Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings

Team Depth Chart of NHL Prospects
Strengths
  • Versatile forwards.
  • Most defenders possess good mobility.
Weaknesses
  • Goaltending depth suspect.
  • Lack of sizable forwards.

About Prospect Scores and Probability

Prospect Criteria

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Pro
Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
CHL
Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
NCAA
Playing in NCAA
Europe
Playing in Europe
Junior
Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
N/A
Not Categorized Yet

Goaltenders

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Petr Mrazek Pro 8.0 C
2. Thomas McCollum Pro 7.0 C
3. Jake Paterson CHL 6.0 C
4. Jared Coreau Pro 6.0 C

Right Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Teemu Pulkkinen Europe 7.0 C
2. Martin Frk CHL 7.0 C
3. Tomas Jurco Pro 7.0 C
4. Mitch Callahan Pro 6.0 C
5. Trevor Parkes Pro 5.5 C
6. William Coetzee Pro 5.5 D

Left Wing

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Gustav Nyquist Pro 8.0 C
2. Tomas Tatar Pro 7.5 C
3. Andreas Athanasiou CHL 6.5 C
4. Marek Tvrdon CHL 6.5 C
5. Rasmus Bodin Europe 5.5 B
6. Andrej Nestrasil Pro 5.0 C

Centers

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Calle Jarnkrok Pro 7.5 C
2. Riley Sheahan Pro 7.0 C
3. Alan Quine CHL 6.5 C
4. Joakim Andersson Pro 6.5 C
5. Landon Ferraro Pro 6.5 C
6. Louis-Marc Aubry Pro 6.5 D
7. Brent Raedeke Pro 5.5 C
8. Philippe Hudon CHL 5.0 C

Defensemen

 League Prosp. talent Prob. of success
1. Brendan Smith Pro 8.0 B
2. Dan DeKeyser Pro 7.5 C
3. Ryan Sproul CHL 7.0 C
4. Xavier Ouellet CHL 7.0 C
5. Mattias Backman Europe 6.5 C
6. Adam Almquist Pro 6.5 C
7. Nick Jensen NCAA 6.5 C
8. Brian Lashoff Pro 6.5 C
9. Alexei Marchenko Europe 6.0 C
10. Ben Marshall NCAA 6.0 C
11. Mike McKee Junior 6.0 C
12. Richard Nedomlel CHL 5.5 C
13. Gleason Fournier Pro 5.5 C
14. Max Nicastro Pro 5.5 C
15. James De Haas Junior 5.5 C

Detroit Red Wings’ prospect system well-stocked at forward and on defense

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Calle Jarnkrok - Team Sweden

Photo: Swedish forward Calle Jarnkrok, currently playing with Brynas in the SEL, is the cream of the crop at center for the Detroit Red Wings prospect pool. (courtesy of Rick Stewart/Getty Images)

 
A paradigm shift occurred for the Detroit Red Wings after the 2004-05 NHL lockout. Gone were the days where Detroit would readily hand out early-round draft picks in exchange for veteran NHL talent. Instead, Detroit decided that they would need to hold on to their draft choices in order to build a prospect pool with skill and size that would help them compete in the new-look NHL.

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Ouellet, Drouin, Mantha named QMJHL stars of the week

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Jonathan Drouin - Halifax Mooseheads

Photo: Halifax Mooseheads forward and 2013 NHL Draft prospect Jonathan Drouin is scoring at a more than two-points-per-game pace so far in the 2012-13 season (courtesy of Richard Wolowicz/Getty Images)

Xavier Ouellet, Jonathan Drouin and Anthony Mantha were named today, the TELUS three stars of the week for October 22nd to October 28, 2012.

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Brendan Smith, Gustav Nyquist headline Detroit Red Wings’ prospects ready to shine in 2012-13

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Gustav Nyquist - Detroit Red Wings

Following a successful rookie campaign last year, Gustav Nyquist is ready for full-time duty with the Red Wings in 2012-13. (courtesy of Steven King/Icon SMI)

Leaves are falling and temperatures are dropping, which means the much anticipated return of hockey. While there may be no NHL training camps this September, there are already games being played by many NHL prospects. Below is a rundown of some Red Wings prospects to watch during the upcoming season at each level of the game.

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Brendan Smith tops solid group of Detroit Red Wings prospects

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Brendan Smith - Detroit Red Wings

Photo: Defenseman Brendan Smith has been developing steadily in the AHL and may now be ready for full-time NHL duty with the Detroit Red Wings (courtesy of Rocky Widner/Getty Images)

 

After an offseason of unprecedented change, the Detroit Red Wings' prospects will be relied upon more than they have been in over a decade to have an impact at the NHL level.

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Detroit Red Wings 2012 draft review

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Photo: Selected 80th overall in 2012, Jake Paterson is one of only five goaltenders the Red Wings have drafted in the past 10 years. (Aaron Bell/CHL Images)

 

The Detroit Red Wings came into the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh with only six picks, including no first-rounder, and elected to see those picks through without making any moves. The Wings 2012 draft class had a familiar flavor to it as well. Their first selection was highly skilled Czech Martin Frk from Halifax (QMJHL) and their last selection was an enormous Swede that only Hakan Andersson could spot.

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Top Prospects

  1. Brendan Smith
  2. Gustav Nyquist
  3. Petr Mrazek
  4. Tomas Tatar
  5. Calle Jarnkrok
  6. Riley Sheahan
  7. Ryan Sproul
  8. Xavier Ouellet
  9. Tomas Jurco
  10. Martin Frk
  1. Teemu Pulkkinen
  2. Brian Lashoff
  3. Landon Ferraro
  4. Joakim Andersson
  5. Mattias Backman
  6. Nick Jensen
  7. Adam Almquist
  8. Andreas Athanasiou
  9. Alan Quine
  10. Alexei Marchenko

Notable Prospects

  1. Louis-Marc Aubry
  2. Rasmus Bodin
  3. Mitch Callahan
  4. William Coetzee
  5. James De Haas
  6. Dan DeKeyser
  7. Gleason Fournier
  8. Philippe Hudon
  9. Ben Marshall
  1. Thomas McCollum
  2. Mike McKee
  3. Richard Nedomlel
  4. Andrej Nestrasil
  5. Max Nicastro
  6. Trevor Parkes
  7. Jake Paterson
  8. Brent Raedeke
  9. Marek Tvrdon
  10. Jared Coreau
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