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Red Wings Announce Derek Lalonde as New Head Coach

Author Anne Erickson
TAMPA, FLORIDA - JULY 07: Derek Lalonde of the Tampa Bay Lightning celebrates with the Stanley Cup following the victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five of the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Final at the Amalie Arena on July 07, 2021 in Tampa, Florida. The Lightning defeated the Canadiens 1-0 to take the series four games to one. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman has announced that Derek Lalonde the team’s new head coach. He’s the 28th head coach in franchise history and will take the place of Jeff Blashill.

Lalonde most recently spent four seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Under his assistant coaching, the team scored back-to-back Stanley Cup championships in 2019-20 and 2020-21.

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Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.

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