Detroit Red Wings News & Stories

From power forwards Porter Martone and William Horcoff to the dominant dual-threat offence of Max Plante, high-skill NCAA talents have been racking up gaudy totals since the start of November.

Nathan Behm, Carter Bear, Max Curran, Jonas Woo, and more feature in this month's WHL Stock Watch.

The NHL's top rookies are bringing the heat early this season. See who’s rising, slipping, and stealing the spotlight in Elite Prospects’ updated Calder Trophy power rankings.

The USHL season is well and truly underway, and the next generation of young stars is making an early mark, led by the Chicago Steel’s James Scantlebury.

David St-Louis ranks eleven of the NHL's top rookie defenders, evaluating how they have performed in the league so far this season.

Sean Shapiro looks at the early-season progress for Red Wings prospect Emmitt Finnie.

JFresh breaks down the top-30 defenders for this upcoming season.

It says something about just how astounding Connor McDavid’s first ten seasons in the NHL have been that a 122-point pace regular season followed by a run to the Cup...

Our scouts break down the 12th ranked Detroit Red Wings prospect pool.

With another summer nearing its end, it's time for our top 20 NHL-affiliated goalie rankings.

With another summer nearing its end, it's time for our top 100 NHL-affiliated prospect rankings.

Daniel Gee, David St-Louis, and Mitchell Brown break down how every team performed at the draft.

Don't you just love a grade, on a signing or a trade?

The 2024–25 season was, to say the least, a memorable one for Axel Sandin-Pellikka. He capped it off by being named the Elite Prospects Award winner for 2025, recognizing him as the top junior player in Sweden.

After breaking down the top-100 under-23 players on the planet, it's time to look at which NHL teams have the best crops of talent in that demographic.

Ranking the hockey's best young talent: Who stands out, who’s rising, and what it means for the future.

The Red Wings’ development model is a funnel. While their prospects go through the same paths as most other organizations, Detroit still seems to focusing on the over-ripening approach with prospects.

Anton Frondell's big week, Ivan Demidov's continued success, Marco Kasper's breakout, and more feature in this week's Roundup.

The race for the Calder Memorial Trophy is in full swing. Cam Robinson and David St. Louis break down the top 10

Šimon Nemec's breakout, Berkly Catton's offensive surge, Jesse Kiiskinen's playmaking, and more in this week's Rinkside Roundup.

The Detroit Red Wings are at an inflection point in the Yzerplan. Which way will they go?

Despite being selected eighth overall in 2022, Marco Kasper isn't expected to pop off offensively. Victor Nuño has the details

Felix Nilsson's breakout season, David Edstrom's continued success, Noah Dower-Nilsson's improvement, and more in this edition of Stock Watch.

Dmitri Buchelnikov emerges as a top KHL scorer, while Magomed Sharakanov and Alexander Zharovsky are building strong cases for the NHL Draft.

To the tune of that "Flashdance" song: Power Feelings.

The Rangers' problems are self-inflicted and maybe not fixable.

David St-Louis breaks down the film on how the Detroit Red Wings defenders has seized an opportunity this season to deliver on his draft pedigree.

Two coaches fired in five days because their GMs expected way too much from subpar rosters.

Impressive performances by Matthew Schaefer, Simon Edvinsson, Jacob Fowler, Andrew Cristall, and Luca Pinelli feature in this week's Rinkside Roundup.

Simon Edvinsson is beginning to break though in Detroit. Victor Nuño has the details.

Elite Prospects' first Calder Power Ranking is here, and just in time for the what looks like the most competitive race in years.

Daniel Gee breaks down the film on the Red Wings defensive prospect that has been lighting up the SHL.

Yeah, it's already time to be thinking about this.

Michael Clifford checks in on a handful of defenders who have seen their roles altered this season.

What if nothing ever changes???

The Red Wings forward has been trying to make an impact and will have a better chance this season.

Jimmy Hamrin brings an update on prospects in Sweden, led by the Anaheim Ducks first-round pick.

The amount of times I’m asked, “Who would you take, Player X or Player Y” would probably not surprise you at all. Because people LOVE to ask those questions —...

Jesse Pulkkinen, Carter Sotheran, Noel Fransén, Hoyt Stanley, Anton Johansson, and Tyler Thorpe highlight the list of players who could ascend to top prospect status in the 2024-25 season.

Sean Shapiro ranks the long-term outlook in-goal for all 32 NHL franchises.

JFresh ranks the 20 best right wingers going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

JFresh ranks the 20 best left wingers in the NHL going into the 2024-25 season.

Zeev Buium, Adam Kleber, and Sam Rinzel highlight this year's most improved players from the USHL and NCAA.

Lassi Alanen takes you through the Detroit Red Wings 15th-ranked prospect pool, with scouting reports and tools grades on its 17 best prospects.

Sean Shapiro ranks the 15 best goaltender prospects going into the 2024-25 NHL season.

There were a lot of signings this week, but who's meaningfully improved ahead of the 2024-25 NHL season?

The big day came and went, with 32 players having their dreams realized at the 2024 NHL Draft.

The draft order has been decided and now we wait for the picks to be made. Cam Robinson takes his turn at predicting who goes where and when.

Victor Nuńo checks in on a plethora of Swedish prospects who have very bright futures in the league and on your fantasy squad.

With the KHL season wrapped up, Victor Nuño looks at a handful of players who could have an impact in the NHL shortly.

Strap yourself in, this Eastern Conference playoff race is about to get really, really fun.

Sean Shapiro takes a look around the league and how the Lightning forward is carrying an old dynasty.

Cam Robinson has an eye toward the future while he outlines a fistful of youngsters who are showing clear signs of things to come.

Sean Shapiro takes a look around the NHL in his weekly column, focusing particularly on how and when the NHL will go to 33 or even 34 teams.

On the eve of the Big Ten semifinal game in East Lansing, Sean Shapiro looks at how the top-seeded Spartans got here thanks to their freshman goalie.

Michael Clifford uses some data to determine where some young RFAs will go on their next deals and how it could affect the fantasy landscape.

Dimitri Filipovic cooks up the trades he'd like to see at this year's deadline, helping get the top names available to the teams they'd fit best on.

Sean Shapiro looks at how the Dallas Stars trade for the Chris Tanev might impact both his new team and the rest of the league.

March's Russia Stock Watch looks at the play of Dmitri Buchelnikov, Ilya Nabokov, Sergei Ivanov, Ilya Ivantsov, and Nikita Ishimnikov.

This week's trip to Take Town has us checking in on the Calgary Flames at the trade deadline, a rumoured Elias Pettersson contract extension, and the things the Detroit Red Wings do well resulting in a 102 PDO.

Rinkside analytics columnist JFresh looks at which teams should sit, sell, or buy at the 2024 NHL trade deadline.

Coach of the Year? Your guess is as good as mine.

Sean Shapiro take his weekly look at the NHL, focusing on the race in the Central Division.

Sean Shapiro take his weekly swing around the league, starting with how things are being built in Anaheim.

Michael Clifford checks in on players who have found success so far this season and determines whether it's sustainable or not.

The holiday break has ended and teams are trying to work off the turkey and eggnog hangover. Cam Robinson explores some positive trends to finish off the 2023 calendar year.