Month: August 2022

Over 20 minutes’ worth of Art Regner and Daniella Bruce speaking with Alex Nedeljkovic:

Red Wings prospect Theodor Niederbach took a game misconduct yesterday in Sweden’s 3-2 win over Switzerland, and he spoke with HockeyNews.se’s Karl Mansson regarding his indiscretion:

Theodor Niederbach on the match penalty: “I was perhaps a little overheated”

Sweden faced Switzerland in their first game of the tournament. Then Rogle BK player Theodor Niederbach incurred a match penalty. At a press conference, he spoke about the incident.

The Tre Kronor defeated Switzerland in their opening game, but one of the main players of the game was Theodor Niederbach. At a digital press conference, he discussed his match penalty.

Whether Niederbach will play against Austria tomorrow is yet to be determined.

“I will find out before the game. Right now, I don’t have much of a grasp on that,” said Niederbach.

“It’s not like I went out there with the intention of taking penalties. There were three unfortunate events. And the last one was the icing on the cake. I was perhaps a little overheated,” continued the Rogle forward.

Pending notification, the forward is preparing for the game tomorrow. Regardless of whether he’s suspended or not.

“I’m preparing to play as always. So we’ll see as always. But I’m assuming that I’ll play.

FYI:

𝗪𝗢𝗔𝗛 𝗡𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗬!

Todd Nelson has been named the 28th head coach in franchise history. The veteran coach played for Hershey in 1995-96 and has won a Calder Cup as a player, assistant coach, and head coach.https://t.co/psMWfL6XBx pic.twitter.com/TeIh6onOKH— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) August 11, 2022

Welcome back to Chocolatetown, Todd!

We can’t wait to get started either. pic.twitter.com/KAh2iA2L0e— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) August 11, 2022

Red Wings prospect Red Savage is taking part in the World Junior Championship with Team USA this August, but last month, he attended the Red Wings’ summer development camp at Little Caesars Arena. Savage is briefly mentioned in an article from the Miami of Ohio RedHawks’ website which discusses four members of the RedHawks’ team who took part in development camps:

Savage went through his first prospect camp with the Red Wings after the team took him 114th overall in the 2021 draft. The week concluded with a 3-on-3 tournament, and the Miami sophomore scored his share of goals in the showcase.

“It was a great experience for him,” said Red’s father Brian Savage, a former Montreal draft pick who attended a similar camp with the Canadiens three decades ago and then went on to a 12-year NHL career. “Red got to know some of the other draftees and prospects and sort of see where he fits in. He ended up having a real good camp.”

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The Athletic’s Eric Duhatschek conducted a lengthy Q and A with former WHL forward Rich Preston, and Preston has some stories to share about playing with the Howe family as a member of the Houston Aeros:

In his biography, Mark Howe wrote how in 1973, he and Marty had been living with their parents but were “fighting too much over stupid stuff” so he moved in with you to an apartment complex where he eventually met his wife, Ginger. What were your memories of living with Mark and playing with the Howe family?

Gordie was such a gentleman off the ice, and so tough on the ice. We became really close. Mark and I lived together my second year, his third. Until then, they’d been living with their parents, who had a big house, with a swimming pool in the backyard — so the players used to go over there to swim. Gordie had a deal with Chrysler back then and knew a guy who helped me get a Dodge Van — an old hippie van — and they had a boat, so whenever you’d get an off day, you’d hitch the boat to the van and go down to the gulf and fish. That was Marty’s nickname — Fish because he loved to fish.

So, Mark also mentioned in his book, that he played on a line with you and his dad for a time. I see three natural wingers there. Who ended up playing in the middle?

Gordie did! And he loved it. Here’s a bit of trivia for you. There’s one person who played pro hockey who took Gordie Howe’s position (right wing) away from him. Mark played on the left side, I played on the right side and Gordie moved from right wing to center. And he loved it. He could go anywhere – and stick somebody and do whatever he wanted to. I think it was Terry Ruskowski who said: ‘That’s not a bad line, but it needs a nickname. They came up with, ‘Howe, Howe and Who!’ I was Who.

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EliteProspects conducted an interview with Red Wings prospect Simon Edvinsson, and while it’s “locked” behind a paywall, they shared some highlights on Twitter:

A lot of top NHL prospects decided to skip the 2022 #WorldJuniors to prepare for upcoming training camps this fall.

Simon Edvinsson will be in the NHL soon, but he explained why he made the decision to play at the tournament for Sweden first.

🔗: https://t.co/0tCiMx3QON pic.twitter.com/QHLS5ja4TJ— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) August 11, 2022

Edvinsson: “I can only speak for myself, but I said it’s an opportunity, I haven’t played at World Juniors before. It was cancelled. A little bit different from from the other ones because it’s in the summer. But yeah, I see this opportunity. I want to play for Sweden, win gold.”— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) August 11, 2022

Edvinsson cont’d: “So yeah, that was my decision. I talked to Detroit about it. We had a conversation and yeah, everything went good. So focused on this tournament now. And after that, go back to Detroit.”— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) August 11, 2022

DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills filed an article this morning which discusses the Red Wings “Roster Reset” as the team’s offseason changes apply to the team’s defensive corps:

Leading the defensive corps is 21-year-old German Moritz Seider, who won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie last season by leading all first-year skaters in assists (43), power-play points (21) and average time on ice (23:03). He was also one of only three rookies to play in all 82 games.

Seider, who was Detroit’s sixth overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, established himself as a fixture on the Red Wings’ blue line in 2021-22, and will look to continue his trajectory in his second NHL season.

Detroit also relied heavily on Filip Hronek, whose 22:02 average ice time per game last season ranked second on the team behind Seider. In his fourth campaign with the Red Wings, Hronek recorded career highs in games played (78), assists (33) and points (38). The 24-year-old finished with five multi-assist games and six multi-point outings in 2021-22.

Since making his NHL debut with the Red Wings on Oct. 4, 2018, Hronek has evolved into a reliable top-four defenseman. His production was rewarded when the Czech native signed a three-year extension last September.

Other returning blueliners include Jordan Oesterle, Gustav Lindstrom and Jake Walman. 

Oesterle enters his second season with the Red Wings after signing as a free agent last July. In his seventh NHL campaign, the 30-year-old played in in 45 contests.

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From the Red Wings’ website comes this 10:22 clip of Michael Rasmussen speaking with DetroitRedWings.com’s Carley Johnston:

Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the Red Wings signed Jake Walman to a 1-year, $1.05 million contract at 9:54 AM.

The Red Wings’ beat writers followed with their own confirmations, noting that Walman’s deal is a one-way contract salary-wise, but that it doesn’t exempt him from being sent down to the AHL if the Wings’ roster situation requires it.

This morning, the Red Wings confirmed the contract extension:

Continue reading Press release: Red Wings confirm Walman signing

Red Wings prospect and Rogle BK center Theodor Niederbach had a rough start to the World Junior Championship yesterday, taking 2 minor penalties and a major penalty in Sweden’s 3-2 win over Switzerland. It was a particularly difficult performance given the steps forward that Niederbach has taken over the course of the summer.

Niederbach will try to re-set and refocus when Sweden takes on Austria on Friday, August 12th (2 PM EDT start on TSN and the NHL Network), presuming that he doesn’t get suspended for the 5-and-a-match penalty situation.

Niederbach spoke with SHL.se’s Johannes Haggelund on Monday regarding the World Junior Championship, moving to Rogle BK from Frolunda HC, and Simon Edvinsson. What follows is roughly translated from Swedish:

Niederbach: ‘Wants to be a player who contributes to us going far’

After four consecutive seasons with Frolunda, Theodor Niederbach now belongs to Rogle. Before the SHL starts, Niederbach, together with the Junior Crowns, will try to win a WJC gold. “We know that we have the material to go far,” says Niederbach, who also discusses his decision to sign with Rogle, and what it’s like to share a room with Simon Edvinsson.

At the end of December of last year, it was announced that the World Junior Championship was cancelled due to COVID-19, but now it’s time for the tournament to start again. On Wednesday, the WJC started for the Swedes. One of the players included for the second year in a row is Theodor Niederbach, 20.

“It’s obviously fun [to take part]. Nice to get the chance again. It’s a bit special because the tournament is played before the season starts,” says Niederbach.

Continue reading Roughly translated: Theodor Niederbach speaks with SHL.se