#dylan larkin story

[champagneskates]

Everything You Need to Know About: Dylan Larkin

Find the Master List here

Biographical Info:

Born: July 30, 1996 in Waterford, MI

Sun Sign: Leo

Moon Sign: Aquarius

Drafted by Red Wings in 2014

Played one season at U of M

Married to Kenzy

Has a Bernedoodle named Ellie

Off Ice Lore:

Roomed with Zach Werenski at Michigan. Had this exchange with him at the 2022 ASG

LOVES the band Coldplay

He is a Mom Friend -- he has a whole horde of early 20's NHL'ers that he seems to adopt in the summers, most notably -- Trevor Zegras, Cole Caulfield and the Hughes Brothers.

Apparently Very Good at golf and his summer camp boys resent him for it

Also apparently Very Bad at NHL 2024 and was banned from playing it by unnamed teammates on the plane.

Well dressed, likes pinstripes (see here and here) but he has a hockey butt

On-Ice:

Has been described as "the heart and soul" of the team

He was named Captain in 2021, becoming 37th Captain in Red Wings history

Due to COVID restrictions, he didn't get a Captain ceremony like he should have but he got a ceremony the following season and how he didn't sob, I'll never know (because I sure sobbed)

Signed an 8 year contract extension with the Red Wings in March '23

Media:

Video:

Winged Wheel: The Dylan Larkin Story (if you watch one Red Wings media piece, let it be this one)

April '23: Mic'd Up

September '23: One on One (ft. Daniella Bruce)

Gifs/Tumblr Posts:

Dylan knocking David Perron over

Dylan Larkin on face offs

He’s a Survivor

Fantasy Football pick (Sept ‘23)

Zach and Dylan hanging out again (2023)

Glasses

This hype vid (that I will likely attach for every player because I Love It So)

(This is a work in progress so pls feel free to send things in)

[hopetorun]

🎤 maggie with the cup final in play, i have ogwacs on the brain. who are your guys who haven't won that you would most love to see get one before all is said and done? we won't define an ogwac as strictly as most, so i'd say like. if we feel like they've been around forever and they're like 30 at least we can call them an ogwac for this exercise!

oh gosh!!!! there's such an assortment of guys that i've been fond of over the years for various and sundry reasons so in no particular order of fondness but starting with oh let's say the strongest contender on the list

pomo!! you didn't say i could include non-players but i am anyway, i think he's earned the title. two scfs more than twenty years apart gets you on my list

jeff skinner revenge tour. i don't think this requires explaining. i can't believe i have to root for the sabres but christ. if there's anyone in the league who deserves it. my only comfort here is that the previous record holder for most gp without any playoff games got traded to a contender as a deadline rental and promptly won the cup that year. only good thing the p*ns have ever done for me.

taylor hall. he's one of my longest-tenured favorite guys and like. man what a rough go of it he's had since 2018. also before 2018. but i had such a blast watching him when i was first getting into hockey and i think he deserves nice things.

jordan eberle. he was never quite the same level of special guy for me but i would truly be so stoked. kr*ken stop being cowards and make him captain.

justin faulk. one of my guys!! not on the blues though. i would bust out my old extremely stained faulk jersey in his honor!

someone on twitter pointed out that if the cats win, oel will be the person player to win the cup while on the canucks payroll which i do unfortunately think is very funny. anyway i love a comeback story AND that man did his time in the wars (coyotes org) so i think that would be a lovely cap on a rough few years

honestly most of the core players from the sharks mid-teens teams. some exceptions apply. that team was so bananas good for so long and not only did they never win, i don't think any of them have even gone on to successfully cup chase anywhere else? rough. i think pavs' likely retirement leaves burns as the only guy who was really there for all of it, assuming @moregraceful told me correctly that couture is probably a perpetual LTIR guy now, and burns took a step back this season in a way that has me wondering if father time is finally coming for him. anyway it's a bummer. and on that note

erik karlsson. god i can't root for the p*ns for it but i've been fond of him for so long! yet another man who has been in the wars. one of us, etc

claude giroux. because i've had to see that goddamn quote about how he thought he'd have plenty more chances at the cup back in 2010 and he's literally never even made it back to the final. good god man

john hock. i've enjoyed his work for years (he's actually the reason the flames ended up as one of my higher ranked sure i'll put that game on teams)

dylan larkin is only 27 but like. spiritually.

i would love for sam gagner to cap his baffling, delightful resume with a cup. but not this year.

roman josi. i was hardcore pulling for the preds the season they made the final 😭

yes i did go through every roster for this. yes i did find several old guys without cups where i was like, no i want him to stay that way.

