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05-10-2008 - Red Wings 2007-08 European prospects review
The Red Wings had a total of six prospects that played in Europe this season.
04-27-2008 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects, Spring 2008
Jimmy Howard remains atop the Red Wings Top 20 list.
04-14-2008 - Q&A with Jan Mursak
Slovenian winger Jan Mursak plays for the Belleville Bulls.
02-25-2008 - Red Wings AHL/ECHL prospects update
The Detroit Red Wings have 10 prospects playing in the AHL with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Of the 10 prospects, one is a goaltender (currently recalled to Detroit), five are forwards and four are defensemen.
02-04-2008 - Red Wings CHL prospects update
The Detroit Red Wings have at least one prospect in each major junior league across Canada.
01-31-2008 - Red Wings NCAA prospects update
The Detroit Red Wings have four prospects, including three freshmen and one junior in the NCAA.
09-02-2007 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects, Fall 2007
Jimmy Howard remains atop the Detroit Red Wings prospects list.
07-05-2007 - Red Wings 2007 draft review
Quite out of character, the Detroit Red Wings selected only one European in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
06-17-2007 - Red Wings 2007 draft preview
The Detroit Red Wings hold the 27th pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
06-04-2007 - Red Wings European prospects season review
This past season wasn’t an overwhelming success story for the Red Wings European prospects. Several of the highly anticipated prospects didn’t have nearly as good of a season as expected.
05-22-2007 - Red Wings AHL prospects season review
The Grand Rapids Griffins finished 37-32-6-5 on the season, and then went on to lose a first-round, seven-game playoff series to the Manitoba Moose.
05-04-2007 - Red Wings 2006-07 rookie review
The Detroit Red Wings used seven rookies during the 2006-07 NHL regular season.
04-05-2007 - Q&A with Justin Abdelkader
Detroit Red Wings prospect Justin Abdelkader hopes to help his Michigan State Spartans team to their first National Championship since 1986.
03-10-2007 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects
The new Detroit Red Wings Top 20 list looks very different from the last, though Jimmy Howard remains at the top.
01-14-2007 - Ericsson rises up the charts
Rookie defenseman Jonathan Ericsson has had an excellent season for Grand Rapids, made all the more impressive by a switch in position a few years ago.
01-08-2007 - Pyett providing poise for Pats
Entering his third full season with the Regina Pats, Logan Pyett felt he arrived at training camp with something to prove.
12-19-2006 - Red Wings AHL/ECHL update
Only eight prospects are playing in the minors this season for the Detroit Red Wings.
11-15-2006 - Red Wings junior prospects update
For many years, the Detroit Red Wings didn’t have a very exciting CHL crop of draftees, but this year has proved to be interesting.
09-08-2006 - Red Wings training camp preview
Jiri Hudler is among the prospects vying for a spot as the Detroit Red Wings again hold their training camp in Traverse City, Michigan.
09-07-2006 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects
Jimmy Howard takes over the top spot on the Detroit Red Wings Top 20 prospects list.
07-20-2006 - Red Wings 2006 draft review
The Detroit Red Wings walked away with five forwards, one defenseman, and one goalie in the 2006 draft, beginning with Cory Emmerton.
06-22-2006 - Red Wings 2006 draft preview
The Detroit Red Wings hold the No. 29 pick in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
05-11-2006 - Red Wings 2005-06 rookie review
The Detroit Red Wings played eight rookies in 2005-06, with only Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall starting the year in Detroit.
04-24-2006 - Liv likely to jump the pond, but not Grigorenko
The Detroit Red Wings have several prospects that could be signed and cross the pond to try their luck on North American soil.
03-31-2006 - Red Wings CHL prospects season review
The Detroit Red Wings CHL prospects, few though they were, fared well in 2005-06.
03-18-2006 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects
Having played only 30 NHL games, Niklas Kronwall remains atop the Detroit Red Wings prospect list.
02-28-2006 - Quincey key in Griffins youthful success
With an impressive collection of youth and talent, the Griffins have played their way into first place in the Western Conference’s North Division (41-15-1-4, 87 points), and the 20-year-old is a big part of the reason why.
02-16-2006 - Red Wings Swedish Prospects update: Part 2
In Part 2 of this update, we take a look at the underperforming Swedish Red Wings prospects.
