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Dylan Larkin reports to training camp as Red Wings delay captaincy choice

15 sources • 3 min read • Latest: Sep 11, 2026, 5:33 PM

Last updated Sep 11, 2026

Dylan Larkin reports to training camp as Red Wings delay captaincy choice
Summary

Dylan Larkin will attend Detroit Red Wings training camp this week despite maintaining his formal trade request. The team announced on September 11 that it will open the 2026-27 season without an assigned captain, effectively leaving the role vacant as the franchise searches for new hockey operations leadership. Steve Yzerman vacated the general manager position in mid-July, leaving the organization in a transition phase. Larkin requested a trade following the conclusion of the 2025-26 season after the team missed the playoffs for a 10th consecutive year. While he will participate in team activities, his long-term future remains tied to private discussions with incoming management. The Red Wings stated that any further decisions regarding the captaincy will occur only after the team fills its vacant front-office leadership roles.

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Status Watch
  • •Dylan Larkin will attend Detroit Red Wings training camp.
  • •The team will start the 2026-27 season without a captain.
  • •Larkin’s formal trade request remains active.
  • •The organization has operated without a general manager since July 15.
Latest Updates
  • 5:33 PMYahoo Sports — Red Wings Strip Dylan Larkin of His Captaincy in New Twist to Trade Request Saga
  • 5:06 PMYahoo Sports — Wild trade target Dylan Larkin stripped of Red Wings captaincy, will attend camp
  • 4:19 PMYahoo Sports — Red Wings news: Detroit strips Dylan Larkin of captaincy ahead of training camp
  • 3:56 PMESPN — Ex-captain Larkin to be at Red Wings camp despite trade request
  • 3:53 PMYahoo Sports — Red Wings strip Dylan Larkin of captaincy after trade request but say he'll be at training camp
  • 3:50 PMYahoo Sports — Red Wings' Dylan Larkin to report to training camp amid trade request
  • 3:37 PMYahoo Sports — Dylan Larkin reporting to Red Wings training camp, but not as captain
  • 2:32 PMYahoo Sports — Why Dylan Larkin had captaincy stripped by Red Wings before training camp
What they're saying
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The Detroit Red Wings expect Dylan Larkin to be at training camp , even with his trade request over the summer. Unfortunately, he will not be a captain this time around, and there is uncertainty about what his future on the team looks like. In an attempt to clear up things as much as possible, Larkin and the Red Wings have written statements about […] The post Red Wings news: Detroit strips Dylan Larkin of captaincy ahead of training camp appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Dylan Larkin said Friday he will be on the ice for the start of training camp next week with the Detroit Red Wings, who subsequently announced he had been stripped of the captaincy after asking for a trade earlier this year. Larkin had worn the “C” on his jersey for the past six seasons. Yzerman abruptly stepped down from that role in mid-July, and the Red Wings said any decisions about Larkin’s future would be made by the next person in charge of hockey operations.

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Longtime captain Dylan Larkin will be at Red Wings training camp, despite requesting a trade this offseason. Though Larkin will be in attendance, the team said it will begin the season without a captain.

— ESPNby Emily Kaplan
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