[tapejob]

who do you recommend voting for to reach max narratives & fucked up vacation plans per team?

HOOOO lets talk abt this, bc this is one of the driving factors and also one of the driving uses for this nonserious mock narrative network analysis (NMNNA) i made. we will be referencing her quite a bit tonight.

let's talk about top narrative candidates:

there is, in a sense, a sort of must in the case of bringing in leon draisaitl (edm). re our NMNNA, draisaitl nurses not one, not two, but three largely evident narrative connections, and all of those affiliated side connections snowballed on top of that. there is, as someone brought up before, matt tkachuk and draisaitl (reunited!) and brady who drai fought a while ago. drai and davo, old and gold and in love. and also, a fun little side story: draisaitl and josh morrissey, who will be reuniting from their days in juniors (and from the jets reverse sweep in the 2021 scp). if you want drama, vote draisaitl.

in the same breath, you might as well bring in tim stützle (ott) while you're at it. give drai a bro to face the tkachuks with. or at least neutralize brady.

another compelling angle to look at here: nathan mackinnon (col). yes, makar-mackinnon-kadri creates an effective 2 birds with 1 puck situation with both an avalanche reunion and also an opportunity for mac to salivate over makar again in a public forum. mac-crosby would commence, showstopping, awesome. but also something to consider: mcdavid and mackinnon together, in a room with their idol (crosby), after the avs singlehandedly crushed the oilers playoff chances last year and we ran that narrative through its course. consider.

we are as always talking about jack eichel (vgk) for jack eichel related purposes. he as always connects with mcdavid for all of the reasons that cannot be stated, but also connects to ullmark and thompson from sabres-related pasts grievances and is linked to thompson for vegas-related future hopes. gaudreau and him were also buddies. and also, a fun little hidden tidbit: the larkin-eichel of it all. this is my agenda and i am bringing her forward.

if we do not bring in claude giroux (ott) are we even allowed to be here. this is honestly a little bit of a crime because we are Cutting Into That Old Man's Vacation but crosby is here and hayes is here and brady is here and everyone who loved him so much last year is too. what are we supposed to do.

re NMNNA, that connecting bubble between jones and larkin is, you guessed it, room for zach werenski (cbj). and that also connects too to gaudreau, in true teammate fashion.

i give a sort of null amount of care about this particular narrative but for those who might be interested, hughes is surrounded by team usa olds. you can give him some company if you'd like (if you're out of ideas, caufield (mtl) connects to both suzuki and hughes relationally. but you guys know that better than i probably).

also something to look at are the "lonely" kids on the NMNNA: pettersson, beniers are big ones, but also robertson, thompson (both of them), nelson, keller, etc, etc. it's on you guys if you want to leave them lonely and looking for random conversation, or if you want to hook them up with a buddy (e.g. quinn hughes (van) connects to both jhughes and pettersson. sort of a two birds with one stone situation).

if you have a personal narrative agenda to fulfill, this is also the time to do that. good ones i've seen so far have been:

tyson jost (buf) (confronts him with both his avalanche days, a sprinkle of wild, and gives company to thompson)

anyone from the 2015 draft class you can get your hands on. wouldn't it be funny if we brought in dylan strome (wsh). wouldn't it be funny.

mats zuccarello (min) for kaprizov excitement boosting purposes

moritz seider (det) for larkin and (if so voted) draisaitl

evgeni malkin (pit) for crosby and ovechkin

literally anyone you can narratively pair to keep specifically those lonely old men company. they have to work today.

as for those of you who hope to ruin the vacations of players: there is only two-ish tips to keep in mind.

1) the more vet you are picking, the more you are in for a vacation-ruining-asg. pick any vet that you want to see get screentime and suffering, because they see the asg for what it is: a time where they need to keep working and entertain the masses instead of fucking off to cancun. do you think erik karlsson wants to be here, for the 7th time in a row. bonus points if they have kids, they are Tired of that shit.

2) it's in florida this year, which means the hot single excited young guns still clamoring for fame are Not going to see this as punishment* (with an asterisk, in that it will be punishment only if they are Alone). tread carefully.

