Grading the Red Wings’ First Round Picks of the Last Decade
*Originally published in June 2021 The history of the NHL draft, or any draft, is filled with “coulda, shoulda, wouldas.” Player development and scouting is a guessing game that determines…
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Red Wings’ Veleno Gaining Top-Line Experience in Larkin’s Absence
Next man up is a way of life in pro sports. When a player goes down with an injury, it provides an opportunity for somebody else to step in and…
4 Red Wings Players With Something to Prove
After the Detroit Red Wings were obliterated by the Pittsburgh Penguins 11-2 over the weekend, Dylan Larkin spoke to reporters about players’ motivations and what needs to happen before the…
QMJHL This Week: Roster Moves, Veleno Called Up & More
Today we take a look back on the happenings surrounding the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) in the past week (Feb. 19-26, 2022). Letourneau-Leblond Released by Trois-Riviere 36-year-old forward…
AHL Central News: Admirals & Wild Move Up the Standings
Now that the NHL’s All-Star Break has come and gone, the taxi squads are no more! This means things will heat up across the American Hockey League (AHL) and within…
Red Wings Top 25 Prospects: 2021-22 Midseason Update
Entering the 2021-22 season, the Detroit Red Wings had one of the deepest prospect pools across the NHL. Led by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond, their pool consisted of high-end…
The Grind Line: Red Wings Early Season Changes
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Red Wings Prospect Update: Veleno, Berggren, Edvinsson & More
There’s no doubt about it: Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond are dominating the chatter around “Hockeytown” these days, and for good reason. Coming into this season as the Detroit Red…
9 Intriguing Red Wings Stats from October
Through the first month of the 2021-22 season, the Detroit Red Wings sit third in the Atlantic Division with a 4-3-2 record. Not too bad for a rebuilding team. Now…
AHL Central News: Opening Weekend Does Not Disappoint
The American Hockey League dropped the puck on the 2021-22 season over the weekend. All seven of the teams in the Central Division were in action, with five of them…
3 Red Wings to Watch at the 2021 Traverse City Prospects Tournament
You can almost hear it: the sounds of blades scraping against a sheet of ice, snow flying off the edge of the blade like snow-blowers across the state of Michigan…
3 Burning Questions Entering Red Wings Training Camp
Other Red Wings Season Preview Articles: 2021-22 Storylines Award Predictions 2021-22 Factors for Success There’s something so exciting and so pure about the week of training camps across every sport.…