THN’s Stockton examines Detroit’s prospect tournament roster

The Red Wings’ annual prospect tournament gets underway in Traverse City, Michigan on Thursday, and runs through Sunday. Detroit will battle prospects from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ahead of the tournament, the Hockey News’s Sam Stockton examined the Red Wings’ roster for the tourney:

Not all of the top picks from the 2023 Draft will play (neither Axel Sandin-Pellikka, nor Trey Augustine), but Nate Danielson will be among the Red Wing delegation.  He will be joined by two other first round picks in Sebastian Cossa and Marco Kasper.

As a member of Detroit’s 2019 draft class, Elmer Soderblom will be among the most veteran players at the event. Elsewhere, Carter Mazur and Amadeus Lombardi will be look to build on their strong performances at development camp in July as they look to start their ’23-24 campaigns on the right foot.  

Meanwhile, William Wallinder (who did not attend development camp) will be manning the blue line for Detroit, as he continues his acclimatization process to the North American game.  Wallinder spent most of last season with Rogle in the SHL before a one-game cameo in Grand Rapids to close out his year.

Continued; here’s the Red Wings’ roster, which is very top-heavy:

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