Today, we honor the 24 past and present NHL players who celebrate their birthdays on Apr. 17. Here’s a look at some notable players who share birthdays on this day, including a couple of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame and a three-time Stanley Cup winner. Börje Salming (1951) Börje Salming‘s NHL debut and
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Following the holiday break, the Detroit Red Wings opted to deploy David Perron on the first line alongside Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. The results have not been pretty – six goals for, 11 against, and a 35.79 percent expected goals share at even strength. During the Philadelphia Flyers game on Jan. 25, the Red
On Sunday night (Oct. 1), the Detroit Red Wings got their first look at the number one pick from this year’s draft in Connor Bedard when they took on the Chicago Blackhawks in preseason action. By night’s end, the Red Wings came away with a 6-1 victory over their Original Six rival. Solid Goaltending From
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 the strength of a team’s future. No team escapes the process without a couple of misses. The Detroit Red Wings are in the midst of a rebuild and have been
We are now one week into the 2020-21 season and the Detroit Red Wings are 2-2 four games in. While attention has mostly, and understandably, been on the ice, there have been some recent developments worth mentioning. These are those developments. More COVID Protocol Just days after forward Darren Helm and defenseman Christian Djoos were
In today’s news-dump, we’ve got another interview with Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill, a look back on the 2017 draft class, and a couple of looks into the crystal ball. Let’s dive in: Blashill Likes His Team Blashill recently did an interview with Ansar Khan from Mlive to discuss the additions to the Red
With a Prospects Tournament trophy in the books, the Detroit Red Wings have begun to gear up for the 2019-20 season. Last night, the preseason got off to a roaring start as the Red Wings toppled the Chicago Blackhawks in a rousing 5-3 game. For some, the preseason is just a conditioning exercise to get
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 column about the Detroit Red Wings. Rachel Anderson, Tony Wolak, and Raymond Harrison are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off