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Red Wings Suspend Dylan Larkin Without Pay, Strips Captaincy

By Drooid · Oct 30, 2026 · How we work

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The Detroit Red Wings suspended captain Dylan Larkin without pay after he refused to play.
General manager Shawn Horcoff announced the suspension on Oct. 29, 2026 before the Chicago game.
Larkin will forfeit $41,237.11 per day and loses his captaincy.
He has five years left on an eight-year, $8.7 million-per-year contract.
Agent Pat Brisson said Larkin “has had enough” of the trade-delay situation.

Summary

Detroit sits last in the Atlantic Division with a 5-4-3 record.
The franchise’s playoff drought has reached ten seasons, the NHL’s longest active streak.
Detroit signed Alex DeBrincat to a seven-year contract worth $13 million per season.
Larkin was booed after missing preseason, then scored in his debut, later in Edmonton.
Larkin helped the United States win Olympic gold at the Milan-Cortina Games in February.

History

The 1994-95 NHL lockout began on October 1, 1994, and after 104 days forced a 48-game season, ending on January 11, 1995 under commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA director Bob Goodenow. That salary-cap dispute created lasting tension, a pattern echoed today as Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin faces an unpaid suspension announced by GM Shawn Horcoff.

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The 1994-95 NHL lockout began on October 1, 1994, and after 104 days forced a 48-game season, ending on January 11, 1995 under commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA director Bob Goodenow. That salary-cap dispute created lasting tension, a pattern echoed today as Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin faces an unpaid suspension announced by GM Shawn Horcoff.

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