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RED WINGS ANNOUNCE 2018 DEVELOPMENT CAMP ROSTER
… First-Round Picks Zadina, Veleno, Rasmussen and Cholowski Slated to Attend Sold-out Camp …DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today announced the roster for their 2018 Development Camp, which will be held at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena from Tuesday, June 26 to Saturday, June 30. The camp roster currently consists of 23 forwards, 13 defensemen and seven goaltenders.
The Red Wings will have four former first-round picks in attendance in forwards Michael Rasmussen (9th overall in 2017), Joe Veleno (30th overall in 2018) and Filip Zadina (6th overall in 2018) and defenseman Dennis Cholowski (20th overall in 2016). Rasmussen led the Red Wings in goals during the 2017 preseason and recovered from injury to produce 59 points (31-28-59) in 47 regular-season games for the Western Hockey League’s Tri-City Americans in 2017-18, before amassing 33 points (16-17-33) in just 14 postseason games to help Tri-City upset higher-seeded teams with back-to-back sweeps before being eliminated in the WHL’s Conference Finals. Veleno similarly finished the season on a high note, racking up 48 points (16-32-48) in 33 games with the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League after starting the season with 31 points (6-25-31) in 31 games as captain of the Saint John Sea Dogs. Veleno was the first player in QMJHL history to be granted Exceptional Player Status by Hockey Canada to allow him to enter the league as a 15-year-old, a year earlier than the league’s minimum age of 16.
Detroit’s top pick in 2018, and highest player selected (sixth overall) by the team since drafting Keith Primeau third overall at the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Filip Zadina recorded 82 points (44-38-82) in 57 games with the Halifax Mooseheads to lead all QMJHL rookies and win the Mike Bossy Trophy as the QMJHL’s best professional prospect. He also scored seven goals in seven games for the Czech Republic at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championship as an underager. The final first-round pick in attendance, Cholowski, was signed by Detroit last spring and spent the season in the Western Hockey League, finishing eighth in the league in scoring by defensemen with a combined 66 points (14-52-66) between the Prince George Cougars and Portland Winterhawks before making his AHL postseason debut during the Griffins’ playoff run.
All 10 players selected by the Red Wings at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft on June 22-23 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas will be in attendance, joining Veleno and Zadina: forwards Jonatan Berggren, Ryan O’Reilly and Otto Kivenmaki; defensemen Jared McIsaac, Alec Regula and Seth Barton; and goaltenders Jesper Eliasson and Victor Brattstrom. The camp also includes all 11 players drafted in 2017, five selected in 2016, three chosen in 2015 and one drafted in 2013. This year’s roster also includes 11 free agent invitees and two goalies who the Red Wings signed as free agents within the last year: Kaden Fulcher, who earned a contract after attending Development Camp and Training Camp as a free agent last year and went on to win an Ontario Hockey League championship with the Hamilton Bulldogs, leading all goalies in the playoffs in goals-against average and save percentage; and Patrik Rybar, signed by the Red Wings in May after spending the last four seasons playing professionally in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He made his men’s national team debut for Slovakia this season by serving as the third goalie at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, Korea, and appearing in two games at the 2018 IIHF World Championship in Denmark.
A complete development camp roster can be found below.
2018 DEVELOPMENT CAMP SCHEDULE
The Red Wings’ 2018 Development Camp begins on Tuesday, June 26 and features on-ice skill development and off-ice workouts each day, including a scrimmage on Saturday, June 30. The camp will be split into two sides, Team Howe and Team Lindsay, and will feature daily on-ice instruction and skill development from a team of coaches, led by the Grand Rapids Griffins coaching staff and the Red Wings player development staff. Attendees will also take part in NHL-level off-ice workouts and attend classes designed to help players transition to professional hockey, while receiving feedback from Red Wings coaches and management.
A complete schedule can be found by clicking here.
