20-10-2021 Slava Seminskiy frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Slava Seminskiy feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Slava Seminskiy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2016 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. He has played 8 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season, totalling 0+1=1 with 2 PIM. 20-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Erik Karlsson is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Gabriel Landeskog has lost his sights and is now 7 games without a goal. Drew Czerwonka has lost his sights and is now 8 games without a goal. Sean Kuraly has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Jake Allen has been chilly and allowed 11 goals in 2 games. Jim Richardson has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 20-10-2021 Erick Smith resumes full training. Grand Rapids Griffins right wing Erick Smith has resumed full training after his injury. 19-10-2021 Patrik Laine frustrated Detroit Red Wings right wing Patrik Laine feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Finland, Patrik Laine was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 148 NHL games during his career, notching 19 goals and adding 17 assists along with 154 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 5 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 1+1=2 with 6 PIM. 16-10-2021 Erick Smith injured. Erick Smith of Grand Rapids Griffins suffered injury during tonights minorleague game against the Oklahoma City Barons. He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days . That was just good, clean, hard hitting hockey. If you think I look bad now you should see the other guy, were his words after the game. 14-10-2021 Dylan Larkin reaches a milestone ! Dylan Larkin scored the 100th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Dallas Stars on a feed by Erik Karlsson. This is an unbeliveable feeling, i don't know what else to say, he said after the game. A native of USA, Dylan Larkin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 491 NHL games during his career, notching 100 goals and adding 128 assists along with 169 penalty minutes. The 25 year old center has played 5 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 4+3=7 with 2 PIM. 13-10-2021 Team captain meets with Kauko Jarvilehto Following the team's recent 5-1 win against Washington Capitals on 12-10-2021, Detroit Red Wings captain Jake Allen and Kauko Jarvilehto did not leave the bench after the game for a while. I wanted to go over some things that have been troubling his game lately, said Jake Allen 13-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Brett Connolly is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Dylan Larkin is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Adam Fox is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Lubomir Kubesch is looking steady with 3 points in 3 games last week. Moritz Seider is looking good with 4 points in 3 games last week. Who's cold Drew Czerwonka has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room Yegor Sharangovich remains sidelined with head injury. 13-10-2021 Yegor Sharangovich resumes full training. Detroit Red Wings left wing Yegor Sharangovich has resumed full training after his head injury. 10-10-2021 Team captain meets with Kauko Jarvilehto Following the team's recent 2-4 loss against Columbus Blue Jackets on 9-10-2021, Detroit Red Wings captain Jake Allen and Kauko Jarvilehto were seen outside the dressing room going over some things. He has had some trouble chipping in, so I thought it was time for a little chat, said Jake Allen 9-10-2021 Yegor Sharangovich injured. Yegor Sharangovich (DET) suffered head injury during the game in an incident with Pierre Luc Dubois (CBS). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. This will just build character, sitting out a few days I mean, he said while limping toward the dressing room. 8-10-2021 Team captain meets with Semyon Varlamov Team captain Jake Allen called a short meeting with Semyon Varlamov after practice today to discuss some issues that have affected his play. I have to take the brunt of this, said Semyon Varlamov as he left the ice. My play has not been up to snuff and if I'm not contributing more, I have to work harder. 6-10-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Erik Karlsson is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Dylan Larkin is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold Semyon Varlamov has been chilly and allowed 10 goals in 2 games. Trainer's room Kauko Jarvilehto remains sidelined with knee injury. 5-10-2021 Kauko Jarvilehto injured. Kauko Jarvilehto (DET) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Brandon Dubinsky (CBS). