DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills spoke with Red Wings prospect Carter Mazur, who’s battled through a slate of injuries over the course of his professional career.
Mazur inked a 2-year contract with the Wings on July 1st, and he will make his full-time NHL debut this upcoming season. Here’s what Mazur said about signing his contract with Detroit:
“It’s very exciting,” Mazur told DetroitRedWings.com last Thursday. “This is something I worked hard for, so I’m just excited for the opportunity.”
A native of Jackson, Mich., Mazur averaged 10:42 of ice time across eight games with the Red Wings during the 2025-26 campaign. The 24-year-old forward also skated in 16 regular-season contests with the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins, recording 16 points (11 goals, five assists) before collecting six points (five goals, one assist) in eight Calder Cup Playoff contests.
Having worked his way back from a lower-body injury that sidelined him from late October to late February, Mazur didn’t need much time to think when asked what the biggest takeaway from his season was.
“My resilience,” he said. “I think that’s something that’s just built in me now. Again, injuries happen. I know they do, but you just got to take what you get, so just to come back from those and be put in the right positions has been pretty successful for me.”
Mazur has learned more and more about himself since sustaining a season-ending injury during the second shift of his NHL debut on March 6, 2025, making his return to the Red Wings this spring especially rewarding.
“The first time I was here, that’s a tough way to start your NHL career,” Mazur said. “So, to get back here after the season I had was a very motivating thing for me and just having the confidence that I do belong. I just played my game and got back to it. I feel comfortable here. I know it’s a hard thing to do for sure, get used to playing in a bigger and faster league, but it gave me a lot of confidence.”
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