[jackhues]

Ok lots of options for peanuts dad but I think two underrated options are vince dunn or dylan larkin

ooh dylan larkin's from mich, so there's def a story that could build from there. vince dunn's a pretty cool option too, i'd love to see peanut's interactions with the sabres team, and kraken

vote here!

[crossbackpoke-check]

I have to ask about good dog bad dream <3

🥰🥰 oh i was HOPING for this one. ok so y’all may actually know a little bit already because it exists in the tags as tyler borzoituzzi but! good dog bad dream is the working document title/notes compilation for a fic that started with the premise of “well you see that’s actually not a dog that’s my blorbo from my hrpf shifter wolf au—”

and, because i have never formally addressed it or put it anywhere other than the tags, three important details about this fic:

this IS a semi-au fic about the detroit red wings, set vaguely in the 2018-19 season, because the wings sucked that year (but not as bad as 2019-20)

this is ALSO a fic that is mainly about tyler bertuzzi and dylan larkin, with some other wings thrown in because i've never met an ensemble i couldn't shove into a love story

this 100% exists because of mickey redmond calling tyler a junkyard dog every chance he gets and me every time going "okay but what if literally though" -> 🐺

[shutth3puckup]

is dylan larkin's wedding today or tomorrow? bc I follow kenzy and wags that she's friends with and i've seen nothing other than dylan's story of his and his bride's menus

Sorry this is late, but it did happen over the weekend

[nhl-stories]

I’m Drunk, Baby – Dylan Larkin

Requested: Yes ∆ No

Word Count: 728

Dylan woke up with a startle after hearing the door slam at 2 AM followed by a loud ‘shhhhhh.’ That noise was followed  by some loud footsteps and bumps against the walls until his girlfriend, Y/N, clumsily opened the door.

You made eye contact with a now very awake Dylan and frowned, “Oh no I woke you up, I thought I was being quiet.”

You stumbled over to the bed pulling off you dress as you went.

“You have fun tonight?” Dylan smirked.

“Yeah and I’m drunk,” you pulled out one of Dylan’s shirts and put it on, leaning over to give him a kiss.

“Really I couldn’t tell? Especially since you taste like a bar.”

“Don’t be mean,” you whined, crawling into the bed.

“I missed you though, next time come out with me.”

“It was a girl’s night I don’t think I was invited.”

“Next time it’s gonna be a girl’s night plus Dylan.” you gave him a peck on the cheek, “and other people’s boyfriends and stuff, but I don’t care if they actually come.”

He laughed before rolling over and trying to get back to sleep but you kept moving around, kicking the sheets up trying to get comfortable but just making them more tangled.

“Dylan why are our sheet broken?” You kicked more in frustration.

Dylan laughed as he got out bed, moving the sheets and comforter to started to tuck you in, as you drunkenly smiling up at him.

“Wait Y/N, want me to wash off your make up first?”

“Aww that would be so nice. I don’t want to ruin the sheets. Or get a big ol’ zit”

He helped you up out of the bed and leads you to the bathroom, sitting you down on the edge of the tub. The moment Dylan turns his back you slide into the tub, flailing your legs in the air and giggling.

“I fell in.”

Dylan helps you up again, you sway a little bit before he steadies you. He grabs your face wash and a wash cloth and gently removes your make up, kissing you once he’s done.

You smack your hands on your cheeks and grin, “I feel so clean thank you.” You then flips your hair over your face, whipping Dylan in the process, “can you put my hair in a ponytail too?”

“Of course babe, but it won’t be good.”

He pulls your hair up and puts it into a lopsided ponytail.

“Can you brush my teeth too?” You ask innocently.

“That might be where I draw the line.”

“Pleeeeeeeeassssssssseeeeee,” you draw it out while trying to give puppy eyes which look rather pathetic while you have little control over your motor skills.

Dylan rolls his eyes, but he’s a great boyfriend so agrees to do it. It’s quite possibly the most awkward thing he’s ever done. Brushing someone else’s teeth feels weird enough as is, but then trying to steady his drunk girlfriend and have you keep your mouth open makes it worse.

You start to gag on the toothbrush and pull away, almost falling back into the tub as you spit at the drain.

