Tweet of note: Dylan Larkin turns 29 today

Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin turns 29 today.

A fine postscript to Kasper’s ‘Michigan’ goal

As previously noted, Marco Kasper scored a “Michigan” goal while playing summer hockey in Austria’s the “Sunshine Hockey League”…

And Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff posted a really nice postscript to Kasper’s goal:

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Tweet of note via WWP: Red Wings prospect Rudy Guimond commits to Harvard University

MLive’s Ansar Khan posted an article about Red Wings prospect and Moncton Wildcats goaltender Rudy Guimond today, noting that Guimond was headed back to the QMJHL as an “over-ager” in part because he couldn’t afford to head to Yale University. Tonight, the Winged Wheel Podcast on Twitter directs us to the following Tweet from College Hockey NXT:

Guimond confirms on Instagram that he’s committed to play NCAA Division 1 hockey for Harvard this upcoming season.

The 20-year-old goaltender went 16-and-0 in the regular season for Moncton after joining the QMJHL team from the USHL’s Cedar Rapids RoughRiders mid-season, and he went 8-and-1 in the playoffs as well. He stands at 6’4″ and a skinny 175 pounds.

Roughly translated: Moritz Seider to take part in Kevin Fiala’s charity hockey game in Zurich on August 8th

From Blick.ch’s Carlo Steiner and Christian Muller:

Ex-soccer goalie comes to Zurich for Fiala’s benefit game

Kevin Fiala will host a renowned player for his charity game in Zurich. Ex-soccer goalie Petr Cech will be present at the Swiss Life Arena.

On the 8th of August, a special game will take place at the Swiss Life Arena in Zurich. A team of international NHL stars will compete against the ZSC Lions for good cause. The charity game is organized by NHL star Kevin Fiala, 28. The proceeds of the event will go to the children’s hospital in St. Gallen, as well as to the youth departments of the ice hockey clubs ZSC Lions and EHC Uzwil, Fiala’s youth team.

The NHL selections are now showing significant growth. Petr Cech, 43, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2012, will serve the goal in the charity game. The Czech ended his soccer career in 2019 and changed his sport. From the 2019-20 season, he played in the third, then in the second-highest British ice hockey league. In his last season before the second career ended, he even made an attempt to play for the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League, the top league of Great Britain.

In addition to Cech, Andres AmbĂźhl is coming for a mini comeback. The famous international player has finished his career after winning the World Championship medal in May.

Also included are Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, Jonas Siegenthaler (all New Jersey Devils), Nino Niederreiter (Winnipeg Jets), Pius Suter (St. Louis Blues), Janis Moser (Tampa Bay Lightning), Mats Zuccarello, Marco Rossi (both Minnesota Wild), Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider (both Detroit Red Wings) and Tim StĂźtzle (Ottawa Senators). Other participants will follow.

Twitter video via Red Wings Prospects: Max Plante is interviewed at the World Junior Summer Showcase

Via Red Wings Prospects on Twitter…

Red Wings prospect Max Plante, who isn’t skating but is participating at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Minneapolis this week, spoke with Scott from Ice Time Hockey West for Ice Time College Hockey West in a 6-minute interview:

Fundraising to pay the server bills

I’m not thrilled with having to do this, but I have no choice. I’ve got a combination of server bills ($477) and regular bills ($139) that add up to $616.42, and those bills come due at the end of August. As such, I must go back to banging the fundraising drum.

I realize that this is a small blog with a loyal audience, and that I’ve only been “back” for about seven weeks now, but I’d like to continue blogging as July turns to August and the hockey news cycle slowly builds again…So it’s time to pay the server bill, which I cannot do on my own.

I realize that I’m testing the limits of your generosity here, but that’s survival for you.

So:

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Rudy Guimond hopes to sustain positive momentum in Moncton this season

Red Wings prospect goaltender Rudy Guimond went on a 16-game winning streak after joining the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats last season, and he followed up his regular season unbeaten streak with an 8-and-1 playoff record.

Today, MLive’s Ansar Khan profiles Guimond, who has chosen to return to Moncton for his “overage” 20-year-old season due to both hockey and financial reasons:

Guimond (6-4, 175) went 16–0 with a 1.73 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and three shutouts during the regular season. He was 8-1 in the playoffs, helping the Wildcats win the QMJHL Championship and earn a spot in the Memorial Cup.

“It was really amazing, but it was a testament to the group in front of me, with the D core and almost every guy was drafted,” Guimond said earlier this month at Red Wings development camp. “So, I just had to do my job.”

Guimond didn’t play in the Memorial Cup – the Wildcats went with the more experienced Mathis Rousseau – but he learned from the experience. Moncton lost in the semifinals to London, which won the championship.

“Just how hard it is to win a series like that,” Guimond said. “And obviously in my career, I’ll run into those experiences, and it’ll just make me more prepared for when that comes.”

Guimond will be Moncton’s No. 1 goalie now that Rousseau is done, giving the Red Wings a bigger sample size to evaluate him.

“Pretty incredible statistics when you think about it,” Dan Cleary, Red Wings assistant director of player development, said. “I’m very close with (head coach) Gardiner MacDougall and (general manager) Taylor (MacDougall). Those guys in Moncton did a tremendous job. And their goalie coach (Antoine Samuel), but I think Rudy just got to an environment where he felt comfortable. They embraced him, they helped him, and his game really shines. So, testament to Rudy and the people in Moncton that really saw something.”

Continued (paywall) with an explanation as to how Jimmy Howard’s goal pads influenced Guimond’s developmental path…

9 Red Wings make Daily Faceoff’s Larkin’s ‘fantasy hockey top 300 player rankings’

Daily Faceoff’s Matt Larkin posted his top 300 fantasy hockey players for the 2025-2026 season, and, remarkably, he added comments about every selection:

36. Lucas Raymond, RW, Red Wings: Hyper-intelligent playmaker, first-line role, 23 years old, still getting better. Checks so many boxes for me. The supporting cast isn’t improved, though, so I envision a stat line similar to last season’s 27-53-80.

66. Alex DeBrincat, LW, Red Wings: At least 27 goals in seven of his eight full seasons, with occasional spikes like last year’s 39. A great early-round pick for goals if you targeted a goalie or defenseman with your first couple selections.

78. Dylan Larkin, C, Red Wings: Four straight years between 30 and 33 goals and between 69 and 79 points. Reaching on young talent is fun, but it’s always smart to load up on these reliable late-prime vets in the early middle rounds.

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Tweet of note: The NHLPA praises Ted Lindsay on his 100th birthday

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As posted last night, NHL.com’s Dave Stubbs wrote a fantastic article about Ted Lindsay to commemorate his 100th birthday. This morning, the NHLPA pays tribute to Lindsay, who was instrumental in the founding of the league’s players association:

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