Category: Red Wings
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WATCH: Check out Mike Modano’s 100 Greatest Players video
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The National Hockey League is releasing videos throughout the 2017 calendar year that celebrate the game’s greatest 100 players (as announced by the league in January). Today is Mike Modano’s turn – check out the Livonia native’s video to relive some of his greatest moments. #NHL100 Greatest Players: @9modano Simply put: He’s the highest-scoring…
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Red Wings recall defenseman Robbie Russo from Grand Rapids
By @StefanKubus – With Ryan Sproul suffering an injury against Edmonton Saturday night, opportunity calls for another young defenseman. The Detroit Red Wings announced Monday the recall of Robbie Russo from Grand Rapids. Russo, 24, has 31 points in 56 games from the blue line this season for the Griffins, his second year at the…
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Ken Holland talks about the Red Wings’ moves at the trade deadline
By @MichaelCaples – Red Wings general manager Ken Holland joined members of the media on a teleconference call at 4 p.m. today, roughly an hour after the conclusion of trade deadline day for the NHL. In his opening statement, Holland discussed his team’s decision to acquire draft picks in exchange for some of the team’s…
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Report: Red Wings ship Thomas Vanek to Florida
By @StefanKubus – He was one of the biggest names rumored to move by Wednesday’s trade deadline, and now the Red Wings have officially traded Thomas Vanek. The Red Wings’ second-highest scorer this season has reportedly been dealt to the Florida Panthers for a third-round pick, per Elliotte Friedman. Vanek to FLA for a third-rounder. I…
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Red Wings call up Mitch Callahan
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced this morning that they have called up forward Mitch Callahan from Grand Rapids. Callahan, 25, has played in 53 games with the Griffins this season, logging 36 points and 32 penalty minutes. A sixth-round pick of the Wings in 2009, Callahan made his NHL debut on March 25,…
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Red Wings trade Steve Ott to Montreal for draft pick
By @MichaelCaples – Steve Ott’s stay in Detroit has come to a close. The veteran forward – who signed with the Red Wings this past off-season – has been traded to Montreal in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. Ott, 34, played in 34 games with the Wings this year (he…
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Red Wings trade defenseman Brendan Smith to Rangers
By @StefanKubus – The Red Wings have made their first big move as the NHL’s March 1 trade deadline approaches. Defenseman Brendan Smith, who was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, has been dealt to the New York Rangers for a pair of draft picks: a second-round…
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Red Wings ink Nick Jensen to two-year extension
By @StefanKubus – Nick Jensen is staying in Detroit for the foreseeable future. The Red Wings re-signed the defenseman to a two-year contract extension Monday. The deal is reportedly worth $800,000 in 2017-18 and $825,000 in 2018-19. Jensen, 26, would have become an unrestricted free agent at the end of this season. He has posted…
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Red Wings recall Drew Miller, Jared Coreau from Grand Rapids
By @StefanKubus – Forward Drew Miller and goaltender Jared Coreau are rejoining the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings announced a pair of roster moves Monday morning that saw the pair recalled from AHL affiliate Grand Rapids. Since being waived and sent down, the 33-year-old Miller had notched two goals and one assist in seven…
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Red Wings trade Tomas Jurco to Chicago for a third-round pick
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings announced today that they have sent Tomas Jurco to Chicago via trade. Detroit acquires the Blackhawks’ third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for the 24-year-old forward. Jurco skated in 159 games with the Wings since 2013-14, recording 39 points and 46 penalty minutes. He was…