The Detroit Red Wings are scheduled to start a pandemic-delayed season on the first day of the new year.
The Wings will have 40 players at camp, with the first official practice scheduled for Friday. They will have 14 days to prepare for the 2021 season, which the coronavirus pandemic has compacted to 56 games.
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There are new faces competing for jobs in forwards Vladislav Namestnikov and Bobby Ryan and defensemen Marc Staal, Jon Merrill and Troy Stecher.