From the Detroit Red Wings:

Via The Athletic’s Max Bultman on Twitter, Red Wings alumnus and color commentator Chris Osgood’s son, Max, is heading to the WHL:

✍SIGNING!✍

The Medicine Hat Tigers are proud to announce the signing of 2011-born forward Max Osgood to a WHL Scholarship & Development Agreement! 🐅

More details on our website: https://t.co/cURRpfdkZj pic.twitter.com/EFciOdpZsN

— Medicine Hat Tigers (@tigershockey) June 29, 2026

Chris Osgood played for Medicine Hat during his Major Junior career.

From The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun’s “Rumblings“:

David Perron, 38, intends to play again next season. Perron, who had 13 goals between the Ottawa Senators and the Detroit Red Wings last season, is still talking to the Red Wings, but if something can’t be worked out there, then he’s looking to hit the open market.

Continued (paywall); it looked like the Wings rushed Perron back from hernia surgery last season as he couldn’t really skate at all. If Perron regains that last stride via a healthy summer’s worth of training, he won’t be a liability if re-signed.

DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills reports that Red Wings forward Andrew Copp lent a charitable hand to the 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards, engaging in a Q and A at the MotorCity Casino last Wednesday:

Helping celebrate the achievements of the Detroit area’s standout athletes, coaches and teams, Andrew Copp served as the special guest for the 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards at MotorCity Casino Hotel last Wednesday night.

“It’s funny because I didn’t play high school hockey in the state of Michigan, but I was able to play baseball and football,” Copp told DetroitRedWings.com. “It’s cool to see all these athletes having successful seasons. High school sports are a huge part of the community and growing up. It’s cool to see these athletes get recognized. Even if they don’t go play in college or go pro, sports shapes who we are as people through teamwork and all those sorts of things you learn. A very cool atmosphere and event to be part of.”

As the student athletes and their supporters arrived, the Detroit Red Wings forward welcomed many of them on the Green Carpet, taking photos and conversing before the awards presentation officially began. Copp later participated in an inspirational question-and-answer session on stage, sharing experiences from his time as a dual-sport high school athlete and lessons from his road to the NHL.

Updated at 2:22 PM: The Detroit Red Wings’ 2026 Summer Development Camp is underway at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center…

Development camp is underway inside BELFOR Training Center inside @LCArena_Detroit. #LGRW #RedWings pic.twitter.com/xhfwi3Jjm2

— Michael Whitaker (@mwhitaker_89) June 29, 2026

Back at it. Another new season. Red Wings development camp starting. Carter Bear going through some skating drills. Camp runs through Thursday. pic.twitter.com/e1VeOStoSV

— Ken Kal (@KenKalDRW) June 29, 2026

2026 2nd round (47th overall) pick Victor Plante #LGRW #RedWings pic.twitter.com/u1HfdYRzbh

— Michael Whitaker (@mwhitaker_89) June 29, 2026

And there are several KHL players who are over 20 years of age on the Development Camp roster, including Yegor Vinogradov. Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff wonders whether the Red Wings see a free agent signing-to-be in Vinogradov…

From PWHL Detroit’s Twitter account:

TRAVERSE CITY STAND UP 🗣️

Take your game to the next level this summer with a fun, high-energy two day development experience designed for players of all skill levels.

For more information and to register ➡️ https://t.co/pImadFLuLV pic.twitter.com/Ke7m1AWQtt

— PWHL Detroit (@pwhl__detroit) June 29, 2026

Per the sign-up page:

PWHL Detroit x Traverse City Ice Hockey

Season:Summer 2026Starts:Aug 10 ’26

Ends:Aug 13 ’26

Location:Centre Ice Arena

Take your game to the next level this summer with a fun, high-energy 2 day development experience designed for players of all skill levels.  Led by PWHL staff and supported by experienced local coaches, these clinics will be focused on skill development, confidence, and love of the game.  This is the perfect opportunity to stay on the ice and improve throughout the off-season!

