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The Detroit Red Wings were wishing captain Dylan Larkin a happy birthday on Thursday. Larkin is celebrating his 30th birthday.

It’s kind of unusual that you would be wishing someone a happy birthday when they are requesting a bon voyage.

Then again, this summer certainly hasn’t been business as usual for the Red Wings.

Since missing the Stanley Cup playoffs for the 10th successive season, the good ship Red Wings has been riding the rapids through…

It looks like the Red Wings found some another diamond in the rough in their latest second round draft selection. Victor Plante has been vital to Team USA’s offense in the World Junior Summer Showcase.

Playing on the top line centered by Sammy Nelson, Plante has only been held scoreless once so far in his WJSS matchups, in the opening game against Finland. Plante followed it up with a three assist performance against Sweden on Monday, and notched…

You look at the numbers in the goals column for 2026 Detroit Red Wings first-round draft pick JP Hurlbert – 42 for the WHL Kamloops Blazers – and your immediate thought is pure goal scorer.

Yeah, that’s part of what makes Hurlbert so good. But when you combine his natural ability as a finisher with his dogged determination, that’s what makes him a truly dangerous offensive threat.

” USA World Junior coach Adam…

Paul Woods called it a career at the end of last season following nearly 40 years as the radio analyst on the Detroit Red Wings broadcasts. Wednesday, he joined a new team of elite Michigan sports legends.

Woods was earning enshrinement into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, receiving recognition as part of the class of 2026.

Serving the Red Wings as a player and later as a radio analyst, Woods was the longest-serving broadcaster in Detroit sports…

It seems as if the off-season is finally beginning to pick back up again as we approach the final weeks before training camp. The unsigned free agents are slowly trickling down to their new teams, which leaves some hope that the Red Wings roster may still be improved.

The biggest names of the year are off the board, and so are some of the surprises like Patrick Kane and risers like Anthony Mantha, who finally signed with New Jersey earlier this…

Mr. Hockey is officially Mr. Bridge, but Detroit Red Wings icon Gordie Howe was more than just the name on the bridge as the Gordie Howe International Bridge opened for crossings this week.

He was a collectible keepsake.

Each of the 7,500 people crossing the bridge on its first day of business was receiving an old-style postcard. The front of the card depicts Howe skating in his Red Wings uniform. Over his left shoulder is an embossed red No. 9.

The Detroit Red Wings officially have all of their Carters under contract. Restricted free agent goaltender Carter Gylander has agreed to terms on a one-year pact. The financial terms of the deal would see Gylander paid $850,000 at the NHL level and $90,000 in the minor leagues.

Earlier this offseason, the Red Wings signed RFA forward Carter Mazur.

Gylander might not get the attention of other goalie prospects in the Detroit system like Michal…

Who is minding the store? That’s what Detroit Red Wings fans want to know as their team has gone dark since the team parted ways with GM Steve Yzerman.

In their July 15 media release announcing the change, it was stated that Yzerman was handling the day-to-day management duties until a successor has been found.

But fans are wondering if that is occurring and, if it is, does Yzerman have authority to make decisions? Or does he have to receive…

With the United States roster split into two teams for the first half of the World Junior Summer Showcase, it can be hard to balance such a large locker room. It seems like the US team has done just that though, with both USA Team White and Team Blue winning their matchups yesterday.

Team White, carrying three Red Wings prospects recovered from an opening day loss to Finland with a 6-4 victory over Sweden, while Team Blue kept their record…

Jan Mursak has finally made up his mind, and the former Detroit Red Wings forward is of a mind to have a go at one last hurrah.

After weighing his decision for much of the summer, the 38-year-old Mursak has made the determination that he will play a farewell season for Austrian club EC-KAC of the European League ICEHL.

Admittedly, he had been leaning toward retirement, but was swayed to play again.

“I’ve decided to play another season, but this…

Former Detroit Red Wings center Sean Avery has added another A-list movie to his film appearance credit list.

Avery portrays Laodamas, one of Odysseus’ men, in the hit film The Odyssey. Previously, the former NHLer had bit parts in popular films including Patriot Games, Tenet and Oppenheimer.

