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Afternoon news: All about Albin Grewe, a bit about Moritz Seider and photo galleries

Updated at 6:01 PM: The Red Wings’ beat writers filed their afternoon notebooks today, and most of them focused on acerbic forward Albin Grewe.

  1. MLive’s Ansar Khan discussed the bite with which the 66th overall draft pick this past weekend in Vancouver plays:

Grewe, 18, has a particular trait that could make him a fan favorite and an irritant to the rest of the league if and when he reaches the NHL.

“I like to go under my opponents’ skin, too,” Grewe said. “I like to hit my opponents. Stuff like that. It’s enjoyable. I like it.”

The Red Wings selected the 6-foot, 187-pound left-shooting right wing in the third round (66th overall), with their fifth pick, from the Djurgardens junior team. He and nine other 2019 picks are among more than 40 prospects and free agents getting instructed and educate while taking part in on-ice drills and off-ice workouts this week at Red Wings development camp at Little Caesars Arena.

It’s somehow fitting Grewe was given No. 18, the jersey worn by long-time Red Wings forward Kirk Maltby, a thorn in the side of opponents for 16 NHL seasons.

Like many Swedes, Grewe grew up idolizing Peter Forsberg. Unlike many Swedes, or anyone else outside of Boston, he is now a big Brad Marchand fan.

Djurgardens coach Robert Ohlsson referred to Grewe as “T-Rex.”

“He said it once in an interview, but now it’s a nickname for me, so it’s funny,” Grewe said.

Khan continues, and he posted a video from Grewe’s scrum interview with the press:

2. The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan filed a notebook article which focuses on Grewe, too…

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Danny DeKeyser to receive his college degree this Saturday

According to MLive’s Patrick Nothaft, Western Michigan University will earn his college diploma during this Saturday’s summer commencement ceremony:

It would have been easy for a person in DeKeyser’s shoes to scoff at the thought of obtaining an undergraduate degree after signing a two-year, $4.375-million deal with the Wings in 2014, but once he adjusted to life as a pro hockey player, he found enough down time to explore taking classes through WMU’s Extended University Programs, which integrates prior coursework from almost any major into a bachelor’s degree in university studies.

“I think it was one of those things where I had been in the league for a few years and had established myself a little bit as an NHLer, and I didn’t have any kids at the time or anything like that, and all I was doing was focusing on training for hockey and skating in the summers and stuff, and so I thought it would be a good time to start it back up,” he said. “On the road when we travel, we have a little bit of down time in the hotel or on the plane rides and stuff like that, so it actually gave me something to do and kept me busy while I was away from home.”

While most students have the ability to meet with their classmates or professors for study groups or help with assignments, the people surrounding DeKeyser weren’t as well-versed in college coursework, and that challenged him, particularly in a math class that occupied his time on a nightly basis during the spring semester.

“There were a few times where it was tough, and it was getting in late, 3 a.m. on the road or something like that, and then the next day we’d have a practice, and then I’d have to do some homework,” he said. “It was definitely different than what I was used to when I started in the NHL.

“I didn’t have anything else going on, I could just focus on hockey, but I had to keep tabs on my schooling, so it was definitely different, but overall I liked it. I enjoyed learning and stuff like that.”

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Spaceballs 2: the quest for more money (a.k.a. fundraising for TMR)

Okay, so I’ve gotten this question a lot, and:

Yes, there are ways to support The Malik Report both during and after the summer development camp.

Many of you have already stepped up with generous assistance–enough that I can pay my $200 loan back to my mom. It was weird to see my bank account go all the way down to $0.00 seven months after my mom’s first breast cancer scare, but two hospitalizations for urinary tract infections and a “no cancer” biopsy later, I’m back at work, and it’s weird to see the bank account no longer at zeros.

In other words, I am grateful for your support. As I said when I came back, my goal is to continue to be qualify for my State of Michigan health insurance, and starting in January of 2020, that will mean having to earn the equivalent of 20 hours a week of minimum wage work, or about $750.00 a month. I hope that by that time I’m able to do so…

In the interim, https://paypal.me/TheMalikReport and https://patreon.com/TheMalikReport are great ways to help. Paypal yields one-time payments, and I’m making about $65 a month from Patreon, mostly from friends and family who are chipping in to help the blog.

That’s my story for now. I hope that you are enjoying the coverage of the summer development camp, and I hope that in the future, we’ll find a way to get TMR to yield enough money for me to start saving up for things like training camp (already!) and a newer computer (Gamera, my 8-year-old Toshiba laptop, has seen me through many a storm, but she’s getting old) and just a plain old income…

For now, though, I’ve gotta go home and get a tank of gas and some pop and snacks for tomorrow, and you’ve allowed me to afford that, which is amazing. Thanks for your support.

USA Hockey’s selling tickets to the World Junior Summer Showcase

USA Hockey Arena is selling tickets to the World Junior Summer Showcase in Plymouth, MI from July 26th through August 3rd. I highly, highly recommend taking in the tournament if you are able to do so as the top Under-18 players for the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden all take part–as will several Red Wings draft picks.

I’m not sure whether I’ll make the tournament as it’s possible that I will be on vacation in Grand Marais, MI, but this is an event that’s so much fun that I would almost be willing to sacrifice my vacation to attend.

Here’s part of USA Hockey’s press release announcing the sale of tickets:

Tickets On Sale for 2019 WJSS

Event Set for July 26-August 3 in Detroit Suburb of Plymouth at USA Hockey Arena

Daily ticket passes are on sale now for the 2019 World Junior Summer Showcase, which will take place July 26-August 3 in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth at USA Hockey Arena.

The event features the best Under-20 players from four nations – the U.S., Canada, Finland and Sweden – auditioning for a spot to represent their country in the 2020 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship set for Dec. 26, 2018 – Jan. 5, 2019, in Ostrava and Trinec, Czech Republic. Several of the expected participants are notable NHL prospects, including 22 alumni of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, which is based out of USA Hockey Arena.

Tickets to the games are available at the USA Hockey Arena Box Office (14900 Beck Road, Plymouth, Michigan) or by calling (734) 453-8400 or at USAHockeyArena.com. All sessions are day tickets (one price for both games) with the exception of Tuesday, July 30, which will be a one-game pass. Games on Saturday, July 27, and Sunday, July 30, are $5, while games on Tuesday, July 30, Wednesday, July 31 and Friday, August 2, will be $10. Tickets for Saturday, August 3, will be $20. All tickets are general admission with the exception of Saturday, August 3, which will have reserved seating. Parking is free with the exception of August 3, where there will be a $5 charge per vehicle.

Audio from the second day of the Red Wings’ summer development camp ’19: Chase Pearson, Elmer Soderblom, Ryan Kuffner, Albin Grewe and Jesper Eliasson

The afternoon media availability session at the Red Wings’ summer development camp was very productive. We were able to speak with six players in “scrum” interviews, including the following:

Chase Pearson, who turned pro after his junior season at the University of Maine, discussed his decision-making process, what he’s learning in terms of adjusting to the pro game both during his stint with the Grand Rapids Griffins and during this summer, and Pearson talked about his father’s influence upon his game as a former NHL player:

Massive 6’7″ forward Elmer Soderblom discussed being drafted by the Wings in a more soft-spoken interview, speaking about the advantages and disadvantages of being such a massive forward. He said that he’s “always been big,” so there was no growth spurt that propelled Soderblom to his towering size:

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A profile of Cooper Moore

The Greenwich Sentinel’s Paul Silverfarb spoke with Red Wings draft pick Cooper Moore about his draft experience as the Wings snagged the 6’1,” 181-pound defenseman with the 128th overall pick:

“It was an awesome feeling seeing Detroit draft me,” said Moore Tuesday night, after competing in the first day of Developmental Camp from Detroit. “I didn’t want to go into the draft with any expectations, so I sat at home and watched the draft with my family. As the draft kind of moved along, I kind of got more nervous.”

However, once Moore saw his name flash on the screen while watching the draft, those nerves quickly changed over to sheer joy and excitement.

“My dad jumped out of his seat and gave me a big hug, and then my mom and sister did as well,” Moore said. “It was a very special moment and it was a dream come true. You never really think it can happen until you start going through the process and see your name pop up in central scouting or other reports. Then you meet with the team and start to think that this could really happen to me. I could be one of those names calls. To hear your name called at the draft is such a great feeling.”

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