DobberHockey’s Puneet Sharma discusses the NHL’s mid-range draft picks from the 2025 NHL Draft in Los Angeles today, and Sharma is bullish on the potential of Red Wings pick Carter Bear:
Pick No. 13 – Detroit Red Wings
Carter Bear – LW
Much like [the Philadelphia Flyers], the Red Wings stuck to their identity selecting winger Bear from the Everett Silvertips, a pick that fits Detroit’s blueprint to a tee. Bear was one of the WHL’s most dangerous offensive threats this season, piling up 40 goals in just 56 games before a lacerated Achilles cut his year short. He blends high-end skill with a competitive, hard-nosed game, making him exactly the type of winger Detroit continues to covet. He is a constant threat around the net, is not shy about engaging physically, and shows the instincts of a future top-six forward.
Bear’s ability to play both wing and center add even more value to the pick and with some time to build strength and refine his stride, he could project as a 65-point top-six winger who brings skill, grit, and versatility to a Detroit lineup built on exactly that.
The more I read about this kid, the more l like the pick.