NHL.com’s Mike G. Morreale posted an article discussing prospects to watch at the six prospect tournaments which take place every September, and he took note of three grade-A prospects who are participating in the Red Wings’ 2023 Prospect Tournament:
Adam Fantilli, F, Columbus Blue Jackets: The 18-year-old, chosen with the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, is expected to play a big role in his first season with the Blue Jackets. Fantilli (6-foot-2, 195 pounds) was the third freshman to win the Hobey Baker Award as the best NCAA men’s ice hockey player after he led all Division I players last season with 65 points (30 goals, 36 assists) in 36 games with the University of Michigan. He also helped Canada win the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship and the 2023 IIHF World Championship.
Marco Kasper, F, Detroit Red Wings: Kasper (6-1, 183) is ready for another chance in the lineup after sustaining a season-ending knee injury in his NHL debut April 2. Prior to that, the 19-year-old had 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 52 games for Rogle in the Swedish Hockey League. “I’m trying to work as hard as I can to recover from the injury and get ready for camp,” Kasper said. “You are always working at getting stronger and scoring more goals, but in this league, it is all about getting the details right.”
Logan Stankoven, F, Dallas Stars: The 20-year-old (5-7, 170) was one of the final cuts from Stars training camp last season, playing five preseason games before being returned to Kamloops of the Western Hockey League, where he had 97 points (34 goals, 63 assists) in 48 regular-season games and a WHL-leading 30 points (10 goals, 20 assists) in 14 playoff games. Stankoven also starred for Canada at the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, with 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in seven games to help it win the gold medal.
Continued; the Red Wings begin their prospect tournament on Thursday facing Stankoven’s Dallas Stars at 6:30 PM (to be streamed on the Red Wings’ YouTube channel, Facebook page and official homepage).
The Wings will then take a practice day, battle Columbus on Saturday at 3:30 PM, and the prospect tournament wraps up with Detroit vs. Toronto at 2:00 PM on Sunday.
You can follow along statistically on PointStreak, which has the schedule, a daily scoreboard which will post box scores, and a player database, with the Wings players’ game stats and vital statistics available as well
