DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills filed a profile of Red Wings prospect Amadeus Lombardi this morning:
Detroit Red Wings forward prospect Amadeus Lombardi does has not let his 5-foot-10, 165-pound frame deter him from pursuing his professional hockey dreams.
“I was always small growing up,” Lombardi said on July 3. “Late-bloomer, still kind of growing into my body. It’s obviously gonna take time. I think it kind of helped me growing up, being so small, because I had to learn how to deal with it at such a young age and dealt with it my whole life. It’s always gonna come up, but there’s a lot of small guys who play.”
That approach helped Lombardi enjoy a breakout 2022-23 campaign with the Flint Firebirds of the Ontario Hockey League. This past season – his second with Flint – Lombardi recorded a team-high 102 points (45-57-102) in 67 regular-season games.
“Hockey is such a team sport,” said Lombardi, who became the first player in Firebirds franchise history to reach the 100-point plateau. “I think we had a really good staff that helped give us a lot to go out and play our best. I had great teammates and linemates, and it all kind of clicked together. For my game, I’m a fast-paced player, more of a playmaker than a shooter. But this year, I really tried to shoot more and be more deceptive.”
