Yzerman weighs in on Red Wings: โA much harder team to play againstโ
Yzerman on Red Wings right now: 'Playing much better collectively'DETROIT โ Steve Yzerman is not one to simply talk for the sake of talking -- weโve known this for decades. Heโs optimisticSo when he does start speaking, specifically about the status of his Red Wings, we listen closely. Team PDO (shooting % + save %) is up: 99.5 through 20 games this season vs. 97.2 through 71 games last season. AdYzerman could boast a better Red Wings offense, too, but with the team failing to score in all situations -- 5-on-5 and, of course, that dismal power play -- itโs tough to say theyโre any better up front. AdBoth of these players are of course expected at Red Wings training camp later this year.
Tracking Red Wings prospects at 2021 World Juniors
(Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)Hereโs a look at how the seven Detroit Red Wings prospects participating in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships are performing. Hereโs how theyโre doing:๐ธ๐ช Team Sweden -- five Red Wings prospects:๐ซ๐ฎ Team Finland -- one Red Wings prospect:๐จ๐ฟ Team Czech Republic -- one Red Wings prospect:The international U-20 tournament got underway Christmas Day. Only the top four teams in each group will proceed from the preliminary round to play in the single-game elimination playoff round. The United States is competing in Group B with Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic and Austria. View: Detroit Red Wings 2020 NHL Entry Draft picksFollow updates here:
Red Wings prospects at World Juniors: How theyโre doing
(Photo by Codie McLachlan/Getty Images)Hereโs a look at how the seven Detroit Red Wings prospects participating in the 2021 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships are performing. The United States is competing in Group B with Russia, Sweden, Czech Republic and Austria. The Red Wings have seven prospects playing in this tournament:๐ธ๐ช Team Sweden -- five Red Wings prospects:๐ซ๐ฎ Team Finland -- one Red Wings prospect:๐จ๐ฟ Team Czech Republic -- one Red Wings prospect:Hereโs how theyโre doing:Here is Soderblomโs between-the-legs goal against Czech Republic:Another angle of this ridiculous Soderblom goal. ๐ท๐บ Team LarionovFormer Russian Five member Igor Larionov is coaching Team Russia in this tournament. Iโm happy to see some good signs of listening to how we played back in the day and in Detroit with Russian Five.โThe โProfessorโsโ Russian team defeated the Americans, 5-3, on Christmas.
Red Wings release 2020-21 training camp roster
DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 10: Filip Zadina #11 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Ottawa Senators at Little Caesars Arena on January 10, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)The Detroit Red Wings will start their 2020-21 training camp on Jan. 1. The Red Wings have 40 players participating in this camp -- 23 forwards, 12 defensemen and five goaltenders. Letโs pretend the Red Wings were set to play this evening. Goalies:Thomas GreissJonathan BernierView: Detroit Red Wings 2020 NHL Entry Draft picksRead more: Yzermanโs Red Wings get B+ grade in theScoreโs offseason report card
Watch Red Wings prospect Lucas Raymond WJC highlights here
Raymond, who was selected 4th overall by the Detroit Red Wings at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, is representing Sweden. The 18-year-old right wing is one of seven Red Wings prospects competing in this tournament. Raymond highlights:This pass by Lucas Raymond. pic.twitter.com/zeQy1E5zn3 โ IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) December 26, 2020Albert Johansson and Lucas Raymond with a give-and-go, a potential view of the future in Detroit. Tracking Red Wings prospects at WJC:๐ธ๐ช Team Sweden -- five Red Wings prospects:๐ซ๐ฎ Team Finland -- one Red Wings prospect:๐จ๐ฟ Team Czech Republic -- one Red Wings prospect:The international U-20 tournament got underway Christmas Day.
View: Detroit Red Wings 2020 NHL Entry Draft picks
(Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) Here are the 2020 NHL Entry Draft picks by the Detroit Red Wings:Detroit GM Steve Yzerman was able to add picks through in-draft trades -- he also traded for a future pick:Read more: Red Wings' Kris Draper drafts his son, Kienan Draper, in 7th roundView: 2020 NHL Entry Draft first round selectionsRead back: Hereโs who Red Wings selected in 2019 NHL DraftSign up for my Red Wings newsletterSign up here for the latest news on the team and from around the league, and some jokes (good ones).
Red Wings in 2020 NHL Draft: Follow updates here
The 2020 NHL Draft got started Tuesday night with the first round. The Detroit Red Wings selected Swedish forward Lucas Raymond at 4th overall, then Swedish defenseman William Wallinder at 32nd overall. Hereโs another look at Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzermanโs list of picks in this draft -- he started with 10 picks but added another in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings, and then another in a trade with the Minnesota Wild. He did trade away the 125th pick for a future pick:Read more: Red Wings' Kris Draper drafts his son, Kienan Draper, in 7th roundFull first-round draft order:Sign up here for the latest news on the team and from around the league, and some jokes (good ones). Follow live draft updates here:
Red Wings select F Lucas Raymond at 4th overall in 2020 NHL Draft
The Detroit Red Wings have selected forward Lucas Raymond at 4th overall in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. Few weaknesses overall and is a player that doesnโt wait for the play to happen, but the one that generates the play and make things happen.โLucas Raymond highlights:Round two of the 2020 NHL Draft continues Wednesday morning. The Red Wings have the 32nd overall pick, which is the first pick of the second round. Lucas Raymond vรคljs som nummer fyra av Detroit Red Wings i รฅrets draft. pic.twitter.com/yZlUrrgUr8 โ Frรถlunda Indians (@frolunda_hc) October 6, 2020Here are the rest of the Red Wings' draft positions in the draft:Read back: Hereโs who Red Wings selected in 2019 NHL DraftView: 2020 NHL Draft results
View: 2020 NHL Entry Draft first round selections
Here are the first round selections from the 2020 NHL Entry Draft held virtually on Oct. 6, 2020. NY Rangers -- LW Alexis Lafreniรจre Los Angeles -- C Quinton Byfield Ottawa (from SJS) -- C/LW Tim Stutzle Detroit -- F Lucas Raymond Ottawa -- D Jake Sanderson Anaheim -- D Jamie Drysdale New Jersey -- RW Alexander Holtz Buffalo -- RW Jack Quinn Minnesota -- C Marco Rossi Winnipeg -- C/LW Cole Perfetti Nashville -- G Yaroslav Askarov Florida -- C Anton Lundell Carolina (from TOR) -- C Seth Jarvis Edmonton -- C/LW Dylan Holloway Toronto (from PIT) -- LW Rodion Amirov Montreal -- D Kaiden Guhle Chicago -- LW Lukas Reichel New Jersey (from ARI) -- C/RW Dawson Mercer NY Rangers (from CGY) -- D Braden Schneider New Jersey (from VAN via TBL) -- D Shakir Mukhamadullin Columbus -- RW Yegor Chinakhov Washington (from Calgary via NYR via CAR) -- C Hendrix Lapierre Philadelphia -- RW Tyson Foerster Calgary (from Washington) -- C Connor Zary Colorado -- D Justin Barron26. St. Louis -- LW Jake Neighbours Anaheim (from BOS) -- RW Jacob Perrault Ottawa (from NYI) -- C Ridly Greig Vegas -- C Brendan Brisson Dallas -- C Mavrik Bourque San Jose (from TBL) -- RW Ozzy Wiesblatt