Of course, the starring role of Odysseus in the film is portrayed by Oscar-winning actor Matt Damon. And Avery was suitably impressed to be part of the team…

Detroit’s Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) team made a one-of-a-kind signing Monday by adding forward Akane Shiga to its roster for the next two seasons.

Two years ago, Akane Shiga made history by becoming the only Japanese player to play in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). After playing 24 games for Ottawa in 2023-24, she played with Lulea HF in Sweden’s SDHL. In 36 games last season with Lulea, Shiga posted 12 goals and…

Red Wings prospects Victor Plante and JP Hurlbert (top, white) participate in drills for the USNTDP's Junior team in preparation for the 2026 World Junior Summer Showcase (Photo Credit: Max Smith) When it comes to squaring off against older, bigger, NHL caliber prospects, Victor Plante likely has a leg up on the rest the incoming freshman class of Division I NCAA hockey players.

But, one imagines that comes with the territory when you have two…

Jun 4, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) comes off the ice after the warmups before the game against the Carolina Hurricanes in game two of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images It was a mixed bag for Team USA yesterday as the 47-person roster under coach Adam Nightingale was split in two to face off against Team Finland and Team Sweden in…

July is proving to be the month of departure for the Detroit Red Wings. Patrick Kane is gone. Steve Yzerman is out.

Dylan Larkin still wants to go.

Hockeytown turns its lonely eyes to the Cat. Is Alex DeBrincat going to be the next piece of the Detroit core to head for the hills?

Might DeBrincat leave the Red Wings? Sure, it could happen.

Will DeBrincat leave the Red Wings? That seems unlikely.

As long as Detroit brass is willing to pony up the cash…

May 20, 2026; Denver, Colorado, USA; Vegas Golden Knights right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) passes during the third period against the Colorado Avalanche in game one of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images Outgoing general manager Steve Yzerman is leaving Detroit Red Wings fans with a lovely parting gift beyond Moritz Seider, Lucas Raymond, Simon Edvinsson and…

The past week at Little Ceasar’s Arena has been quite busy, even if the NHL season still isn’t due to start for almost more than two months now. The World Junior Summer Showcase going on next week in Windsor, Ontario has Team USA temporarily using the Red Wings home as their training center, and for three of the members of the 47 man roster, it isn’t an entirely unfamiliar environment.

Red Wings prospects JP Hurlbert, Victor Plante, and Brent…

In his first official reappearance with the Chicago Blackhawks, Patrick Kane came to praise the Detroit Red Wings.

And he kinda buried them, too.

He started on the right track. Kane acknowledged what his three seasons wearing the legendary winged wheel had meant to him.

“It was truly an honor to be a Red Wing, and I enjoyed every minute of it,” Kane said in a post on his X feed. “To be part of such a storied franchise and to be welcomed with open…

The Detroit Red Wings’ desperate need for more goals has reached the point that Steve Yzerman was trying to lure Anthony Mantha back to the team before Yzerman stepped down as GM.

Respected Mlive.com reporter Ansar Khan reported that Yzerman offered Mantha a one-year deal for $5 million. Yzerman traded Mantha to Washington on April 13, 2021. Mantha recently signed with the New Jersey Devils for two years at $4.5 million per season.

Three players who’ve recently suited up for the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, the top farm club of the Detroit Red Wings, will be playing their hockey in new locations next season.

Defenseman Josh Didier has signed with Sweden’s Bjorkloven of the SHL. Forward Kiril Tyutyayev is joining Switzerland’s GCK Lions. And winger Michael Milne is moving laterally, leaving the Griffins to sign with the Manitoba Moose.

The Moose are the AHL farm club of the…

The Detroit Red Wings honored Sergei Fedorov earlier this year by retiring his number. They were hoisting his No. 91 jersey into the Little Caesars Arena rafters.

Fedorov was getting recognition of a different kind this week, and it’s unlikely that he’s celebrating this acknowledgment.