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. I should be back in the lineup soon, it doesn't feel that serious, he said after the game. 30-9-2021 Team captain meets with Dick Jackson Following the team's recent 4-2 win against Dallas Stars on 29-9-2021, Detroit Red Wings captain Jake Allen and Dick Jackson were seen outside the dressing room going over some things. He has had some trouble chipping in, so I thought it was time for a little chat, said Jake Allen 30-9-2021 Media rates the best players in the league GOALTENDER Name OF DF OA Age Team Sergei Bobrovsky A- A- A- 33 Minnesota Wild Andrei Vasilevski A- A- A- 27 Phoenix Coyotes Carey Price A- A- A- 34 Tampa Bay Lightning John Gibson B A- B 28 Boston Bruins Jonathan Quick B B B 35 Los Angeles Kings Martin Jones A- A- B 31 Edmonton Oilers Tuukka Rask B B B 34 Dallas Stars Jake Oettinger A- B B 22 Calgary Flames Marc-André Fleury B B B 36 New York Islanders Braden Holtby B B B 32 Philadelphia Flyers DEFENSEMAN Name OF DF OA Age Team Erik Karlsson A A- A- 31 Detroit Red Wings Cale Makar A B A- 22 St. Louis Blues Drew Doughty A A- B 31 Calgary Flames Oliver Ekman-Larsson A- A- B 30 Philadelphia Flyers Victor Hedman B- A B 30 Tampa Bay Lightning Miro Heiskanen B A- B 22 San Jose Sharks Derek Fata A B B 26 Calgary Flames Ryan McDonagh B B B 32 Montreal Canadiens Alex Pietrangelo B A B 31 Phoenix Coyotes Ryan Murray B B B 28 Toronto Maple Leafs LEFT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Auston Matthews A- B- A- 24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patrick Kane A C A- 32 Vancouver Canucks Taylor Hall A- B- B 29 Pittsburgh Penguins Anze Kopitar B B B 34 Calgary Flames Leon Draisaitl A- B- B 25 Boston Bruins Josh Bailey A- B- B 31 San Jose Sharks Nino Niederreiter B B B 29 Chicago Blackhawks Jordan Staal B- B B 33 Boston Bruins Jason Robertson B B- B 22 Los Angeles Kings Pavel Ortov B- B B 26 New Jersey Devils CENTER Name OF DF OA Age Team Connor McDavid A B- A- 24 Boston Bruins Steven Stamkos A B- A- 31 Tampa Bay Lightning Blake Wheeler B A- B 35 Columbus Blue Jackets Tyler Seguin A- B B 29 Phoenix Coyotes John Tavares A B- B 31 New Jersey Devils Sidney Crosby A B- B 34 Boston Bruins Jonathan Toews B B B 33 Philadelphia Flyers Matt Duchene A- B- B 30 St. Louis Blues Ruslan Kirzhakov C A B 27 Nashville Predators Mikhail Grigorenko A- B- B 27 Florida Panthers RIGHT WING Name OF DF OA Age Team Aaron Lyford B- B- A- 27 Chicago Blackhawks Nathan MacKinnon A B- B 26 Los Angeles Kings Dustin Byfuglien B B B 36 Calgary Flames Patrice Bergeron B- B B 36 Boston Bruins Alexander Ovechkin A B- B 36 Dallas Stars Mitch Marner A B- B 24 New Jersey Devils Max Pacioretty B A- B 31 Los Angeles Kings Evgeni Malkin A B- B 35 New York Rangers Ryan Johansen A- B- B 29 Columbus Blue Jackets Kyle Palmieri A- C B 30 Florida Panthers 29-9-2021 Cole Caufield returns to Peoria Rivermen Detroit Red Wings's Cole Caufield did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Peoria Rivermen. 29-9-2021 Moritz Seider returns to Krefeld Pinguine Detroit Red Wings's Moritz Seider did not sign a contract during the pre-season and has returned to Krefeld Pinguine. 29-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 27-9-2021 Slava Seminskiy frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Slava Seminskiy feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a regular player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Russia, Slava Seminskiy was originally drafted to the NHL by the Detroit Red Wings in the 4th round of the 2016 entry draft. He has not yet played at NHL level. The 23 year old defenseman has not yet played for the Detroit Red Wings this season. 22-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot No-one is especially hot at the moment. Who's cold Andrej Nestrasil has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Drew Czerwonka has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Ty Palada has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Sean Kuraly has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Cole Caufield has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Jim Richardson has been a healthy scratch in his last five games. Rehor Vondracek has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 18-9-2021 Cole Caufield injured. Cole Caufield (DET) suffered thigh injury during the game in an incident with Tristan Lamoureaux (FLA). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of days. It is just a minor bump, he said as the trainers examined him. 15-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Erick Smith is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Who's cold No-one is especially cold at the moment. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 8-9-2021 Weekly team report Who's hot Yegor Sharangovich is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Who's cold Semyon Varlamov has been chilly and allowed 5 goals in 1 games. Trainer's room No injuries at the moment. 1-9-2021 Detroit Red Wings trade Detroit Red Wings traded Vitaly Koltsov, DET's round 2 pick in 2022 and NYI's round 2 pick in 2022 to Colorado Avalanche for Brett Connolly and Lubomir Kubesch A native of Canada, Brett Connolly was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 676 NHL games during his career, notching 176 goals and adding 161 assists along with 257 penalty minutes. The 29 year old right wing is expecting a good season for the team. A native of Czech, Lubomir Kubesch was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2014 entry draft. He has appeared in 255 NHL games during his career, notching 30 goals and adding 32 assists along with 133 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing is looking forward for the start of the season. 