Nicklas Lidstrom News

What began as a festive night at Air Canada Centre, with a pregame ceremony honoring the 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame class, quickly turned into a debacle for the Detroit Red Wings once the puck dropped.

The Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James revealed a stunning statement made by Red Wings enforcer Brad May, a non-visor wearer, regarding the NHL and NHLPA's insistence upon allowing players to decide whether they should wear visors: November 7, Detroit Free Press : May is a proponent of everyone wearing one, saying that, "For 15 years I've said ...

Two of the four members of the NHLPA's review committee investigating the firing of Paul Kelly played against each other on Tuesday night, with Mark Recchi suiting up for the Boston Bruins and Nicklas Lidstrom helming the Detroit Red Wings, and the pair tried to keep their in-person meeting under wraps, as the Boston Globe's Fluto Shinzawa noted...

DETROITa 'Tomas Holmstrom is very motivated to get off to a strong start with the Detroit Red Wings.

For the first 15 years of his career, all Nicklas Lidstrom knew of an NHL captain came from Steve Yzerman , the longest-serving captain for one team in NHL history.

Amidst Red Wings VP Jimmy Devellano's latest suggestions that the Red Wings need a "miracle" to earn home-ice advantage, stated all of a week after he suggested to The Fan 590 that Wings fans need to " lower their expectations ," several Red Wings very, very politely disagreed with his assessment, as they told the Free Press's Michael Rosenberg: ...

Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom prefers not to be rushed into making decisions, as those of us who remember the, "He nearly went home to Sweden" contract negotiations are quite familiar with, and Lidstrom told NHL.com's Dan Rosen that he has yet to decide whether he wishes to participate in the 2010 Olympics: November 5, NHL.com : Would Nicklas ...

Halfway into last night's first period, Marco Sturm had two point-blank chances to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead.

Former Detroit Red Wing Chris Chelios, seen in June 2009, has denied reports that he and the players review committee have 'hijacked' the troubled union.

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock spoke to NHL.com's Dan Rosen about a variety of topics on Sunday, positing a very logical take on the Wings' rough October... November 3, NHL.com : "We played nine exhibition games in 12 nights, traveled to Sweden and went on a five game road trip for 11 days," Babcock told NHL.com Monday.

The Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings were two of the NHL's top teams last season, but neither club has carried that level of play into 2009-10. The Red Wings do have a solid performance to build on as they return home Tuesday night to face the Bruins, who are slumping offensively without two of their biggest stars.

Detroit's Chris Osgood makes a save against Calgary on Saturday night. DETROIT -- The season-long frustration that has surrounded the Detroit Red Wings was replaced with a familiar feeling of confidence during the second intermission of Saturday's game in Calgary.

The Vancouver Province's Gordon MacIntyre found that the Detroit Red Wings' players and coach, by and large, have favorable impressions of former teammate and current Vancouver Canucks forward Mikael Samuelsson: October 27, Vancouver Province : Henrik Zetterberg is one who has [played against Samuelsson before he left Detroit], squaring off as a ...

According to the Edmonton Journal's Jim Matheson, even Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom's opponents appreciate a very significant old-school aspect of his game.

The Detroit Red Wings conclude a five-game road trip tonight, when they play the Calgary Flames at Pengrowth Saddledome.Detroit, the defending Western Conference champions, are off to just a 4-4-3 start to the season and are 1-1-2 on their current trek.

NHLPA interim leader out Chris Chelios is among a group of four players on a committee that is reviewing the operations of the NHLPA.

Patrick O'Sullivan buried the game-winning shootout goal, and Edmonton overcame blowing a four-goal lead in regulation to post a wild 6-5 win over Detroit at Rexall Place.

In a season where little has gone right for the pointless Ryan Johnson, everything seemed to be going right Tuesday for the struggling Vancouver Canucks centre.

Red Wings GM Ken Holland somewhat reluctantly discussed Detroit's early-season struggles with the Vancouver Provine's Tony Gallagher prior to the Wings' 5-4 win over the Canucks on Tuesday, and he emphasized that a stronger start would have provided a much smoother ride for his personnel: October 28, Vancouver Province : "When you get out of the ...

Pavel Datsyuk finally appears to be heating up. And the Detroit Red Wings, showing much resilience, finally were rewarded for playing a good game.