Wallace Triplett became the first Black player to be drafted in the NFL in 1949. He played with the Detroit Lions for two seasons from 1949 to 1950.

PHILADELPHIA — The Detroit Red Wings did not make things easy for Cam ... Shortly after that, Talbot made back-to-back big saves on Joel Farabee and Sean Couturier. Talbot did what he could ...

The Detroit Red Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde and named Todd McLellan as his replacement on Thursday. In his column for The Athletic on Thursday, NHL beat writer Max Bultman discussed the Wings ...

Todd McLellan, who won the Stanley Cup as a Detroit Red Wings assistant, is returning to the team to try to get it back to the playoffs. McLellan, 57, was hired as the franchise's 29th head coach ...

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, a major change by general manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through another ...

Detroit — In the end, the amount and way the Red Wings were losing lately was simply too much to ignore. And with that, the Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde and replaced him with Todd McLellan on ...

The Detroit Red Wings fired head coach Derek Lalonde on Thursday and named Todd McLellan as his replacement, a major change by General Manager Steve Yzerman more than a third of the way through ...

Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde, standing, watches during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez) ...

Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement DETROIT -- Detroit Red Wings fire coach Derek Lalonde, name Todd McLellan as his replacement. 24/7 coverage of ...

The Wings are 15th in the Eastern Conference with 30 points, eight back of the Ottawa Senators for the last wild-card spot. This was Lalonde's third year in Detroit as a head coach. Though Lalonde ...