Red Wings goaltending prospect Sebastian Cossa spoke with myself, DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills and The Athletic’s Max Bultman today. Cossa discussed an array of topics, from his status as having practiced in Detroit with the Red Wings’ NHL players for most of the summer to winning the World Junior Championship and WHL title over the course of a couple of months, as well as his status as wearing red pads and a cat-eye cage despite not being quite certain where he’ll play this upcoming season. He also said that he’s moderated his chirping game a bit:
DHN’s Allen discusses Kirill Tyutyayev’s situation
Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen penned an article regarding Kirill Tyutyayev, the Grand Rapids Griffins-contracted 22-year-old with exceptional skill but not much to show for it–mostly because he missed almost all of last season with a shoulder injury:
When coach Ben Simon was talking about Red Wings draft pick Kirill Tyutyayev last night he sounded like he was giving the Robin Williams “Carpe Diem” speech from “Dead Poets Society.”
He didn’t tell Tyutyayev to “Gather ye rosebuds while ye may.” But in Simon’s own way, he told Tyutyayev he needed to seize the day.
“I think it’s important for him to make the most of whatever opportunity is afforded to him,” said Simon, coach of the Detroit rookies in the NHL Prospect Camp. “Whether that’s whatever role is in Grand Rapids — however that plays out — but make the most of whatever opportunity is given to him and don’t look back. He’s got to grab a job and grab a spot.”
Tyutyayev is doing that at the NHL Prospect Tournament. After Simon tweaked the line combinations, Tyutyayev delivered a goal and two assists in the 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Russian Tyutyayev, 22, is a Red Wings curiosity. It’s been that way since he was drafted in the seventh round (190th overall) in 2019. He’s a smallish player (listed as 5-foot-9) with an extra-large dose of hockey sense. He earned his first opportunity last season when he was signed for Grand Rapids. Injury ruined his chance. He only played nine games for the Griffins.
Allen continues, and yes, this is “the year” for Tyutyayev to “grab a spot.”
Prospect round-up: Anton Johansson 1G in J20 league
Per Red Wings Prospects on Twitter, in the Swedish J20 league, two Red Wings 2022 draft picks are already done with some Sunday Matinee work:
Defenseman Anton Johansson scored a goal, finishing even with 4 shots, in Leksands IF’s 7-3 win over Lulea:
Anton Johansson scores his first goal of the J20 season, jumping out of the penalty box and getting a breakaway #LGRW pic.twitter.com/m9Rue0m0W8— IcehockeyGifs (@IcehockeyG) September 18, 2022
And center Maximilian Kilpinen finished even with 1 shot in Orebro Hockey’s 5-4 win over Oskarshamn.
Impressions from the Red Wings’ 5-4 loss vs. the Dallas Stars at the 2022 prospect tournament
The Red Wings’ prospects dropped a 5-4 loss to the Dallas Stars at the 2022 Prospect Tournament on Saturday evening, and the game was something of a complicated story.
The Red Wings took 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 4-3 leads over Dallas, despite being out-shot 14-3 in the 1st period, 25-13 after 2 periods and 35-24 overall…But Dallas kept answering Detroit’s goals with game-tying markers, and, in the 3rd period, Dallas scored a pair of goals 3:10 apart to break a 4-4 tie and win a game in which the Red Wings’ power play went 1-for-5.
Despite a 3-point game (1 goal + 2 assists) from Kirill Tyutyayev, a goal and an assist from Elmer Soderblom, a 2-assist game from Albert Johansson and goals from Cross Hanas and Trenton Bliss–as well as a half-game, 18-save shutout from Jan Bednar…
The Wings couldn’t overcome their tendency to shoot themselves in the skates defensively, and they couldn’t or wouldn’t seem to attack the Stars as directly and purposefully as Dallas pestered and peppered Andrew Oke and his defensemen.
So the Red Wings’ prospects, who are 1-and-1 after 2 games (they won 5-2 over Columbus on Friday afternoon), will practice at 11 AM on Sunday, choosing to eschew an “off day” for team continuity’s sake, and they’ll wrap up the round robin portion of their annual prospect tournament on Monday at 11 AM as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs’ prospects (to be streamed on the Wings’ social media channels).
