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Red Wings Must Fill Three Coaching Positions. Varady’s departure is leaving three openings on the Detroit staff that McLellaan must be filling prior to the start of next season.
The Red Wings served as Lalonde’s first post as head coach in the NHL following a very successful run as an assistant with the Tampa Bay Lightning when the team won back-to-back Stanley Cup ...
The Red Wings’ staff under head coach Todd McLellan currently includes assistants Trent Yawney, who arrived with McLellan on Dec. 26, and Alex Tanguay, who joined the team prior to the 2021-22 ...
Former Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde has been hired as an assistant coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Lalonde was fired by the Red Wings in December 2024 after a disappointing start to ...
Detroit — The Red Wings filled out their coaching staff Monday with the hiring of Michael Leighton as goaltending coach. Leighton, 44, joins the Wings after spending parts of three seasons as ...
Former NHL netminder is joining Todd McLellan’s staff in Detroit and will serve as the Red Wings’ goaltending coach, according to a press release from the team. It’s Leighton’s first NHL ...
The New York native was midway through his third season as head coach of the Wings, where he posted a 89-86-23 (.508) record but had gotten off to a 14-17-4 start in 2024-25.
Lalonde previously spent four seasons as an assistant coach to Jon Cooper and the Tampa Bay Lightning (2018-22), winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.
Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, Sept. 30, 2204 in Detroit. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press. MORE WINGS: Before Red Wings can dream about winning in June, they must learn to win in March.