Month: August 2025

Tweet of note: Red Wings to appear on 17 U.S. national TV broadcasts during the 2025-2026 season

Per the Detroit Red Wings on Twitter:

In text form, from MLive’s Ansar Khan:

Oct. 15 vs. Florida, 7 p.m. TNT

Oct. 22 at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. TNT

Dec. 17 vs. Utah, 7:30 p.m. TNT

Dec. 23 vs. Dallas, 6:30 p.m. TNT

Jan. 3 vs. Pittsburgh, noon, ABC

Jan. 13 at Boston, 7:30 p.m., TNT

Jan. 21 at Toronto, 7 p.m., TNT

Jan. 22 at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m., ESPN

Jan. 29 vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m., ESPN-Plus/Hulu

Jan. 31 vs. Colorado, 1 p.m., ABC

March 8 at New Jersey, 7 p.m., ESPN

March 21 vs. Boston, 8 p.m., ABC

March 28 vs. Philadelphia, 8 p.m., ABC

April 4 at N.Y. Rangers, 12:30 p.m., ABC

April 5 vs. Minnesota, 1 p.m., TNT

April 9 vs. Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m., ESPN-Plus/Hulu

April 15 at Florida, 7 p.m., TNT

Update: Also:

Tweet of note: Mickey Redmond to join Red Wings alums signing autographs at Red vs. White Game on September 21st

The Detroit Red Wings’ alumni will be well-represented at the team’s Red vs. White Game in Grand Rapids on Sunday, September 21st, with Kirk Maltby, Kris Draper, Darren McCarty, Dan Cleary, Niklas Kronwall and Jiri Fischer signing autographs from 2-3 PM, and the Griffins Tweeted that one more alumnus will join the autograph bonanza:

Press release: Axel Sandin Pellikka to attend the NHLPA’s Rookie Showcase on September 3rd

Per the NHLPA:

2025 NHLPA ROOKIE SHOWCASE, HOSTED BY NHLPA AND UPPER DECK, SET FOR SEPT. 3

…Matthew Schaefer, Beckett Sennecke, Ryan Leonard and Zeev Buium, among group of more than 30 prospects and rookies scheduled to attend the 15th annual event with sports collectibles leader Upper Deck at MedStar Capitals Iceplex

TORONTO (Aug. 26, 2025) – The National Hockey League Players’ Association and Upper Deck will host the 15th annual NHLPA Rookie Showcase on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at MedStar Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia, with over 30 NHL® prospects and rookies scheduled to attend. This unique event provides Upper Deck – the official trading card partner of the NHLPA and the NHL – with an opportunity to capture photographs and videos of many of the game’s top young prospects and rookies in their official NHL team uniforms. The content collected will be used by Upper Deck to create the players’ first NHL and NHLPA licensed rookie trading cards, as well as additional promotional materials throughout the season and beyond.

2025 NHLPA Rookie Showcase Scheduled Attendees:

Frederic Brunet (BOS), Zeev Buium (MIN), Berkly Catton (SEA), Trevor Connelly (VGK), Ben Danford (TOR), Sam Dickinson (SJ), Karsen Dorwart (PHI), Jordan Dumais (CBJ), Jack Finley (TB), Marc Gatcomb (NYI), Konsta Helenius (BUF), Quinn Hutson (EDM), Tij Iginla (UTA), Joakim Kemell (NSH), Ryan Leonard (WSH), Oliver Moore (CHI), Alexander Nikishin (CAR), Jani Nyman (SEA), Zayne Parekh (CGY), Gabe Perreault (NYR), Francesco Pinelli (LA), David Reinbacher (MTL), Axel Sandin-Pellikka (DET), Gracyn Sawchyn (FLA), Matthew Schaefer (NYI), Beckett Sennecke (ANA), Jimmy Snuggerud (STL), Cam Squires (NJ), Matthew Wood (NSH), Brayden Yager (WPG), Carter Yakemchuk (OTT)

Trey Augustine 3rd, Sebastian Cossa 5th in Daily Faceoff’s Ellis’ top NHL-affiliated goaltender prospect list

Yesterday, Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis included 4 Red Wings prospects in his “Top 75 NHL-affiliated skater prospects,” and this morning, Ellis offers his Top 20 NHL-affiliated goalie prospects.

Both Trey Augustine and Sebastian Cossa make his list:

3. Trey Augustine, 20 (Detroit Red Wings)

2024-25 Rank: 7th (+4)

Augustine is a proven winner – someone who doesn’t crack under pressure. Fresh off becoming the most successful American goaltender in World Junior Championship history, the 20-year-old was also one of the top NCAA keepers, as well. He’ll have one more year in college before likely turning pro and starting in Grand Rapids – hopefully taking over for Sebastian Cossa, who deserves a promotion sooner rather than later. He’s about half a foot shorter than Cossa, but Augustine has been a star at every level. I don’t expect that to change in the future.

