TRAVERSE CITY — Dan Cleary’s fondness for the Red Wings-hosted Traverse City NHL Prospect Tournament is rooted in both nostalgia and practicality. “I came up to the first ever tournament here when I was in Chicago,” the Red Wings Director of Player Development said.
If forward Ondrej Becher becomes a productive NHL player, the Detroit Red Wings should be sending a thank you card to Radim Rulik. At the 2023 World Junior Championship, Rulik, coach of Czechia, made Becher his final cut.