Phantom Sniper Fires Up Red Wings’ “Terrible Ted” THW Archives | March 24, 2022 Back in the 1950s, the Detroit Red Wings were nearly unstoppable. That is, until Jack Adams broke up the band. But before Adams could attempt his own rebuild, the franchise…
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…
Last Red Wings to Win Each NHL Award Tony Wolak | June 19, 2021 On Sunday night, I realized that it had been a few years since a member of the Detroit Red Wings had won a major NHL award. Previously, it was an…
100 Greatest NHL Players by Team Tony Wolak | May 27, 2021 In 2017, the NHL announced its top 100 players of all-time as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The players that comprised the list represented 32 NHL franchises, including three…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Tony Wolak | May 5, 2021 The Detroit Red Wings have featured a handful of extraordinary teams over the years, but the 1951-52 team stands out as one of the best … in NHL history. Back…
All-Time Saskatchewan-Born Lineup Dayton Reimer | April 6, 2021 With a population of just over one million people, Saskatchewan is the smallest mainland province in Canada. Saskatoon, the most populous city, has just over 260,000 residents, and the capital…
Red Wings 12 Days of Hockeymas: 8 Retired Numbers Devin Little | December 17, 2020 The “12 Days of Christmas” is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Red Wings’ 7 Worst Rookie Seasons in History Devin Little | December 16, 2020 Whenever the 2020-21 season comes around, the Detroit Red Wings will have a handful of players pushing to crack the roster and begin their rookie season in the NHL. That’s…
Red Wings’ Best of All-Time: Where Did They Come From? Tony Wolak | November 20, 2020 Over the last few weeks, I’ve been putting together my projections for 2022 Winter Olympic rosters – if the NHL allows its players to participate in the tournament. Sometime during…
Jack Adams, the Man and the Award Tony Wolak | November 18, 2020 Few people have had a more transcending impact on the NHL than legendary coach and general manager Jack Adams. For 36 years, Adams led the Detroit Red Wings organization in…
The NHL’s Exclusive 13 x 30 Club Kyle Gipe | October 6, 2020 The 2017-18 season was an incredible season for Russian sniper Alex Ovechkin as he joined not one, but two exclusive clubs. On Mar. 12, he became the 20th member of…
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…