Prospects learning Red Wings way at development camp
Development camp for Detroit Red Wings prospects is akin to summer school on ice. It’s about educating young players, not evaluating them. (MLive)
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Development camp for Detroit Red Wings prospects is akin to summer school on ice. It’s about educating young players, not evaluating them. (MLive)
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Red Wings development camp returns to the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena this week. (MLive)
Twenty-seven recent draft picks on roster, including six from 2022 draft. (DetroitRedWings.com)
Five-day camp featuring Red Wings prospects returns to Belfor Training Center for the first time since 2019. (DetroitRedWings.com)
Center Chase Pearson logged 18 points (7-11—18) in 50 games with the Griffins. He also appeared in the NHL for the first time in his career and suited up for three contests with Detroit.
Of the players coming up through the pipeline, one of the most anticipated is the giant six-foot-seven Elmer Söderblom. Söderblom had a dynamite 2021-22 season in the SHL with 21 goals and 33 points. (Detroit Hockey Now)
Defenseman Wyatt Newpower skated in his first season as a Griffin and logged 10 points (3-7—10) in a career-high 55 games.
Grand Rapids signed former Michigan State goalkeeper John Lethemon, 25, to a one-year contract. Lethemon played four seasons and 101 games for the Spartans before turning pro in 2020. (Detroit Hockey Now)
Lethemon will compete for one of two roster spots on the Griffins with Victor Brattstrom, newly signed Jussi Olkinuora and possibly 2021 15th overall pick Sebastian Cossa, if he turns pro. (MLive)
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