Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde, Sept. 30, 2204 in Detroit. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press. MORE WINGS: Before Red Wings can dream about winning in June, they must learn to win in March ...

Lalonde won two Stanley Cup championships as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021, and he wasn’t a total washout as Red Wings coach, either, putting up an 89-86-23 ...

Lalonde previously spent four seasons as an assistant coach to Jon Cooper and the Tampa Bay Lightning (2018-22), winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021.

Detroit Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde, center, watches a play against New York Rangers during the first period at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

To close out the '24-25 season, McLellan oversaw a staff mostly assembled by his predecessor Derek Lalonde, with the exception of his fellow in-season arrival Yawney.

Red Wings decision to replace Derek Lalonde with Todd McLellan couldn't have been more right At the time of Lalonde's firing, the Red Wings ranked in the bottom five in the NHL, averaging just 2. ...

Derek Lalonde on Thursday became the first coach the Detroit Red Wings have fired midseason since 1985-86, but he leaves with no hard feelings. Lalonde provided a statement to Sportsnet’s ...

New coach Todd McLellan met the Detroit Red Wings the morning of December 27th, just 10 days and five games ago but already it's made the preceding Derek Lalonde tenure feel like a distant memory.