“Oh my god Y/N, you couldn’t wait to spit in the sink.” He chuckles as he turns on the faucet wash away the toothpaste.

Then he lifts you up to bring you back into bed. Your knees buckle the moment he stands you up so he opts to carry you the rest of the way. Tucking you under the covers before crawling onto his side of the bed.

You turn over and kiss his shoulder, tucking yourself under his arm to rest your head on his chest.

“Hey can we have sex tomorrow?” You gently run your fingers up and down Dylan’s chest, “I would do it tonight but I think I might throw up if I try.”

“As sexy as throwing up in bed sounds, I think I’m fine without getting any tonight.”

“Perfect cause I’m crazy horny,” you hiccup, “but also crazy drunk.”

“No worries, besides after brushing your teeth for you I’m the opposite of crazy horny.”

“Awww, I hope you still love me.”

“Of course I still love you.” He kisses the top of your head and soothingly rubs your back.

You give a soft smile and mumble an ‘I love you’ back before you’re out like a light.

[larkin]

larks and prince eric 🐾

[zettersberg]

everyone: dylan larkin and zach werenski are boyfriends

niko porikos, with his stocking right to dylan's on the mantle: oh yeah?

[camelotsheart]

What will I do without you? You will remember me.

bamf!merthur week | day 2: smart!arthur 

the song of achilles // who lives who dies who tells your story, lmm // bbc merlin 1.01 // the song of achilles // poet, bastille // bbc merlin 2.08 // the song of achilles // bbc merlin 5.12 // an arundel tomb, phillip larkin // bbc merlin 1.04 // and death shall have no dominion, dylan thomas // a thousand years, christina perri // the song of achilles // bbc merlin 1.01 // the song of achilles // bbc merlin 3.10 // the song of achilles // bbc merlin 5.09 // the song of achilles // bbc merlin 5.05 // bbc merlin 5.12 // bbc merlin 2.12 // the song of achilles // save yourself, i’ll hold them back, my chemical romance // the song of achilles // unknown // the song of achilles // bbc merlin 5.13 // the song of achilles // remember me, coco

[natureivy]

yeah um why can’t hockey players use their fucking social media like c’mon

[thepinerider]

Zetterberg Continues to Lead Red Wings by Example

Paul Coffey, one of the most prolific blueliners to ever play in the NHL, once perfectly described the intrinsic quality that makes for a great leader in the game of hockey: Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But...

Via: https://thehockeywriters.com/detroit-red-wings-henrik-zetterberg-lead-by-example/

[tabloidtoc]

Life & Style, April 13

You can purchase a copy of this magazine at my eBay store: https://www.ebay.com/str/bradentonbooks

Cover: Angelina Jolie’s Ultimatum to Brad Pitt -- Dump Jennifer Aniston or Lose Custody 

Page 1: Photo Flash -- Bindi Irwin kisses new husband Chandler Powell at their wedding at the Australia Zoo 

Page 2: Contents

Page 6: Twinning -- Tracee Ellis Ross vs. Gigi Hadid, Thandie Newton vs. January Jones 

Page 7: Kristen Bell vs. Meghann Fahy

Page 8: Caitlyn Jenner wants to join RHOBH 

Page 9: Tamron Hall may be a hit with viewers at home but behind the scenes the daytime talk show host has gained quite a reputation for being a horrible boss, Throwback -- Dolly Parton 

Page 10: George and Amal Clooney can’t agree on where to live and it’s causing tension at home, Johnny Depp is selling treasure including his Kentucky horse farm at a bargain in order to pay for his never-ending legal battles with Amber Heard 

Page 12: Jennifer Garner warns Ben Affleck that Ana de Armas is just using him for fame 

Page 13: Lana Del Rey and police officer Sean “Sticks” Larkin called it quits after six months together but instead of jumping right back into the dating pool she is taking a break from men indefinitely, since she’s been hosting her own daytime talk show and coaching contestants on The Voice and preparing for a Las Vegas residency and recording new songs Kelly Clarkson hasn’t had much time for husband Brandon Blackstock but a recent trip to their cozy Montana cabin gave the couple’s marriage a much-needed lift, VIP Style -- Molly Sims (pictured), Antoni Porowski (pictured), Rachel Brosnahan, Perez Hilton, Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Falchuk, Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane, Jesse Tyler Ferguson (pictured) 

