The Red Wings had a 24-hour window in which they could buy out players due to Tyler Bertuzzi’s election of salary arbitration, but the team chose not to place anyone on waivers for the purposes of a buyout today.
So there goes the Frans Nielsen buyout theory…
MLive’s Ansar Khan posted a profile of Red Wings prospect and Kitchener Rangers defenseman Donovan Sebrango, who was named to Hockey Canada’s World Junior Championship selection camp today:
The Detroit Red Wings selected Sebrango, from the OHL Kitchener Rangers, with the first pick in the third round of this year’s draft (63rd overall).
Sebrango (6-1, 184) was among 46 players named Thursday to Canada’s World Junior Championship evaluation camp, which runs from Nov. 16 to Dec. 13 in Red Deer, Alberta. The World Junior Championship takes place Dec. 25-Jan. 5 in Edmonton.
The Red Wings drafted Sebrango mainly because of mobility.
“If you see clips of me, I think the skating is the one thing that really pops out,” Sebrango said. “I think it’s jumping in the rush, late man, and moving pucks quick and hopping in where there’s an open lane, not overextending plays or going out of my comfort zone. That’s when you have to find more offensive chances.
“But I always kind of relate to just the simple play, simple passes, tape-to-tape, and that’s where the offense will lead from.”
Of audio-related note this evening:
2. And Red Wings director of player development Shawn Horcoff spoke with TSN 1260’s the Jason Gregor Show today:
Of prospect-related note for a Thursday afternoon and evening:
In the SHL, Lucas Raymond scored a goal on 2 shots, finishing at +1 in 11:38 played as the Frolunda Indians won 3-1 over Orebro Hockey. Theodor Niederbach played 2:42 as Frolunda’s 13th forward; Orebro’s Matias Brome had 1 shot and finished at -1 in 17:11 of ice time.
Here’s Raymond’s goal, from C More Sport:
Lucas Raymond snor åt sig pucken och gör 1-0 för @frolunda_hc. #twittpuck pic.twitter.com/NgPQ4oot0G
— C More Sport (@cmoresport) October 29, 2020
Jonatan Berggren had 1 shot and finished at -1 in 19:08 played as Skelleftea AIK lost 3-1 to Oskarshamn.
Berggren made 2 pretty plays, and a couple more, via IceHockeyGifs:
Jonatan Berggren very nearly scores his 3rd of the season here: pic.twitter.com/dsXNHPwGpF
— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) October 29, 2020
8) Berggren sets up Hugg who hits the iron pic.twitter.com/xzcxiyLSew
— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) October 29, 2020
And in Belarus, Kiril Tyutyayev had a goal and an assist, finishing at +1 in Yunost Minsk’s 5-1 win over Gomel.
Former NBC play-by-play announcer Mike Emrick appeared on 97.1 the Ticket this morning…
And 97.1 the Ticket’s Will Burchfield took note of Emrick’s remarks:
Win or lose, Emrick wants [Red Wings] fans to know they’re lucky. The voices they count on are as enduring as their hopes.
“What you have locally is not only excellence, but stability,” Emrick told the Stoney & Jansen Show on 97.1 The Ticket. “Do you know that the tandems of Ken and Paul, and Ken and Mickey are the longest-serving two tandems in their media in the league? And you have that. You have one that’s 25 years and one that’s just short of 25 years. That’s stability and that’s predictability.
“So the fans know that the fortunes of the team may change, as they have, but those guys are going to be together year after year. That’s refreshing and it’s also comfortable, to have those announcers and knowing that they’re going to be there each year.”
From DetroitRedWings.com’s Daniella Bruce:
The #WordOnWoodward is back today at 12! We’ll be joined by @beckjason, @AnsarKhanMLive, @evanwoodbery, @ShepMatt, and more. Tune in on @DetroitRedWings and @tigers Facebook pages, YouTube Channels, and websites.— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 29, 2020
Quoting the Red Wings’ YouTube page:
Today’s Word on Woodward features an update on Tyler Bertuzzi being awarded a one-year contract, the Red Wings landing four standouts on the top players under 23 rankings list, and MLive’s Ansar Khan joins us live!
Long-time NHL broadcaster Mike “Doc” Emrick spoke with 97.1 the Ticket’s “Stoney and Jansen with Heather” show this morning, discussing highlights from his career over the course of an 18-minute-long interview:
The Ontario Hockey League today announced an updated timeline on its Return to Play plan for the 2020-21 season as it continues to work with government and health agencies to finalize outstanding matters that help ensure the health and safety of all members of the OHL community.
“Although we are eager to get back on the ice, the safety and well-being of our players, staff, officials, tremendous fans and communities remains paramount,” said OHL Commissioner David Branch. “We remain committed to providing our players with a safe, first-class development experience as they pursue their professional and academic goals, and we look forward to the planned opening of our Regular Season on Thursday, February 4.”
Under the new timelines, OHL Training Camps are scheduled to commence on Saturday, January 23 in preparation for the 2020-21 Regular Season that will feature a 40-game schedule running from Thursday, February 4 through Saturday, May 8. Teams will play primarily against opponents in their geographic region in an effort to reduce travel in consideration of the health and safety of all players and staff. Details concerning the structure of team alignment will be made available upon release of the 2020-21 OHL Regular Season schedule.
A total of eight teams will qualify for the 2021 OHL Playoffs in pursuit of the J. Ross Robertson Cup that get underway on Tuesday, May 11. The OHL Playoffs will consist of three rounds, the first being a best-of-five opening round, followed by two best-of-seven formats to crown a League champion by no later than Monday, June 14. The 2021 Memorial Cup presented by Kia is scheduled to begin Thursday, June 17 in either Oshawa or Sault Ste. Marie.
Via The Athletic’s Seth Rorabaugh, Hockey Canada released its World Junior Selection Camp roster, and Red Wings 2020 draft pick Donovan Sebrango has made the cut:
Congrats to #RedWings 3rd round draft pick, Donovan Sebrango, on his invitation to the 2021 @HockeyCanada World Juniors selection camp! pic.twitter.com/GcRuSBAqTx— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 29, 2020
Today the SHL had to postpone several games due to coronavirus issues. The Thursday-and-Saturday home-and-home series between Rogle BK (Moritz Seider’s team) and Lulea Hockey has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 cases on Lulea…
And two more games were postponed, including Saturday’s game between the Frolunda Indians and Leksands IF, because of positive COVID-19 cases on Leksand.