Taking Flight - Powering Forward
Staying focused on hockey has helped me stay positive through this unprecedented time. (DetroitRedWings.com)
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Three years in, Detroit Red Wings haven't gotten much from 2017 draft
The Detroit Red Wings came away from the 2017 NHL draft with 11 selections, few of whom remain in the farm system. (Detroit Free Press)
Fourth-grade hockey fan gets a magical hour on ice: ‘I made the shot!’
Raised as a Red Wings and Grand Rapids Griffins hockey fan, Jackson Solow lights up while skating on an ice rink wearing his favorite hockey jersey. (School News Network)
Predicting which young prospects Detroit Red Wings will be on team in 2021-22
Reports of how well young players and draft picks in the Detroit Red Wings system are doing in Europe led to the topic of this week’s mailbag. (Detroit Free Press)
How 10 NHL players and prospects are faring with European clubs
Moritz Seider has put up seven points in eight contests skating for Rögle in the Swedish Hockey League this year. (Sportsnet)
Inside the lives of five NHL prospects who fled North America for Europe
“It has been,” Joe Veleno says, pausing to find the right word for his reality, “it has been tough.” But things are turning around. (The Athletic)
Red Wings’ top prospect Moritz Seider to skip World Juniors
Seider, 19, was Germany’s captain at last year’s event, when he tallied six assists in seven games. (MLive)
Grand Rapids Griffins alum named Florida Panthers’ assistant general manager
It appears that there was a historic hire in the National Hockey League Tuesday, and it involves a former Grand Rapids Griffins player. (MLive)
Panthers name Peterson first Black assistant general manager in NHL
Former Griffin (2008-09) and player agent looking forward to working in market 'primed to pop.' (NHL.com)
Projecting Red Wings 2020-21 roster: Lines, defense pairs
The Detroit Red Wings will look different when they open the 2020-21 season, as they should after a historically bad 2019-20. (MLive)
Detroit spreads its Wings in Europe to help young players pick up valuable experience
There have been many items to cross off and take care of for the Red Wings during this long pandemic-ravaged offseason. Near the top of the list was making sure the young players, somehow, continue playing. (Detroit News)
The 2023-24 Red Wings: Can Detroit be a contender three years from now?
This is all about what’s coming through the pipeline internally, even if some outside help is inevitable in reality. (The Athletic)