Month: August 2019

The Toledo Walleye are teasing a major player announcement…

PLAYER IS GOING LIVE NOW HEAD OVER TO INSTAGRAM. https://t.co/QLjB01bPBX— Toledo Walleye (@ToledoWalleye) August 1, 2019

And the Toledo Blade’s Mark Monroe revealed the identity of the player taking over the Walleye’s Instagram account:

D Brenden Kotyk (6-foot-6 and 225-pounds) is returning to the @ToledoWalleye.— Mark Monroe (@MonroeBlade) August 1, 2019

Update: The Walleye confirm:

? PLAYER ANNOUNCEMENT ?

Defenseman Brenden Kotyk (@BrendenKotyk74) is returning for his second season with the Fish ➡️ https://t.co/XnkLcddOTg pic.twitter.com/iaQSOF4IuE— Toledo Walleye (@ToledoWalleye) August 1, 2019

Red Wings director of player evaluation Jiri Fischer appears on the latest edition of Arthur J. Regner’s “Red and White Authority” podcast:

NHL.com is going to list its top 20 players at each position over the course of 9 specials on the NHL Network, and NHL.com’s David Satriano reports that Dylan Larkin didn’t quite make the cut, instead earning an “honorable mention”:

Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings

In his fourth NHL season, Larkin led the Red Wings in goals (32), assists (41), points (73) and penalty minutes (75), and scored seven power-play goals and two shorthanded goals in 21:51 of ice time, best among Detroit forwards. The 23-year-old also won 54.5 percent of face-offs and was the first Red Wings player to score at least 30 goals since Marian Hossa (40), Johan Franzen (34), Pavel Datsyuk (32) and Henrik Zetterberg (31) in 2008-09.

“You weren’t sure if he was going to be a centerman when he first started,” [Mike] Johnson said. “You weren’t sure if he was going to be able to slow the game down to deal with all those responsibilities, but he can. He’s the go-to guy for Detroit offensively and he is OK with that. He’s a new-age player with all the speed that he can play with. All aspects of his game have grown. He should be a fixture on this list for the next several years.”

Continued

Red Wings prospect Jared McIsaac has been participating in the World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth, MI as a spectator, cheering on Team Canada from the stands as he recovers from shoulder surgery.

He spoke with DetroitRedWings.com’s Dana Wakiji regarding his recovery process and his progress made this past season with the QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads.

“It’s been going pretty good so far,” McIsaac said before the game started. “I’m just taking my time with it, not rushing anything. I’m set up real good back home with Nick Bagnall (strength and conditioning specialist). I rehabbed with him last year after the injury and then continuing now after surgery.”

McIsaac originally injured his shoulder during the prospect tournament last September in Traverse City.

“Then it got worse throughout the year,” McIsaac said. “After world juniors, it kept sliding out in playoffs, kept sliding on me. The organization and myself, they thought it was best for me to get it done. Obviously can’t argue with them.”

In spite of the injury, McIsaac took a big step forward while playing a big role with the QMJHL’s Halifax Mooseheads.

In 53 games, McIsaac had 16 goals and 46 assists. His 62 points marked a 15-point jump from the previous season. He followed that up with two goals and 14 assists in 22 playoff games.

Wakiji continues, discussing Jonatan Berggren’s difficult day playing for Sweden and Otto Kivenmaki’s progress.

Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland is attending the World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth, Michigan this week, and he spoke with WXYZ’s Brad Galli regarding his decision to leave the Red Wings: