Detroit Red Wings forwards Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane are among 44 players invited to the U.S. Olympic Orientation Camp, USA Hockey announced on Tuesday. The camp takes place Aug. 26-27 in Plymouth and is largely an administrative and team-building event with no formal on-ice activity or public component.

If the Detroit Red Wings are looking for defensive help, they could turn to a division rival to find some extra stability.

With few major acquisitions this summer, the Red Wings will feature a lot of familiar faces — but will they get familiar results?

First, let’s ask how many more top-10 picks is Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek going to unload? He previously dealt defenseman Jamie Drysdale (No. 6 in 2020) to Philadelphia for left wing Cutter Gauthier (No. 5 in 2022) and earlier this summer sent center Trevor Zegras (No. 9 in 2019) to the Flyers for center Ryan Poehling (No. 25 in 2017).

The Detroit Red Wings are in the midst of a nine-year playoff drought and could make some major changes to shake up the core. Heavy.com has a trade idea that would see the Red Wings deal captain Dylan Larkin to the Minnesota Wild.

Defenseman Nikita Tyurin (140th, 2025) is already showing himself to be a player to watch out of the 2025 NHL draft. Tyurin made contributions to help MHC Spartak win the 2025 Spartacus Cup. The Red Wings Prospects outlet notes he is showing improvement even since last spring’s playoffs.

Mark Kirton, who experienced his most productive seasons of his NHL career with the Detroit Red Wings in the early 1980s, died on Sunday. He was 67.

The Detroit Red Wings could take a flyer on a former Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman in hopes of bolstering their blue line depth.