To celebrate Hockey Day in America on Sunday and the start of Hockey Week in America, according to a panel of NHL.com writers, 12 U.S.-based staffers were asked to rank their top 12 forwards, six defenseman and two goalies. Forwards were given 12 points for a first-place vote, 11 for a second-place vote and so on down to 1; defenseman got six points for first place, five for second, down to one; goalies got two points for first place and one point for second.
DETROIT, MI – Dylan Larkin believes he’s ready to wear the “C” for the Detroit Red Wings, but he’s not allowing the possibility to distract him ahead of his fifth season with the team.
“I feel ready for it,” Larkin told TSN of the captaincy at the Power Edge Pro camp on Tuesday. “I think it’s something that I can’t focus on. I can’t lose sleep about it. I can’t control it. I just try to be myself and play the game that I love and play with a lot of passion and everyone in the NHL has been a leader at some point in their careers. I’m lucky that we have great veteran leadership and it’s taken a lot of pressure off of me.
DETROIT, MI – It’s July, but Dylan Larkin is thinking ahead.
“I believe I’m working as hard as I possibly can, and also resting, which is a huge part of the summer, and taking care of my body,” the Detroit Red Wings center said on Tuesday. “It’s just stuff you learn. After four years, your body, you feel things, and you understand if you want to play big minutes in the NHL, the big minutes matter in February, March, April and May. That’s what you have to prepare for.”
MANHEIM, GERMANY – Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich./Detroit Red Wings/University of Michigan) was named alternate captain of the 2019 U.S. Men’s National Team and joins captain Patrick Kane (Buffalo, N.Y./Chicago Blackhawks) as the leadership group for the U.S. entry into the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s World Championship that begins for Team USA on Friday (May 10) in Kosice, Slovakia.
The U.S. staged its first practice in preparation for the world championship here this afternoon as it began three days in Mannheim that will finish with the team’s lone pre-tournament game against Germany on Tuesday (May 7) at 7 p.m. local time.
DETROIT, MI – Dylan Larkin didn’t want to talk about himself, which is part of what makes him the player he is, the top rebuilding block for the Detroit Red Wings.
He matched his career high in goals during Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center, scoring No. 23 of the season on a wraparound. It was his third point the last two games, after he sat out a contest with a strained oblique.
“I think first of all with Dylan, it is his compete level every night,” fellow center Frans Nielsen said. “He rarely gets outworked out there, and that’s how you stay consistent in this league. If you compete like him, you are going to be OK even on bad days. He skates with the best in this league and has a good shot. He’s coming into a complete player.
“Nine out of 10 games, he’s our best player. You don’t see that a lot, but again, when you compete like him, even on bad days, you’re going to have good things happen out there.”
DETROIT, MI – Dylan Larkin extended the League’s longest active point streak to 12 contests. Only five other Detroit Red Wing players since 1995-96 have collected a point in at least 12 consecutive team games.
DETROIT, MI – No. 71 has joined forces with No. 7 in the fight against autism.
The Ted Lindsay Foundation announced today that Dylan Larkin has joined the charitable organization as a board member and spokesperson.
“It is my privilege to join Mr. Lindsay and his foundation to help fight autism,” Larkin said. “I look forward to working with them to help find a cause and to assist children with autism and their families.”
DETROIT, MI – Dylan Larkin has suddenly become a veteran at the age of 22 for the Detroit Red Wings.
“It could be the first time I’m not the youngest guy on the team,” Larkin said. “That’s why I’m growing out this beard.”
The rebuilding Red Wings are desperately hoping the talented, two-way centre can quickly become a leader on and off the ice. They suffered a setback before the season even started when captain Henrik Zetterberg’s back injury ended his career.
“It’s a massive loss,” general manager Ken Holland acknowledged. “No one person is going to be able to replace one of the greatest Red Wings of all time.”
DETROIT, MI – Dylan Larkin did some quick math: By the time his new contract expires, he’ll have played for the DetroitRed Wings for eight years.
His role during that time is almost likely to include the captaincy.
The Wings committed five years and $30.5 million to Larkin, who celebrated his 22nd birthday July 30. Larkin was deemed worthy of the deal, announced Friday, because of the growth he’s shown since he made the team in 2015-16, a year after he was drafted 15th overall in 2014.
In that short time, Larkin has emerged as the frontispiece of the rebuilding process, his inner drive drawing comparisons to Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg.
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