02-10-2006 - Q&A with Jiri Hudler
A prodigy in the Czech Republic, playing the Czech Extraleague as a 15-year-old and leading his team in scoring as a 17-year-old, 22-year-old Detroit Red Wings prospect Jiri Hudler is one of the league leaders in AHL scoring after a trying 2004-05.
02-09-2006 - Red Wings Swedish Prospects update: Part 1
A breakdown of the best performers this season and best looking prospects for the future. Part 2 will examine those under-performing.
02-06-2006 - Q&A with Valtteri Filppula
The 21-year-old Detroit prospect is making a successful transition to North American hockey, averaging nearly a point per game for the Grand Rapids Griffins, playing for PlanetUSA in the AHL All-Star Game, and establishing himself as one of Detroit’s top prospects.
01-30-2006 - Red Wings goaltending pipeline
With just three prospect goaltenders currently in the system, the Red Wings will need to restock the cupboard in the 2006 draft.
01-27-2006 - Q&A with Darren Helm
Through 48 games this season, Detroit Red Wing prospect Darren Helm has scored 30 goals and added 26 assists for Medicine Hat.
01-19-2006 - Red Wings 2006 WJC tournament review
Three of five Detroit Red Wing prospects who competed in the 2006 WJC represented Sweden.
12-30-2005 - Red Wings AHL/ECHL prospects update
With 48 points and a wining percentage of .686 through the first half, the Grand Rapids Griffins have enjoyed the best start in team history.
11-17-2005 - Q&A with Tyler Haskins
After a disappointing season offensively last year, Detroit prospect Tyler Haskins has gotten off to a fast start this season with Toronto St. Michael's.
11-15-2005 - Red Wings CHL prospects update
The Detroit Red Wings have six prospects in the CHL, three in the OHL and three in the WHL.
09-16-2005 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects
Defenseman Niklas Kronwall remains atop the Detroit Red Wings Top 20 prospects list.
08-22-2005 - Red Wings 2005 draft review
Jakub Kindl was Detroit’s first-round pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, their first in three seasons.
07-26-2005 - Red Wings 2005 draft preview
The Detroit Red Wings will select in the No. 19 slot in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.
06-12-2005 - Red Wings 2000 draft evaluation
Only one Detroit Red Wings selection from 2000 has played NHL games, Niklas Kronwall.
03-19-2005 - Håkan Andersson, scout extraordinaire
A legend in his own time, Red Wings European Scout Håkan Andersson has had a major impact on the success of the NHL powerhouse in the last decade.
03-12-2005 - Q&A with Evan McGrath
Detroit Red Wings prospect Evan McGrath has been enjoying a stellar year with the Kitchener Rangers that has kept him in the top 10 in the OHL scoring race.
01-29-2005 - Q&A with Derek Meech
Detroit Red Wings prospect defenseman Derek Meech is a rookie with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.
01-15-2005 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects
Niklas Kronwall tops the mid-term Red Wings Top 20 prospects.
12-20-2004 - Red Wings CHL prospects update
Defenseman Kyle Quincey headlines the list of six Detroit Red Wings prospects who are currently playing in the CHL in the 2004-05 season.
10-30-2004 - Red Wings goaltending pipeline
A look at who the Detroit Red Wings have coming down the pipeline in net and their situations for 2004-05.
10-20-2004 - Grand Rapids season preview
Grand Rapids is getting plenty of help from parent club Detroit, in the form of Niklas Kronwall and Jiri Hudler.
08-03-2004 - Red Wings Top 20 prospects
Igor Grigorenko tops the Detroit Red Wings Top 20 prospects list.
07-01-2004 - Red Wings 2004 draft review
The Detroit Red Wings started picking in the third round of the draft this year, and took eight players, including three Swedes.
06-14-2004 - Red Wings 2004 draft preview
The Detroit Red Wings do not have a first round selection in the 2004 Entry Draft.
05-01-2004 - Red Wings rookie review 2003-04
A look at the five rookies who suited up for the Detroit Red Wings in the 2003-04 season.
01-14-2004 - Q&A with Paul Ballantyne
Interview with Wings young defensive prospect Paul Ballantyne, looking to make the jump full time to the AHL.
12-24-2003 - Red Wings WJC preview
The Detroit Red Wings will be represented in the WJC by five prospects: Jiri Hudler and Tomas Fleischmann (Czech Republic), Vatteri Filppula (Finland), Vladimir Kutny (Slovakia) and Derek Meech (Canada).
11-23-2003 - Red Wings prospect update
Updates on Detroit Red Wings prospects Kronwall, Liv, Filppula and Blom.
