The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan profiles Red Wings prospect Marco Kasper today. Kasper is arguably the team’s best offensive prospect, and, as Kulfan notes, he may be Detroit’s most well-rounded player:
The pictures were all over social media and for many Red Wings fans, it was a stark realization of how old many of them are.
The pictures of Marco Kasper, 19, graduating high school in Sweden earlier this spring and beaming in his school uniform. It shows how relatively young Kasper still is. But also shows the dedication and will that are also some of Kasper’s main attributes on the ice.
“In Sweden it’s hard to try to juggle school and hockey,” said Kasper, who happens to speak fluent Swedish, German and English. “I managed to do it with help from the teachers and principal.”
A typical day in Sweden the last couple seasons was practice early in the morning, work out, have lunch, then go to school. Kasper would get his classes done, maybe get caught up in his school work right after, then go home, have dinner, and finish up more homework.
“Then do it all over again the next day,” Kasper said.
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