Registration Fee: $300.00

Location: Centre Ice Arena | Traverse City, MI | 49696

Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

August 10 & August 11

Daily Faceoff’s Tyler Kuehl discusses the Red Wings’ trade of Sebastian Cossa to the Utah Mammoth for the 23rd overall pick in this past weekend’s NHL Draft. Kuehl wonders whether Detroit mismanaged Cossa’s development:

After a solid rookie season with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, the Hamilton, Ont. native established himself as the No. 1 goaltender with the Red Wings’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. An exceptional finish to the 2023-24 season and a strong start to the 2024-25 campaign led many to believe he was ready to take the next step sooner rather than later. He even got his first taste in the NHL in December 2024, earning a shootout win in a relief effort against the Buffalo Sabres.

That was, and still is, Cossa’s lone NHL appearance.

There are a number of factors that have certainly held Cossa back. Prior to the 2025-26 season, the Red Wings had three more experienced goaltenders ahead of him on the depth chart. Last year, general manager Steve Yzerman traded for John Gibson from the Anaheim Ducks. Cossa was only the No. 3 netminder heading into this past season, with many expecting him to get an honest shot if/when one of Talbot or Gibson got hurt. It never happened.

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas posted a new episode of “32 Thoughts” this morning, and the gentlemen very briefly discuss the Dylan Larkin situation at approximately the 23-minute mark of said podcast (and as such, it’s useful to listen to the Zach Werenski part of the podcast, which begins at 16:00):

Friedman first discusses Steve Yzerman’s need to separate his emotions from maximizing a trade for Larkin, as Don Waddell must do with Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski…

And, at 26:00, Friedman discusses Larkin’s desire to head to Minnesota, Vegas, or possibly the Dallas Stars, who Friedman believes could target both Larkin and Werenski, though Friedman admits that he’s “spitballing” such a scenario.

Updated at 7:04 AM: The next week will be particularly busy for the Detroit Red Wings’ management team and development staffs.

Detroit’s holding their annual Summer Development Camp at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center starting this morning (the SDC takes place between today and Thursday, July 2nd), and then, the Red Wings will approach free agency (which begins at 12 PM EDT on Wednesday, July 1st) without roster certainty as it appears that Dylan Larkin won’t be traded any time soon.

MLive’s Ansar Khan examines what is an undeniably weak free agent class, and Khan wonders how Detroit will fulfill some of the team’s roster needs:

If they need a top-line center to replace Larkin, they weren’t going to find one in free agency. And having Larkin’s $8.7 million still on their cap doesn’t impede their ability to pursue other needs. They are in the market for a top-six forward (center or wing) – two of them, if Patrick Kane doesn’t re-sign — an abrasive bottom-six forward with some offensive ability and possibly an experienced backup goaltender.

They have roughly $29 million in cap space, a figure that’s highly fluid depending on who’s projected to make the roster. A large chunk of it, perhaps more than $12 million in earmarked for re-signing Kane and Simon Edvinsson, a restricted free agent.

That will still leave Yzerman with more than enough to address other needs in a thin free-agent market. It’s a market that got thinner after Alex Tuch signed with Washington following a trade from Buffalo.

The Detroit Red Wings’ 2026 Summer Development Camp begins today at Little Caesars Arena. After the Red Wings released the roster for said event on Sunday evening.

As such, Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff examines the 8 free agent invites who will attend the 4-day event:

Arguably, the most curious of the bunch is 23-year-old Russian forward Yegor Vinogradov. The 6-foot-3, 202-pound left shot put up 23-31-54 totals this past season for Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL. He has one year remaining on his KHL contract.

Forward Salvatore Viviano, 18, was the second-leading scorer for the USHL Waterloo Black Hawks with 16-24-40 numbers. The GM of the Black Hawks is former Red Wings scout Kevin Gibson. Right-winger Michael Dec, 19, split last season between the Owen Sound Attack and Erie Otters of the OHL. He scored 28 goals among his 68 points.

Defenseman Yaroslav Busygin, 23, is a five-season veteran of the KHL. He put up 9-15-24 totals with Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg last season. The player development head for that club is Red Wings Hall of Famer Pavel Datsyuk. Cade Christenson posted 5-2-7 totals as a sophomore defenseman at Penn State. He’s transferring to Providence for his junior season.