5. Sebastian Cossa, 22 (Detroit Red Wings)

2024-25 Rank: 5th (+1)

I would have liked to see Cossa earn promotion to the NHL in 2025-26, but the acquisition of John Gibson might prevent that. The 22-year-old had a remarkable season with the Grand Rapids Griffins, putting up some of the league’s best numbers for the second straight year. The Red Wings were smart about his development – they sent him to the ECHL for his first year of pro hockey instead of rushing him to the Griffins in 2022-23. Since then, he’s been an absolute force and even won in his NHL debut last season. The 6-foot-6 goaltender has a great frame, is fundamentally sound and has some of the most powerful legs you’ll find of any prospect.

Continued; it’s a little aggravating that Jacob Fowler of the Montreal Canadiens has leapfrogged Augustine, and it’s no surprise that Cossa’s a little below Augustine at this point despite his AHL experience.

The Red Wings still have a wealth of prospects at the goaltender position between Augustine, Cossa, Michal Postava and Carter Gylander at the pro level, and Rudy Guimond, Michal Pradel and Landon Miller at the amateur level.

Tweet of note: A USA Hockey ‘class photo’ from the Olympic orientation camp

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and forward Patrck Kane are taking part in USA Hockey’s Olympic orientation camp at USA Hockey Arena yesterday, today and tomorrow, and USA Hockey posted a sort of “class picture” of the 44 participants yesterday night.

Kane is sitting on the left side of the front row, while Larkin’s back in the third-to-last row, with his face partially obscured by Brady Tkachuk’s ugly mug:

Update: Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane in photos #3 and #4, respectively:

Via Red Wings Prospects: MHL’s website posts an English-language video with Red Wings prospect Nikita Tyurin

Via Red Wings Prospects on Twitter, Alexander Petrich of the MHL’s website posted a translated English-language interview with Red Wings 2025 draft pick Nikita Tyurin, who turned 18 last month.

Tyurin will likely play for Spartak’s junior team this upcoming season, but Tyurin’s JHC Spartak won the MHL’s Kharlamov Cup last season, with Tyurin posting 5 assists in 19 playoff games, and Tyurin discusses his hopes of repeating a championship season with Petrich:

– What do you want to improve over the summer?
– My muscle mass and endurance. I want to be a tougher player. I have gained five kilos of muscle compared to the weight I had in the 2024/25 season. My current weight is 85 kilos and I want to increase it up to 90.

– Have you already switched from a cage to a visor?
– No, and I haven’t even tried wearing a visor yet. I might do it at the start of the season, but only after getting a mouthguard. I have seen defensemen getting hit in the face with a puck many times, even during practices, so I am in no rush to get rid of a cage. I have also talked to guys about it and many of them say that a visor makes objects appear closer than they actually are. That’s something you are to get used to and it’s quite challenging.

– What are your goals for the 2025/26 season?
– My two main goals for the upcoming season are to consolidate my position in the KHL team’s roster and to win my second Kharlamov Cup with JHC Spartak should I have a chance.

– What helped you make such a statement in your debut season?
– Hard work. It is the most important thing for any hockey player. I have never stopped working on my skating skills, leg strength, dribbling skills. I gave a hundred and ten percent during the preseason at Spartak’s training camp to achieve such a result.

– Did your jitters subside quickly in your first game at the new level?
– It is not my shifts, but the right decisions on the ice that make my jitters subside. A nice pass, outmaneuvering an opponent, a shot – that’s what helps me get into a groove and feel more comfortable. But making some mistakes early in the game makes me feel nervous and then it is pretty tough to reduce that nervousness.

Continued; the translation is a little clunky at times, but it’s a hell of a lot better than plugging a Russian-language interview into an online translator. Many thanks to Red Wings Prospects for finding this one.

Bultman’s mailbag: Waiting on the rebuild

The Athletic’s Max Bultman answered reader questions in a mailbag feature this morning. Among his answers is the following:

Why are Red Wing fans so skeptical and even despairing about an in-house rebuild from their own prospect base while the Tigers are the living embodiment of success using that same route (except for the Gleyber Torres acquisition)? — Dale R.

Well, Tigers fans were pretty skeptical and despairing until last August, too — that’s what happens when you’ve been out of the playoffs so long. It gets harder to believe the payoff is actually coming. And honestly, I am pretty skeptical that the Red Wings will deliver the same level of results this season that the Tigers have over the last 12 months. That’s a high bar.

But to Dale’s point, it is entirely possible Detroit can answer some questions and find internal sparks similar to the ones the Tigers have found time and again in that span. I’d argue Marco Kasper, Edvinsson and Albert Johansson already count as such from last season. Elmer Söderblom taking another step would count as the same. Perhaps Nate Danielson and Carter Mazur can provide a boost this year. Certainly, that’s what the front office will be hoping for.

And whether it’s this year or next, I do like what Detroit has on the way. There are a lot of good prospects coming. But they still would need a lot of things to go right to get to the level the Tigers are on right now, and I can’t fault anyone for getting tired of waiting.

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