Today in Hockey History: Oct. 12 Greg Boysen | October 12, 2021 Oct. 12 was another very busy date in National Hockey League history. The laundry list of milestones that occurred includes two teams getting their first-ever wins, a bunch of first…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 7 Greg Boysen | October 7, 2021 Oct. 7 has been an extremely busy date in National Hockey League history, starting in 1954 all the way until 2017. Three teams made their NHL debuts, a whole variety…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 5 Greg Boysen | October 5, 2021 Oct. 5 is remembered for a lot of firsts in National Hockey League history. There were plenty of first goals by future hockey legends, first games by franchises playing in…
Steve Yzerman, The Captain THW Archives | September 25, 2021 To locals, he was simply known as “The Captain.” Unfortunately overshadowed by two guys named Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux over most of his career, Steve Yzerman finally got the…
Red Wings Front Office Brings Championship Mentality to Current Team Charlie Lapastora | September 22, 2021 Who else replays those 1990s and 2000s Detroit Red Wings moments whenever you see the front office staff either step to the podium, take in a hockey game from the…
8 Unbreakable Detroit Red Wings Records Tony Wolak | September 13, 2021 Throughout the history of the Detroit Red Wings franchise, countless legends and hockey icons have donned the winged wheel. Those stars have gone on to set some impressive franchise records…
Red Wings News & Rumors: Prospect Rankings, Fan Confidence & More Devin Little | September 1, 2021 Happy September everybody! With the new month comes a building anticipation for Detroit Red Wings fans as the Traverse City Prospects Tournament is just two weeks away. Training camp begins…
The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Biggest Rival for 2021-22 Kyle Knopp | August 30, 2021 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…
Revisiting the Red Wings’ 1983 Draft Ian McNaughton | August 24, 2021 The 1983 NHL Entry Draft is one of the most fascinating in history. From this class, 113 players reached the NHL (46.7 percent) and won 21 Stanley Cups, and four…
Jeff Blashill Entering “Prove it” Season with the Red Wings Devin Little | August 23, 2021 There may not be another figure in Detroit sports that sparks the kind of….passionate….responses like Detroit Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill does. “One thing you learn in coaching,” Blashill…
The NHL 600-Goal Club Brandon Share-Cohen | August 22, 2021 For most hockey players, winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal. From being drafted to helping a team through the regular season, playoffs and eventually Stanley Cup Final, hoisting…
Grading Steve Yzerman’s Tenure as Red Wings GM Tony Wolak | August 17, 2021 It turns out that Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman and I have a few things in common. No, really. There are a handful of parallels with our current…
