The Detroit Red Wings hosted the OHL's Windsor Spitfires for a split practice on Tuesday, and, in addition to a story posted by the Red Wings' website , the Windsor Star's Dave Waddell posted a story relating details from the shindig: November 18, Windsor Star : [T]he Spits each had a player they'd most like to meet.

One of the unwritten rules of just about any sport involves the suggestion that any practice deemed "optional" is anything but, and while Red Wings coach Mike Babcock deemed Friday's morning skate an "optional" one, the Free Press's George Sipple reports that most of the team's players chose the "option" of going down to get a sweat on, one way or ...

Red Wings forward Kris Draper spoke to the Macomb Daily's Bruce MacLeod recently about Brendan Shanahan's decision to hang up his skates, joining an ever-increasing list of retired teammates: November 19, Macomb Daily : Steve Yzerman has been in the Detroit front office for three seasons.

Brad May does not get paid by the fight, but he takes his role as the Detroit Red Wings' enforcer to an extreme.

Darren Helm finally is figuring things out, not the least thanks to having a dynamo like Kris Draper as a linemate and as a lockermate in the Red Wings' locker room.

Ville Leino replaced injured forward Jason Williams on a line with Dan Cleary and Henrik Zetterberg at Detroit Red Wings practice today at Joe Louis Arena.

When Brad Stuart arrived in Detroit in February 2008, the Red Wings had a specific role in mind for the big defenseman.

The Red Wings won't make many changes to the lineup that hammered the Blue Jackets 9-1 on Wednesday in Columbus and ruined Ken Hitchcock's 1,000th NHL game behind the bench as a head coach.

Detroit -- Might as well get used to this. The way the Red Wings handled their business against a red-hot San Jose team Thursday, taking a hard-fought, 2-1 shootout win, is the way, the only way, they are going to have success this season.

Detroit Red Wings forward Kris Draper expects former linemate Darren McCarty to 'call it as he sees it' as a guest analyst for Versus on Nov.

Red Wings forward Kris Draper has never minded switching into different line combinations.

Red Wings VP Steve Yzerman spoke to the Free Press's Helene St. James and MLive.com's own Ansar Khan recently, discussing his career at length and his imminent Hockey Hall of Fame induction, and Yzerman, perhaps not so surprisingly, told St.

Knowing little about the organization or the city, Steve Yzerman went home from a predraft interview with the Detroit Red Wings in 1983 with a copy of the club's media guide so he could brush up on team history.

In light of NHL.com's three-article slate profiling Red Wings VP and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee-to-be Steve Yzerman, DetroitRedWings.com's Michael Caples asked several current Red Wings to share their thoughts about Yzerman's career and influence upon the team: November 5, DetroitRedWings.com : "It was just a matter of time after we knew that he ...

The Windsor Star's Dave Waddell spoke to Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood and coach Mike Babcock about Detroit's bumpy start to the regular season and their slow turnaround during their West Coast swing, and Osgood made a very telling set of comments about the Wings' play: November 5, Windsor Star : "We've gotten back to the way we're capable of ...

When Red Wings coach Mike Babcock changed up his lines before Detroit's two-game swing through Alberta, he put Kris Draper on Darren Helm's wing, and a Draper unencumbered by his usual center's defensive responsibilities has looked downright dangerous offensively.

Yahoo Sports' Greg "Puck Daddy" Wyshynski made a substantial claim in suggesting that, of the 9 teams which won Stanley Cups in the first decade of the 21st century, the 2001-2002 Detroit Red Wings rank as the top team... November 3, Yahoo Sports : 1. 2001-02 Detroit Red Wings Unless you're one of those fans that blindly hates everything with a ...

A surprising development from Monday's Red Wings practice: the Free Press's Helene St.

In honor of the sugar-fest that is Halloween, the Free Press's Helene St. James asked several Red Wings to discuss their favorite Halloween memories, and the Wings very willingly obliged: November 1, Detroit Free Press : [Dan] Cleary used to go as a hockey player, "in all my dad's gear," he said.

Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock doesn't want Darren Helm to be content playing on the fourth line, or to be satisfied with simply being in the lineup.