Sportsnet’s Sam Cosentino offers a set of “power rankings” regarding 10 Canadian Hockey League prospects who are graduating to the NHL, and he mentions Wings defenseman Dennis Cholowski fairly high up on the list:
3. Dennis Cholowski, Detroit Red Wings: Another team in rebuild mode, the Wings have plenty of prospects with which to move forward. Cholowski was a bit of a surprise pick going 20th overall in 2016. He was just 5-foot-5, 125 pounds in his WHL Bantam draft year (2013), but the now-6-foot defenceman has experienced a plethora of activity in recent seasons. He was in the BCHL for the 2015-16 season, attended St. Cloud St. a year later, got signed by the Red Wings, and then played one game in the AHL to wrap up 2017. Last year he started with WHL Prince George before being dealt to Portland. Played one playoff game with Grand Rapids once Portland was eliminated and now he’s on Detroit’s opening night roster.
