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Dylan Larkin Named Red Wings 37th Captain in Team History
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Jan 13, 2021
Red Wings Release 2020-21 Season Schedule
Photo Credit: (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)DETROIT, December 23, 2020 - The Detroit Red Wings today released their 2020-21 regular-season schedule. The 2020-21 campaign marks the 95th season for the R...
Dec 29, 2020
Spielman to Assist Lions in GM and Head Coach Search
Photo ~ Icon Sports Wire/GettyALLEN PARK, MI, December 16, 2020 ~ The Detroit Lions announced Tuesday that former Detroit Lions Defensive MVP Chris Spielman will rejoin the organization as Special Ass...
Dec 16, 2020
New Lions Leadership Raises Hopes for Playoffs Run
Photo ~ Nuccio DiNuzzo / Getty Images December 8, 2020 ~ Steve Courtney and Paul W. Smith talk with Interim Head Coad Darrell Bevell about the Lions' win this past Sunday against the Bears in this, hi...
Dec 8, 2020
Matthew Stafford Talks Management Changes with Mitch Albom
Photo: Grant Halverson / Getty ImagesDETROIT, December 1, 2020 ~ Detroit Lions Quarterback Matthew Stafford speaks with WJR's Mitch Albom about the team's recent dismissals of Head Coach Matt Patricia...
Dec 1, 2020
Lions fire head coach Matt Patricia, General Manager Bob Quinn
Matt Patricia (Photo: Detroitlions.com) By Michael Stets Two days after the embarrassing 41-25 loss to the Houston Texans on Thanksgiving, the Lions have fire...
Nov 28, 2020
Detroit Piston Select Killian Hayes with the Seventh Pick in the 2020 NBA Draft
(Photo by TF-Images/Getty Images) Detroit, Michigan - The Detroit Pistons announced tonight that the club has selected Killian Hayes with the seventh overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Hayes, 6-5, 21...
Nov 19, 2020
Tyler Bertuzzi Awarded One-Year Contract
DETROIT, October 27, 2020 - Detroit Red Wings left wing Tyler Bertuzzi today was awarded a one-year, $3.5 million contract. The terms of the contract were based on the ruling of an independent arbitra...
Oct 28, 2020
Detroit Adds Defensemen Troy Stecher
(Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images) DETROIT, October 10, 2020 - The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with defenseman Troy Stecher on a two-year contract. Stecher, 26, has accrued four ...
Oct 12, 2020
Namestnikov Agrees to Terms with Detroit
(Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images) Detroit October 11, 2020 - The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with center Vladislav Namestnikov on a two-year contract. Namestnikov, 27, was orig...
Oct 12, 2020
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