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Tony Wolak

Tony Wolak is based in the Washington D.C. area and covers the Detroit Red Wings for THW. As a former junior and college hockey player, Tony has a unique perspective on Red Wings topics.

The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Top Free Agent Targets

Tony Wolak | July 13, 2020

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…

Categories Commentary, Free Agents, Red Wings Management

Injuries Slowing Red Wings’ 2018 Draft Class

Tony Wolak | July 9, 2020

Red Wings’ 2019 Draft Class Red Wings’ 2017 Draft Class Headlined by first-round picks Filip Zadina and Joe Veleno, the Detroit Red Wings’ 2018 draft class initially looked like a…

Categories Red Wings Prospects

Red Wings’ 2019 Draft Class Trending Up

Tony Wolak | July 7, 2020

Red Wings’ 2018 Draft Class Red Wings’ 2017 Draft Class When the Detroit Red Wings shocked the hockey world by taking Moritz Seider sixth-overall in the 2019 NHL Draft, there…

Categories Red Wings Prospects

Red Wings Must Take Advantage of Flat Salary Cap

Tony Wolak | July 2, 2020

If the speculation holds true that the 2020-21 salary cap upper limit will remain at $81.5 million, the Detroit Red Wings have a tremendous opportunity in front of them. Only…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings: Draft Lottery Fallout

Tony Wolak | June 29, 2020

Plain and simple, the Detroit Red Wings got hosed. The fact that a playoff team is going to land the first-overall choice in the 2020 NHL Draft—with the last-place Red…

Categories Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings’ Draft History & Tendencies

Tony Wolak | June 17, 2020

As the Detroit Red Wings make the final tweaks to their draft board, several years’ worth of scouting and strategizing will all be condensed down into a list of about…

Categories Rankings and Lists, Red Wings History

The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Replacement for Jimmy Howard

Tony Wolak | June 15, 2020

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…

Categories Commentary, Detroit Red Wings

Red Wings’ Top 20 Goal Scorers of All-Time

Tony Wolak | June 3, 2020

Over the course of their history, the Detroit Red Wings have scored 19,904 regular season goals. That’s a lot of goals. Since the franchise arrived in Detroit, quite a few…

Categories Rankings and Lists, Red Wings History

Red Wings 7-Round Mock Draft

Tony Wolak | June 1, 2020

Now that it’s June, the Detroit Red Wings will finally get to find out where they’ll pick in the 2020 NHL Draft. The draft itself won’t take place until the…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Red Wings Prospects

The Grind Line: Red Wings Mock Draft Analysis

Tony Wolak | May 25, 2020

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…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, NHL Entry Draft

Lafreniere Would Significantly Alter Red Wings’ 2020-21 Outlook

Tony Wolak | May 19, 2020

On behalf of the Detroit Red Wings, I selected Alexis Lafreniere in The Hockey Writers’ mock draft. To say it was an easy decision would be a gross understatement.  Lafreniere…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, NHL Entry Draft

7 Red Wings Hopefully Headed to the 2022 Olympics

Tony Wolak | May 13, 2020

If NHL players can participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics, several Detroit Red Wings could be heading to Beijing for the tournament. It remains to be seen if NHLers will…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Olympics
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