Updated 2x at 3:21 PM: Aunt Annie has been sick all day, so I’m catching up here.
Anyway, per TSN:
Detroit Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg told reporters on Monday that he has removed himself from consideration to take over as the Detroit Red Wings head of hockey operations.
Greenberg has been the general manager of the Tigers since 2023, leading the team to two playoff appearances in his three seasons. Detroit is on pace to miss the playoffs this season, holding a 78-84 record entering Monday’s action.
The 40-year-old manager said that he admires the Red Wings organization and was honoured to be considered, but is committed to finish what he started with the Tigers.
Prior to joining the Tigers, Greenberg was an associate general manager with the Chicago Blackhawks in for the 2022-23 NHL season. He also served as an assistant general manager with the Chicago Cubs from 2020 to 2022 working his way up in the organization from a baseball operations intern beginning in 2012.
The Red Wings are looking for a new head of hockey operations after Steve Yzerman exited his role in July, moving into a senior advisor to governor and CEO Chris Illitch.
And MLive’s Evan Woodbery:
News: Tigers GM Jeff Greenberg has removed his name from consideration for the head of hockey operations position with the Red Wings.
— Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) September 7, 2026
Greenberg has been Tigers GM since Sept. 2023, when he was hired from front office of NHL's Chicago Blackhawks. He said he admires the Red Wings and was honored to be considered, but is committed to Tigers.
— Evan Woodbery (@evanwoodbery) September 7, 2026
Update at 3:16 PM: Elliotte Friedman confirms…
Detroit Tigers GM Jeff Greenberg — citing his commitment and desire to finish what he’s started— has withdrawn from consideration for the vacant Red Wings position.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) September 7, 2026
The search continues minus one legit contender
The Athletic’s Cody Stavenhagen confirms as well…
Detroit Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg has removed his name from consideration for the Detroit Red Wings’ vacant head of hockey operations position, Greenberg communicated Monday through a Tigers spokesperson.
Greenberg has informed the Red Wings of the decision and, per the spokesperson, said he has “tremendous respect and admiration for the organization and was honored to be considered for the opportunity, but he is committed to the Tigers and what this group is building.”
Greenberg joined the Tigers in September 2023, when president of baseball operations Scott Harris hired him away from the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, where Greenberg served as associate general manager starting in April 2022.
MLB.com’s Jason Beck confirms, too:
Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg will not be jumping back into hockey to run the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings. Greenberg communicated through a Tigers spokesperson that he will not be pursuing the Red Wings opening created earlier this summer.
The decision was Greenberg’s, and he communicated it directly to the Red Wings, who, like the Tigers, are owned by Christopher Ilitch and run by Ilitch Sports + Entertainment.
Greenberg “is committed to the Tigers and what this group is building,” according to the spokesperson.
Update #2: Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff offers some scuttlebutt…
There was speculation that the Red Wings would be naming a GM by Labor Day, but time is running out on that possibility.
With Greenberg’s withdrawal, the other name that’s being floated in rumors is Florida Panthers assistant GM Brett Peterson. Peterson joined the Panthers in his current role in 2020 to become the NHL’s first Black assistant general manager.
Peterson does have a bit of a history with the Red Wings organization. As a player, in 2008-09, he suited up for the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, Detroit’s top farm club.
Red Wings owner Chris Ilitch is reportedly seeking someone to run the team’s hockey operations with an analytics background.
The Detroit News’s Chris McCosky confirms…
Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg, in a statement made through the club, is not pursuing the position of head of hockey operations with the Red Wings.
Greenberg has been often mentioned as a candidate for that job. But he said it is his decision to stay in his current role with the Tigers. He had communicated that decision directly to the Red Wings.
“He has tremendous respect and admiration for the (Red Wings) organization and was honored to be considered for the opportunity,” said Peter Chase, Tigers director of baseball communications. “But he is committed to the Tigers and what this group is building.”
As does the Free Press’s Jeff Seidel…
Greenberg, who had been reportedly linked to the opening for weeks, is voluntarily removing his name from the pool of candidates, according to a statement on Monday, Sept. 7.
“This was his decision,” a release from the Tigers said. “He has communicated it to them directly. He has tremendous respect and admiration for the organization and was honored to be considered for the opportunity, but he is committed to the Tigers and what this group is building.”
