7-4-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot Ben Eager is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Stephen Weiss is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Carlo Colaiacovo is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Jack Skille is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Manfred Sturmer has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Jonathan St-Pierre has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Jonas Fredriksen has played 36 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg is down on his game pulling a 11 game streak without registering a single point. Billy Mikulinsky has lost his sights and is now 14 games without a goal. Chuck Kobasew is down on his game pulling a 13 game streak without registering a single point. Bernd Zachrisson is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 14 games without a goal. Eric Fehr is down on his game pulling a 13 game streak without registering a single point. Alois Skala is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Joe Palmer hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 6-4-2019 Team captain meets with Bernd Zachrisson Team captain Mike Komisarek called a short meeting with Bernd Zachrisson after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I have to take the brunt of this, said Bernd Zachrisson as he left the ice. My play has not been up to snuff and if I'm not contributing more, I have to work harder. 3-4-2019 Bruno Zelinsky uncertain about future Bruno Zelinsky wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 31-3-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 10 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 33 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 21 games without a goal. Billy Mikulinsky has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Chuck Kobasew is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point. Jack Skille is down on his game pulling a 12 game streak without registering a single point. Jay McClement has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Eric Fehr is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point. Alois Skala is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 31-3-2019 Igor Borovsky injured. Igor Borovsky (DET) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Arsi Myllyniemi (MIN). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. Hockey is a physical game, it's not like we're playing chess out there, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests. 29-3-2019 Media attacks the Detroit Red Wings The media is disappointed by the team's 9 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Josh Lile and headcoach Mike Milbury 28-3-2019 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 77 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 10+34=44 with 16 PIM. 24-3-2019 Carl Söderberg speaks up. Carl Söderberg is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 24-3-2019 Stephen Weiss speaks up. Stephen Weiss is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 11 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 24-3-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 31 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 19 games without a goal. Billy Mikulinsky has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Chuck Kobasew has lost his sights and is now 16 games without a goal. Jack Skille is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Eric Fehr has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Alois Skala has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Joe Palmer has been chilly and allowed 9 goals in 2 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 21-3-2019 Sven Tanqvist resumes light training. Detroit Red Wings center Sven Tanqvist has resumed light training after his leg injury and is listed day to day. 21-3-2019 Sven Tanqvist injured. Sven Tanqvist (DET) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Malcolm Byrne (MIN). He is expected to be sidelined for about a week. I shall be back soon, and when I return promise I will do my best to help the team, was his comment to the press after leaving the game. 20-3-2019 Mike Milbury praises Svatopluk Choloubka Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Milbury has praised young center Svatopluk Choloubka in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft. Svatopluk Choloubka has played 21 games with Western Michigan this season, collecting 16+16=32 with 33 PIM. 20-3-2019 Thomas Greiss released. Detroit Red Wings released Thomas Greiss to free agency. 19-3-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 19-3-2019 Marat Knivelyov resumes light training. Detroit Red Wings center Marat Knivelyov has resumed light training after his leg injury and is listed day to day. 19-3-2019 Marat Knivelyov injured. Marat Knivelyov (DET) suffered leg injury during the game in an incident with Joe Divers (CBS). He is expected to be sidelined for about a week. Injuries are a part of the game, I'm just happy it's not too serious, he said after the game in the dressing room. 18-3-2019 Lukas Maxa resumes full training. Grand Rapids Griffins center Lukas Maxa has resumed full training after his knee injury. 18-3-2019 Jon Holmlund agrees on a contract. Jon Holmlund has signed a $525,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Sweden, Jon Holmlund was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 3rd round of the 2017 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 20 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 18-3-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 17-3-2019 Detroit Red Wings (-> Group III UFA ) name captain. Detroit Red Wings (-> Group III UFA ) have named Mike Komisarek as the captain of the team. 17-3-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Jonas Fredriksen has played 27 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 15 games without a goal. Billy Mikulinsky has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Stephen Weiss has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Chuck Kobasew has lost his sights and is now 12 games without a goal. Jack Skille has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 14 goals in 3 games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 17-3-2019 Chuck Kobasew injured. Chuck Kobasew (DET) suffered chest injury during the game in an incident with Aki Nokizawa (PHO). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. This will just build character, sitting out a few days I mean, he said after the game. 13-3-2019 Lukas Maxa resumes light training. Grand Rapids Griffins center Lukas Maxa has resumed light training after his knee injury and is listed day to day. 13-3-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 12-3-2019 Alexander Plyuschev released. Detroit Red Wings released Alexander Plyuschev to free agency. 12-3-2019 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Cam Roberts and SJ's round 1 pick in 2019 to Tampa Bay Lightning for Jack Skille 10-3-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot Sven Tanqvist is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week. Jay McClement is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week. Bernd Zachrisson is looking steady with 4 points in 4 games last week. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 27 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 24 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg is down on his game pulling a 12 game streak without registering a single point. Stephen Weiss has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 37 games without a goal. Chuck Kobasew has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Joe Palmer has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 10-3-2019 Ben Eager injured. Ben Eager (DET) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Nikos Hibner (DAL). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. I'll just put some ice on it and it'll be as good as new. It will take more than this to slow me down, he commented to the press. 7-3-2019 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 68 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 9+28=37 with 16 PIM. 6-3-2019 Carl Söderberg speaks up. Carl Söderberg is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 3-3-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Martins Grigals has played 14 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 23 games without a goal. