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The Detroit Red Wings had a vacancy to fill after deciding to part ways with goaltending coach Alex Westlund in late April.
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 ...
AHL Hall of Famer Michael Leighton of Petrolia is back in the NHL as the Detroit Red Wings' goaltending coach. AHL Hall of ...
The Detroit Red Wings have hired Michael Leighton as goaltending coach. Leighton, 44, spent parts of three seasons as goalie ...
The Detroit Red Wings had a vacancy to fill after deciding to part ways with goaltending coach Alex Westlund in late April.
Leighton, 44, joins the Wings after spending parts of three seasons as the goaltending coach of the Ontario Hockey League's ...
It is the best of both worlds for former Windsor Spitfires player and coach Michael Leighton. He wanted to remain in hockey, ...
The former goalie joins the likes of Justin Peters (Ottawa) and Sean Burke (Vegas) as former Hurricanes netminders with NHL coaching gigs. There is also Mike Bales (Buffalo) served as Hurricanes ...
Leighton takes over from Alex Westlund, who was the Red Wings’ goaltending coach since the 2022-23 season. Prior to being hired by Detroit, Leighton spent the past three seasons as the goalie ...
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 ...
It is the best of both worlds for former Windsor Spitfires player and coach Michael Leighton. He wanted to remain in hockey, but after nearly two decades of pro hockey with stops in 19 different ...