Month: September 2024

Tweet of note: NHL PR eying Larkin for another 30-goal season

The NHL’s Public Relations Twitter account suggests “players to watch” for the Atlantic Division, including the Red Wings’ captain:

Prospect round-up: Kiiskinen posts slick kick-assist, but HPK loses big to HIFK

Of Red Wings prospect-related note:

In the Finnish Liiga, Jesse Kiiskinen registered an assist, and a very pretty one at that, but HPK Hameenlinna lost 6-2 to IFK Helsinki.

The game stats aren’t posting yet, but Kiiskinen earns second line minutes. I’ll update them when they pop up.

Update: Kiiskinen finished with an assist, a shot on goal, and he finished even in 17:44 of ice time.

Tweet of note: So are we, Frank, so are we

Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli has this to say about the Red Wings’ goaltending situation:

Right now, the Red Wings’ goaltending situation looks like this:

NHL: Cam Talbot, Ville Husso, Alex Lyon

AHL/Grand Rapids: Jack Campbell, Sebastian Cossa, Carter Gylander

ECHL/Toledo Walleye: Gage Alexander, Griffins-contracted Jan Bednar

So there’s some sorting to do!

Red Wings release training camp roster and schedule

Per the Detroit Red Wings on Twitter:

Here’s the press release:

RED WINGS RELEASE 2024 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER AND SCHEDULE

  … Sixty-Eight Players Hit the Ice From Sept. 19-22 in Traverse City …

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today released their training camp roster and schedule, comprised of 68 players who will hit the ice on Thursday, Sept. 19 at Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, Mich., for four days of camp before beginning their eight-game preseason schedule with a road game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday, Sept. 25.

The Red Wings will bring 37 forwards, 22 defensemen and nine goaltenders to Traverse City to participate in daily on-ice practices. Following the team’s annual Red & White Game on Sunday, Sept. 22, the Red Wings will break camp to return to Detroit ahead of the exhibition slate, which is highlighted by home games against the Chicago Blackhawks (Friday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m.), Pittsburgh Penguins (Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:00 p.m.), Toronto Maple Leafs (Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m.) and Ottawa Senators (Friday, Oct. 4 at 7:00 p.m.).

A limited number of tickets remain for select training camp events. Tickets for all events are available on https://mynorthtickets.com/organizations/centre-ice. Ticket prices are as follows:

·       Training Camp Practice (Thursday, Sept. 19): $20 general admission

·       Training Camp Practice (Friday, Sept. 20): $20 general admission

·       Training Camp Practice (Saturday, Sept. 21): $30 general admission

·       Red and White Game (Sunday, Sept. 22): $25 standing-room, $45 reserved seating or mezzanine

The Red Wings will open their annual NHL Training Camp with the 2024 Training Camp Season Preview Party, presented by Porsche Detroit North, on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at Delamar Traverse City. This exciting new event provides guests with incredible opportunities to meet Red Wings players, coaches and personalities, and hear directly from team leadership ahead of the 2024-25 season. Hosted by Red Wings TV broadcasters Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond, the Season Preview Party also features a silent and live auction, as well as a VIP package that includes an exclusive meet and greet with Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman and Head Coach Derek Lalonde, and reserved seating with a Red Wings player for the season preview show.  Proceeds from the event benefit Involved Citizens Enterprises (I.C.E.), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization providing affordable skating programs to Northern Michigan.

Select 2024 Training Camp merchandise will also be available for purchase in the arena store on the upper level behind the concession stand. For more information on tickets or merchandise, please call Centre ICE Arena at (231) 933-7465 or visit www.centreice.org. 

No Seider on the roster: edit: Seider is on the roster as a RFA:

Update: Here’s the schedule:

Continue reading Red Wings release training camp roster and schedule

Video: NHL Network’s Grimson discusses Raymond’s re-signing, Seider’s situation

NHL Network analyst Stu Grimson discussed the Red Wings’ re-signing of Lucas Raymond–and the Wings’ need to re-sign Moritz Seider–on the NHL Network last night.