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 20 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Stephen Weiss has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 33 games without a goal. Chuck Kobasew has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Alois Skala has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 2-3-2019 Tommi Tykkyläinen uncertain about future Tommi Tykkyläinen wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 1-3-2019 Jonas Fredriksen injured. Jonas Fredriksen (DET) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Joe Divers (CBS). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. They're being cautious about my condition, but I feel pretty good right now and want to get back on the ice as soon as possible, he said after the game in the dressing room. 25-2-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 24-2-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot Bernd Zachrisson is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week. Who's cold Martins Grigals has played 12 games without a goal. Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 23 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 21 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 18 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Billy Mikulinsky has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Stephen Weiss has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 31 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Jay McClement has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Alois Skala has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Joe Palmer has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 24-2-2019 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Henrik Zetterberg to Atlanta Thrashers for Jay McClement 22-2-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 21-2-2019 Carl Söderberg speaks up. Carl Söderberg is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 21-2-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 18-2-2019 Mike Milbury praises Michel Montambeault Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Milbury has praised young right wing Michel Montambeault in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft. Michel Montambeault has played 58 games with Regina Pats this season, collecting 51+29=80 with 18 PIM. 18-2-2019 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 61 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 8+23=31 with 6 PIM. 17-2-2019 Bob McNamara signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with general manager Bob McNamara with a 5 year contract. 17-2-2019 François Raymond signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with general manager François Raymond with a 3 year contract. 17-2-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 19 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 17 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 14 games without a goal. Billy Mikulinsky has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 27 games without a goal. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Sergei Krivelyov hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Eric Fehr has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Alois Skala has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Joe Palmer hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 14-2-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 13-2-2019 Henrik Zetterberg reaches a milestone ! Henrik Zetterberg scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the San Jose Sharks on a feed by Alois Skala. We played some good, fundamental hockey tonight. When you do that the goals always follow, was his only statement before going to the dressing room. A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1058 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 431 assists along with 443 penalty minutes. The 38 year old left wing has played 46 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 12+16=28 with 20 PIM. 11-2-2019 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings left wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 5 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 10 PIM. 11-2-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 10-2-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 17 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 15 games without a goal. Henrik Zetterberg has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 12 games without a goal. Billy Mikulinsky has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Stephen Weiss is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Mike Komisarek has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 25 games without a goal. Sergei Krivelyov hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 11 goals in 2 games. Eric Fehr has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Alois Skala has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 10-2-2019 James Neal released. Detroit Red Wings released James Neal to free agency. 8-2-2019 Henrik Zetterberg resumes full training. Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg has resumed full training after his head injury. 5-2-2019 Team captain meets with Marat Knivelyov Following the team's recent 6-2 loss at Columbus Blue Jackets on 4-2-2019, Detroit Red Wings captain Carl Söderberg and Marat Knivelyov did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Carl Söderberg 3-2-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 15 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev is down on his game pulling a 13 game streak without registering a single point. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 19 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 10 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 16 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 23 games without a goal. Sergei Krivelyov hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Eric Fehr has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Trainer's room Henrik Zetterberg remains sidelined with head injury. 3-2-2019 Henrik Zetterberg resumes light training. Detroit Red Wings left wing Henrik Zetterberg has resumed light training after his head injury and is listed day to day. 3-2-2019 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Mikhail Gubanov to Edmonton Oilers for Alois Skala A native of Czech, Alois Skala was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 506 NHL games during his career, notching 119 goals and adding 128 assists along with 687 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 11 games with the Edmonton Oilers this season, totalling 2+6=8 with 18 PIM. A native of Russia, Mikhail Gubanov was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 404 NHL games during his career, notching 54 goals and adding 97 assists along with 321 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 1-2-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 1-2-2019 Board considering budget The board of owners is considering about increasing your player budget because of your good financial record. If the good financial record is kept until the end of the season, your player budget might be increased. 29-1-2019 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 29-1-2019 Ales Hemsky released. Detroit Red Wings released Ales Hemsky to free agency. 29-1-2019 Lukas Maxa injured. Lukas Maxa of Grand Rapids Griffins suffered groin injury during tonights minorleague game against the Utah Grizzlies. He is expected to be sidelined for more than a month . I'm just hoping it's nothing serious and the docs will let me play in a month or two again, he commented in a radio interview after the game. 28-1-2019 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 53 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 7+19=26 with 6 PIM. 28-1-2019 Jonathan St-Pierre resumes full training. Detroit Red Wings right wing Jonathan St-Pierre has resumed full training after his abdomen injury. 27-1-2019 Mark Murphy frustrated Detroit Red Wings center Mark Murphy feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of USA, Mark Murphy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2010 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 26 year old center has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 53 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 5+34=39 with 22 PIM. 27-1-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 12 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 16 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 13 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 20 games without a goal. Ales Hemsky is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 20 games without a goal. Sergei Krivelyov hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Tim Brown hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 12 games without a goal. Trainer's room Henrik Zetterberg remains sidelined with head injury. Jonathan St-Pierre remains sidelined with abdomen injury. 27-1-2019 Mikhail Gubanov agrees on a contract. Mikhail Gubanov has signed a $1,900,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Russia, Mikhail Gubanov was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 404 NHL games during his career, notching 54 goals and adding 97 assists along with 321 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 27-1-2019 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Dan LaCosta and Bob Sanguinetti to Ottawa Senators for Mike Komisarek and Sergei Krivelyov A native of USA, Mike Komisarek was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 1099 NHL games during his career, notching 83 goals and adding 268 assists along with 468 penalty minutes. The 37 year old defenseman has played 49 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, totalling 4+16=20 with 16 PIM. A native of Russia, Sergei Krivelyov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 2017 entry draft. He has appeared in 25 NHL games during his career, booking 1 career shutouts and allowing 78 goals. The 19 year old goaltender has played 13 games with the Ottawa Senators this season, allowing 43 goals on 309 while booking 0 shutouts. A native of Canada, Dan LaCosta was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 3rd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 58 NHL games during his career, booking 0 career shutouts and allowing 222 goals. The 32 year old goaltender has played 2 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, allowing 7 goals on 77 while booking 0 shutouts. A native of USA, Bob Sanguinetti was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 874 NHL games during his career, notching 64 goals and adding 269 assists along with 332 penalty minutes. The 30 year old defenseman has played 53 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 6+17=23 with 22 PIM. 27-1-2019 Jonathan St-Pierre injured. Jonathan St-Pierre (DET) suffered abdomen injury during the game in an incident with Andrew Ladd (COL). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. If it was up to me I would have finished the game, but they want to be careful about this kind of injury, he commented from the trainers bench. 26-1-2019 Team captain meets with Martins Grigals Following the team's recent 4-3 loss at Nashville Predators on 24-1-2019, Detroit Red Wings captain Carl Söderberg and Martins Grigals did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Carl Söderberg 26-1-2019 Team captain meets with Jonathan St-Pierre Following the team's recent 4-3 loss at Nashville Predators on 24-1-2019, Detroit Red Wings captain Carl Söderberg and Jonathan St-Pierre did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Carl Söderberg 24-1-2019 Chuck Kobasew reaches a milestone ! Chuck Kobasew scored the 700th point of his career in tonight's game against the Nashville Predators on a goal by Martins Grigals. There's no 'I' in team and we have to get everyone playing the same system. It's not enough to just play a solid 20 or 40 minutes of hockey - you have to play 60. Hey, you know what? I forgot the question, he commented and was all smiles.. A native of Canada, Chuck Kobasew was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 1119 NHL games during his career, notching 345 goals and adding 355 assists along with 694 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 51 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 17+18=35 with 27 PIM. 23-1-2019 Mike Milbury praises Dave Julien Detroit Red Wings head coach Mike Milbury has praised young defenseman Dave Julien in his latest interviews. Altough he seems very fond of this highly skilled youngster, he didn't want to comment on his team's strategy concerning the upcoming draft. Dave Julien has played 45 games with Oshawa Generals this season, collecting 5+9=14 with 73 PIM. 22-1-2019 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 50 games with the Kansas City Blades this season, totalling 6+16=22 with 4 PIM. 20-1-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot Eric Fehr is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Martins Grigals has played 18 games without a goal. Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 12 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 16 games without a goal. Ales Hemsky has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 16 games without a goal. Tim Brown hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Bob Sanguinetti has played 11 games without a goal. Trainer's room Henrik Zetterberg remains sidelined with head injury. 18-1-2019 Detroit Red Wings players named to All-Star Game The following players from Detroit Red Wings were named to this year's All-Star Game: -Tim Brown 15-1-2019 Mark Murphy frustrated Detroit Red Wings center Mark Murphy feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of USA, Mark Murphy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2010 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 26 year old center has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 46 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 5+32=37 with 22 PIM. 13-1-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Martins Grigals has played 15 games without a goal. Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 13 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 13 games without a goal. Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 10 goals in 2 games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Eric Fehr has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Joe Palmer has been chilly and allowed 11 goals in 2 games. Trainer's room Henrik Zetterberg remains sidelined with head injury. 13-1-2019 Henrik Zetterberg injured. Henrik Zetterberg (DET) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Mikko Rautiainen (DAL). He is expected to be sidelined for almost a month. It hurts, I admit, but I just have to take it like a man, he murmured as he grimaced in pain. 11-1-2019 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 45 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 5+13=18 with 4 PIM. 6-1-2019 Weekly team report Who's hot Henrik Zetterberg is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Manfred Sturmer is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Carlo Colaiacovo is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Martins Grigals has played 11 games without a goal. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Stephen Weiss has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Eric Fehr has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 5-1-2019 Mark Murphy resumes full training. Grand Rapids Griffins center Mark Murphy has resumed full training after his injury. 4-1-2019 Carl Söderberg speaks up. Carl Söderberg is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 4-1-2019 Mark Murphy injured. Mark Murphy of Grand Rapids Griffins suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Worcester Icecats. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . This will just build character, sitting out a few days I mean, he commented in a radio interview after the game. 2-1-2019 Detroit Red Wings players selected to World Junior Championships World Junior Championships (U-20) in icehockey are about to start. The following players from Detroit Red Wings organization have been selected to represent their countries: -Jakub Brzezinski (POL) -Santeri Vääräniemi (FIN) -Mark Strezev (RUS) -Jon Holmlund (SWE) -Lars-Björn Palme (SWE) -Phillip Troyanovsky (USA) -Marten Mälamö (SWE) -Roman Zubik (CZE) 1-1-2019 James Neal speaks up. James Neal is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 30-12-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Ales Hemsky has lost his sights and is now 12 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 8 goals in 2 games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 13 games without a goal. Eric Fehr has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 28-12-2018 Carl Söderberg speaks up. Carl Söderberg is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 26-12-2018 Marshall Dreslough injured. Marshall Dreslough of Grand Rapids Griffins suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Colorado Eagles. