After seven seasons, Philadelphia Flyers playoff hero Michael Leighton is back in the NHL... just not as a player.

Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced that the team has hired Michael ...

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the team has hired Michael Leighton as Goaltending Coach. Leighton, 44, joins the ...

It is the best of both worlds for former Windsor Spitfires player and coach Michael Leighton. He wanted to remain in hockey, ...

AHL Hall of Famer Michael Leighton of Petrolia is back in the NHL as the Detroit Red Wings' goaltending coach. AHL Hall of ...

Leighton, who played 110 regular season NHL games, already has a connection to a pair of current Red Wings players. In 2010, he and James van Riemsdyk helped the Philadelphia Flyers advance to the ...

On Monday, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman announced the team has hired former NHL goaltender Michael Leighton as the team’s new goalie coach.

The Detroit Red Wings have hired Michael Leighton as goaltending coach. Leighton, 44, spent parts of three seasons as goalie coach of the Windsor Spitfires from 2021-24, helping the team win back ...

Detroit — The Red Wings filled out their coaching staff Monday with the hiring of Michael Leighton as goaltending coach. Leighton, 44, joins the Wings after spending parts of three seasons as ...

Todd McLellan and the Detroit Red Wings have their work cut out for them in the 2025-26 NHL season. Pressure is mounting to an all-time high in Motor City—the postseason drought cannot extend any ...