The Detroit Red Wings broke in their Centennial Jersey gear as the team practiced on Tuesday, in anticipation of Thursday’s home opener vs. Montreal (7 PM on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit) and a difficult opening-month schedule, which includes a home-and-home series with Toronto, games against Florida and Tampa Bay, Edmonton, and…
Hell, here’s the schedule for you to peruse:
Not an easy run for the Wings in October, and it doesn’t get much easier in November thanks to a 5-game West Coast swing:
Anyway, the Wings’ media corps entered the locker room after Thursday’s practice to speak with the players and coach McLellan, and they received a Lego surprise:
Lego model of Little Caesars Arena pic.twitter.com/4JaLA2yKsl
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) October 7, 2025
Todd McLellan marveled at this Lego Little Caesars Arena outside the #RedWings room. “Must have taken all summer to put that together,” he remarked. Players signed the base it rests on. pic.twitter.com/XQ7p7w2hJU
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 7, 2025
The roof opens to reveal the ice and seats. https://t.co/Deo9uAPAz7 pic.twitter.com/119I2oAQG5
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 7, 2025
And this news came in:
McLellan confirms Seider and Raymond will wear As this season
— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 7, 2025
Detroit Red Wings done rotating A's.
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) October 7, 2025
"We're an Original Six team," says Todd McLellan.
Captain: Dylan Larkin
Alternates: Moritz Seider & Lucas Raymond.
#RedWings McLellan said Seider and Raymond will wear the ‘A” as alternate captains every game as opposed to rotating between several players as they’ve done in recent years.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 7, 2025
Seider and Raymond will wear the ‘A’s this season, says MacLellan; JVR inching closer to getting into lineup but still unclear about Thursday’s opener #RedWings
— Ted Kulfan (@tkulfan) October 7, 2025
