The 2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] It was the Red Wings' final season at Joe Louis Arena before their move to Little Caesars Arena for the 2017–18 season. This season also marked the end of the Red Wings playoff streak at 25 consecutive seasons, and was their first losing season since 1990–91. The longest active streak in Major North American sports now belonged to the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA who made the playoffs every year since 1998 until 2020. Meanwhile the Pittsburgh Penguins now owned the longest active playoff streak in the NHL.
2016–17 Detroit Red Wings | |
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Division | 7th Atlantic |
Conference | 14th Eastern |
2016–17 record | 33–36–13 |
Home record | 17–17–7 |
Road record | 16–19–6 |
Goals for | 207 |
Goals against | 244 |
Team information | |
General manager | Ken Holland |
Coach | Jeff Blashill |
Captain | Henrik Zetterberg |
Alternate captains | Justin Abdelkader Niklas Kronwall |
Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
Average attendance | 20,027 (100%) Total: 821,107 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Tomas Tatar (25) |
Assists | Henrik Zetterberg (51) |
Points | Henrik Zetterberg (68) |
Penalty minutes | Jonathan Ericsson (63) |
Plus/minus | Henrik Zetterberg (+15) |
Wins | Petr Mrazek (18) |
Goals against average | Jimmy Howard (2.10) |
Off-season
editOn May 10, 2016, the Red Wings named Doug Houda as an assistant coach.[2]
On May 17, 2016, the Red Wings named Jeff Salajko as their new goaltending coach, replacing long-time former coach Jim Bedard.[3]
On June 9, 2016, the Red Wings named John Torchetti as an assistant coach.[4]
On September 16, 2016, the Red Wings named Shawn Horcoff director of player development.[5]
Standings
editPos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Montreal Canadiens | 82 | 47 | 26 | 9 | 44 | 226 | 200 | +26 | 103 |
2 | x – Ottawa Senators | 82 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 38 | 212 | 214 | −2 | 98 |
3 | x – Boston Bruins | 82 | 44 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 234 | 212 | +22 | 95 |
4 | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
5 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
6 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
7 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
8 | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | ME | x – New York Rangers | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 45 | 256 | 220 | +36 | 102 |
2 | AT | x – Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 39 | 251 | 242 | +9 | 95 |
3 | ME | New York Islanders | 82 | 41 | 29 | 12 | 39 | 241 | 242 | −1 | 94 |
4 | AT | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 38 | 234 | 227 | +7 | 94 |
5 | ME | Philadelphia Flyers | 82 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 219 | 236 | −17 | 88 |
6 | ME | Carolina Hurricanes | 82 | 36 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 215 | 236 | −21 | 87 |
7 | AT | Florida Panthers | 82 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 30 | 210 | 237 | −27 | 81 |
8 | AT | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 33 | 36 | 13 | 24 | 207 | 244 | −37 | 79 |
9 | AT | Buffalo Sabres | 82 | 33 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 201 | 237 | −36 | 78 |
10 | ME | New Jersey Devils | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 183 | 244 | −61 | 70 |
Schedule and results
editPre-season
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1 | September 27 | Pittsburgh | 2–4 | Detroit | Howard | 16,279 | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
2 | September 28 | Detroit | 5–1 | Boston | Coreau | 16,631 | 2–0–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 30 | Boston | 2–1 | Detroit | OT | Howard | — | 2–0–1 | Recap |
4 | October 2 | Chicago | 3–6 | Detroit | Mrazek | 17,962 | 3–0–1 | Recap | |
5 | October 4 | Detroit | 1–6 | Chicago | Howard | 20,407 | 3–1–1 | Recap | |
6 | October 5 | Detroit | 5–2 | Pittsburgh | Coreau | 17,848 | 4–1–1 | Recap | |
7 | October 7 | Detroit | 2–1 | Toronto | — | — | 5–1–1 | Recap | |
8 | October 8 | Toronto | 3–4 | Detroit | Mrazek | 20,027 | 6–1–1 | Recap |
Regular season
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
editSkaters
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Goaltenders
editPlayer | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Petr Mrazek | 50 | 44 | 2,858 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 145 | 3.04 | 1,462 | .901 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jimmy Howard | 26 | 24 | 1,397 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 2.10 | 675 | .927 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jared Coreau | 14 | 14 | 712 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 41 | 3.46 | 362 | .887 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and honours
editAwards
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Milestones
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Suspensions/fines
editPlayer | Explanation | Length | Salary | Date issued |
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Steve Ott | Spearing Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara during NHL Game No. 115 in Detroit on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 0:12 of the first period. | — | $2,222.22 | October 30, 2016[11] |
Gustav Nyquist | High-sticking Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon during NHL Game No. 829 in Minnesota on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 14:13 of the first period. | 6 games | $158,333.34 | February 15, 2017[12] |
Transactions
editTrades
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June 24, 2016 | To Arizona Coyotes Pavel Datsyuk 16th overall pick in 2016 |
To Detroit Red Wings Joe Vitale NYR's 20th overall pick in 2016 53rd overall pick in 2016 |
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February 24, 2017 | To Chicago Blackhawks Tomas Jurco |
To Detroit Red Wings 3rd round pick in 2017 |
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February 28, 2017 | To New York Rangers Brendan Smith |
To Detroit Red Wings 3rd round pick in 2017 OTT's 2nd round pick in 2018 |
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February 28, 2017 | To Montreal Canadiens Steve Ott |
To Detroit Red Wings 6th round pick in 2018 |
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March 1, 2017 | To Florida Panthers Thomas Vanek [a] |
To Detroit Red Wings Dylan McIlrath Conditional 3rd round pick in 2017 |
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- Notes
- a Detroit to retain 50% ($1.3 million) of salary as part of trade.
Free agents acquirededit
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Free agents lostedit
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Claimed via waiversedit
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Lost via retirement
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Brad Richards | [30] |
Player signings
editDate | Player | Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) |
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June 27, 2016 | Drew Miller | 1 year, $1.025 million contract extension | [31] |
July 1, 2016 | Darren Helm | 5 years, $19.25 million contract extension | [32] |
Alexei Marchenko | 2 years, $2.9 million contract extension | ||
July 6, 2016 | Jared Coreau | 2 years, $1.225 million contract extension | [33] |
July 13, 2016 | Teemu Pulkkinen | 1 year, $812,500 contract extension | [34] |
July 14, 2016 | Luke Glendening | 4 years, $7.2 million contract extension | [35] |
Filip Hronek | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [36] | |
July 21, 2016 | Mitch Callahan | 1 year, $600,000 | [37] |
July 26, 2016 | Danny DeKeyser | 6 years, $30 million | [38] |
July 27, 2016 | Petr Mrazek | 2 years, $8 million | [39] |
September 23, 2016 | Ryan Sproul | 2 years, $1.25 million | [40] |
October 17, 2016 | Givani Smith | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [41] |
February 27, 2017 | Nick Jensen | 2 years, $1.625 million contract extension | [42] |
April 5, 2017 | Dennis Cholowski | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [43] |
April 20, 2017 | Christoffer Ehn | 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract | [44] |
May 2, 2017 | Matej Machovsky | 1 year, $925,000 | [22] |
May 24, 2017 | Libor Sulak | 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract | [23] |
Draft picks
editBelow are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 20[a] | Dennis Cholowski | D | Canada | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) |
2 | 46 | Givani Smith | RW | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
2 | 53[b] | Filip Hronek | D | Czech | Mountfield HK (CZE) |
4 | 107 | Alfons Malmstrom | D | Sweden | Örebro HK (J20 SuperElit) |
5 | 137 | Jordan Sambrook | D | Canada | Erie Otters (OHL) |
6 | 167 | Filip Larsson | G | Sweden | Djurgården (Swedish Junior) |
7 | 197 | Mattias Elfstrom | C | Sweden | Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit) |
- Draft notes
- The Detroit Red Wings' first-round pick went to the Arizona Coyotes as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick and a compensatory second-round pick both in 2016 (20th and 53rd overall) to Detroit in exchange for Pavel Datsyuk and this pick.[13]
- [a] The New York Rangers' first-round pick went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, a compensatory second-round pick in 2016 (53rd overall) and this pick.[13]
- Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[45] The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs[46] – was converted on April 4, 2016.[47]
- [b] The Arizona Coyotes' compensatory second-round pick (53rd overall) went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick in 2016 (20th overall) and this pick.[13]
- Arizona previously received this pick as compensation for not signing 2014 first-round draft pick Conner Bleackley, whom they acquired in an earlier trade with Colorado.[48]
- The Detroit Red Wings' third-round pick went to the Pittsburgh Penguins as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent Beau Bennett to New Jersey in exchange for this pick.[49]
- New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Marek Zidlicky to Detroit in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[50] The condition – New Jersey will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Detroit does not advance to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals[50] – was converted on April 29, 2015 when Detroit was eliminated from the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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