Author: George Malik

Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff posted an article about Eddie Genborg, the Red Wings’ second-round pick at this past weekend’s NHL Draft in Los Angeles. As Duff notes, Genborg plays a physical game and isn’t afraid to mix things up:

“I think he’s a big, strong kid,” [Red Wings assistant GM and director of amateur scouting Kris] Draper said of the left-shot right-winger they selected 44th overall. “He can really skate. He’s physical on the forecheck, a guy that is really tough to play against. And, we just really liked the intensity that he’s able to bring.”

Genborg projects as a bottom-six checker with some offensive upside. Watch footage of Genborg in action and you’ll quickly come to like the way he plays the game. He’ll go into the dirty areas to create a scoring chance. He works the boards with a tenacious ferocity, always hunting the puck.

“I would probably say that I’m a very physical player,” Genborg acknowledged. “I really like to play physical and, yeah, pretty good skater and, yeah, love to compete on the ice.”

He came by his passion for physical play as a natural progression.

“I would say maybe around two years ago, I just found that I have a pretty big body and if I’m being good at playing physical, it can take me pretty long,” the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Genborg said. “So just started from there, I would say.”

Continued; Genborg is something of a throwback player, and it’s entirely possible that he may develop into a Tomas Holmstrom-type forward.

NHL.com’s William Douglas posted an article discussing the minority representation at this past weekend’s NHL Draft in Los Angeles, and Red Wings prospect Carter Bear, who’s part of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, is proud of his heritage:

Carter Bear, LW, Detroit Red Wings, first round (No. 13)

A left wing for Everett of the Western Hockey League, Bear said he was humbled when he learned about a draft watch party in Peguis First Nation in Manitoba on Friday, cheering his selection. The Southern Chiefs Organization congratulated him on Instagram, calling his selection “a historic and proud moment for Carter, his family, and his Nation, and a testament to the hard work, talent, and dedication he has shown throughout his hockey journey.”

“That shows how proud they are,” Bear said. “I’m proud of where I’m from — my community and my Indigenous background.”

Bear (6-foot, 179) tied for seventh in the WHL with 40 goals in 56 games, and he also led Everett with 82 points and 14 power-play goals despite sustaining a partially torn Achilles tendon on March 9. The 18-year-old from Winnipeg is on track to be fully cleared by September.

“We think we’re getting a very intelligent hockey player who is extremely competitive at the junior hockey level,” Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman said. “He really can score, and we think all of his game translates to the NHL as well. I think our fan base will really take to him.”

Continued; as noted on Friday night, Bear’s First Nations community had a watch party to witness Bear being drafted by the Red Wings, as reported by the Winnipeg Free Press’s Mike McIntyre:

The party was in full swing at the Peguis Multiplex, where community members gathered to watch one of their own under the bright lights in Hollywood.

“Everyone here knew about this evening and are super excited for him and proud of his accomplishment,” said Chief Stan Bird.

“Considering everything our community has gone through, and what we’re still continuing to experience in terms of addictions and other negative things, I think this is a really positive event for our community. He’s someone our young people look up to. It shows what hard work brings. It sets a really good example for our young people.”

The Detroit Red Wings released the roster for their 2025 Summer Development Camp this afternoon, and it’s a smaller roster than usual, consisting of far more drafted and signed prospects than usual.

The Red Wings’ summer development camp roster tends to consist of about 40 prospects, and this year, there are only 16 forwards, 9 defensemen and 6 goaltenders, for a total of 31 players attending the camp, which will be held from Monday to Thursday at Little Caesars Arena’s BELFOR Training Center.

Defensemen Viking Gustavsson Nyberg, Jake Livanavage and goaltender Connor Hasley are the only free agent invites, which is way, way down from the usual 10-15 free agent invitees, though it should be noted that Gustavsson Nyberg, Livanavage and Hasley are all undrafted NCAA players.

Here’s a not-so-brief summary of the 31 attendees:

The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan wraps up his coverage of the 2025 NHL Draft by noting what Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman and assistant GM/director of amateur scouting Kris Draper had to say about the team’s draft philosophy:

After acquiring [goaltender John] Gibson, Yzerman and his scouting staff completed the draft Saturday. The Wings plucked forward Carter Bear in Friday’s first-round and added seven players Saturday.

“We are able to address some needs as far as depth in the prospect pool,” Yzerman said. “We’ll try to do our best and to be patient and develop them and help them along the way to become professional players and hopefully play for the Red Wings.”