11-17-2003 - Red Wings prospect update
Update on Red Wing prospects Jiri Hudler, Tomas Fleischmann and Pär Bäcker.
09-18-2003 - Red Wings: Training camp, Day 6
The Traverse City portion of Red Wings camp closes with a Red and White game.
09-17-2003 - Red Wings: Training camp report, Day 5
Day 5 of Red Wings training camp, with announcement of first cuts.
09-15-2003 - Red Wings: Training camp, Day 4
Day 4 of Detroit Red Wings training camp, with game summaries and overall standings.
09-13-2003 - Red Wings: Training camp report, Day 2
Scrimmage reports from Day 2 of Detroit Red Wings training camp in Traverse City, Michigan.
09-12-2003 - Red Wings: Training camp report, Day 1
Practice squad rosters and the results of Day 1's scrimmages at Detroit Red Wings camp in Traverse City, Michigan.
09-10-2003 - Traverse City Prospect Tournament, Day 5
The Minnesota Wild have taken home the championship title from the 2003 Traverse City Prospect Tournament.
09-07-2003 - Traverse City Tournament, Day 2
Recaps of the games on Day 2 of the tournament.
09-05-2003 - Traverse City Prospect Tournament, Day 1
Game recaps from Day 1 of the Traverse City Prospect Tournament.
08-15-2003 - Red Wings: Best prospects by categories
Breakdown of who's the best skater, stickhandler, playmaker, etc. among the Detroit Red Wings prospects.
07-17-2003 - Red Wings rankings update
New top 10 prospects list for the Detroit Red Wings.
06-25-2003 - Red Wings draft review
Review and stats for the eight Red Wings draft picks of 2003.
04-25-2003 - Red Wings Report: Prospects Notes
The Red Wings' future looks bright. Notes on various prospects.
02-03-2003 - Red Wings Report: Rankings Update
It has been a while since the team rankings were updated. Many of the Red Wings prospects have made positive strides and opened many eyes in the hockey community, especially those who participated at the WJC in Halifax, Canada earlier this year.
12-26-2002 - Prospects Update
After being overlooked at the draft Hudler wanted to prove the GM´s and scouts wrong for not being selected in the first round.
10-02-2002 - A closer look at the Red Wings Paul Ballantyne
While, for the most part, Detroit lacks quality defensive prospects in their system, Paul Ballantyne has turned some heads with his consistent play in the OHL over the past four seasons. Bally, as he...
09-20-2002 - Red Wings Report: Niklas Kronwall looking for a big year
The humble 21 year old Niklas Kronwall is getting ready for a big year in the Swedish Eliteleague. After haveing two solid seasons he feels that he is ready to take his game to the next level.
09-20-2002 - Detroit's Red and White Game Recap
The Red Wings played their last scrimmage in Traverse City, MI on Wednesday before they shipped out to Grand Rapids, MI after a brief practice Thusrday morning....
09-19-2002 - Zetterberg Makes Noise in Wings Bronze Game
Team A and Team D faced off for the bronze medal game at 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Team D had won all three "regular season" games of training camp but lost the one "playoff...
09-19-2002 - Red Wings Wrap up Mini-Tournament
In the Gold Medal game Team B beat Team C with a four to one victory. The game was played with three fifteen minute periods. Team B's starting line up consisted of Brett Hull, Pavel Datsyuk, and...
09-17-2002 - Red Wings Camp Opens Up
The Red Wings first four days of training camp are over. The Wings, their prospects, and their tryouts were split into four teams each consisting of 17 players....
09-07-2002 - Red Wings Report: Henrik Zetterberg Profile
After five years of senior devalopment, Zetterberg is now heading to the “big stage” to showcase his skills. I have taken a little closer look at these exciting years in Zetterberg`s young career.
09-07-2002 - A Closer Look at the Red Wings Igor Grigorenko
Igor Grigorenko was drafted 62nd overall in the 2nd round by the Detroit Red Wings in 2001. Grigorenko (DOB: April 9th, 1983) is a somewhat undersized forward who stands around 5'11" and just under...
07-08-2002 - Red Wings: Prospect Par Backer
Par Backer, one of the less heralded Wings prospects, was drafted in the 6th round, 187th overall in 2000. Backer started his career in Sweden with Grums in the Allsvenskan league.
