DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has named Derek Lalonde the 28th head coach in franchise history. “I’m very pleased to announce Derek as our new head coach,” Yzerman said. “He has proven himself as an excellent coach at every level and has spent the last four seasons in the National Hockey League as part of a very successful program in Tampa Bay. We feel he is ready to take the next step in his career as the head coach of the Detroit Red Wings.” View Press Release as PDF For Immediate Release – June 30, 2022 Contact: Thomas Roth, Communications Assistant (810) 986-5803 cell RED WINGS NAME DEREK LALONDE HEAD COACH … Lalonde Joins Detroit After Winning Two Stanley Cups as Assistant Coach with Tampa Bay Lightning … Lalonde, 49, joins the organization after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning.