NHL.com/de’s Oliver Jensen offers a list of his top 5 NHL rookies of the 2024-2025 season, and it should come as no surprise that Austrian Marco Kasper makes his list. Here’s what he has to say about Kasper–and what Moritz Seider has to say about the 21-year-old Kasper:
Marco Kasper (Detroit Red Wings)
With Marco Kasper, Austria has an absolutely exceptional talent again. Picked eighth overall in the 2022 NHL Draft, he played his first season for the Red Wings last season. Over the course of 77 games, the 21-year-old center possted 19 goals and 18 assists. He made his NHL debut in the 2022–23 season, but he only played in one game at that time. After playing in the AHL in 2023-24, the top performer’s next logical step was the NHL.
His teammate Moritz Seider, who is from Germany, praised the development of Kasper in conversation with NHL.com/de: “He brings good and fresh energy to our locker room. He is a person who expects a lot of himself and he shows it. That is exactly what we need. We do not need anyone to hide or wait for others to take over the initiative. He is someone who is taking the lead in practice. That is what we need.”