07-05-2002 - Red Wings Report: Top 10 Prospects Update
After a great, long season where the Wings won the Presidents trophy, Stanley Cup and also menaged to make steal at the draft, I thought that it was time for a Top 10 prospects update with new grades.
06-25-2002 - Red Wings Report: 2002 Draft Review
This years draft has been known as weak, not many top prospects, not very deap... and as if that wasn`t enough the Red Wings didn`t even have a first round pick. But who cares when you get a potential superstar in JIRI HUDLER in the second round, 58th overall!
06-24-2002 - 2002 Detroit Red Wings Draft Review
Detroit entered this year's draft without a 1st round, but had two 2nd rounders plus a full slate of picks in other rounds. This is something Detroit fans have been somewhat unaccustomed to as the Wings generally seem to enter the draft with only 6 or 7 picks.....
05-28-2002 - A Closer Look at Niklas Kronwall
Niklas Kronwall was drafted in the 1st round (29th overall) by Detroit in 2000 after being passed over in the 1999 draft. Kronwall was considered a stretch when he was drafted (he was the 26th ranked Euro by CSB), but Detroit management was confident in his abilities. Kronwall was very, very small when drafted (about 5'10, 160 lbs) and has not a significant amount...
05-21-2002 - Red Wings 2002 Draft Preview
The Detroit Red Wings head into this draft without a 1st round pick (as usual), but also with the task of filling more roster spots on their own AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids (they were splitting Cincinnati...
05-17-2002 - Red Wings 2001 Draft Pick Season Review
Going into the 2001 draft without a first round pick the expectations were not high on landing a future NHL impact player in Motown, and with only seven picks it didn’t look like the depth chart would get much deeper..
03-14-2002 - Red Wings Report: NHL and AHL “youngsters”
I have had some questions about why I`m not mentioning players like Jason Williams, Yuri Butsayev and so on in my articles. Therefore, here is an update on “all youngsters” who are playing with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks and Detroit Red Wings.
02-08-2002 - Red Wings Report: Mid-season Top Prospects Update Part 2
Red Wings Report: Mid-season TOP Prospects Update Part 2 This is the second part of the mid-season Top 20 prospects update. Read on for more....
01-29-2002 - Red Wings Top Prospect Update
Some of the prospects in the organisation have progressed well, for example; Stefan Liv, Todd Jackson, Dmitri Bykov, Miroslav Blatak and so on, while others like Ryan Barnes, Alexander Seluyanov have gone the other way. It has been a good first half season for...
01-17-2002 - Red Wings Report: WJC Review
The Detroit Red Wings had 5 prospects at this years World Junior Championships, Swedes, Pär Bäcker and Andreas Jämtin, WHL star Tomas Kopecky was playing for Slovakia, last years first pick 62nd overall...
12-29-2001 - Zetterberg Enroute to Stardom
Young Henrik Zetterberg led Timrå offensively last year when his newly promoted team surprised and finished ninth in the Elitserien, a 12-team league. This year, the points have been harder to come by both for Zetterberg and his team. Timrå is currently last in the league with only five wins after 33....
12-11-2001 - Red Wings Prospects Update Part 2
In the last article I wrote about Stefan Liv, the best prospect so far this year and Henrik Zetterberg. In this article I will write about the other Swedish prospects....
12-06-2001 - Red Wings Prospects Update
The best prospect thus far into the season has been Stefan Liv of HV 71 in the Swedish Elite League. He was great last year too but this season he has been magnificent. He is third in the league with a .917 save percentage and a 2.31 GAA and he also leads the league with 3 shutouts....
11-03-2001 - Detroit Red Wings Top 10 Prospects Update
Detroit Red Wings Top 10 Prospects Update All of the Red Wings prospects are in action all over the world. In Canada, Usa, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic and Russia. Some are playing good and some arn`t, some of them will play in Nhl, some will not.
09-25-2001 - Red Wings Pre Season Report
This years camp was very exciting in many ways, for example who was not anxious to see the brand new Red Wings such as Dominik " The Dominator" Hasek , Luc "Lucky" Robitaille or "Golden Brett" ,(Brett Hull), but don`t forget Fredrik Olausson and "Old" Uwe Krupp.
09-16-2001 - Wings Training Camp Wrap-ups
It's the final day of training camp and also the day of the championship game. Teams A and C prepare to face off against each other before........
09-15-2001 - Red Wings Camp, Day 3
Looking down a long hallway you see a man walking down the middle of the hallway with a folded newspaper. He's wearing a gray and black T-shirt......