Bear and second-round selection Eddie Genborg are similar players. Both enjoy the physical part of the game, enjoy getting to the hard areas of the ice, and play the type of game Kris Draper, the Wings’ director of amateur scouting, liked watching in the playoffs.

“The one thing that really sticks out is how hard it is to play, the compete,” said Draper of playoff hockey. “You look at the teams that were successful and able to go on a run, they had guys that could skate, guys that were hard to play against, responsible hockey players.”

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The Wings host their annual development camp beginning Monday. It’s the first step toward acclimating them to the Wings’ organization.

“We know we have to be patient,” Draper said. “We want these young players to be chomping at the bit, doing everything they can to make a push for the Detroit Red Wings.”

Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman stated on Friday that he doesn’t plan on buying out anyone on the roster, but just in case, here’s a note about the buyout process from PuckPedia:

Today was last day to put a player on buyout waivers to buy them out during the 1st window. A player with a No Move Clause doesn't need buyout waivers, so they can still be bought out by tomorrow's 5pm buyout deadline.

The 2nd buyout window opens if a team has a player file for…

— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) June 29, 2025

The Red Wings released their summer development camp roster this afternoon, and this evening, the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan took note of the comments made by Wings assistant GM and director of amateur scouting Kris Draper as to why Detroit’s bringing in 31 players to the BELFOR Training Center at Little Caesars Arena for the next four days:

“The sports science department, to trainers, medical staff, nutritionists, it’s a crash course in as much information as we can give these guys,” Draper said. “That’s what we’re doing. We want them to understand the importance of training. It’s something that we put a big emphasis on for a lot of us that played and are still in the organization. That was something that meant a lot to all of us when we played, so we want to let them know the importance of training properly and training at the right time.

“Know what to eat, know when to eat is also very important. Then even on top of that, with the sleep. It’s probably something that a lot of these young players take for granted.

“There’s so much we want to offer them. There’s so much information out there and we think we do a real good job in educating all these young players and give them something to be able to take home over the summer, whether it’s training or nutrition.

“We want to give them as much information as possible.”

Continued

From the NHL:

John Gibson's ready to shut the door for the @DetroitRedWings! 🚪 pic.twitter.com/UGL1r5UuKf

— NHL (@NHL) June 29, 2025

The Detroit Red Wings have released their 2025 Summer Development Camp roster:

RED WINGS RELEASE 2025 DEVELOPMENT CAMP ROSTER 

  … Twenty-Five Recent Draft Picks on Roster, Including Seven from 2025 Draft …

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today announced the roster for their 2025 Development Camp, which will be held at the BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena starting Monday, June 30 to Thursday, July 3. The camp roster currently consists of 16 forwards, nine defensemen and six goaltenders.

Seven of eight players the Red Wings selected at the 2025 NHL Entry Draft on June 27-28 at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los Angeles will be in attendance for Development Camp: forwards Carter Bear, Eddie Genborg, Grayden Robertson-Palmer, Brent Solomon and Michal Svrcek, defenseman Will Murphy, and goaltender Michal Pradel. Additionally, seven of the team’s selections from the 2024 NHL Entry Draft are slated to attend, along with seven players from the 2023 Draft and four from 2022.

The Red Wings’ first-round pick from the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, Carter Bear (13th overall), will attend Development Camp along with 2025 second-round pick Eddie Genborg (44th overall). Bear played the 2024-25 season with the Western Hockey League’s Everett Silvertips and ranked among the team leaders with 40 goals (1st), 42 assists (4th), 82 points (1st), a plus-33 rating (7th), 77 penalty minutes (2nd), 14 power play goals (1st), 27 power play points (T1st), two shorthanded goals (T2nd), nine game-winning goals (1st) and 185 shots (4th) in 56 games. The 6-foot, 179-pound forward earned a place on the WHL’s Western Conference Second All-Star Team. Genborg spent part of the 2024-25 season with Linköping HC’s under-20 squad in Sweden’s top junior league, recording 34 points (19-15-34), a plus-18 rating and 26 penalty minutes in 28 regular-season games, in addition to three points (1-2-3) and four penalty minutes in three postseason contests. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound forward also made his professional debut with Linköping HC in the Swedish Hockey League during the 2024-25 campaign, netting two goals and four penalty minutes in 28 games while playing in Sweden’s highest professional league.