2018 DETROIT RED WINGS DEVELOPMENT CAMP ROSTER
FORWARDS (21)
Player Position2017-18 Team Acquired
Jack Adams RW Union (ECAC) 2017 6th Rd. (162nd overall)
Jonatan Berggren RW Skelleftea (Swe-Jr.) 2018 2nd Rd. (33rd overall)
Mattias Elfstrom RW Vasterviks (Swe-2) 2016 7th Rd. (197th overall)
Zach Gallant C Peterborough (OHL) 2017 3rd Rd. (83rd overall)
Brady Gilmour C Saginaw (OHL) 2017 7th Rd. (193rd overall)
Otto Kivenmaki RW Assat (Fin-Jr.) 2018 7th Rd. (191st overall)
Ryan O’Reilly RW Madison (USHL) 2018 4th Rd. (98th overall)
Chase Pearson C Maine (HE) 2015 5th Rd. (140th overall)
David Pope LW Omaha (NCHC) 2013 4th Rd. (109th overall)
Michael Rasmussen C Tri-City (WHL) 2017 1st Rd. (9th overall)
Givani Smith LW Guelph/Kitchener (OHL) 2016 2nd Rd. (46th overall)
Joe Veleno C Drummondville (QMJHL) 2018 1st Rd. (30th overall)
Lane Zablocki RW Red Deer/Victoria (WHL) 2017 3rd Rd. (79th overall)
Filip Zadina LW Halifax (QMJHL) 2018 1st Rd. (6th overall)
Colt Conrad C Western Michigan (NCHC) Free Agent Invitee
Pavel Gogolev LW Peterborough (OHL) Free Agent Invitee
Maxim Golod LW Erie (OHL) Free Agent Invitee
Nicolas Guay C Drummondville (QMJHL) Free Agent Invitee
Taro Hirose LW Michigan State (B10) Free Agent Invitee
Luke Morgan LW Michigan (B10) Free Agent Invitee
Ryan Savage RW Fargo/Omaha (USHL) Free Agent Invitee
Sebastian Vidmar LW Union (ECAC) Free Agent Invitee
Trevor Yates C Cornell (ECAC) Signed by Griffins, 3/29/18DEFENSEMEN (13)
Player Position2017-18 Team Acquired
Seth Barton D Trail (BCHL) 2018 3rd Rd. (81st overall)
Dennis Cholowski D Prince George/Portland (WHL) 2016 1st Rd. (20th overall)
Cole Fraser D Peterborough (OHL) 2017 5th Rd. (131st overall)
Patrick Holway D Maine (HE) 2015 6th Rd. (170th overall)
Kasper Kotkansalo D Boston U. (HE) 2017 3rd Rd. (71st overall)
Gustav Lindstrom D Almtuna (Swe-2) 2017 2nd Rd. (38th overall)
Alfons Malmstrom D HV-71 (Swe-Jr.) 2016 4th Rd. (107th overall)
Jared McIsaac D Halifax (QMJHL) 2018 2nd Rd. (36th overall)
Alec Regula D London (OHL) 2018 3rd Rd. (67th overall)
Malte Setkov D Pantern (Swe-2) 2017 4th Rd. (100th overall)
Reilly Webb D Hamilton/Saginaw (OHL) 2017 6th Rd. (164th overall)
Marcus Crawford D Saginaw (OHL) Signed by Griffins, 4/3/18
Trevor Hamilton D Penn State (B10) Signed by Griffins, 3/29/18
GOALTENDERS (7)Player Position2017-18 Team Acquired
Victor Brattstrom G Timra (Swe-2) 2018 6th Rd. (160th overall)
Jesper Eliasson G Troja-Ljungby (Swe-Jr.) 2018 3rd Rd. (84th overall)
Kaden Fulcher G Hamilton (OHL) Signed Free Agent, 10/3/17
Filip Larsson G Tri-City (USHL) 2016 6th Rd. (167th overall)
Keith Petruzzelli G Quinnipiac (ECAC) 2017 3rd Rd. (88th overall)
Patrik Rybar G Hradec Kralove (Czech) Signed Free Agent, 5/21/18
Joren van Pottelberghe G Davos (NLA) 2015 4th Rd. (110th overall)
