Filip Zadina scored 2 goals today in the Czech Extraliga, and the Free Press’s Helene St. James wrote an article about Zadina’s goal-scoring outburst:
It’s only been three games for Zadina, but he already has four goals and one assist. The latter was earned setting up a goal in overtime.
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Zadina, who turns 21 on Nov. 27, was one of the few bright spots during the Wings’ miserable 2019-20 season. After a pedestrian training camp that had team executives worried if the sixth pick from 2018 would live up to expectations, Zadina joined the Wings in late November, called up after an injury to Anthony Mantha.
Zadina’s season was cut short by a lower-body injury, but from Nov. 23-Feb.1 he was tied with Robby Fabbri for the team lead with eight goals and ranked third on the team with 15 points, behind Dylan Larkin (21) and Fabbri (17).
The Czech Extraliga isn’t NHL-level hockey, but it’s a great sign for the Wings that Zadina is dominating at that level.