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . It's nothing, just two good guys goin' at it - nobody got seriously hurt, the injured player commented. 24-12-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 23-12-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Alexander Plyuschev is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Henrik Zetterberg is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Jonas Fredriksen is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Carl Söderberg is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Stephen Weiss is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Chuck Kobasew is looking red hot with a 6 game point streak. Bernd Zachrisson is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Bob Sanguinetti is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Ales Hemsky has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 10 games without a goal. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Joe Palmer has been chilly and allowed 5 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 23-12-2018 Stephen Weiss reaches a milestone ! Stephen Weiss notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the New York Rangers on a goal by Chuck Kobasew. I've been fortunate enough to play with many great players and I could not have done it without them, the player said in an interview.. A native of Canada, Stephen Weiss was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 975 NHL games during his career, notching 281 goals and adding 400 assists along with 572 penalty minutes. The 35 year old left wing has played 35 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 9+10=19 with 12 PIM. 22-12-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 21-12-2018 Ben Eager agrees on a contract. Ben Eager has signed a $2,100,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Ben Eager was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 960 NHL games during his career, notching 102 goals and adding 116 assists along with 1761 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 35 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 6+6=12 with 111 PIM. 21-12-2018 Joe Palmer agrees on a contract. Joe Palmer has signed a $2,750,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of USA, Joe Palmer was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 317 NHL games during his career, booking 7 career shutouts and allowing 992 goals. The 30 year old goaltender has played 9 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, allowing 32 goals on 267 while booking 0 shutouts. 19-12-2018 Ludek Tumlir frustrated Detroit Red Wings right wing Ludek Tumlir feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Slovakia, Ludek Tumlir was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 19-12-2018 Eric Fehr agrees on a contract. Eric Fehr has signed a $1,000,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Eric Fehr was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 251 NHL games during his career, notching 31 goals and adding 47 assists along with 396 penalty minutes. The 33 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 18-12-2018 Sven Tanqvist agrees on a contract. Sven Tanqvist has signed a $1,500,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Sweden, Sven Tanqvist was originally drafted to the NHL by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 486 NHL games during his career, notching 85 goals and adding 130 assists along with 319 penalty minutes. The 26 year old center has played 33 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 7+15=22 with 18 PIM. 18-12-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 17-12-2018 Charlton Boyd agrees on a contract. Charlton Boyd has signed a $950,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of USA, Charlton Boyd was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 493 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 92 assists along with 107 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 17-12-2018 Detroit Red Wings (-> Group III UFA ) name captain. Detroit Red Wings (-> Group III UFA ) have named Carl Söderberg as the captain of the team. 16-12-2018 Detroit Red Wings (-> Group III UFA ) name captain. Detroit Red Wings (-> Group III UFA ) have named Carl Söderberg as the captain of the team. 16-12-2018 Grand Rapids Griffins (-> Group III UFA ) [DET] name captain. Grand Rapids Griffins (-> Group III UFA ) [DET] have named Carl Söderberg as the captain of the team. 16-12-2018 Detroit Red Wings name captain. Detroit Red Wings have named Chuck Kobasew as the captain of the team. 16-12-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Sven Tanqvist is looking steady with 4 points in 4 games last week. Stephen Weiss is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week. Chuck Kobasew is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 2 game goalstreak. Igor Borovsky is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week. Bernd Zachrisson is looking red hot with a 6 game point streak. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 28 games without a goal. Ales Hemsky has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Bob Sanguinetti has played 10 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 12-12-2018 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings left wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 10-12-2018 Ludek Tumlir frustrated Detroit Red Wings right wing Ludek Tumlir feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Slovakia, Ludek Tumlir was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 10-12-2018 Ales Hemsky speaks up. Ales Hemsky is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 9 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 10-12-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 9-12-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Henrik Zetterberg is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev is sliding on a 15 game streak without registering a single point. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Stephen Weiss has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 14 games without a goal. Ales Hemsky is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Joe Palmer hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 7-12-2018 Media criticises the Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are stumbling in a 8 game winless streak. Detroit Red Wings center Bernd Zachrisson commented about their recent play: This is bad. It's one of those streaks that you don't want to remember when you're old. 7-12-2018 Chuck Kobasew injured. Chuck Kobasew (DET) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Herbert Brajndl (VAN). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. They just want to be careful after what happened to me last time. I'll dress for tomorrows practice, then it's up to the coaching staff, was his comment to the press after leaving the game. 6-12-2018 Carl Söderberg speaks up. Carl Söderberg is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 5-12-2018 Team captain meets with Bernd Zachrisson Following the team's recent 3-1 loss at Calgary Flames on 4-12-2018, Detroit Red Wings captain Stephen Weiss and Bernd Zachrisson did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Stephen Weiss 3-12-2018 Denis Morin resumes full training. Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Denis Morin has resumed full training after his injury. 2-12-2018 Team captain meets with Marat Knivelyov Team captain Stephen Weiss called a short meeting with Marat Knivelyov after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said Marat Knivelyov as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man 2-12-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Sven Tanqvist is looking good with 5 points in 4 games last week. Ben Eager is looking steady with 3 points in 4 games last week. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev is down on his game pulling a 12 game streak without registering a single point. Stephen Weiss has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 11 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 16 goals in 4 games. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Joe Palmer hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 1-12-2018 Team captain meets with Martins Grigals Team captain Stephen Weiss called a short meeting with Martins Grigals after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I guess they needed someone to take the blame..., said Martins Grigals as he left the ice, ...but I'll take it like a man 1-12-2018 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 26 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 4+12=16 with 2 PIM. 1-12-2018 Denis Morin injured. Denis Morin of Grand Rapids Griffins suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Norfolk Admirals. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . That was just good, clean, hard hitting hockey. If you think I look bad now you should see the other guy, he said when he was taken off the ice. 29-11-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 26-11-2018 Lukas Maxa injured. Lukas Maxa (GRA) suffered knee injury during training. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. If it was up to me I would have finished the game, but they want to be careful about this kind of injury, he quoted before being taken to the hospital for tests. 26-11-2018 Ben Eager reaches a milestone ! Ben Eager scored the 100th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a feed by Carlo Colaiacovo. I can't quite remember the last time when I was this happy, he commented after giving the puck to a fan. A native of Canada, Ben Eager was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 947 NHL games during his career, notching 100 goals and adding 114 assists along with 1722 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing has played 22 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 4+4=8 with 72 PIM. 26-11-2018 Carlo Colaiacovo reaches a milestone ! Carlo Colaiacovo notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a goal by Ben Eager. I just come to the rink ready to play and give it 110%, he read from a prepared speech.. A native of Canada, Carlo Colaiacovo was originally drafted to the NHL by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 1022 NHL games during his career, notching 141 goals and adding 400 assists along with 577 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has played 22 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 1+6=7 with 24 PIM. 25-11-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Stephen Weiss is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Chuck Kobasew is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Martins Grigals has played 12 games without a goal. Sven Tanqvist has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 17 games without a goal. Henrik Zetterberg has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Jonas Fredriksen has played 10 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Bob Sanguinetti has played 11 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 24-11-2018 Team captain meets with Martins Grigals Following the team's recent 1-3 loss against St. Louis Blues on 24-11-2018, Detroit Red Wings captain Stephen Weiss and Martins Grigals did not leave the dressing room for some time. I think it was time to get some things out of the way, said Stephen Weiss 24-11-2018 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings left wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 23-11-2018 Rafael Luck frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Rafael Luck feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of USA, Rafael Luck was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 21 games with the Kansas City Blades this season, totalling 3+11=14 with 2 PIM. 18-11-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 14 games without a goal. Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Ales Hemsky is looking out of place on the ice despite notching 2 points last week. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 15 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 17-11-2018 Ludek Tumlir frustrated Detroit Red Wings right wing Ludek Tumlir feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Slovakia, Ludek Tumlir was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 15-11-2018 Ales Hemsky speaks up. Ales Hemsky is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 9 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 14-11-2018 Team captain meets with Ales Hemsky Team captain Stephen Weiss called a short meeting with Ales Hemsky after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I have to take the brunt of this, said Ales Hemsky as he left the ice. My play has not been up to snuff and if I'm not contributing more, I have to work harder. 13-11-2018 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings left wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 12-11-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 11-11-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Chuck Kobasew is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Bob Sanguinetti is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 11 games without a goal. Ales Hemsky has lost his sights and is now 10 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 9 goals in 2 games. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 12 games without a goal. Joe Palmer has been chilly and allowed 6 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 9-11-2018 Rafael Luck uncertain about future Rafael Luck wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 9-11-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise did little to improve the motivation of the team. 6-11-2018 Erick Maas resumes full training. Grand Rapids Griffins center Erick Maas has resumed full training after his head injury. 4-11-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Bernd Zachrisson is looking good with a 5 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak. Bob Sanguinetti is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Henrik Zetterberg has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 13 games without a goal. Ales Hemsky has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 9 games without a goal. Joe Palmer hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 4-11-2018 Tom Huskins agrees on a contract. Tom Huskins has signed a $700,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. 3-11-2018 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings left wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 1-11-2018 Erick Maas resumes light training. Grand Rapids Griffins center Erick Maas has resumed light training after his head injury and is listed day to day. 31-10-2018 Carl Söderberg speaks up. Carl Söderberg is disappointed in the team tactics after averaging 7 minutes in the last five games. He wants more icetime. 29-10-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 28-10-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Martins Grigals is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Sven Tanqvist is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Stephen Weiss is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Chuck Kobasew is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Bernd Zachrisson is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Alexander Plyuschev has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Henrik Zetterberg has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point. Carlo Colaiacovo has played 10 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Marat Knivelyov is down on his game pulling a 10 game streak without registering a single point. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. James Neal has lost his sights and is now 6 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 25-10-2018 Carl Söderberg injured. Carl Söderberg (DET) suffered groin injury during the game in an incident with Mo Lindblom (COL). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. These small things happen every now and then, it's all part of hockey, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher. 23-10-2018 Ludek Tumlir frustrated Detroit Red Wings right wing Ludek Tumlir feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Slovakia, Ludek Tumlir was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old right wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 22-10-2018 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings left wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 21-10-2018 Team captain meets with Manfred Sturmer Following the team's recent 2-3 loss against Dallas Stars on 21-10-2018, Detroit Red Wings captain Stephen Weiss and Manfred Sturmer did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Stephen Weiss 21-10-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Jonas Fredriksen is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Ben Eager has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Carl Söderberg has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Chuck Kobasew has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Charlton Boyd has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Bernd Zachrisson has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Marat Knivelyov has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 21-10-2018 Erick Maas injured. Erick Maas of Grand Rapids Griffins suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Iowa Stars. He is expected to be sidelined for around two weeks . Come on, would you feel good having to miss some two weeks of hockey, he commented to the press. 