DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today signed forward Alex DeBrincat to a seven-year contract extension with an average annual value of $13 million.
DeBrincat, 28, leads all Red Wings players in goals (4), points (8) and plus/minus (+7) in six games to begin the 2026-27 season. The 5-foot-8, 177-pound forward skated in all 82 games with the Red Wings during the 2025-26 campaign and ranked among the team leaders with 41 goals (1st), 44 assists (3rd), 85 points (1st), a plus-eight rating (3rd), 15 power play goals (1st), 23 power play points (4th), six game-winning goals (2nd), two overtime goals (2nd) and 287 shots (1st). DeBrincat became the first Red Wings player to record a 40-goal season since Marián Hossa scored 40 goals in 2008-09. DeBrincat also became the first U.S.-born skater in franchise history to achieve an 80-point season. Originally selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the second round (39th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, DeBrincat has played in two NHL All-Star Games, representing Detroit in 2024 and Chicago in 2022. In total, DeBrincat has racked up 603 points (298-305-603) and 198 penalty minutes in 702 regular-season games with the Blackhawks, Ottawa Senators and Red Wings since 2017-18. He also registered six points (2-4-6) and nine penalty minutes in nine Stanley Cup Playoff matchups with the Blackhawks.
A native of Farmington Hills, Mich., DeBrincat recorded three-consecutive 100-point seasons with the Ontario Hockey League's Erie Otters from 2014-17 prior to turning professional. DeBrincat accumulated 332 points (167-165-332), a plus-137 rating and 150 penalty minutes in 191 regular-season games with the Otters, in addition to 73 points (30-43-73) and 49 penalty minutes in 55 postseason contests. He earned Canadian Hockey League and OHL Player of the Year honors in 2016-17 after leading the OHL in goals (65) and points (127) in 73 games. DeBrincat also helped the Otters win an OHL championship in 2017, leading the league in assists (25) and points (38) in 22 playoff games. He was named CHL and OHL Rookie of the Year in 2014-15 after pacing all OHL freshmen in goals (51), assists (53) and points (104) in 68 games. DeBrincat attended Lake Forest (Ill.) Prep in 2013-14, racking up 111 points (54-57-111) in 50 games before starting his major junior career. While growing up in Metro Detroit, DeBrincat played with the Victory Honda AAA program.
On the international stage, DeBrincat recorded nine points (7-2-9) and four penalty minutes in eight games with Team USA at the 2019 IIHF World Championship. He captured a bronze medal at the 2018 IIHF World Championship, logging nine points (1-8-9) and a plus-three rating in 10 games. DeBrincat also won a bronze medal at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship, finishing with one goal and 25 penalty minutes in five games.