09-14-2001 - Red Wings Camp Notes
As I stood watching the Red Wings out on the practice a doctor walked in behind me looking for Pete Correia, the director of training camp. He was there......
09-12-2001 - Red Wings Camp Report, Day 1
Life still goes on despite the attacks yesterday, the most tragic day in American history. The Detroit Red Wings took to the ice for their first........
07-22-2001 - Detroit Red Wings Prospects Graduates
This year Detroit was one of the oldest teams in the NHL with players such as Igor Larionov (40), Chris Chelios (38), Larry Murphy (39), Pat Verbeek (36) and so on. Next season some of those and other older players will not be back, and that means that Detroit will give some youngsters a chance to show up in the NHL.
06-21-2001 - Detroit and the Free Agency market
This years free agency market is probably the most talanted ever, and the most expencive. There are players that will get new contracts worth up to $10 million, like Joe Sakic, Rob Blake, Jeremy Roenick, Alexander Mogilny, Pierre Turgeon......
06-16-2001 - Red Wings Top North American Prospects in season rewiew
The 21 year old London, Ontario native had a great season in the AHL with Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. He came from nowhere to the Detroit Red Wings training camp and quicklley become one of the best players.
06-07-2001 - Red Wings draft preview
This years draft looks to be the best ever. There are tons of players that looks like future Nhlrs. It`s not only the regular draft guys that are intressting, there are also guys that re-enter the draft that are good and could be good investments...
06-05-2001 - Rest of Red Wings prospects in Europe
This is the second part in my lookback on Red Wings prospects in Europé...
06-03-2001 - Season review of Detroit Red Wings Swedish Prospects
Here is a lookback at the best Red Wings prospects past season in Sweden, it includes also a prospect ranking...
11-30-2000 - Liv Joins Zetterberg as Rookie Nominee
Stefan Liv joined Henrik Zetterberg as the second player to be nominated as rookie of the year for the Sweden Elite League...
09-16-2000 - Wings Trim Roster as Traverse City Training Camp Comes to a Close
The Detroit Red Wings had their final practice this morning at 10:00a.m. Steve Duchense suited up for the first time this week andpracticed with the team, although he wont be able to play any games for2 more weeks.
09-14-2000 - Detroit Red Wings Training Camp Day 4
With most of the games being high scoring at Training Camp so far, thismornings first game between Team A and Team D seemed almost a littleslow with only 2 goals and very few penalties...
09-14-2000 - Wings Team D, the 'Come Back Kids'
Team D were the "Come Back Kids" scoring 5 goals in the third period ofa 7 to 4 game. Although it didn't look too bright for them at thebeginning of the game Team D won the bronze...
09-12-2000 - Detroit Red Wings Training Camp Day 3
Teams B and C filed out onto the ice, the fans cheering when theirfavorite NHL stars came out...
09-11-2000 - Red Wings Training Camp Day 1
The Detroit Red Wings Training Camp opened in Traverse City, Michigan at9:40 a.m. Saturday. They were split into four different teams...
09-08-2000 - Wings and Blues Go for the Gold. Atlanta takes Bronze.
Some of the Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues prospects stood aroundthe perimeter of the rink watching Nashville and Chicago play for fifthplace as they taped their sticks or just passed time before their game.
09-06-2000 - Wings are Airborne After Thrashing the Predators
Detroit won cleanly in an 8-5 game against the Nashville Predators.Nashville took an early lead less than a minute into the game when ScottHartnell scored, assisted by Greg Classen and Konstantin Panov...
09-04-2000 - Atlanta Takes a Thrashing, 6-3 Detroit
I knew this game was going to be exciting when during the pre-game skateSean Avery was chirping to the Atlanta Thrashers every chance he got,stretching over at the red line instead of at the face off circle withthe rest of his team, yapping continuously...
08-05-2000 - Detroit Red Wings Prospect Camp
I am sitting in Centre I.C.E. Arena in Traverse City, Michiganwatching mybrother James and a group of 12 to 15 year old boys trying to developtheirhockey skills with the hope of some day skating here as a part of theRedWings NHL Prospect Camp.
07-17-2000 - Red Wings News and Notes
With the return of long time coach Scotty Bowman, and the free agent pursuits of Red Wings GM Ken Holland, will their be roster spots for youngsters Fischer and Wallin?
