Emmitt Finnie played all 82 games last season as a rookie, mostly on the top line, and produced 13 goals and 30 points. Not bad for a player selected 201st overall in 2023 (seventh round). That’s why Finnie was named the 2025-26 Detroit Red Wings rookie of the year by the Detroit Sports Media (DSM).

Adding a mix of proven scoring and veteran leadership into their lineup, the Detroit Red Wings signed Viktor Arvidsson to a two-year free-agent contract last Wednesday. “I know Todd [McLellan] and I really liked playing under him,

Emmitt Finnie, a seventh-round draft pick, was named Red Wings Rookie of the Year on Thursday by Detroit Sports Media.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that former Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde won’t be returning as an assistant coach. Daniel Aldredsson, the longtime Ottawa Senators star who finished his playing career with the Red Wings in 2013-14,

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman still has plenty of work to do this summer. So far, the top exec has brought in Viktor Arvidsson, Keegan Kolesar, and backup goalie Daniil Tarasov. Arvidsson should provide an offensive boost to Detroit’s top six, while Kolesar gives the roster some much-needed physicality.

The Rochester Red Wings are excited to welcome back seven former players to ESL Ballpark on Friday, July 17, as A.J. ACHTER, LOGAN DARNELL, PAT DEAN, COLE JOHNSON, ALEX MEYER, RYAN O’ROURKE, and MICHAEL TONKIN return to Rochester for a special pregame autograph session with fans.

There is at least one team circling Detroit Red Wings restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson in NHL Free Agency.

One day after not being retained by the Toronto Maple Leafs, former Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde is staying in the Atlantic Division by joining the Montreal Canadiens.