The 2025-26 NHL season is set to be a historical one for the Detroit Red Wings, who are celebrating their centennial campaign. 

Not only will the season feature new centennial-themed merchandise, food options at Little Caesar’s Arena, and special events, but the Red Wings have already commemorated the campaign with a brand new jersey design that borrows elements from their previous looks over the years, beginning with their founding as the Detroit Cougars in 1926.

The jerseys will be worn on select dates during the season, and it was already announced that the Red Wings will be wearing them for the first time when they drop the puck on the new campaign against the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 9.

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Now, the full schedule in which Red Wings fans can expect to see the players wear the new look has been released.

In the spirit of the celebration, it’s not surprising that many of the dates are against Original Six opponents. 

October

• Oct. 9 vs. Montreal Canadiens
• Oct. 11 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

November

• Nov. 7 vs. New York Rangers
• Nov. 9 vs. Chicago Blackhawks
• Nov. 26 vs. Nashville Predators

December

• Dec. 2 vs. Boston Bruins
• Dec. 21 vs. Washington Capitals
• Dec. 27 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs

January 

• Jan. 31 vs. Colorado Avalanche

March

• Mar. 6 vs. Florida Panthers
• Mar. 19 vs. Montreal Canadiens
• Mar. 21 vs. Boston Bruins
• Mar. 28 vs. Philadelphia Flyers

April

• Apr. 11 vs. New Jersey Devils

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Last month, the Red Wings released a special video unveiling the new look featuring former players Darren McCarty, Vladimir Konstantinov, and Mickey Redmond, along with current forward Patrick Kane.

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The Red Wings have won the Stanley Cup 11 times, the most of any NHL franchise based in the United States.

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Announced on Wednesday, October 1, long time tenured defenseman Erik Johnson has announced his retirement from the NHL

Forever our Condor 🦅 pic.twitter.com/2vbDq14wis

— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 1, 2025

Johnson drafted first-overall by the St Louis Blues in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, played his first three years there before being acquired by the Avalanche in a four team trade on Feb. 19, 2011.

During this 14-year tenure with the Avalanche, Johnson played 731 games, scoring 69 goals and 179 assists for 248 points, including one goal and four assists for five points in the 2021-22 playoffs to help the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup.

He currently sits in Avalanche history as eighth in all-time games played (731), eighth in shots (1491), and second in Defensive Point Shares (33.1). He finished his career ranked fourth all-time among Colorado/Quebec defenders in goals and sixth in points. 'The Condor' owns the franchise record for career blocked shots (1,373) and ranks third overall and first among defensemen in hits (1,288).

The Pittsburgh Penguins will play their penultimate preseason game against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo on Wednesday. 

It's the first of two preseason games against the Sabres this week. The two teams will reconvene in Pittsburgh on Friday. 

The Penguins are once again fielding a young lineup in this preseason game, as they are giving these players a chance to try and secure spots on the opening-night roster. Top prospect Benjamin Kindel is set to play in his fifth preseason game and continues to look more comfortable in each game he suits up in. 

Kindel will be on a line with Ville Koivunen and Avery Hayes again after that trio dominated the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Koivunen and Hayes are two other young players trying to win full-time spots and have also had great training camps and preseasons. 

Filip Hallander, Tristan Broz, Danton Heinen, and Philip Tomasino are a few other forwards who will be in this lineup. Defensively, fans will see Owen Pickering paired with Harrison Brunicke again, which has been a staple throughout camp and the preseason. 

According to head coach Dan Muse, goaltender Arturs Silovs will play the full game, following fellow goaltender Tristan Jarry's full game appearance on Monday. Silovs is competing for the backup goaltender job for this season. 

The Sabres will ice some of their veteran players in this game, including Tage Thompson, Rasmus Dahlin, Alex Tuch, Jason Zucker, and Michael Kesselring. Kesselring was acquired in the JJ Peterka deal earlier this year and will play big minutes for them on the blue line. 

Wednesday's game will start at 7 p.m. ET and fans can watch the game on SportsNet Pittsburgh+ or listen to it on 105.9 'The X.'

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