DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills wrote a notebook article which focuses on the continuing development of one Sebastian Cossa this afternoon:
Detroit Red Wings goalie prospect Sebastian Cossa isn’t fazed knowing that when a game is on the line, he is his team’s last line of defense. In fact, playing under pressure is what Cossa relishes.
“Mentally, I love the game,” said Cossa, who was Detroit’s 15th overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. “Being a goalie, it’s being the last end-all or be-all. I like that about the position, for sure.”
Last season, Cossa compiled a 33-9-3 record with a 2.28 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in 46 regular-season games with the Western Hockey League’s Edmonton Oil Kings, finishing as the Central Division nominee for the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy as the WHL Goaltender of the Year.
“A lot of hockey,” the young netminder said about his 2021-22 campaign. “I think it was a lot of experience for me and it was really good.”
Cossa added that he learned a lot from Phil Osaer, the Red Wings’ head of goaltending, scouting and development.
“He (Osaer) was coming up to Edmonton to work with me probably once a month,” Cossa said. “Him coming up was great, but they (Detroit’s player development staff) tried to keep their distance a bit and let me play my game.”
