The Windsor Star’s Jim Parker took note of the fact that Red Wings 2021 draft pick Pasquale Zito earned a nod from Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman as one of the better performers at the Red Wings’ prospect tournament. The Windsor Spitfires forward didn’t play a game last season in the OHL due to the pandemic:
Yzerman was so impressed by Zito’s performance at the club’s prospect tournament on the weekend that he earned an invite to the team’s main training camp, which begins on Thursday in Traverse City, Mich.
“We were down to nine forwards,” Yzerman said of the final game of the tournament. “Some of these kids hadn’t played, like Pasquale Zito didn’t play last year.
“I thought he looked really good out there for someone who hadn’t played (and) for someone who’s 18-year-olds old. He hung in there good. Some of these teams had guys that have been pro for a few years or that have just left college and are 23-, 24-years-old (and) he did well for an 18-year-old.”
The 6-foot, 176-pound Zito had a power-play goal in three games and was even in a tournament where Detroit was outscored 16-10.
“I feel I played OK,” Zito said “Obviously, having a year off in the OHL, being away a year, of course, for the first game (I) felt a little slow being back. I felt progressively I got better and got adjusted to the speed.”
