When Detroit Red Wings 19-year-old prospect goaltender Trey Augustine played for USA in the Men’s World Championships last week he joined a club that includes some of the Who’s Who of all-time great goalies.
Lyon left the game just 24 minutes in, suffering an undisclosed injury seemingly during a scrum in the crease.
As reported by NHL Network’s Jon Morosi, USA goaltender Alex Lyon has returned home after getting injured in the team’s win over Germany at the IIHF World Championship on Saturday evening.
Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon is out of the World Championships in Czechia after suffering an injury in USA’s 6-1 win against Germany Saturday. Lyon was scheduled to fly back to the United States today, according to USA Hockey.
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Team USA evened its record at the IIHF World Championships Saturday, beating Germany 6-1 at Ostrava Arena. The Americans are 1-1 going into Monday’s game with Slovakia.
Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon appreciated every one of teammate Lucas Raymond’s goals this season until he scored one against him at the World Championships in Czechia Friday.
The IIHF Men’s World Championship in Czechia is full of NHL stars this year – but there’s also an abundance of top prospects to choose from. That’s what makes this tournament fun – the wide variety of players from all over the world coming together to chase gold.
Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and goalie Alex Lyon were two of the 15 players named to USA’s preliminary roster for the World Championships. Larkin will be joined up front by Ottawa’s Brady Tkachuk, Columbus’ Johnny Gaudreau and Montreal’s Cole Caufield among others.
Despite the Detroit Red Wings late-season slump and subsequent missing the playoffs, for a franchise record eighth consecutive season, general manager Steve Yzerman says the team made positive strides.
The Islanders clinched their fifth playoff appearance in the last six seasons with a 4-1 win over the Devils Monday night at the Prudential Center.
The Detroit Red Wings hadn’t won since March 21. Alex Lyon hadn’t won since Feb. 27. Both of those skids came to a halt Monday, and so did the gloom and doom surrounding Detroit’s diminishing playoff chances.
SUNRISE — A couple of Lyon King signs, the ones which celebrated Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon when he backstopped the Florida Panthers to the playoffs at this time last year, remain inside the arena to this day.
The Florida Panthers were able to clinch a spot in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs on Thursday night thanks to the Detroit Red Wings. Even though the Panthers lost 3-2 to the Islanders, Detroit’s 4-0 loss in Raleigh to the Hurricanes was enough for Florida to punch its ticket.
Other than the final outcome, there was plenty to like about the performance of the Detroit Red Wings in Saturday’s 1-0 loss to the Nashville Predators.
With a six-game winning streak heading into Thursday's home game against the New York Islanders, the surging Detroit Red Wings have stirred Stanley Cup dreams among fans. One player is attempting to bump the breaks amid the excitement.