Lalonde, 50, joins Detroit after spending the last four seasons as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning, where he helped guide the club to four consecutive postseason berths and three straight Stanley Cup Final appearances, including back-to-back championships in 2019-20 and 2020-21.
"The more I looked into it, the more I realized Derek was a really good fit for this job,"
Yzerman said on July 1.
"This is a great opportunity for us to bring in a coach with tremendous experience as a head coach at various levels and coaching as part of a very good staff and a very good program."
Detroit's bench also features associate coach Bob Boughner, assistant coach Jay Varady and goaltending coach Alex Westlund, who are all entering their first campaign with the Red Wings.
The 51-year-old Bougher, who was Detroit's 32nd overall pick in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, spent the last two and a half seasons as head coach of the San Jose Sharks and was at the helm of the Florida Panthers from 2017-19.
"One of many boxes he checked was the eagerness to develop these guys, both on the ice and in the video room," Lalonde said about Boughner on July 8. "He was ecstatic for the opportunity."
