Red Wings prospect goaltender and 2025 draft pick Michal Pradel was selected by the Regina Pats in the CHL Import Draft, and at the time, Pradel was committed to playing for the USHL’s Tri-City Storm.
This morning, Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff reports that Pradel has yet to make a final decision as to where he’s going to play this upcoming season:
“That’s in the process of being resolved,” Pradel told Slovak website TVNoviny.
He is certain about the factor that is weighing the heaviest in his decision-making process, though – playing time.
“I’m making sure I get as much match experience as possible,” Pradel said. “The head coach left Tri-City, and some things changed there.”
Former NHL head coach and one-time Red Wings assistant coach John Torchetti is now in charge at Tri-City. Late last month, he was named head coach, as well as director and president of hockey operations for the Storm.
“I like Tri-City so much,” Pradel said. “They gave me a lot of games in a short amount of time. So I really like it there.”
Continued; as Duff notes, Pradel’s ultimate destination will be an NCAA Division 1 team, but for now, he wants to continue playing Major Junior hockey while he finishes high school.
