MLive’s Ansar Khan spoke with Red Wings assistant GM and director of amateur scouting Kris Draper, and GM Steve Yzerman, regarding the team’s 2025 NHL Draft haul, and he found that the Wings have a slightly different “type” than before:
“I enjoyed watching the last couple months of playoff hockey,” Draper said. “The one thing that really sticks out is how hard it is to play, the compete. You look at the teams that were successful and able to go on a run, they had guys that could skate, guys that were hard to play against, responsible hockey players. We think that’s what Eddie is going to bring for us.”
[Eddie] Genborg played the past two seasons in the Linkoping system, including 28 games with the men’s team (two goals, no assists). Next season he’ll play for Timra, Henrik Zetterberg’s former club.
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“We want to continue to draft and bring in prospects that can skate, that can think the game, that are competitive and be tough players to play against, 200 (foot) complete hockey players,” Draper said.
The Red Wings will be holding a Summer Development Camp at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center this upcoming week, and as such, the team’s focus will shift from drafting to developing players:
“We are able to address some needs as far as depth in the prospect pool,” general manager Steve Yzerman said. “We’ll try to do our best and to be patient and develop them and help them along the way to become professional players and hopefully play for the Red Wings.”
Most of these picks along with many other prospects will be at Little Caesars Arena next week for development camp.
“We know we have to be patient,” Draper said. “We want these young players to be chomping at the bit, doing everything they can to make a push for the Detroit Red Wings.”
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