Over the course of a subscriber-only article, MLive’s Ansar Khan posts profiles of the Red Wings’ 2025 NHL Draft prospects, and he also notes the following:
“We don’t necessarily draft by position,” general manager Steve Yzerman said. “This stage of where we’re at, you’re still trying to get the best prospect.”
Every team is optimistic about every draft. Time will tell.
“We’re excited about Carter (Bear), a player that will fit in very well for us, a left shot, left winger,” Yzerman said. “We’re able to get a couple of defensemen, several forwards. Eddie Genborg, big, strong, powerful, good skater, hard worker, could be a really good checker for us. We added another goaltender, big goaltender. We’ll see if he can develop over time.
“Our scouts feel good about it, and we are able to address some needs as far as depth in the prospect pool. We’ll try to do our best and be patient and develop them and help them along the way to become professional players and hopefully play for the Red Wings.”
Kris Draper, assistant GM and director of amateur scouting, added: “Down the road with the great development staff that we have with Dan Cleary and Niklas Kronwall, they’re going to work hard and challenge these young prospects and give them every resource they can to become prospects and potentially players for the Detroit Red Wings.”
Continued (paywall); the Wings’ new prospects are in the fold, and now, as Draper suggests, the long and challenging road toward NHL employment begins, starting tomorrow at the Summer Development Camp.
