The WHL\u2019s Everett Silvertips are No. 1 in the CHL rankings and 2025 Detroit Red Wings first-round pick Carter Bear is a big reason for that.<\/p>\n
Since Jan. 31, Bear owns two four-point games and four three-point games. Over 11 games, he boasts 13 goals and 12 assists for 25 points. Bear has 31 goals in 43 games.<\/p>\n
The Silvertips, leading the CHL with 47 wins, are Memorial Cup favorites.<\/p>\n
The Red Wings also have a connection to the No. 2-ranked Moncton Wildcats. No. 1 goalie Rudy Guimond (169th, 2023).\u00a0 He is 32-6-3 with a 2.36 GAA and .922 save percentage. Over two seasons with Moncton, the 6-foot-4 Guimond is 48-6-3.<\/p>\n
Red Wings in Case You Missed It<\/p>\n
Team USA selected Dylan Larkin<\/a> for more reasons than his offensive abilities.<\/p>\n This video of Dylan Larkin showing his baby girl his gold medal has me sobbing\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/2Us5g97k37<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kennedy Broadwell (@BroadwellK) February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Former Red Wings player Tomas Tatar<\/a> in tears after Slovakia lost the bronze medal game.<\/p>\n Larkin joined Steve Yzerman<\/a>, Nicklas Lidstrom and Henrik Zetterberg as other Red Wings captains with gold medals.<\/p>\n Red Wings Extra<\/p>\n Todd McLellan will likely say today what the plan is for Dylan Larkin\u2019s return to the Red Wings.\u00a0 Detroit\u2019s first game back from the Olympic break is Thursday in Ottawa. . . Sheldon Dries and Dominik Shine were called up to practice with Detroit again today.<\/p>\n So proud to call him our captain pic.twitter.com\/WFiG3T6mJX<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Hockey Now Digest<\/p>\n Florida: Seven Panthers medaled at the Olympics. No wonder they have won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles. Florida Panthers.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n New Jersey: Jack Hughes\u2019 golden goal was part of a monstrous shift. New Jersey Devils.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Philadelphia: Defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen\u2019s stock has risen because of his strong play at the Olympics. More teams will be calling the Flyers about a possible trade. The Red Wings could be one of them. Philadelphia Flyers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby said he was close to playing in the gold medal game for Canada. Pittsburgh Penguins.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t