The Detroit Red Wings signed free agent forward Theo Rochette, a 24-year-old dual Swiss/Canadian national who stands at 5’11” and 172 pounds, just before I returned to the blog.
Rochette posted 22 goals and 21 assists for 43 points in 46 games with Lausanne HC of the Swiss NLA last season, and PuckPedia states that Rochette will earn $1.025 million at the NHL level and $85,000 at the AHL level.
Today, the Swiss hockey blog SwissHabs.ch posted a 3-minute video interview with Rochette today, but it’s regrettably in French. I can surmise that Rochette talks about his signing with Detroit and his background as a QMJHL-bred star player, but that’s about all I’ve got as I speak some German, not French.
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