Detroit’s first-round selection from the 2024 NHL Entry Draft, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (15th overall), is expected to return to Development Camp. Brandsegg-Nygård began the 2024-25 campaign with Skellefteå AIK, recording 11 points (5-6-11) and 51 penalty minutes in 42 SHL games. His 11 points were the ninth-most among under-20 skaters in Sweden’s top professional league. The 6-foot-1, 206-pound forward also collected six points (4-2-6) and 12 penalty minutes in 11 postseason contests, helping Skellefteå AIK reach the SHL Semifinals. Brandsegg-Nygård finished the 2024-25 season with the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins, skating in two regular-season games before picking up three points (2-1-3) in three Calder Cup Playoff games. On the international stage, Brandsegg-Nygård added four assists and 29 penalty minutes in five games with Norway at the 2025 IIHF World Championship.

Other prospects slated to attend include Max Plante (47th overall in 2024), who recorded 28 points (9-19-28), a plus-five rating and 16 penalty minutes in 23 games as a freshman at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC); Trey Augustine (41st overall in 2023), a South Lyon, Mich., native who posted a 19-7-4 record during his sophomore season at Michigan State University (B10) and won his second-consecutive gold medal with Team USA at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship; Jesse Kiiskinen, who was acquired by the Red Wings in a trade with the Nashville Predators on June 25, 2024 and logged 44 points (14-30-44) in 46 games with HPK (Liiga) in 2024-25; and Michal Postava, who signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Red Wings on June 10 after backstopping HC Kometa Brno to a Czech Extraliga title in 2025.

A complete development camp roster can be found below.

2025 DEVELOPMENT CAMP SCHEDULE

The 2025 Development Camp will be split into two teams – Team Howe and Team Lindsay – and will feature daily on-ice instruction and skill development from a team of coaches, led by the Red Wings player development staff. Attendees will also take part in NHL-level off-ice workouts and attend presentations designed to help players transition to professional hockey, while experiencing the state-of-the-art player amenities offered at Little Caesars Arena and receiving feedback from Red Wings coaches and management.

4-ON-4 GAME TO BE STREAMED AT DETROITREDWINGS.COM

The four-on-four game between Team Howe and Team Lindsay will be streamed live on DetroitRedWings.com and on the Red Wings Facebook and YouTube channels on Thursday, July 3 starting at 10:00 a.m. The streams will feature exclusive interviews with Red Wings prospects and select members of the Red Wings front office staff – hosted by Red Wings radio play-by-play announcer Ken Kal and Griffins play-by-play announcer Bob Kaser. For in-depth coverage of Development Camp, visit www.DetroitRedWings.com/Prospects.

It all starts tomorrow! #DRWDC

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— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) June 29, 2025

The Red Wings have yet to re-sign Patrick Kane, but both GM Steve Yzerman and Kane himself have suggested that it won’t be too difficult for the respective parties to come to an agreement. Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff duly noted the following:

“Well, I still expect us to get a deal done with Patrick,” Yzerman said. “It’s a busy time for everyone. I’ve had some discussions with both Patrick and Pat Brisson, his agent. And once you get around the draft, the agents have a lot of other things they’re doing as well. So I’m hopeful that we can get something done soon. And that’s my intention, so we’ll see if we can’t get that done shortly.”

What is making it all a bit surprising that the two aren’t in agreement on a new contract is that both sides seem entirely amenable to making it happen. The last time he was speaking publicly on the matter, Kane was suggesting he also was leaning toward remaining with the Red Wings for a third season.

“I mean, I think definitely take some time to think, but overall I’ve really enjoyed my time here and I think it’s been a great place for me to continue my career and play,” Kane said at the time. “And there’s a lot of great things about the organization that have helped me, not only with my injury, but to find a good role within the team and play. So I think there’s definitely some mutual interest in coming back and continuing on here. So, we’ll see what happens.”

As Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen notes, Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman stated that he’s considering adding a third NHL goaltender to the team’s mix of players…

“It is something we will consider,” Yzerman said. “John’s cap hit ($6.4 million) is bigger than Petr Mrazek’s ($4.75 million). So that changes our cap a little bit.”

The advantage of three goalies is the third goalie serves as an insurance policy against injury. Plus,  a coach has another option if one of goalies endures a slump. The negative of carrying three goalies is that there are only two nets in practice. That means one goalie is standing around.

Also, even in a three goalie system, there’s usually a top two.  It’s challenging for the third man to stay sharp.

It seemed to be advantageous to the Red Wings last season with Cam Talbot, Alex Lyon and Ville Husso.

“Determining whether we carry a third — or can carry a third for that matter, will be determined by what, if anything we do over the course of the offseason,” Yzerman said.

Continued; as Allen notes, Yzerman said that he’s going to circle back and speak with Alex Lyon’s agent before the beginning of free agency on Tuesday at 12 PM.

Update: Here’s more from MLive’s Ansar Khan: