Swedish-Born Captains in NHL History Ryan Gagne | September 30, 2023 Today, only 32 opportunities to be a captain in the NHL exist. Although most leaders in the league are Canadian-born skaters, some of the greatest players from countries outside of…
Red Wings’ Best Seasons By Players Since 1985 Jordan Orth | September 17, 2023 The Detroit Red Wings have seen many impressive seasons throughout the years, some of the most impressive ones have occurred since 1985. Which players have recorded the best individual seasons…
Swedish-Born Players With the Most Stanley Cups Ryan Gagne | June 3, 2023 According to statistics from NHL.com, there have been 403 Swedish-born players in league history, broken down to 366 skaters and 37 goalies. Interestingly, the deeper we dig, only 211 skaters…
Rangers’ Gamble on Russian Talent Was Critical to 1994 Cup Tom Castro | May 7, 2023 In the late 1980s and early ’90s, an NHL team saw a chance to exploit what it identified as a major opportunity that existed outside of the generally accepted process…
All-Time Sweden-Born NHL Lineup Ryan Gagne | February 6, 2023 Sweden is a Scandinavian country with a population of 10.42 million and is continuously one of the top-six programs in international hockey. Historically, there have been 400 Swedish-born skaters to…
Top 10 All-Time European-Born NHL Defensemen Jeff Seide | March 11, 2022 The best European-born NHL defensemen include Stanley Cup winners, Norris Trophy winners and some of the best players to ever play the game. This Top 10 list of unbelievably talented…
The Grind Line: Red Wings Mount Rushmore Tony Wolak | February 21, 2022 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Red Wings Bring Nicklas Lidstrom Home as Vice President of Hockey Operations Tony Wolak | January 11, 2022 On Tuesday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings announced that Hall-of-Fame defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom was coming home to Hockeytown. Now more than a decade after he retired, Lidstrom is set to…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings Declan Schroeder | May 10, 2021 A car crash that ended the career of one of the powerful Russian Five. A scoring star absent for most of the season. The pressure of high expectations in Hockeytown.…
Detroit Red Wings: A Tribute to Nicklas Lidstrom Tony Wolak | April 28, 2021 When the Detroit Red Wings drafted Nicklas Lidstrom as part of their historic 1989 draft class, he did not come into their consideration as a consensus can’t miss prospect—he was…
Red Wings’ 12 Days of Hockeymas: 5 Conn Smythe Winners Devin Little | December 20, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ was first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of…
Red Wings 12 Days of Hockeymas: 9 James Norris Memorial Trophies Patrick Brown | December 16, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ was first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days…
