Red Wings owner Ilitch says he made decision to remove Yzerman as GM, doesn’t rule out rebuild

Oct 16, 2026, 5:11 PM ET|Comments (0)

from TSN,

At the time, it was unclear whether Yzerman made the call himself, but team owner Chris Ilitch revealed Thursday he made the “difficult but necessary decision” to demote the franchise legend.

Ilitch spoke to Max Bultman of The Athletic on the state of the franchise, including his reaction to chants of “Sell the team” being heard at Little Caesars Arena.

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