30-8-2021 Samuel Girard frustrated Detroit Red Wings defenseman Samuel Girard feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a core player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a minor league player. A native of Canada, Samuel Girard was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round of the 2016 entry draft. He has appeared in 347 NHL games during his career, notching 20 goals and adding 85 assists along with 107 penalty minutes. The 23 year old defenseman is eagerly waiting to hit the ice once the season starts. 29-8-2021 Bohuslav Tomeckov uncertain about future Bohuslav Tomeckov wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 29-8-2021 Yegor Sharangovich uncertain about future Yegor Sharangovich wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 29-8-2021 Vladislav Namestnikov resumes full training. Detroit Red Wings left wing Vladislav Namestnikov has resumed full training after his chest injury. 30-6-2021 Training camp preview Detroit Red Wings will arrange the annual training camp starting on September 14th. Players reporting to the training camp with either Detroit Red Wings and Grand Rapids Griffins: - Nick Scatchard R - Devante Smith-Pelly C - Jason Kasdorf G - Laurent Brossoit G - Erick Smith R - Kauko Jarvilehto C - David Jones R - Semyon Varlamov G - Gabriel Landeskog L - Alex Goligoski D - Nicklas Grossman D - Dmitri Dubkov D - Andrej Nestrasil R - Tomas Jurco R - Xavier Ouellet D - Calle Jarnkrok R - Teemu Pulkkinen L - Drew Czerwonka R - Tobias Rieder C - David Booth L - Quinton Howden C - Casey Mittelstadt C - Vitaly Koltsov L - Ty Palada R - Erik Karlsson D - Nikolai Nemchinov R - Todd Longthorne L - Lee Stephens C - Sean Kuraly C - Roman Polak D - Jake Allen G - Juri Sarmatin R - Vladislav Namestnikov L - Tony Cameranesi R - Dylan Larkin C - Travis Hextall C - Scott Duchak D - Bernard Jean D - Francis Beukeboom D - Ivan Zidzik L - Adam Fox D - Maxime Crevier D - Bohuslav Tomeckov L - Patrick Uffren C - Michael McKillen R - Dick Jackson D - Jean Grayson L - Pavel Bartnev R - Slava Seminskiy D - Vavrinec Zitek R - Toni Hagman L - Yegor Sharangovich L - Patrik Laine R - Jim Richardson R - Samuel Girard D - Justin Poulin D - Rostislav Dorociak D - Vince Dunn D - Trevor Donelly D - Rehor Vondracek C - Len Dawe C - Otso Kaurismäki R Players reporting out of shape: - Nick Scatchard R - Gabriel Landeskog L - Nicklas Grossman D - Andrej Nestrasil R - David Booth L - Lee Stephens C - Roman Polak D - Jake Allen G - Travis Hextall C - Scott Duchak D - Ivan Zidzik L - Adam Fox D - Jim Richardson R - Trevor Donelly D - Otso Kaurismäki R Players reporting in good shape: - Juri Sarmatin R - Tony Cameranesi R - Pavel Bartnev R - Toni Hagman L - Patrik Laine R - Rostislav Dorociak D 25-6-2021 Nick Scatchard returns Detroit Red Wings were delighted to hear that Nick Scatchard has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Vitaly Koltsov returns Detroit Red Wings were delighted to hear that Vitaly Koltsov has returned to the team. 25-6-2021 Travis Hextall returns Detroit Red Wings were delighted to hear that Travis Hextall has returned to the team. 24-6-2021 Options to be confirmed tomorrow The following players' contract options need to be confirmed tomorrow: 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following players' contracts are going to expire in one week: -Alex Goligoski (Detroit Red Wings) UFA -Tobias Rieder (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -David Booth (Grand Rapids Griffins) UFA -Roman Polak (Detroit Red Wings) UFA -Tony Cameranesi (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Bernard Jean (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Maxime Crevier (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer -Patrick Uffren (Grand Rapids Griffins) RFA, needs qualifying offer 23-6-2021 Contracts expiring ! The following staff members' contracts are going to expire in one week: 21-6-2021 Bernard Jean uncertain about future Bernard Jean wants clarification on his future as he no longer can be considered a prospect. He wants you to clarify his status in the organization. 20-6-2021 Nikolai Nemchinov shaping up Things are looking good for right wing Nikolai Nemchinov who has developed better than expeted. His work on his training has paid off and he might develope into a better player than expected. 20-6-2021 Travis Hextall shaping up Encouraging reports from the media indicate that center Travis Hextall has developed better than projected. He has shown that he can take the pressure and succeed at the highest level of the game. 20-6-2021 Board increases player budget for next season The board of owners have increased player budget for next season with $25 400 000 because of your good financial record. 20-6-2021 Board collects bonuses The board of owners has collected $25 400 000 profit from the team to shareholders. 20-6-2021 Mike Griebel retires Detroit Red Wings staff member Mike Griebel has announced his retirement due to health reasons. 20-6-2021 Mark Howe retires Grand Rapids Griffins staff member Mark Howe has announced his retirement due to non-hockey related reasons. Eastside Hockey Manager