The 2025–26 Detroit Red Wings season will be the 100th season for the

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(NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926. It will be the Red Wings' ninth season at

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. This will be the Red Wings' first full season under head coach

Todd McLellan Todd Andrew McLellan (born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served as head coach of the San Jose Shark ...

, after former head coach Derek Lalonde, was fired on December 26, 2024.

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

Roster

Transactions

The Red Wings have been involved in the following transactions during the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Free agents

Signings

Draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the

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, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the

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. Notes: # The

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' third-round pick went to the

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as the result of a trade on October 29, 2024, that sent

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to Utah in exchange for this pick. # The

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern C ...

' fourth-round pick went to the Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent a third-round pick in

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(76th overall) to Columbus in exchange for a fourth-round pick in

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and this pick. # The

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the ...

's fourth-round pick went to the Red Wings as the result of a trade on March 5, 2025, that sent

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to Tampa Bay in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time). The condition – Detroit will receive the higher of Edmonton or Tampa Bay's fourth-round picks in 2025 – was converted when the Edmonton advanced to the Western Conference finals on May 14, 2025.

References

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