Steve Yzerman and friends pitched a slider with their second round pick (52nd overall) by selecting Dmitri Buchelnikov. He was projected to go somewhere in the third to fourth round, but Detroit showed just how high they are on the kid by picking him this early, and with 51 picks between this selection and their
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Detroit — The Red Wings began the second day of the NHL Entry Draft on Friday by selecting a pair of forwards, Dylan James and Dmitri Buchelnikov, in the second round. A 6-foot, 181-pound left wing, James was the rookie of the year in the United States Hockey League and was taken with the No. 40 overall pick. James had
The Detroit Red Wings have selected Dylan James with the 40th pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. James was the 2021-22 USHL Rookie of the Year, putting together 61 points in 62 game with the Sioux City Musketeers. James is a high-pressure player who excels along the boards. He’s big on positioning and physicality, with
Entering the 2022 NHL Draft, the word around the Detroit Red Wings was that they needed to come out of the first round with a center prospect they can build around heading into the future. So then maybe it was of little surprise that general manager Steve Yzerman did just that and selected a center
In a busy morning for the Detroit Red Wings, they also announced that two new coaches were joining the staff. Bob Boughner will be coming on as an associate coach and Alex Westlund joins the staff as the goaltending coach. Bob Boughner was originally drafted by the Red Wings 32nd overall in the 1989 Entry
Things kick off at 11am ET and coverage moves over to NHLN and ESPN+ in the US with Sportsnet and TVAS keeping up Canadian coverage. Wings have plenty of work. Things will go very quickly for day 2. Marco Kasper, assuming he stays in the SHL for the upcoming season, makes it three high profile
MONTREAL — The more Steve Yzerman and Kris Draper saw of Marco Kasper, the more convinced they became he was the right player for the Detroit Red Wings. “We like everything about the way he plays,” Yzerman said Thursday after selecting Kasper at No. 8 overall on the first day of the 2022 NHL draft
Marco Kasper shouldn’t have any trouble fitting in here. The newest member of the Red Wings organization speaks three languages — German, Swedish and English — and they’ll all come in handy whenever he joins his NHL team in Detroit. Or more specifically, when he joins the rest of the young core of talent that Red Wings
In an NHL Entry Draft filled with surprises, the Red Wings didn’t shock anyone. They selected center Marco Kasper with their first-round pick, eighth overall, on Thursday night. The Austrian center played in Rogle (Sweden) last season, where he had seven goals and four assists in 46 games. Kasper had 13 points (six goals) in 12
MONTREAL — The Detroit Red Wings‘ latest prize draft pick described himself as a ” really competitive player. I want to win.” Steve Yzerman banked on Austrian Marco Kasper with the No. 8 overall pick in the first round of the NHL draft on Thursday to continue the impressive impact made by the Wings’ first-round picks
With the 8th pick in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, the Detroit Red WIngs have selected Marco Kasper from Rogel BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) About Marco Kasper With a combination of size, skill, and skating, Marco Kasper has everything pro scouts look for in a top-end NHL Draft pick. At 6-foot-1, he
With the 8th overall selection, the Detroit Red Wings selected Marco Kasper in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft. Steve Yzerman and the Red Wings front office settled on the Austrian center 8th overall. It’s not really a surprise, considering he was playing with Rogle BK in the SHL. The 6-foot-2, 187-pound center is a strong
MONTREAL — The Detroit Red Wings are looking at adding former Wings defenseman Bob Boughner to their new coaching staff. In an interview with the Free Press on Thursday, Lalonde laid out what he’s looking for as he adds a defense assistant to his coaching staff. MORE FROM ST. JAMES: Derek Lalonde plans to make
We’ve waited patiently for tonight. We got our coach in place, we still have our GM on board and now it’s time to find out what the Wings do with the #8 overall pick. The majority of you said they should take the best player available but a sizable chunk want the Wings to trade