19-10-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 19-10-2018 Mark Murphy injured. Mark Murphy of Grand Rapids Griffins suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Milwaukee Admirals. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . These small things happen every now and then, it's all part of hockey, he said as medics fastened him onto the stretcher. 18-10-2018 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings left wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 17-10-2018 Media attacks the Detroit Red Wings The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Josh Lile and headcoach Mike Milbury 14-10-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 5 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 14-10-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded DET's round 2 pick in 2020 to Los Angeles Kings for Burke Tucker 14-10-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Stefan Bøe to Atlanta Thrashers for SJ's round 1 pick in 2019 and VAN's round 1 pick in 2019 14-10-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Ragnar Lindlof and MIN's round 3 pick in 2020 to Chicago Blackhawks for Joe Palmer A native of USA, Joe Palmer was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of the 2006 entry draft. He has appeared in 308 NHL games during his career, booking 7 career shutouts and allowing 960 goals. The 30 year old goaltender has not yet played for the Chicago Blackhawks this season. A native of Sweden, Ragnar Lindlof was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 434 NHL games during his career, notching 24 goals and adding 41 assists along with 272 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 9-10-2018 Ludek Tumlir uncertain about future Ludek Tumlir wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 7-10-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Tim Brown has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Dan LaCosta has been chilly and allowed 4 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 6-10-2018 Carl Söderberg frustrated Detroit Red Wings center Carl Söderberg feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of Sweden, Carl Söderberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2004 entry draft. He has appeared in 818 NHL games during his career, notching 87 goals and adding 126 assists along with 431 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 1 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. 3-10-2018 Carl Cyr signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with physio Carl Cyr with a 4 year contract. 2-10-2018 Rob Ray signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with scout Rob Ray with a 3 year contract. 2-10-2018 John Madden signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with scout John Madden with a 3 year contract. 2-10-2018 Patrick Marleau signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with ass. coach Patrick Marleau with a 4 year contract. 2-10-2018 Vitezslav Hooter signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with scout Vitezslav Hooter with a 6 year contract. 2-10-2018 Clint Malarchuk signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with ass. coach Clint Malarchuk with a 3 year contract. 2-10-2018 Marty McSorley signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with scout Marty McSorley with a 3 year contract. 2-10-2018 Barry Melrose signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with ass. coach Barry Melrose with a 3 year contract. 2-10-2018 Andy Moog signs a contract Detroit Red Wings has come to terms with ass. coach Andy Moog with a 3 year contract. 2-10-2018 Alexander Steen released. Detroit Red Wings released Alexander Steen to free agency. 2-10-2018 Dan Hamhuis released. Detroit Red Wings released Dan Hamhuis to free agency. 30-9-2018 Media rates the best players in the league GOALTENDER Name OF DF OA Age Team Kari Lehtonen 89 88 87 34 Chicago Blackhawks Stian Ellingsen 86 87 86 26 Dallas Stars Marc-André Fleury 88 88 85 33 Nashville Predators Joe Paik B B B 21 Buffalo Sabres Rick DiPietro 84 83 83 37 Montreal Canadiens Peter Nash 88 87 83 20 New York Rangers Eli Fagerholm 87 86 83 30 Atlanta Thrashers Tuukka Rask 83 84 82 31 Toronto Maple Leafs Maxime Ouellet 82 82 82 37 Washington Capitals Jouko Vaijärvi 83 83 81 24 Calgary Flames DEFENSEMAN Name OF DF OA Age Team Ladislav Strnad 67 87 84 25 Nashville Predators Jon Broome 85 82 84 30 Philadelphia Flyers Richard Housley 62 94 84 30 New York Islanders Nelson Korn 82 79 83 26 Philadelphia Flyers Murray Lidster 68 84 83 27 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Suter 82 82 83 33 Buffalo Sabres Mo Fu 84 79 83 25 St. Louis Blues Charles Gatineau 72 90 83 29 Calgary Flames Josef Machaj 76 82 82 28 Edmonton Oilers Tomme Stevenson 78 82 82 28 Florida Panthers LEFT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Henrik Sedin 90 83 85 38 St. Louis Blues Ilya Kovalchuk 85 76 85 35 Atlanta Thrashers Gustav Kostuik 78 88 84 27 San Jose Sharks Andrew Sankey 86 81 84 26 Philadelphia Flyers Alexander Ovechkin 94 78 84 33 Nashville Predators Sidney Crosby 95 76 84 31 Minnesota Wild Charles Goulet 83 71 84 23 Toronto Maple Leafs Kirk Slaney A- B- B 22 Florida Panthers David Drouin 78 85 83 29 Dallas Stars Carl Strömholm 86 82 82 26 Pittsburgh Penguins CENTER Name OF DF OA Age Team Rick Nash 87 85 87 34 Vancouver Canucks Nikita Perevolokin 92 75 86 23 Philadelphia Flyers Robin Fernsworth 90 74 85 24 Vancouver Canucks Halvar Holmqvist 87 69 85 30 Chicago Blackhawks Maxim Miroshnichenko 89 72 84 24 Pittsburgh Penguins Nathan Horton 83 85 84 33 Ottawa Senators Dany Heatley 88 78 84 37 Anaheim Mighty Ducks Eric Staal 87 80 84 33 Carolina Hurricanes Vojtech Cermak 78 87 83 19 New York Islanders Anatoli Ovsianikov 91 75 83 28 San Jose Sharks RIGHT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Jeremy Plantinga 93 83 88 30 Atlanta Thrashers Valeri Porkhomov 95 85 88 28 Dallas Stars Mattias Bjorkström 89 86 85 26 Nashville Predators Tommy Visheau 88 86 85 29 Pittsburgh Penguins Leonid Kokorev 83 87 84 27 Minnesota Wild Marian Gaborik 93 74 84 36 Colorado Avalanche Aleksander Suglobov 94 79 84 36 Ottawa Senators Steve Connolly B B B 24 Colorado Avalanche Eric Cloutier A- B- B 24 Calgary Flames Justin Williams 84 80 83 36 Carolina Hurricanes 30-9-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 30-9-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise improved the motivation of the team. 29-9-2018 Jean-François Ricard returns to Lethbridge Hurricanes Detroit Red Wings's Jean-François Ricard did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Lethbridge Hurricanes. 29-9-2018 Mark Strezev returns to Swift Current Broncos Detroit Red Wings's Mark Strezev did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Swift Current Broncos. 29-9-2018 Jon Holmlund returns to Tallahassee Tiger Sharks Detroit Red Wings's Jon Holmlund did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Tallahassee Tiger Sharks. 29-9-2018 Marten Mälamö returns to Luulaja HF Detroit Red Wings's Marten Mälamö did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Luulaja HF. 29-9-2018 Tom Huskins returns to Kamloops Blazers Detroit Red Wings's Tom Huskins did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Kamloops Blazers. 