Page 14: The Week in Photos -- Nina Dobrev and Shaun White and her dog Maverick on a bike ride 

Page 16: Puppy Love -- Rachel Brosnahan in a staring contest with dog Winston, Tyler Cameron and dog Harley, Brooke Burke took her pair of German Shepherds for a walk 

Page 17: Kaley Cuoco and her dog Norman, Zoe Kravitz and her dog Scout 

Page 18: Simon Cowell grocery shopping in LA 

Page 19: Isla Fisher and a carrot, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban at his Instagram Live concerts 

Page 20: Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, Joe Jonas 

Page 21: Candice Swanepoel swimming at the beach in Miami 

Page 22: Stars Behaving Badly -- Post Malone grabbed himself onstage in Atlanta 

Page 23: Bebe Rexha flips the bird, Bella Hadid eats a burrito topless, Dylan Sprouse pretends to attack a photographer outside a party in West Hollywood 

Page 26: Say What?! Kendall Jenner, Keri Russell, Justin Bieber, Octavia Spencer

Page 28: Michelle Williams secretly married to baby daddy Thomas Kail 

Page 29: Zendaya gave boyfriend Jacob Elordi a key to her new $4 million mansion after less than a year of dating, Love Is Blind’s Amber Pike and Matt Barnett are slowing down on their relationship, Romance Report Card -- Kevin Hart A, Sarah Hyland B+, Halsey C

Page 30: Cover Story -- Angelina Jolie orders Brad Pitt to choose: Jennifer Aniston or the kids? 

Page 34: 5 juicy revelations from Colton Underwood’s tell-all 

Page 36: Celebs on Lockdown -- whose relationship will survive? Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher 

Page 37: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth 

Page 38: Fears grow for Queen Elizabeth after her heir Prince Charles contracts coronavirus 

Page 40: Look-Alike Celebrities 

Page 42: Who Lives Here? Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade 

Page 44: Entertainment 

Page 45: Star Review -- Whitney Port

Page 46: Beauty -- don’t overlook undereyes -- Kerry Washington 

Page 48: Pink Hair Don’t Care -- Anna Paquin, Busy Philipps, Ashley Benson, Charlotte Lawrence, Meghan Trainor 

Page 49: Kristen Stewart, Lady Gaga 

Page 50: Style Crush -- Shay Mitchell 

Page 52: Diva or Down-to-Earth? Diva Rita Ora has a photo shoot posse, diva Reese Witherspoon gets her makeup done 

Page 53: Down-to-Earth Jon Voight buys a basketful of Bounty, down-to-Earth Alessandra Ambrosio walks her dog Cinnamon 

Page 54: Social Stars Posts of the Week -- Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Simpson and kids Maxwell and Ace, Dua Lipa, Asa Butterfield and his cat 

Page 55: Amy Schumer and husband Chris Fischer and son Gene, Kourtney Kardashian, Hannah Brown and Tyler Cameron and pals, John Legend and son Miles 

Page 56: Horoscope -- Aries Kristen Stewart, They’re Not Together But They Should Be -- Gemini Chris Evans and Sagittarius Katie Holmes 

Page 58: Made Ya Look -- James Corden and Justin Bieber try their best to follow a tiny dancer’s choreography 

Page 60: What I’m Into -- Pauly D 

[puckingawesomerecs]

a paper cut for two by addandsubstract

dylan larkin/zach werenski | 12k | (red wings/jackets)

Dylan reads the news along with everyone else – Zach Werenski, top free agent, is coming home. 

rec comments: So the actual comment I left on the fic in may was I love break-up/make-up and this was perfect, so. We’re all going to trust my useless brain who couldn’t be a little more specific. I don’t want to spoil but I enjoyed the way the story took them to get them back together, made them fumble and not think at the beginning before fixing things. - @macknnons​

read on ao3

[steviecamehome]

Guess what guys. Larks has been playing center all tournament and he's doing a DAMN GOOD job.

[scottbcrowley2]

Red Wings re-sign Dylan Larkin to $30.5 million, 5-year deal - Fri, 10 Aug 2018 PST

The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed Dylan Larkin to a $30.5 million, five-year contract. The team announced the deal with the 22-year-old center on Friday. Larkin was a restricted free ... Red Wings re-sign Dylan Larkin to $30.5 million, 5-year deal - Fri, 10 Aug 2018 PST