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 ...

Having played under Todd McLellan and Trent Yawney in Los Angeles, his familiarity with their systems could ease his transition – an advantage few trade deadline acquisitions enjoy. A three-time ...

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.

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 ...

For the rest of the Wings, it was back to work Tuesday. Well, everyone except assistant coach Trent Yawney, who like coach Todd McLellan moved his belongings from Los Angeles to Detroit.

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 ...