Detroit – Jeff Blashill will return as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings.
General manager Steve Yzerman said on his season-ending Zoom meeting with the media Wednesday that Blashill would return for a sixth season with the Wings.
Blashill, 46, took over in 2015-16 and took the Wings to the playoffs, where they lost to Tampa Bay in the first round.
But the Wings have missed the playoffs the last four seasons and bottomed out this season, with the league’s worst record (17-49-5).