29-9-2018 Bob Sanguinetti interviewed in paper Bob Sanguinetti was interviewed in today's paper about the recent trade that sent him from Florida Panthers to Detroit Red Wings. To tell you the truth I don't know exactly where I'll fit in there, but I'm a professional and I can't worry about things like that, he said before joining his new team. 29-9-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Branko Mader and Shea Weber to Florida Panthers for Bob Sanguinetti 28-9-2018 Jonas Fredriksen frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonas Fredriksen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a core player. A native of Sweden, Jonas Fredriksen was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 388 NHL games during his career, notching 38 goals and adding 115 assists along with 219 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 8 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 0 PIM. 28-9-2018 Charlton Boyd frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Charlton Boyd feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a regular player. A native of USA, Charlton Boyd was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 496 NHL games during his career, notching 4 goals and adding 92 assists along with 107 penalty minutes. The 26 year old defenseman has played 3 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 0+0=0 with 0 PIM. 25-9-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 24-9-2018 Cam Roberts sent back juniors Detroit Red Wings's Cam Roberts did not make the team and was sent back for another year of junior hockey. The Detroit Red Wings expect him to make another run at a roster spot next season. 23-9-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Alexander Plyuschev is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak. Who's cold Henrik Zetterberg has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Jonathan St-Pierre has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Marten Mälamö has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Dan LaCosta hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 22-9-2018 Extra practise results Coach Mike Milbury thinks that the extra practise was good enough to shake some players. 21-9-2018 Darren Kulis sent back juniors Detroit Red Wings's Darren Kulis did not make the team and was sent back for another year of junior hockey. The Detroit Red Wings expect him to make another run at a roster spot next season. 21-9-2018 Sébastien Vachon sent back juniors Detroit Red Wings's Sébastien Vachon did not make the team and was sent back for another year of junior hockey. The Detroit Red Wings expect him to make another run at a roster spot next season. 21-9-2018 Pavel Gordeyev sent back juniors Detroit Red Wings's Pavel Gordeyev did not make the team and was sent back for another year of junior hockey. The Detroit Red Wings expect him to make another run at a roster spot next season. 21-9-2018 Phillip Troyanovsky sent back juniors Detroit Red Wings's Phillip Troyanovsky did not make the team and was sent back for another year of junior hockey. The Detroit Red Wings expect him to make another run at a roster spot next season. 21-9-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Igor Skryabin and NYI's round 1 pick in 2020 to New York Islanders for Jonas Fredriksen and Tim Brown A native of Sweden, Jonas Fredriksen was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 386 NHL games during his career, notching 38 goals and adding 114 assists along with 219 penalty minutes. The 27 year old defenseman has played 6 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 0 PIM. A native of Canada, Tim Brown was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2008 entry draft. He has appeared in 415 NHL games during his career, booking 18 career shutouts and allowing 1203 goals. The 28 year old goaltender has played 3 games with the New York Islanders this season, allowing 5 goals on 47 while booking 0 shutouts. A native of Russia, Igor Skryabin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2012 entry draft. He has appeared in 106 NHL games during his career, booking 5 career shutouts and allowing 316 goals. The 24 year old goaltender has played 3 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, allowing 2 goals on 61 while booking 2 shutouts. 16-9-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Sven Tanqvist is looking good with a 4 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak. Alexander Plyuschev is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak. Bernd Zachrisson is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Tom Huskins is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 16-9-2018 Stefan Bøe agrees on a contract. Stefan Bøe has signed a $700,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. 13-9-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Alfred Lindstrom, Rich Castellanos and WSH's round 2 pick in 2019 to Florida Panthers for Henrik Zetterberg, Shawn Smyth and Marat Knivelyov A native of Sweden, Henrik Zetterberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 1015 NHL games during his career, notching 289 goals and adding 416 assists along with 423 penalty minutes. The 37 year old left wing has played 3 games with the Florida Panthers this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 0 PIM. A native of Russia, Marat Knivelyov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2018 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 18 year old center has not yet played for the Florida Panthers this season. A native of Sweden, Alfred Lindstrom was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round of the 2017 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 18 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. A native of Canada, Rich Castellanos was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 565 NHL games during his career, notching 232 goals and adding 276 assists along with 1360 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing has played 3 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 4 PIM. 9-9-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot Martins Grigals is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Sven Tanqvist is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Igor Skryabin is playing well with 2 wins in his 2 starts last week and allowing 0 goals. Stephen Weiss is looking good with 4 points in 2 games last week. Bernd Zachrisson is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 4-9-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded STL's round 3 pick in 2019 to Pittsburgh Penguins for Chuck Kobasew 3-9-2018 Ragnar Aasen agrees on a contract. Ragnar Aasen has signed a $900,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Sweden, Ragnar Aasen, was originally signed as a free agent to the NHL. He has appeared in 26 NHL games during his career, booking 1 career shutouts and allowing 90 goals. The 25 year old goaltender is looking forward for the start of the season. 2-9-2018 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 31-8-2018 Sven Lysen frustrated Detroit Red Wings right wing Sven Lysen feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Sweden, Sven Lysen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 2 NHL games during his career, notching 0 goals and adding 0 assists along with 6 penalty minutes. The 25 year old right wing is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 31-8-2018 Victor Zinoviev agrees on a contract. Victor Zinoviev has signed a $700,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Russia, Victor Zinoviev was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 3rd round of the 2014 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 22 year old defenseman is waiting for a good start this season. 29-8-2018 Martins Grigals agrees on a contract. Martins Grigals has signed a $2,500,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Latvia, Martins Grigals was originally drafted to the NHL by the Florida Panthers in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 498 NHL games during his career, notching 45 goals and adding 148 assists along with 917 penalty minutes. The 25 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 29-8-2018 Ludek Tumlir agrees on a contract. Ludek Tumlir has signed a $800,000 per year, 2 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Slovakia, Ludek Tumlir was originally drafted to the NHL by the New Jersey Devils in the 3rd round of the 2013 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 22 year old right wing is looking forward for the start of the season. 29-8-2018 Ilmo Kallio agrees on a contract. Ilmo Kallio has signed a $400,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Finland, Ilmo Kallio was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 4th round of the 2014 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 21 year old left wing is getting ready for the upcoming season. 30-6-2018 Jason Williams retires Jason Williams has retired from professional hockey. 