In his third season as coach of the team, the Red Wings were firing Lalonde on Dec. 26. The Red Wings were 14-17-4 at the time of his dismissal, eight points out of a playoff spot in the NHL’s ...

Some Wings players found out via social media, but Derek Lalonde reached out to Dylan Larkin personally to break the news he ...

Detroit went 13-17-4 in its first 34 games, sitting towards the bottom of the NHL standings. In a last-ditch effort to try and turn things around, the Red Wings fired head coach Derek Lalonde and ...

The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday after two-plus seasons and brought in veteran Todd McLellan to try to turn around the season. Associate coach Bob Boughner also was ...

The Detroit Red Wings are changing head coaches. Derek Lalonde has been fired and his successor, Todd McLellan, has been given an immediate extension. GM Steve Yzerman announced on Thursday that ...

The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement. The move the day after Christmas was announced by general manager Steve Yzerman and comes ...