06-24-2000 - Red Wings 2000 Draft Preview
The Detroit Red Wings enter this weekend's 2000 Entry Draft not having drafted an NHL scorer since 1990, when they took Keith Primeau and Slava Kozlov with their 1st and 2nd Round selections.
06-21-2000 - Red Wings Looking For Some Frontline Talent
With the Red Wings forward prospects cupboard bare, the chance of losing 2 promising young players in the expansion draft, an aging roster, and no #1 pick in 2001 it will be critical for the Wings to pick up 2 or 3 forwards with some skill in this ye
01-11-2000 - Wings' Prospect Fastest in the NHL
Darryl Laplante, 58th overall selection in 1995 by Detroit, posted the NHL's fastest time in the skating portion of the skills competition. He edged out Red Wing forward Sergei Fedorov (13.670 ) and Carolina's Sami Kapanen (13.716 ) with a
01-06-2000 - Detroit Red Wings Latest Prospect Notes
Detroit Red Wings Latest Prospect Notes
12-31-1999 - An Inside Look at Henrik Zetterberg
Not since the early 1990's have the Detroit Red Wings had a top offensive prospect in their system. With Fedorov, Shanahan, Yzerman, and Larionov all over the age of 30, the only young offensive star on the team is Slava Kozlov. And until the 1999 N
12-26-1999 - Henrik Zetterberg - the next star
Henrik Zetterberg has been playing great the whole season. He was drafted very late (210 overall) by Detroit Red Wings in 1999. The truth is that he wasn't a top prospect last season. But the way he is playing this year is incredible...
11-23-1999 - Detroit Red Wings' Prospect Update
The Detroit Red Wings have been the NHL's most successful team both during the regular season and in the playoffs during the 1990's. However, that success has come with a price. The Red Wings have consistently drafted very low in the entry drafts an
09-10-1999 - Red Wings' September 8 Training Camp Notes
Thank you to our correspondent Sarah Lindenau, who is attending camp in Traverse City and continues to provide us with valuable prospect information.
09-09-1999 - Red Wings' September 7 Training Camp Notes
Thank you to our correspondent Sarah Lindenau, who is attending camp in Traverse City and continues to provide us with valuable prospect information.
09-08-1999 - Red Wings' Sept. 6 Training Camp Notes
Team A features regulars Fedorov, Yzerman, Chelios, Ward and Brown. Team A features top prospects Jason Elliott and Darryl Laplante. Scoring: Yzerman. The top line featured Fedorov centering Yzerman on the left and Brown on the right...
09-08-1999 - Hoping For Contracts
As the Detroit Red Wings' training camp got underway in Traverse City on Sunday, there were several unexpected faces of note. Sandy Moger, Randy Burridge, and Jeff Sharples were all late invites to camp, and along with a half dozen other hopefuls, th
09-07-1999 - Positions Up For Grabs In Motown
As the Detroit Red Wings' training camp continues in Traverse City, Michigan, competition for open roster positions is expected to be fierce. With Darren McCarty holding out, Brent Gilchrist on the injured reserve, and Uwe Krupp suspended, the Wings'
09-02-1999 - Cincinnati Roster Taking Shape
After discontinuing their top minor league affiliate in Adirondack, the Detroit Red Wings recently announced a deal that will see approximately eight of their prospects placed in Cincinnati for the 1999-2000 season...
09-02-1999 - NHL Prospect Shootout 2 - Day 2 Roundup
The organizers of this tournament had to be unhappy after the first night of action. A bench clearing brawl initiated by Ty Jones gave the tournament a black eye and had to hope for better results during Tuesday night's games...
09-01-1999 - John Wikstrom: North America Bound?
Growing up in Sweden, Detroit Red Wings' defense prospect John Wikstrom always maintained the same goal...
07-17-1999 - Detroit's Dreary Draft Day
Detroit's scouting staff waited more than five hours at their draft table watching as other teams selected their future players. Having traded their previous picks throughout the 1998-1999 season , Detroit broke ( in fact smashed ) an NHL draft reco
05-20-1999 - Red Wings 2000 and Beyond
With the Red Wings early exit in the playoffs this spring, it leaves one to wonder what is next for the team of the 90's. The future does not look that much brighter than Detroit's hockey plans for the remainder of the summer. The team is likely to
02-28-1999 - Where Are They Now? Red Wings Draft Update
Wondering if the two time Stanley Cup Champions are going to be able to continue their success into the new century? Here is a look at the last four drafts and what those players are doing today. For a full profile on each player, go to the Red Wing