30-6-2018 Training camp preview Detroit Red Wings will arrange the annual training camp starting on September 14th. Players reporting to the training camp with either Detroit Red Wings and Grand Rapids Griffins: - Sven Tanqvist C - Erick Maas C - Mark Murphy C - Axel Funkqvist R - Nikolai Kholodov R - Unto Laakso L - Joel Setiya R - Garnet Exelby D - Alexander Plyuschev L - Tommi Tykkyläinen C - Dmitri Brechkovsky R - Aleksandrs Danne L - Darrell Bach R - Ragnar Lindlof C - Denis Morin D - Marshall Dreslough C - Bruno Zelinsky L - Keith Ballard D - Pavel Gordeyev D - Manfred Sturmer D - Ben Eager R - Bruce Andelin R - Jonathan St-Pierre R - Carl Söderberg C - Rafael Luck D - Lukas Maxa C - Igor Skryabin G - Rudolf Horak D - Sébastien Vachon L - Billy Mikulinsky R - Anton Volchenkov D - Dan Hamhuis D - Stephen Weiss L - Carlo Colaiacovo D - Ales Hemsky R - Igor Borovsky D - Greg Watson C - Charlton Boyd D - Branko Mader D - Quentin Hookway D - Thomas Greiss G - Alexander Steen L - Viktor Jindrich D - Phillip Troyanovsky R - Mikhail Gubanov C - Darren Kulis C - Bernd Zachrisson C - Alfred Lindstrom D - William Hutto D - Felix Wiesenbauer L - Cam Roberts R - Viktor Jidkov L - Shea Weber D - Dan LaCosta G - Sven Lysen R - Jan Steber R - Zoltan Zeiler G - James Neal C - Anton Strålman D - Rich Castellanos R - Benjamin Breault L - Bobby Hughes L - Phil O'Hara R - Justin Shoemaker L - Vladimir Mihel D - Jeff Niven D Players reporting out of shape: - Sven Tanqvist C - Erick Maas C - Nikolai Kholodov R - Darrell Bach R - Denis Morin D - Bruno Zelinsky L - Bruce Andelin R - Sébastien Vachon L - Dan Hamhuis D - Felix Wiesenbauer L - Phil O'Hara R - Vladimir Mihel D Players reporting in good shape: - Unto Laakso L - Ragnar Lindlof C - Carl Söderberg C - Igor Borovsky D - Charlton Boyd D - Viktor Jidkov L - Bobby Hughes L - Justin Shoemaker L 25-6-2018 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Patrick Perrault and EDM's round 3 pick in 2019 to Anaheim Mighty Ducks for Sven Tanqvist 25-6-2018 Mark Murphy uses option Detroit Red Wings center Mark Murphy has excersised his option on his contract and will play another year under the current contract. 25-6-2018 Dmitri Brechkovsky uses option Detroit Red Wings right wing Dmitri Brechkovsky has excersised his option on his contract and will play another year under the current contract. 25-6-2018 Detroit Red Wings use option on Aleksandrs Danne Detroit Red Wings left wing Aleksandrs Danne will play another year under the current contract as his team used the option on his contract. 25-6-2018 Detroit Red Wings use option on Igor Skryabin Detroit Red Wings goaltender Igor Skryabin will play another year under the current contract as his team used the option on his contract. 25-6-2018 Detroit Red Wings use option on Anton Volchenkov Detroit Red Wings defenseman Anton Volchenkov will play another year under the current contract as his team used the option on his contract. 25-6-2018 Detroit Red Wings use option on Greg Watson Detroit Red Wings center Greg Watson will play another year under the current contract as his team used the option on his contract. 25-6-2018 Detroit Red Wings use option on Charlton Boyd Detroit Red Wings defenseman Charlton Boyd will play another year under the current contract as his team used the option on his contract. 25-6-2018 Detroit Red Wings use option on Sven Lysen Detroit Red Wings right wing Sven Lysen will play another year under the current contract as his team used the option on his contract. 24-6-2018 Options to be confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow: -Mark Murphy (Grand Rapids Griffins) -Dmitri Brechkovsky (Grand Rapids Griffins) -Aleksandrs Danne (Grand Rapids Griffins) -Jason Williams (Grand Rapids Griffins) -Igor Skryabin (Detroit Red Wings) -Anton Volchenkov (Detroit Red Wings) -Greg Watson (Grand Rapids Griffins) -Charlton Boyd (Detroit Red Wings) -Sven Lysen (Grand Rapids Griffins) 22-6-2018 Darren Kulis agrees on a contract. Darren Kulis has signed a $525,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. 23-6-2018 Contracts expiring ! The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Mark Murphy (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Unto Laakso (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Dmitri Brechkovsky (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA -Aleksandrs Danne (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Jason Williams (Grand Rapids Griffins) UFA -Igor Skryabin (Detroit Red Wings) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Anton Volchenkov (Detroit Red Wings) UFA -Greg Watson (Grand Rapids Griffins) UFA -Charlton Boyd (Detroit Red Wings) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Mikhail Gubanov (Detroit Red Wings) RFA -Felix Wiesenbauer (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA -Sven Lysen (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Zoltan Zeiler (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Benjamin Breault (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA -Bobby Hughes (Detroit Red Wings) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Justin Shoemaker (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Jeff Niven (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA 23-6-2018 Contracts expiring ! The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week: 21-6-2018 Keith Ballard agrees on a contract. Keith Ballard has signed a $2,100,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of USA, Keith Ballard was originally drafted to the NHL by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 842 NHL games during his career, notching 43 goals and adding 208 assists along with 472 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 20-6-2018 Manfred Sturmer on fire All looks good for defenseman Manfred Sturmer who has developed better than ever projected. Due to his good work ethic, he has improved lately and might end up a better player than expected. A native of Germany, Manfred Sturmer was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round of the 2017 entry draft. He has appeared in 82 NHL games during his career, notching 1 goals and adding 8 assists along with 98 penalty minutes. The 19 year old defenseman has played 82 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 1+8=9 with 98 PIM. 20-6-2018 Alfred Lindstrom shaping up Encouraging reports from the media indicate that defenseman Alfred Lindstrom has developed better than projected. He has shown that he can take the pressure and succeed at the highest level of the game. A native of Sweden, Alfred Lindstrom was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1st round of the 2017 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 18 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 20-6-2018 Board leave player budget as it is The board of owners have left the player budget for next season as it was last season, because last year's budget was already big enough. 20-6-2018 Board collects bonuses The board of owners has collected $22,800,000 profit from the team to shareholders. 20-6-2018 Claude Chouinard retires Detroit Red Wings staff member Claude Chouinard has announced his retirement due to personal reasons. 20-6-2018 David Davis retires Detroit Red Wings staff member David Davis has announced his retirement due to health reasons. 20-6-2018 Ben Eager agrees on a contract. Ben Eager has signed a $2,400,000 per year, 1 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Ben Eager was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 925 NHL games during his career, notching 96 goals and adding 110 assists along with 1650 penalty minutes. The 34 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team. 20-6-2018 Cam Roberts agrees on a contract. Cam Roberts has signed a $600,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. 20-6-2018 Rich Castellanos agrees on a contract. Rich Castellanos has signed a $2,600,000 per year, 3 year deal with the Detroit Red Wings. Detailed terms of the deal were not announced. A native of Canada, Rich Castellanos was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Islanders in the 1st round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 562 NHL games during his career, notching 231 goals and adding 275 assists along with 1356 penalty minutes. The 24 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team. 20-6-2018 Benjamin Breault rejects contract offer. Benjamin Breault rejected the $750,000 per year, 1 year offer from Detroit Red Wings Eastside Hockey Manager