Steve Yzerman

Red Wings Fall Out of Playoff Contention During Important Stretch

The Detroit Red Wings lost a pivotal game against the Washington Capitals in overtime in the race to make the Stanley Cup playoffs by a final score of 4-3. There are ten games left in the NHL’s regular season. While this loss does not necessarily guarantee that the team will miss the playoffs for the […]

An Email Interview with Hockey Author Curt Solomon

It’s amazing the kind of hockey people you can be put in touch with via the Internet. I have the perfect example of this. Back in early February, I was searching for something on Patrick Roy and I came across a book called My Road Hockey Obsession by Curt Solomon. After reading a sample of […]

Dylan Larkin, Lack of Pushback Responsible for Red Wings Slide

The Detroit Red Wings snapped their seven-game losing streak with a win against the Buffalo Sabres. Amid this streak the team lost their best player and captain Dylan Larkin to a lower-body injury. Prior to this streak and Larkin’s injury the Red Wings were in a playoff spot. The Red Wings franchise has not made […]

Tensions Rise as Red Wings Have Lost Six Straight after All-Star Break

The Detroit Red Wings have lost six games in a row. This losing streak comes at a particularly inopportune time, as the NHL’s trade deadline just passed. General manager Steve Yzerman decided to effectively stand pat, only trading Klim Kostin to the San Jose Sharks for defenseman Radim Simek and a seventh-round draft pick in […]

Red Wings prospect takes home player of the week award

Detroit Red Wings Prospect Named Player of the Week

Detroit Red Wings prospect takes home player of the week honors for the week of 2/19-2/25.

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What the Michael Rasmussen Signing Means for the Detroit Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings have signed Michael Rasmussen to a four-year, $12.8 million contract extension. The 24-year-old from Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, scored 11 goals and added 12 assists in 55 games played for the Red Wings during the 2023-24 season. Drafted ninth overall in the 2017 NHL entry draft, Rasmussen was thought to be […]

Red Wings Split Western Road Trip

The Detroit Red Wings wrapped their four game road trip with an overtime win against the Seattle Kraken. Ben Chiarot scored the overtime goal to give the Red Wings the four-to-three win. The veteran defenseman has scored four goals and added 10 assists in 50 games played for the Red Wings. Fellow defenseman Moritz Seider […]

Detroit Red Wings Sign Forward to Extension

The Detroit Red Wings are figuring out their core as Steve Yzerman mentioned this offseason.

Who Could the Detroit Red Wings Move at the NHL Trade Deadline?

The NHL trade deadline is just over one month away on April 8th, 2024. The Detroit Red Wings have 58 points, which is tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for fourth place in the Atlantic Division. The offseason acquisition of Alex Debrincat has put the Red Wings in position to make it back to the […]

How the Addition of Alex DeBrincat Pushed the Detroit Red Wings Past the Ottawa Senators in Each Team’s Rebuild

The Detroit Red Wings will finish the first half of the 2023-24 NHL season with a record of 26-18-6. The Red Wings lost to the Ottawa Senators in overtime by a score of 3-2. The Senators are the team that caused the Red Wings to miss the playoffs after a two-game series in February 2023. […]