Red Wings director of amateur scouting Kris Draper appeared on 97.1 the Ticket’s Morning Show With Stoney earlier today, discussing the Red Wings’ draft haul (Kienan Draper included). Here’s the interview:
Month: October 2020
Tweet of note: McIsaac banged up in Finland
HPK reports that Jared McIsaac (hand) will be out for 2 weeks, so the team’s bringing in VIlle Koistinen. https://t.co/Sea2K8zTFv— George Malik (@georgemalik) October 8, 2020
EHC Alliance: Czech Extraliga stops for 14 days
This news isn’t very good if you’re Filip Hronek and HK Mountifield, or Filip Zadina and Ocelari Trinec, which has already been in quarantine for coronavirus cases:
BREAKING: Major setback in Czech Republic; Minister of Health Roman Prymula stops all professional and amateur sports in the country for at least 14 days from coming Monday, thus responding to the worsened coronavirus situation. https://t.co/3Y8Y4Yk0CW pic.twitter.com/uTliNa5JHy— EuropeanHockeyClubs (@EHCAlliance) October 8, 2020
Update: Also…
UPDATE: Setback in Sweden @SHLse as authorities extend limit of 50 at public gatherings due to the increase in infections.
CZE: Seven teams in quarantine. 1000 in attendance in the few @telhcz games that can be played.
NOR: New name: Fjordkraftligaen @norskishockey pic.twitter.com/hNm2OZQV2a— EuropeanHockeyClubs (@EHCAlliance) October 8, 2020
Red Wings re-sign Erne, Hirose to one-year contracts
The Red Wings are taking care of their depth players:
The #RedWings today agreed to terms with left wings Adam Erne and Taro Hirose on one-year contract extensions.
? » https://t.co/0LWo2QaZrK pic.twitter.com/bJP63G6Rns— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 8, 2020
The #RedWings re-signed 24 y/o RFA F Taro Hirose to 1 year extension. Per @MatiszJohn, $825K NHL, $160K Minors
-2G 7P in 26 GP
-19% 5v5 GF, 39% DFF, 43% Corsi
-Rep’d by Allain Roy @RSGHockey
https://t.co/p1iETNqgKM— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) October 8, 2020
Continue reading Red Wings re-sign Erne, Hirose to one-year contractsRed Wings agree to one-year extensions with Adam Erne and Taro Hirose
Erne skated in 56 NHL games after trade from Tampa Bay; Hirose split first full pro season between Detroit and Grand Rapids
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with left wings Adam Erne and Taro Hirose on one-year contract extensions.
Roughly translated: Hakan Andersson talks about the Wings’ draft picks with Hockeysverige.se: ‘It’s shit what it says on the passport’
I’m not the first one to find this article–Red Wings Prospects on Twitter posted this while I was sleeping–but here’s a rough translation of Red Wings director of European scouting Hakan Andersson’s long interview with Mans Karlsson:
Continue reading Roughly translated: Hakan Andersson talks about the Wings’ draft picks with Hockeysverige.se: ‘It’s shit what it says on the passport’“I’m the first to say ‘[it’s] shit in what it says on the passport'”
They were not content with [just drafting] Lucas Raymond. Detroit picked three Swedes in this year’s draft – with its first three draft picks. Now European scout Håkan Andersson talks about the selections.
“We do not hunt for Swedes – we hunt for the best hockey players,” Andersson says to hockeysverige.se.
No NHL team is as closely associated with Swedes as the Detroit Red Wings. There is, of course, a simple explanation for that, and that explanation is spelled Håkan Andersson. The team’s legendary scout has worked for Detroit for 30 years, and has made a lot of blue-and-yellow discoveries.
In this year’s draft, Detroit chose Lucas Raymond with its first choice, the fourth overall, and with his second and third choices, respectively, defenseman William Wallinder from Modo and forward Theodor Niederbach from Frölunda were picked. A hat trick of Swedes, then.
But it is more of a coincidence, says Håkan Andersson.
“I have worked for Detroit for 30 years and it is clear to most of those who are on the team now. That discussion comes up at regular intervals and I am the first to say, “It’s shit in what it says in the passport – choose the best players” , says the scout to hockeysverige.se and continues:
Tweet of note: Red Wings officially assign Joe Veleno, Moritz Seider to Swedish teams
FYI: It’s official now:
Update: The #RedWings have assigned center Joe Veleno to Malmo (SHL) and reassigned defenseman Mortiz Seider from Mannheim (DEL) to Rogle (SHL).— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 8, 2020
Here’s more from the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan:
Continue reading Tweet of note: Red Wings officially assign Joe Veleno, Moritz Seider to Swedish teamsBultman on Kienan Draper’s selection, and 11 more draft-related thoughts
The Athletic’s Max Bultman penned a superb article this morning, issuing 12 thoughts about the Red Wings’ 12 2020 NHL draft picks. Among his comments:
Perhaps the feel-good pick of the day came with the first pick of Round 7, when the Red Wings selected Kienan Draper, Kris’ son. Draper plays for Chilliwack in the BCHL, where he had a four-point game over the weekend.
Kienan said afterward that he and his dad had talked about the possibility beforehand, and that he would have been happy to be picked by any team.
“But to be picked by my hometown team is really awesome,” he said.
“A couple of our scouts — one in Ontario who followed Kienan at St. Andrew’s College last year, and one of our scouts in the West who was following him in Chilliwack this year — they were pushing pretty hard,” Yzerman said.
Yzerman and Kris Draper discussed the possibility recently, and Yzerman first asked him, “Are you sure you want to put your son in that position?” before telling him, “Your obligation is (to) do what you think is the right thing for the Detroit Red Wings, and I trust your judgment.”
“And I know that he did that,” Yzerman said.
Continued (paywall)…
Cross Hanas is proud of hockey’s growth in Texas
The Red Wings selected Cross Hanas with the 55th pick in yesterday’s NHL draft, and Hanas spoke with The Athletic’s Sean Shapiro and Saad Yousuf regarding the growth of hockey in Texas:
Hanas and [Pittsburgh Penguins pick Chase] Yoder both grew up playing in the Dallas Stars Elite Hockey Club. The first question Hanas was asked after he got drafted pertaining to his roots was, “Why hockey and not football or baseball?”
Hanas said the perception of hockey in Texas is misunderstood, the sport is growing and there are a lot of people with a strong passion for the game. Hanas, a Stars fan growing up in Highland Village, played in the Dallas Stars organization all the way until he made the jump to the WHL a couple of years ago. Two of his teammates were Justin Robidas — son of longtime Stars defenseman Stéphane Robidas — and Jackson Nieuwendyk — son of former Stars forward and general manager Joe Nieuwendyk. Hanas’ father, Trevor, played junior hockey and has been a coach for the Elite Hockey Club the entire time the family has been in Dallas.
“It’s actually a lot better than what people would think Dallas hockey would be,” Hanas said.
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“I think it’s a huge honor because I did grow up playing all of my youth hockey down here in Dallas,” Hanas said. “I think it’s really good because a lot of kids in the program kind of look up to me as a kid that is always around the rink, watching me and stuff, and want to be where I played. That was me growing up with watching Seth Davis, Caleb Jones, Ryan O’Reilly and Max Gildon. It’s really cool to have that feeling that younger kids in Dallas look up to me.”
Roughly translated: Moritz Seider’s Q and A with Rogle BK’s website
Here’s Rogle BK’s Lasse Mauritzson’s Q and A with Mortiz Seider, roughly translated:
Continue reading Roughly translated: Moritz Seider’s Q and A with Rogle BK’s website“It will be fun to kick off the season”
He is one of German hockey’s great future names. But the autumn of 2020 has not been normal for Moritz Seider–at home in Germany they are still waiting to start the hockey season. Now the wait is over for Seider, who will play in Rögle in the SHL. “It will be fun to start the season,” says Moritz.
At last summer’s NHL draft, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman surprised many when he used the team’s first choice, No. 6 overall, to select German defender Moritz Seider and signed a rookie contract with the well-built right-handed defender.
Expectations are high on the very promising defenseman and he is predicted to have a brilliant NHL career.
Roughly translated: Rogle BK’s Moritz Seider press release
Here’s the press release that Rogle BK’s Lasse Mauritzson posted regarding their landing of Moritz Seider on loan from the Detroit Red Wings:
Continue reading Roughly translated: Rogle BK’s Moritz Seider press releaseRogle borrows defensive talent from Detroit Red Wings
German prospect Moritz Seider is ready to play in Rögle BK for the rest of the season. The 19-year-old defenseman was selected as the sixth player overall in last summer’s draft by the Detroit Red Wings. Now the NHL club is lending Seider to Rögle this season.
“We as an association are happy and proud of the confidence the Detroit Red Wings show us by letting us be part of developing Moritz Seider into a future regular NHL player. Moritz is a two-way, right-handed hill that is very mobile and has a good shot from the blueline,” says Rögle’s sports director Chris Abbott.