Famed writer and director Orson Welles once made a wine commercial famous by proclaiming the company would never sell a wine “before its time.” Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has a similar approach when it comes to Red Wings draft picks.
With the Grand Rapids Griffins firmly in the AHL playoffs, the Detroit Red Wings and their affiliate have made some moves with the future in mind. The Griffins signed North Dakota forward Hunter Johannes to an amateur tryout contract for 2024 and standard American player contract beginning next season on Wednesday.
The Detroit Red Wings selected Antti Tuomisto in 2019 as the team’s second-rounder from the NHL Entry Draft. The Finnish defender has taken a longer and winding path to get to the Red Wings organization, but he looks primed to make a jump.
Almost everyone on the Grand Rapids Griffins roster has something to prove this season. If a player is not a young prospect trying to show he deserves a chance to play in the NHL, then he is an older player trying to earn a second chance in the NHL.
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest installment in Detroit Hockey Now’s Tomorrow’s Red Wings series about Detroit’s prospects). Like left-handed pitchers in baseball, there’s always going to be a market for right-shot defensemen in the NHL.
The Detroit Red Wings signed Antti Tuomisto to an entry-level contract in March. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound Finnish defender has taken his time, but his development path was simply different than others.
On Sunday, the Detroit Red Wings signed defenseman Antti Tuomisto to a two-year entry-level contract that begins in the 2023-24 season. Tuomisto, 22, was selected by the Red Wings 35th overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Level Draft.
Per a team release, the Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Antti Tuomisto to a two-year entry-level contract, beginning in 2023-24.
Now that most hockey seasons are either over or coming to a close, we’re starting to get a clearer picture on where certain prospects are at in their development, as well as where they might be playing next season.
The beautiful thing about going to college as an NHL prospect is that players who go this route develop off the ice just as much as they do on it. Just like their classmates, they learn what it means to be away from family for an extended period of time.
Antti Tuomisto is yet another Detroit Red Wings prospect that will play with Denver University in the upcoming season. Let’s examine the Finnish defenseman’s progression since his draft year.
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