According to Hockeysverige.se’s Uffe Bodin, Red Wings prospect Moritz Seider will remain with Rogle BK of the Swedish Hockey League during the time that the World Junior Championship takes place.
This isn’t great news for Seider, who would have earned oodles of ice time as the Germans’ captain at the World Junior Championship in Edmonton, but this will prevent Seider from missing almost a month’s worth of time with his SHL team, Rogle BK, and that’s probably better for his professional development. One could also suggest that this is a sign that the Wings see Seider as closer to the NHL than previously believed.
What follows is roughly translated from Swedish:
Stopped from World Junior Championship Games–Will Continue in the SHL
Moritz Seider has been successful during his short time with Rögle. And now he will have the chance to continue to do so over the Christmas and New Year holidays. Now comes the news that the Detroit Red Wings will not let him go to the WJC.
Today, Germany’s World Junior Championship team was unveiled. It includes, among others, the super prospect Tim Stützle, who was selected as the third player by the Ottawa Senators in the draft last month, as well as Lukas Reichel, who was chosen by the Chicago Blackhawks in the first round.
One who is missing in the team, however, is the Detroit Red Wings to Rögle-loaned defenseman Moritz Seider, 19.
Seider, who was captain of the German Team during last year’s tournament, will not play at the WJC. The German Ice Hockey Association also states this in the press release where they present their team. According to the Germans, it is because the Detroit Red Wings aren’t giving the go-ahead for the defenseman-talent to participate in the tournament.
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For Rögle, this means that they can keep Moritz Seider on the team during the games before and after Christmas and New Year. So far, the youngster has posted seven points (2 goals + 5 assists) in eight SHL games. [His loan to Rögle] is valid for the rest of the SHL season.
Tim Stützle’s World Junior Championship participation depends on how he manages to heal after an arm fracture which he suffered a little over a month ago. According to German national team captain Tobias Abstreiter, there is good hope that he will be ready to play because the tournament doesn’t start until after Christmas.
“If his healing process continues as it has so far, there are good reasons to be optimistic. There are still five weeks left until the World Championship begins,” he says in the statement.
