So it’s no surprise Yzerman plucked the next Red Wings coach from his own tree. It’s only fair. If Yzerman took pieces of the Wings’ success to the Tampa Bay Lightning, he’s entitled to bring something back.
State of the Red Wings in 1986 The 1985-86 Red Wings began the season with Harry Neale as the head coach. Neale spent seven seasons with the Vancouver Canucks, but his stint in Detroit lasted only 35 games as Detroit had a disastrous start, going 8-23-4, resulting in the firing of Neale before the New Year. Brad Park, who had a Hall of Fame playing career, including two seasons in Detroit, was brought in to coach but didn’t fare much better, going 9-34-2.
Detroit Tigers owner Christopher Ilitch said he was “very pleased” with the club’s progress, despite their rocky start to the season. The Tigers (29-45) are on pace to lose just under 100 games and miss the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season. They began the year with high expectations after signing free agents Javier Baez and Eduardo Rodriguez this winter.
No | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|
59 | LW | |
65 | D | |
57 | LW | |
73 | LW | |
14 | LW | |
89 | RW | |
29 | G | |
45 | G | |
17 | D | |
84 | D | |
44 | D | |
71 | C | |
28 | D | |
39 | G | |
82 | D | |
31 | G | |
27 | C | |
23 | RW | |
37 | C | |
53 | D | |
48 | LW | |
18 | D | |
22 | C | |
70 | RW | |
24 | C | |
15 | LW | |
8 | D | |
11 | RW |