blashill

On Saturday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings announced that the team would not be renewing the contracts of head coach Jeff Blashill, assistant coach Doug Houda, and goaltending coach Jeff Salajko. Jeff Blashill had been the second longest-tenured head coach in the NHL, only behind his friend and head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning. […]

Red Wings Prospect Update: April

As the 2021-22 NHL regular season winds down, this will mark the seventh consecutive year the Red Wings missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs. While Red Wings fans will likely not have any rooting interest in any other NHL team in the postseason, there are a few prospects across the globe that fans can get behind […]

Report: Red Wings Sign Goaltender Magnus Hellberg

On Wednesday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings announced that they had signed 31-year-old goaltender Magnus Hellberg to a one-year contract for the remainder of the season. The 6’6 209, pound Swede most recently played for Sochi HC of the KHL this season, where in 37 games, he had a goals-against-average of 2.42 and a save […]

Opinion: It Is Time For Increased Roles For Filip Zadina and Joe Veleno

In the midst of a six-game losing streak for the Red Wings and two wins in the past thirteen games, the assumption would be that a head coach would turn to the team’s most-skilled players for answers. While Dylan Larkin, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Lucas Raymond have been getting plenty of ice-time, Joe Veleno and Filip […]

Red Wings Prospect Update: March

After another embarrassing loss on Sunday, Red Wings fans may be looking for an escape from the current team and switching their attention toward the future. The Yzerman regime has made it clear the importance of drafting and developing talent, and some of those prospects are starting to shine in their own respective leagues. Shai […]

Red Wings Prospect Update: February

With the Red Wings schedule slowed down due to the NHL’s juggling of what would have been the Olympic break in February, it felt appropriate to catch up with some of the Red Wings’ draft picks of recent year. With lots of draft capital throughout this rebuild, the Red Wings have put themselves in a […]