The name of the most recent Red Wings player who was a winner of the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP has been added to the Ukrainian website Myrotvorets. That’s the…

The Detroit Red Wings finished 22nd in the NHL in goal production last season and their fourth- and fifth-leading scorers Patrick Kane and James van Riemsdyk are not returning

And their No. 2 scorer Dylan Larkin has his bags packed.

If the Red Wings do trade Larkin, that’s 27.1% of their offense gone. The addition of Viktor Arvidsson recoups 20 to 25 goals. That still leaves Detroit roughly 40 goals short of last season.

The possibility of the Red…

Amid a Ding Dong the Witch is Dead style reaction to GM Steve Yzerman’s pending departure as general manager, the Athletic gave love to his Detroit Red Wings for their 2023 NHL draft class.

Draft guru Scott Wheeler offered a redraft of the 2023 NHL draft that includes four Detroit picks in the first round. In other words, four Detroit picks are now considered first-round picks, including Emmitt Finnie who was a seventh-round selection in 2023.

Less than a day after Chicago Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson revealed to the sports world that there was an open offer on the table for star winger Patrick Kane to return to Chicago, Showtime is back on in the Windy City, according to insider Elliotte Friedman.

Chicago’s 2007 no. 1 pick, Kane spent the majority of his career in Chicago with the Blackhawks, winning three Stanley Cups with the franchise between 2009 and 2015.

Kane will join another…

Apr 11, 2026; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) skates with the puck in the second period against the New Jersey Devils at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images It appears that the Red Wings only path going forward is one without Dylan Larkin at the helm for their long term future. Even with Steve Yzerman stepping aside, the Red Wings and Larkin’s relationship has deteriorated to the…

It seems like everywhere that Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin goes this summer, he winds up in a family feud.

He ignited a feud with his Red Wings family earlier in the offseason by demanding a trade following 11 seasons with the club. By utilizing his no-movement clause to limit his future team to three destinations — the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, or Vegas Golden Knights – Larkin has made the chances of an early separation from…

Oct 1, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Detroit Red Wings goaltender Sebastian Cossa (33) defends the net against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports As the Red Wings approach the coming season, the roster finds itself ten years into a rebuild and still lacking in a consistent identity. Detroit’s now former general manager Steve Yzerman came into the job just over seven years ago, and the outlook…

The first order of business for the Detroit Red Wings Steve Yzerman replacement, no matter who it is, will be to make a decision about the Dylan Larkin problem.

There is no right decision. None of his options are all that desirable. The new boss has to persuade Larkin to rescind his trade request, or tell him to report to training camp, or trade him to a destination that he accepts.

Each of those options has the potential to leave the team worse…

While it was rumored a couple of weeks ago that the Dallas Stars were willing to move Jason Robertson for Dylan Larkin, that option has been cut off for the short term future. The stud Stars winger filed for arbitration and was awarded a one year, 12 million dollar contract.

The number for Robertson’s contract is likely a little lower than what the 27 year old had expected, especially after rejecting a rumored 15 million dollar extension with the…

As the search begins for the next GM of the Detroit Red Wings, assessing the core cause of this once-mighty franchise’s demise is going to be hotly debated.

Who, or what, is to blame?

The Yzerplan? Sure, that will get a lot of votes.

Ownership? Another strong candidate.

However, when you get right down to it, there’s one element of change in Red Wings history that can be pinpointed as the moment it all began to unravel.

In fact, we can even establish…

It’s no secret that Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks would like Patrick Kane to call the Windy City his home once more. Fresh off a 15 million dollar per year contract extension, one Chicago first overall pick made the pitch to another former Chicago first pick to come back to the organization he won two Stanley Cups with.

Chicago has wanted to surround Bedard with the savvy scoring presence that Kane So far, the Blackhawks front office…

When last we heard from Detroit Red Wings forward Marco Kasper, he was hobbling around on crutches to protect an ailing knee. That injury prevented him from playing for Austria at the IIHF World Championship.

That was then. This is now.

Kasper is back on the ice, taking part in high-level training with other pro hockey players in his hometown of Klagenfurt, Austria. Among the players joining Kasper in these training sessions is fellow NHLer J.J.