If you missed it, the Red Wings archived their stream of the game…
Continue reading Impressions from the Red Wings’ 5-4 loss vs. the Dallas Stars at the 2022 prospect tournamentTweet of note: Red Wings players take in a Detroit City Football Club game
Per the Red Wings’ Twitter account:
Hockeytown comes to soccertown!
We spotted @DetroitRedWings players at Keyworth Stadium tonight! #DCTID pic.twitter.com/yLPQWUehdj— Detroit City FC (@DetroitCityFC) September 18, 2022
And the @DetroitRedWings join the celebration! 🎉#DCTID pic.twitter.com/bOiCR5m53P— x – Detroit City FC (@DetroitCityFC) September 18, 2022
Video: Red Wings post ‘sights and sounds’ from the prospect tournament loss to Dallas
The Detroit Red Wings’ prospects lost a 5-4 decision to the Dallas Stars on Saturday evening, but it was still an entertaining affair:
Videos: Amadeus Lombardi and coach Ben Simon speak after the Red Wings’ 5-4 loss to Dallas at the prospect tournament
After the Red Wings’ prospects dropped a 5-4 decision to the Dallas Stars on Saturday night, Amadeus Lombardi spoke with the media…
As did coach Ben Simon:
Red Wings lose 5-4 vs. Dallas Stars at the 2022 prospect tournament
The Detroit Red Wings’ prospects lost a 5-4 decision to the Dallas Stars at the 2022 Prospect Tournament.
Elmer Soderblom, Trenton Bliss, Kirill Tyutyayev and Cross Hanas scored for Detroit, but Dallas scored 3 of the final 5 goals and Jan Bednar’s 18-save first half shutout was not equaled by Andrew Oke, who gave up 5 goals on 17 shots.
Here were the game highlights:
Duff profiles Elmer Soderblom, who’s largely gifted, or giftedly large
Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff posted an article regarding one Elmer Soderblom. He may not be a physical presence, but the 6’8,” 249-pound forward certainly offers a unique skill set as a gigantic, superbly-talented forward:
Historically as he’s moving up the hockey ladder, Soderblom hits his stride in his second season at that level. It shouldn’t be concerning then, if he should originally be struggling through his North American transition.
“I think everything’s quicker,” Soderblom said of the game on the smaller ice. “You gotta do everything a little more quicker and it’s a little more physical I think. You’ve got to be able to take a hit and give a hit as well.
“Just be quick in your mind and your feet and your hands. Pretty much just do everything a little bit quicker.”
How rapidly he can be making this transition will got a long way in determining where Soderblom is playing during his first North American pro season.
“It’s going to be a little bit different for him,” Simon said. “Whether he’s in Detroit or Grand Rapids, it’s going to be a different culture, it’s going to be a different rink size. So a lot of first-time experiences for him. He’s got to get some traction and play consistently well. We’ve seen that before with other players who’ve come over. There is an acclimation period. And the shorter that acclimation period can be to get comfortable in North America, I think the quicker he’s gonna have success.”
Continued; I’m fairly certain that Soderblom will star the season in Grand Rapids, but you never know.
Allen discusses Jeremie Biakabutuka’s hockey chops
Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen posted an article which discusses Jeremie Biakabutuka’s perhaps somewhat surprising journey toward playing Major Junior hockey for the QMJHL’s Charlottetown Islanders:
Jeremie Biakabutuka’s [youth] football career was over quickly. He thinks he was nine or 10 when he decided to concentrate on hockey. But he certainly has memories.
“I was a quarterback and a safety and a kicker,” he said. “I was everything. My dad was the coach, too. It was pretty funny.”
But today, he is all hockey. He is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound defenseman for the Charlottetown Islanders in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He has gone undrafted, meaning he would be an overage player if he returns to junior hockey.
He’s playing in this tournament with the hope of signing with the Red Wings or getting noticed by other NHL teams. He didn’t get invited until a week before the tournament started.
The Red Wings have a collection of skilled young defensemen already in the pipeline, but they must see potential in him or he wouldn’t be here.
“I’m a big defenseman with good mobility an speed,” he said. “So obviously they want to see me play good defensively, see me finishing my check, be physical. Using my speed to join the rush. I have a good shot, too, so take shots on the net. I consider myself a two-way defenseman, so doing all that and not creating a turnover every shift. Just be hard to play against and join the rush when I have a chance to.”