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Long gone is the wide-eyed excited rookie who participated in his first NHL prospect tournament back in 2013. In his place is a confident and eager Zach Nastasiuk who is ready to earn his first professional roster spot.

“I am ready and excited for this,” he said. “I’ve been working all summer on my legs and feet. Doing a lot of power skating so I can be quicker out there.”

The 20 year-old finished his final season with the Owen Sound Attack of the OHL. Nastasiuk, who served as captain last season, had his … Continue Reading

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Tomas Nosek is not the most talked about player at NHL prospect tournament and he isn’t even a top line player for the Red Wings. That said the 23 year-old center led all Detroit forwards in goals with three and he tied Andreas Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin for the most points with five.

“I am happy I scored some goals and had some good results,” he said. “We lost the final game so it doesn’t matter if you score a goal. I just want to help the team to win but it wasn’t enough tonight.”

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If you see me today, I will likely have tears welling in my eyes. If there’s one thing I have learned these past few years is that you have to figure out a way to ride the emotional waves. Today I expect the waves to be high and sometimes I am not the best surfer.

The first ever Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup will be awarded and there will be reason to celebrate the eventual champion whether it is Detroit or Columbus, but I’ll look to the sky and … Continue Reading

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Outside of Andreas Athanasiou, no player was more overdue for their first goal of the NHL prospect tournament than Evgeny Svechnikov. The 6-foot-2, 199 pound forward has been one of the more noticeable forwards outside of the top line for the Red Wings picking up two assists in the first two games and finally scoring Monday night against the Dallas Stars.

“He’s had chances the whole tournament,” Head Coach Todd Nelson said. “He’s been robbed a few times and missed the net a few time, but the goal he scored tonight was one … Continue Reading

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Two years ago Adam Marsh almost quit hockey after a disagreement with his Midget AAA coach. Despite walking off the team, the Chicago, IL native was able to land a roster spot on St. John of the QMJHL for the 2014-15 season and he took advantage of the opportunity piling up the points and drawing attention of NHL scouts.

“I always knew I really liked hockey, but I didn’t know if I wanted to deal with it anymore,” Marsh said. “Sticking it out through tough times is definitely worth it now that I am … Continue Reading

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Ville Sarrijarvi’s life has been a whirlwind since being drafted by the Red Wings 73rd overall. The Finnish teen has already inked a three-year entry level contract with Detroit and agreed to play for the Flint Firebirds of the OHL. In between all that he’s also attended the wings development camp back and join and spent the remainder of the off season training.

“I was the happiest guy ever when Detroit picked me at the draft,” he said. “I didn’t talk to them before so when they called my name it was such … Continue Reading

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Andreas Athanasiou has speed to burn and tonight he used it to ignite the Red Wings top line. Playing along side Dylan Larkin and Anthony Mantha the trio  accounted for two of Detroit’s three goals against the Chicago Blackhawks.

“We played well together and I think the chemistry came quick,” Athanasiou said. “I played with Mantha all year last season and then at the end of the year when Larkin came I was playing with him so there’s  a little bit of chemistry with them. I think we played well together and it … Continue Reading