Assistant coach Trent Yawney also has his fingerprints all over this Red Wings renaissance. A former NHL defenseman who logged 593 games along big-league bluelines, Yawney as a coach is credited ...

Todd McLellan is relying on young players to make a big impact for the Detroit Red Wings. It's why they're back in the playoff race.

McLellan and his assistant Trent Yawney (who handles the defense) put the two youngsters together after Jeff Petry was lost to injury. Edvinsson and Johansson played together in Grand Rapids last ...

Now he's a regular, because he's earned it. "Trent Yawney and I showed up and we didn’t know much about him," McLellan said. "We took over the team and wanted to figure it out as we went.

On Tuesday, the Detroit Red Wings will start what coach Todd McLellan has so needed: A minicamp. Then the hard work really begins. The Wings (28-22-5) have been a miraculous and entertaining story ...

Since McLellan and former Ducks assistant Trent Yawney arrived in Detroit on Dec. 27, the Red Wings have gone 15-5-1, giving them the third-best points percentage in the NHL since that date.

It has improved under McLellan and assistant coach Trent Yawney, a key reason being the Wings simply are taking fewer penalties and aren't playing shorthanded as much. But the unit still isn't ...