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2016–17 Detroit Red Wings
Division7th Atlantic
Conference14th Eastern
2016–17 record33–36–13
Home record17–17–7
Road record16–19–6
Goals for207
Goals against244
Team information
General managerKen Holland
CoachJeff Blashill
CaptainHenrik Zetterberg
Alternate captainsJustin Abdelkader
Niklas Kronwall
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance20,027 (100%)
Total: 821,107
Minor league affiliate(s)Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsTomas Tatar (25)
AssistsHenrik Zetterberg (51)
PointsHenrik Zetterberg (68)
Penalty minutesJonathan Ericsson (63)
Plus/minusHenrik Zetterberg (+15)
WinsPetr Mrazek (18)
Goals against averageJimmy Howard (2.10)

The 2016–17 Detroit Red Wings season was the 91st season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on September 25, 1926.[1] It was the Red Wings' final season at Joe Louis Arena before their move to Little Caesars Arena for the 2017–18 season. This season also marked the end of the Red Wings playoff streak at 25 consecutive seasons, and was their first losing season since 1990–91. The longest active streak in Major North American sports now belonged to the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA who made the playoffs every year since 1998 until 2020. As of the 2024-25 NHL Season, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins own the longest active playoff streak in the NHL at 8 seasons apiece.

Off-season

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On May 10, 2016, the Red Wings named Doug Houda as an assistant coach.[2]

On May 17, 2016, the Red Wings named Jeff Salajko as their new goaltending coach, replacing long-time former coach Jim Bedard.[3]

On June 9, 2016, the Red Wings named John Torchetti as an assistant coach.[4]

On September 16, 2016, the Red Wings named Shawn Horcoff director of player development.[5]

Standings

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Atlantic Division
Pos Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Montreal Canadiens 82 47 26 9 44 226 200 +26 103
2 x – Ottawa Senators 82 44 28 10 38 212 214 −2 98
3 x – Boston Bruins 82 44 31 7 42 234 212 +22 95
4 x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95
5 Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94
6 Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 −27 81
7 Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 −37 79
8 Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 −36 78
Source: National Hockey League[6]
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Eastern Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
 GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 ME x – New York Rangers 82 48 28 6 45 256 220 +36 102
2 AT x – Toronto Maple Leafs 82 40 27 15 39 251 242 +9 95
3 ME New York Islanders 82 41 29 12 39 241 242 −1 94
4 AT Tampa Bay Lightning 82 42 30 10 38 234 227 +7 94
5 ME Philadelphia Flyers 82 39 33 10 32 219 236 −17 88
6 ME Carolina Hurricanes 82 36 31 15 33 215 236 −21 87
7 AT Florida Panthers 82 35 36 11 30 210 237 −27 81
8 AT Detroit Red Wings 82 33 36 13 24 207 244 −37 79
9 AT Buffalo Sabres 82 33 37 12 31 201 237 −36 78
10 ME New Jersey Devils 82 28 40 14 25 183 244 −61 70
Source: National Hockey League[7]
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2016–17 Game Log[9]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Player statistics

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Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Petr Mrazek 50 44 2,858 18 21 9 145 3.04 1,462 .901 1 0 0 2
Jimmy Howard 26 24 1,397 10 11 1 49 2.10 675 .927 1 0 0 2
Jared Coreau 14 14 712 5 4 3 41 3.46 362 .887 2 0 0 0

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Red Wings. Stats reflect time with the Red Wings only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Milestones

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Suspensions/fines

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Player Explanation Length Salary Date issued
Steve Ott Spearing Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara during NHL Game No. 115 in Detroit on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 0:12 of the first period. — $2,222.22 October 30, 2016[11]
Gustav Nyquist High-sticking Minnesota Wild defenseman Jared Spurgeon during NHL Game No. 829 in Minnesota on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 14:13 of the first period. 6 games $158,333.34 February 15, 2017[12]

