General manager Steve Yzerman undoubtedly longs for the day when his top prospects are digging deep to help their Detroit Red Wings claw their way back
GRAND RAPIDS — Being a coach in the American Hockey League means understanding that it’s difficult to teach consistency. All you can do is point players in the right direction.
With the NHL regular season over for the Detroit Red Wings, it looks like they are trying to send a player down in time for the American Hockey League postseason.
RALEIGH, N.C. — Believe it or not, it could have been worse for the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The bad news began before the game, when Patrick Kane and Austin Czarnik were pregame scratches due to illness.
I’m sure if you asked most NHL players whether they’d want to make the playoffs or miss but get better in the long run by doing so, most players would take the playoffs.
Coach Derek Lalonde’s lineup shake-up continued this morning with Austin Czarnik called up from the Grand Rapids Griffins to replace Daniel Sprong on the Detroit Red Wings’ fourth line Czarnik presumably will play alongside Jonatan Berggren and Christian Fischer tonight against the Arizona Coyotes.
The return to health of forwards Christian Fischer and Joe Veleno led to the Detroit Red Wings returning Jonatan Berggren and Austin Czarnik to the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.
On Saturday, the Red Wings announced that both Joe Veleno and Christian Fischer will return to the lineup Sunday against Boston. With Fischer being on injured reserve, at least one player would likely be sent back down.
The Detroit Red Wings made a series of roster moves Monday.
Monday was an extremely optional practice for the Detroit Red Wings. Since defenseman Jake Walman wasn’t among the participants, his status for Wednesday’s home game against the New Jersey Devils remains uncertain.
Per a team announcement, the Detroit Red Wings have recalled forward Austin Czarnik, while sending down forward Zach Aston-Reese to their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Detroit Hockey Now’s Red Wings Review series is assessing every player who held a significant place in the fortunes of the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings season.
The Detroit Red Wings recalled center Austin Czarnik and defenseman Simon Edvinsson from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins today under emergency conditions.
Following the NHL trade deadline, the Detroit Red Wings had been operating with just 12 forwards and seven defenders on their active roster. A move was anticipated with forward Robby Fabbri suffering a lower-body injury against Chicago.
Robby Fabbri is out for the Detroit Red Wings this weekend. Austin Czarnik is in. To no one’s surprise, Detroit coach Derek Lalonde was confirming Friday that forward Fabbri, who suffered a lower-body injury in Thursday’s 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, won’t be playing in the Saturday-Sunday home-and-home set with the Boston Bruins.
NHL teams continue to narrow down their rosters as 19 players find themselves on waivers on Saturday.
The coaching change for the New York Islanders is one of the biggest stories for the team heading into next season.
The Seattle Kraken have been active on the waiver wire to start 2022. In Janurary, they claimed Boston Bruins forward Karson Kuhlman. This week, they claimed New York Islanders forward Austin Czarnik and reclaimed Washington Capitals defenseman Dennis Cholowski.
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