New Delhi, Sept. 15 -- The Detroit Red Wings put a name on the hockey-operations job two days before training camp, promoting assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff to interim GM on Tuesday. They are still hunting for a permanent replacement for Steve Yzerman.

Horcoff will handle day-to-day roster calls, the salary cap, and hockey-ops staff and report to governor and CEO Chris Ilitch. Yzerman, moved out of the GM chair on July 15, stays on as senior adviser to Ilitch.

Chris Ilitch framed the move as a bridge, not the finish line.

"As our process continues to find the best possible leader for Red Wings hockey operations, I'm appreciative of Shawn for stepping up to serve in this capacity," Ilitch said. "His knowledge of our organizatio...