Transactions

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Trades

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Date
Details
 Ref
June 24, 2016 To Arizona Coyotes
Pavel Datsyuk
16th overall pick in 2016 		To Detroit Red Wings
Joe Vitale
NYR's 20th overall pick in 2016
53rd overall pick in 2016 		[13]
February 24, 2017 To Chicago Blackhawks
Tomas Jurco 		To Detroit Red Wings
3rd round pick in 2017 		[14]
February 28, 2017 To New York Rangers
Brendan Smith 		To Detroit Red Wings
3rd round pick in 2017
OTT's 2nd round pick in 2018 		[15]
February 28, 2017 To Montreal Canadiens
Steve Ott 		To Detroit Red Wings
6th round pick in 2018 		[16]
March 1, 2017 To Florida Panthers
Thomas Vanek [a] 		To Detroit Red Wings
Dylan McIlrath
Conditional 3rd round pick in 2017 		[17]
Notes
  • a Detroit to retain 50% ($1.3 million) of salary as part of trade.

Lost via retirement

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Player Ref
Brad Richards [30]

Player signings

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Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)		 Ref
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) Drew Miller 1 year, $1.025 million contract extension [31]
July 1, 2016 (2016-07-01) Darren Helm 5 years, $19.25 million contract extension [32]
Alexei Marchenko 2 years, $2.9 million contract extension
July 6, 2016 (2016-07-06) Jared Coreau 2 years, $1.225 million contract extension [33]
July 13, 2016 (2016-07-13) Teemu Pulkkinen 1 year, $812,500 contract extension [34]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14) Luke Glendening 4 years, $7.2 million contract extension [35]
Filip Hronek 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [36]
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21) Mitch Callahan 1 year, $600,000 [37]
July 26, 2016 (2016-07-26) Danny DeKeyser 6 years, $30 million [38]
July 27, 2016 (2016-07-27) Petr Mrazek 2 years, $8 million [39]
September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) Ryan Sproul 2 years, $1.25 million [40]
October 17, 2016 (2016-10-17) Givani Smith 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [41]
February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27) Nick Jensen 2 years, $1.625 million contract extension [42]
April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05) Dennis Cholowski 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [43]
April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20) Christoffer Ehn 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract [44]
May 2, 2017 (2017-05-02) Matej Machovsky 1 year, $925,000 [22]
May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) Libor Sulak 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract [23]

Draft picks

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See also: List of Detroit Red Wings draft picks

Below are the Detroit Red Wings' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 20[a] Dennis Cholowski D  Canada Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)
2 46 Givani Smith RW  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
2 53[b] Filip Hronek D  Czech Mountfield HK (CZE)
4 107 Alfons Malmstrom D  Sweden Örebro HK (J20 SuperElit)
5 137 Jordan Sambrook D  Canada Erie Otters (OHL)
6 167 Filip Larsson G  Sweden Djurgården (Swedish Junior)
7 197 Mattias Elfstrom C  Sweden Malmö Redhawks (J20 SuperElit)
Draft notes
Arizona previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 1, 2015 that sent Keith Yandle, Chris Summers and a fourth-round pick in 2016 to New York in exchange for John Moore, Anthony Duclair, Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[45] The condition – Arizona will receive a first-round pick in 2016 if New York qualifies for the 2016 Stanley Cup playoffs[46] – was converted on April 4, 2016.[47]
  • [b] The Arizona Coyotes' compensatory second-round pick (53rd overall) went to the Detroit Red Wings as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Pavel Datsyuk and a first-round pick in 2016 (16th overall) to Arizona in exchange for Joe Vitale, the Rangers' first-round pick in 2016 (20th overall) and this pick.[13]
Arizona previously received this pick as compensation for not signing 2014 first-round draft pick Conner Bleackley, whom they acquired in an earlier trade with Colorado.[48]
New Jersey previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on March 2, 2015 that sent Marek Zidlicky to Detroit in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick in 2015 and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).[50] The condition – New Jersey will receive a third-round pick in 2016 if Detroit does not advance to the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals[50] – was converted on April 29, 2015 when Detroit was eliminated from the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs.

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