Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff reports that the Red Wings’ duo of Swedish prospects earned praise in an Aftonbladet article in which three SHL players picked their “dream teams”:
Mathias Brome of Örebro is no stranger to Detroit hockey fans. The Swedish forward spent the 2020-21 season with the Red Wings and the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins. He would account for 1-1-2 totals in 26 games for Detroit.
Brome was one of those picking teams for Aftonbladet. Among the selections he was opting to go with was Detroit draftee Theodor Niederbach.
“I have tried to find the younger ones who blossom, like Jonathan Lekkerimäki and Theodor Niederbach,” Brome was explaining to Aftonbladet.
Certainly, this is the year that Niederbach will need to be blossoming in order to garner a contract with the Red Wings. The 51st overall selection of the 2020 NHL entry draft, the 21-year-old right-winger must sign a contract with Detroit next season, or the club will be relinquishing his NHL rights. Niederbach is back in the SHL with MoDo Hockey. It’s his fourth season of SHL action. He’s never collected more than nine goals or 16 points.
Continued, with an explanation as to how Sandin Pellikka’s teammate, Jonathan Pudas, picked his teammate…And yes, Niederbach has to get his butt in gear this season. He’s got the skills, but his inconsistency and skinny frame are issues which need to get resolved this year.
