Detroit Tigers general manager Jeff Greenberg told reporters on Monday that he has removed himself from consideration to take over as the Detroit Red Wings head of hockey operations.
Greenberg has been the general manager of the Tigers since 2023, leading the team to two playoff appearances in his three seasons. Detroit is on pace to miss the playoffs this season, holding a 78-84 record entering Monday’s action.
The 40-year-old manager said that he admires the Red Wings organization and was honoured to be considered, but is committed to finish what he started with the Tigers.
Prior to joining the Tigers, Greenberg was an associate general manager with the Chicago Blackhawks in for the 2022-23 NHL season. He also served as an assistant general manager with the Chicago Cubs from 2020 to 2022 working his way up in the organization from a baseball operations intern beginning in 2012.
The Red Wings are looking for a new head of hockey operations after Steve Yzerman exited his role in July, moving into a senior advisor to governor and CEO Chris Illitch.
Yzerman took the role in April of 2019 but the team failed to make the playoffs in all seven seasons under his reign and is in the midst of a 10-season playoff drought, which is the longest active drought in the NHL.
The Red Wings finished last season in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 41-31-10 record, finishing seven points behind the Ottawa Senators for the last playoff spot.
Additionally, captain Dylan Larkin requested a trade from the organization in June. The 6-foot-1 centre is entering the fourth season of an eight-year, $69.6 million contract that carries a cap hit of $8.7 million.
He registered 34 goals and 67 points in 74 games in Detroit last season and helped Team USA win gold at Milano Cortina 2026.
Larkin holds a full no-trade clause and will reportedly gave Detroit a list of four teams that he will waive it in the Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, and Dallas Stars.
