The love of hockey isn’t something inherent or happened upon for most people. Like many other sports, players spawn from those who played. Thanks to players, raising their families rinkside, many children grow to love the game and end up playing it. The sacrifice is great. The community and family found within the walls of […]

The last few seasons for the Detroit Red Wings have been excellent in terms of drafting success. They’ve had numerous picks and capitalized on the increase of elite skill coming through the draft. Since 2016, the Red Wings have stockpiled prospects that have been steadily making their way through the pipeline and showing promising growth […]

Jimmy Howard’s career is drawing to a close with the Detroit Red Wings. There has already been some questioning as to who will be sharing the crease with Jonathan Bernier upon Howard’s departure. Though the 36-year-old goalie has not officially announced his retirement, the writing is on the wall.  He’s had a long career in […]

The Detroit Red Wings have had a fortunate track record with European skaters. The European leagues have produced some of the best hockey players in history. Between the famed Russian Five and Swedish All-Stars Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Lidstrom, the Red Wings have benefitted. Sweden’s Elmer Soderblom hopes to join the ranks of the great […]

There is a very pervasive feeling of an end for the AHL and NHL in 2020. Though neither have officially ended their seasons, no final decision has been made yet which leads to much doubting and time ticking by. The feeling of an end is becoming more prevalent.  Along with the dreadful reality that the […]

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, Tony Wolak, Tim Neral, and Raymond Harrison are the muckers who makeup THW’s forechecking unit and sound […]

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 stressed the importance of the […]

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, Devin Little, and Tim Neral are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off […]

Michael Rasmussen’s rookie season was spent with the Detroit Red Wings due to a conflict with his age at the time. Overall, it was a pretty productive season for the towering forward who put up 18 points in 62 games – not a terrible first season for a rookie on a not-so-great team.  Related: Diving […]

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 and Tony Wolak are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and sound off on Red […]

Following each draft season, naturally, there is a greater level of anticipation for the draftees. All eyes are on the anticipated success of the starry-eyed selections while players from seasons prior to fade into the background. Though more often than not, it’s unintentional.  For the Detroit Red Wings, they have several players deserving of mention […]

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 […]

Taro Hirose has been a work in progress for the Detroit Red Wings since his 2018-19 late-season acquisition. He was a pleasant discovery fresh off the NCAA circuit and, since then, has been trying to find his way at the NHL level.  After kicking off his professional career in Detroit with 10 NHL games, the […]

Not many people are holding out hope for a dramatic rise to the top for the Detroit Red Wings. All hope is in the development of the team’s prospects. However, the process is slow, arduous and rarely yields quick results. Detroit has begun to lay the foundation for quality prospect development but beyond the guidelines […]

Filip Hronek has quickly become the go-to guy in Detroit. His abilities are highly praised and with good reason. He set records in the American Hockey League with the Grand Rapids Griffins and has impressed the Detroit Red Wings with his elite skills this season. With a resume dripping with success, it’s no wonder Hronek […]

Detroit has been swarming with news in recent weeks. Detroit Red Wings, Henrik Zetterberg isn’t expected to participate in training camp and, likely, the regular season. With the loss of their captain, the remaining Red Wings will face increased responsibility. The rising stars and current skaters will have to significantly ramp up their game in […]