I was able to post a link to this video on NHL.com last night (NHL.com no longer makes its videos embeddable), but the NHL Network posted Grimson’s 5:49 take on both of the Red Wings’ young stars this afternoon:

WDIV’s Scillian interviews Bob Probert’s daughters ahead of airing of ‘Tough Guy’

WDIV is airing the Bob Probert documentary Tough Guy tonight at 9 PM, and ahead of the airing, WDIV’s Devin Scillian interviewed Probert’s daughters, Tierney and Brogan, about their father’s legacy and the film itself.

It’s a 12:11 interview:

Seider ist mit der Adler

In case you missed the TSN 1050 interview with Adler Mannheim coach Dallas Eakins that was posted a couple of hours ago, Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli confirms that Red Wings restricted free agent Moritz Seider remains in Germany, practicing with his former team:

Wings’ GM expects ‘progress in all areas’ this season

MLive’s Ansar Khan reexamines some of the comments made by Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman during yesterday’s press conference, including his expectations for the team as a whole:

“I want to see progress in our team as a whole, progress in all the areas we’ve always talked about and progress individually from our younger players,” Yzerman said. “As long as we’re moving in the right direction, I think it’s positive. Obviously, making the playoffs would be another positive step, so I’ll worry about that as the season goes along. We’ll see how much progress we’re making.”

Barring a surprise or injuries, the Red Wings’ 23-man roster appears set, once defenseman Moritz Seider is signed. The competition during the four-day camp at Centre I.C.E. Arena and eight-game preseason that starts Sept. 25 at Chicago is mainly for ice time and roles on special teams, as well as lineup spots on defense and the goaltending pecking order.

The Red Wings, despite ranking 24th in goals against per game, missed the playoffs on a tiebreaker with Washington. The mandate for coach Derek Lalonde, entering his third season, is to lower the goals against.

“I think we need to be a better defensive hockey club,” Yzerman said. “Your special teams have to be good. Our special teams both improved last season and we scored more goals. We gave up too many to make the playoffs. You can get by maybe not having the best power play, but you better be solid in all the other areas. You can get by not having maybe the best penalty killing unit, but you better be solid in other areas. But the key is, I think ultimately for long term success, is to be a good defensive hockey team.”

Continued (paywall)

Prospect Tournament blues

Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen discusses the possible demise of the Red Wings’ annual Prospect Tournament this morning:

Dan Cleary’s fondness for the Red Wings-hosted Traverse City NHL Prospect Tournament is rooted in both nostalgia and practicality.

“I came up to the first ever tournament here when I was in Chicago,” the Red Wings Director of Player Development said. “We drove up and stayed in one of those little motels along the water…when I was 18. So I certainly hope it stays.”

Today, Cleary’s enjoyment of the tournament comes from watching some of his team’s best young prospects measuring themselves against other top prospects. Cleary and the Detroit executives were doing that last week when the Red Wings played the Dallas Stars youngsters in two games.

“I like the idea. I know it’s only one team, but just to judge them against their peers and see where they stack up and the competition, and it sets these kids up for a great week (at training camp),” Cleary said. “… Have put a lot of value in it. I gotta be honest.”

The members of the Red Wings and Stars management teams watched that tournament knowing they may have been witnessing the end of an era. After 25 tournaments, GMs Steve Yzerman and Dallas GM Jim Nill are discussing the tournament’s future.

“The event up in Traverse City is a little bit up in the air for next year,” Yzerman said.

Continued with comments from Yzerman and Dallas Stars GM Jim Nill, who was instrumental in building up the Prospect Tournament….

Tweet of note: Good news(?) on the Axel Sandin Pellikka injury front

Red Wings Prospects on Twitter has been following Axel Sandin Pellikka’s situation as the young defenseman is battling back from an unspecified preseason injury, and it sounds like Sandin Pellikka will be able to play for a shorthanded Skelleftea AIK defensive corps when the SHL season begins this Saturday.

RWP reports that Norran.se’s Robin Lindgren passes along the information via a behind-the-Swedish-paywall article this morning: