Category: Red Wings
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Red Wings unveil 2020-21 training camp roster
By @StefanKubus – The Detroit Red Wings are one of seven teams that get a few extra days of training camp due to their exclusion from the 2020 “Return to Play” Stanley Cup Playoffs. On Wednesday, they unveiled the 40-man roster that will begin camp Friday, Jan. 1 at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little…
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Red Wings open 2021 season against Hurricanes Jan. 14; full schedule unveiled
By @StefanKubus – UPDATE: The team unveiled official start times for each game on Monday, Jan. 4, which can be found below. As an early Christmas gift, the NHL released the 2021 schedule on Wednesday. As we recently learned, each team will only play other teams within its realigned division this season. Which, for Detroit, means…
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NHL, NHLPA announce agreement on 56-game season beginning Jan. 13
By @StefanKubus – It’s been a long time coming in Detroit, but hockey is officially back. The NHL and NHLPA announced an agreement Sunday afternoon that will see a 56-game season beginning January 13 and concluding May 8. Formal training camps will begin on Jan. 3, and there will be no pre-season games. The…
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Report: NHL, NHLPA looking at Jan. 13 season start with realigned divisions
By @StefanKubus – By now, the NHL season is typically in full swing. But as of Wednesday, we’re still a month away from games being played, but the good news is it seems the plan is still on track. Per TSN’s Pierre LeBrun, the latest report has the NHL looking at a January 13…
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Red Wings ink Mantha to four-year deal
By @StefanKubus – Steve Yzerman has nearly tied up all his team’s loose ends heading into the 2020-21 campaign. The Detroit Red Wings GM inked forward Anthony Mantha to a new four-year deal that features a friendly $5.7 million cap hit per season. Mantha, 26, had an impressive, albeit shortened, season as he posted…
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Red Wings sign Riley Barber, two others
By @MichaelCaples – Riley Barber may not have been born in Michigan, but he sure is familiar with the Great Lakes State. Now, he’s a member of the Detroit Red Wings. Barber, who moved from Pennsylvania to Michigan to play for Compuware for his final years of youth hockey before making the jump to…
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Detroit signs Brighton native and NTDP/Michigan alum Jon Merrill
By @MichaelCaples – Jon Merrill spent his formative hockey years skating in Michigan, and now he’s coming back for more. The Brighton native and product of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program and the University of Michigan has signed a one-year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. D Jon Merrill is going to #RedWings,…
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Red Wings sign Bobby Ryan to one-year deal
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings started the 2020 free agency period with a bang, signing former NHL All-Star Bobby Ryan to a one-year contract. Ryan, the 2019-2020 Bill Masterton Trophy winner for perseverance, took a leave of absence last November to enter the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program to address alcohol abuse. He…
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Detroit re-signs Taro Hirose, Adam Erne
By @MichaelCaples – A day before free agency officially begins, the Red Wings locked up two forwards – one who used to star for a school down the road. Detroit announced new one-year deals for former Michigan State standout Taro Hirose and Adam Erne, who once played for Steve Yzerman in Tampa Bay, on…
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Red Wings select defenseman, two forwards in Round 2 of 2020 Draft
By @MichaelCaples – Even with trading down to acquire more picks, the Red Wings had three picks in the second round of the 2020 NHL Draft Wednesday afternoon, and they traveled the globe to fill the spots. Detroit selected Swedish defenseman William Wallinder No. 32 overall to kick off Day 2 of the annual…