The Steve Yzerman era is over in the Motor City. The Detroit Red Wings are looking for a new general manager after the franchise icon stepped down from his head of hockey operations role, and moved into a senior advisory position. The search is on for a replacement. Insider Elliotte Friedman said on NHL Tonight that " They will cast a wide net, they will give their internal candidates, you're talking about people like Kris Draper and Shawn Horcoff, they will give them the opportunity, bu...
Shawn Horcoff and Kris Draper are the leading internal candidates to replace Steve Yzerman as Red Wings general manager.
Steve Yzerman is out as Red Wings GM, but what does it mean for Todd McLellan? Here's why Detroit may stay the course behind the bench.
We have heard talk about a strained relationship between Detroit Red Wings top-line center Dylan Larkin and outgoing hockey operations boss Steve Yzerman. And with the difficulty the Wings have had in trying to get equal value for their disgruntled captain on the trade market, is there any chance that Larkin could "walk back" his trade request now that Yzerman is out as GM? Wings insider Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press was asked that question on the TSN radio Overtime show on Wednes...
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A bombshell broke Wednesday morning when the Detroit Red Wings announced the end of the Yzerplan. Steve Yzerman has stepped down as vice-president and general manager, the club announced. While he’ll remain with the team as a senior advisor to CEO and team governor Chris Ilitch, a search will begin for a new head of…
An NHL offseason full of drama continued Wednesday morning, as the Red Wings announced that Yzerman is transitioning from his roles as general manager and executive vice president but will remain with the organization as a senior adviser to the governor and CEO, Chris Ilitch.
Steve Yzerman has spent the last months failing Red Wings fans.
The rebuild in Detroit hasn’t been an abject failure, but it’s certainly not on track to deliver a championship-caliber roster -- even if the Red Wings force Dylan Larkin’s hand by denying his trade request.
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Will Larkin reconsider his trade request with a new GM coming in? Plus: updates on Zegras and Drysdale’s contracts.
The Detroit Red Wings were one of the NHL's worst teams under GM Steve Yzerman. Now, a new GM must handle Dylan Larkin's trade request and reconsider the ideal return, writes Ryan Lambert.
I don't know where the NHL stumbled onto the idea of having people act as "senior advisors", but this is now the third-straight day where a senior advisor has been named to an executive running a team. Aside from having experience doing a job, all three of these senior advisors have yet to prove that all their experience and knowledge matters since none of the teams they ran won anything. Today, you can add Steve Yzerman's name to the "senior advisor" roster in the NHL after he stepped down as...
The Minnesota Wild have been negotiating with Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman all offseason for Dylan Larkin, but not anymore...
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Detroit Red Wings have made a major front-office change, the New Jersey Devils are betting two years on a risky free-agent scorer, and contract…
The Detroit Red Wings made a clear choice in "dismissing" Steve Yzerman, opting to keep Dylan Larkin in the organization instead.
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The Detroit Red Wings will soon begin a new era in their front office after announcing that Steve Yzerman is stepping down as executive vice president and general manager to…
In a stunning development, Steve Yzerman has abruptly stepped down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings . The @DetroitRedWings announce that Steve Yzerman is out as general manager, will transition to an advisor role. Owner Chris Ilitch will lead a search to find Detroit’s next GM, including internal and external candidates. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) July 15, 2026 Greg Wyshynski of ESPN reports that while Yzerman is transitioning from his role as executive vice pr...
The Detroit Red Wings announced Steve Yzerman is stepping down as general manager and moving into an advisory role.
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It was a big deal for Jordan Oesterle when he was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Detroit […]
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The Detroit Red Wings haven't made the playoffs for 10 straight years, and captain Dylan Larkin wants out. Now, Steve Yzerman is transitioning to a senior advisor role to make room for a new GM.
After another playoff-less season and a turbulent summer headlined by Dylan Larkin’s trade request, the Detroit Red Wings are making a major change to their leadership structure. Longtime executive Steve Yzerman will no longer lead the hockey operations in Michigan, CEO Chris Ilitch announced on Wednesday. “The Detroit Red Wings today announced a change in […]
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The Detroit Red Wings are looking for a new general manager. Steve Yzerman will transition from his role as Executive […]
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Detroit Red Wings legend Steve Yzerman is out as the team’s general manager. The team issued a press release saying […]
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Yzerman will remain with the organization as a senior advisor to Chris Ilitch.
In an (somewhat) unexpected announcement Wednesday morning, the Red Wings announced that Steve Yzerman will be transitioning from his role as Executive Vice President and General Manager. Yzerman will continue to serve as a senior advisor to Governor and CEO Chris Ilitch.
According to a statement from the team, The search for a new head of hockey operations is underway. Yzerman will remain in his current role until a successor is named. The Red Wings say that Yzerman will serve on the sea...
The Detroit Red Wings will be looking for a new general manager.Detroit announced on July 15 that Steve Yzerman is transitioning from his role as Executive Vice President and General Manager. However, Yzerman will remain with the organization, as he will serve as senior advisor to Governor and CEO, Chris Ilitch.“I am sincerely grateful to […]
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