Posts About "Joe Veleno"
Grading the Red Wings' Last 5 First Rounds
June 23rd, 2020 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 for at least two seasons -...
The Grind Line: Red Wings Prospect Rankings
April 20th, 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 column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week, Rachel Anderson, Devin Little, Raymond Harrison, and Tony Wolak are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking...
Griffins Players Stepping Up Amidst Playoff Push
March 6th, 2020 Unlike their parent team, the Detroit Red Wings, the Grand Rapids Griffins are in a tight playoff race in the American Hockey League's Central Division. Fighting for another consecutive playoff appearance, Grand Rapids is relying heavily on their veteran leadership combined with the growing abilities of the youngsters. Detroit has...
AHL Central News: A San Antonio Surge
March 3rd, 2020 It looked for much of the season that there would be no drama when it came to crowning the 2020 American Hockey League Central Division champion. However, as we head into March, the gap between first and second place is as small as it has been in quite some time. The race for the final two Calder Cup playoff berths is as tight as ever...
The Grind Line: Red Wings' Brightest World Juniors Standouts
January 13th, 2020 The World Junior Championship has wrapped up, and players have returned to home ice. For Detroit Red Wings fans, they have many reasons to be thankful - the WJC showcased several of Detroit’s top prospects on the international stage (from 'Two Detroit Red Wings win gold with Canada in world junior hockey tournament,' Detroit Free...
Analyzing the Red Wings' Next Call-Up Options
January 7th, 2020 One of the few success stories within this season for the Detroit Red Wings is the call-up of Filip Zadina. He currently sits in the team's top-10 for scoring in both goals and points. Furthermore, it looks like he's only getting better the longer he stays in Detroit. This prompts the question: who's next? Given the putrid state of...
WJC: Takeaways from Canada Vs. United States
December 26th, 2019 Team Canada had their skill on full display for the world to witness in their 6-4 victory over the United States on Thursday. It wasn't a perfect performance, but it got the job done thanks to phenomenal play from their stars. The classic rivalry between Team Canada and Team USA lived up to expectations with a back and forth...
Red Wings' Prospects Are Heating Up
November 14th, 2019 It seems like the prospects are finally starting to pick up momentum. After the Grand Rapids Griffins emerged victorious on Nov. 12 against the Cleveland Monsters, four prospects saw their point streaks extended to longer and higher intervals. Filip Zadina currently sports five goals in his last seven games, with three of them coming...
Grading the Red Wings’ 2018 Draft Picks
November 6th, 2019 In 2018, the Detroit Red Wings struck gold with their first two draft picks: rookie phenoms Filip Zadina and Joe Veleno, players projected to be selected in the top-three and top-ten who fell into Detroit's lap at 6th and 30th overall. With ten picks in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, general manager Ken Holland and co. selected five...
The Red Wings' Rebuild Goes Through Grand Rapids
September 25th, 2019 No matter what form the Detroit Red Wings' roster takes, there will be plenty of deserving candidates heading west to Grand Rapids Griffins. They will begin their seasons in the AHL, which is a good thing for their individual development as well as the product on the ice at Van Andel Arena. In fact, fans from around the state who...
5 Takeaways from Red Wings' Prospect Tournament
September 11th, 2019 The temperatures and the leaves are dropping, which can mean only one thing: Hockey is (almost) back. Over the last week and a half, Traverse City, Michigan played host to prospects from eight NHL teams who competed tirelessly to win the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. The Detroit Red Wings, after careful consideration, chose 27 of...
Red Wings Rebuild: Two Years into the Future
September 10th, 2019 With the 2019-20 NHL season on the horizon, now is a great time to evaluate the roster and organizational depth of the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings Rebuild series will do just that – projecting Detroit’s future roster and analyzing the progress of Hockeytown’s makeover. Heading into the 2021-22 season, the Red Wings...
The Grind Line: Red Wings' Prospect Tournament Stand Outs & Step Ups
September 9th, 2019 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, Jake Rivard, and Devin Little are the muckers who THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on Red...
