The Detroit Red Wings have a deep prospect pool made up of scorers, grinders, playmakers, offensive and defensive defensemen, and starting-caliber goaltenders.
(Editor’s Note: This is the four installment in Detroit Hockey Now’s Tomorrow’s Red Wings series about some Detroit Red Wings’ prospects) What Detroit Red Wings assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff appreciated about prospect defenseman Eemil Viro is that he made the most of a challenging circumstance.
In this edition of the Prospects News and Rumors report, Lucas Ciona of the Seattle Thunderbirds signed his entry-level contract (ELC) with the Calgary Flames.
Day two of the World Junior Championships is complete and one Detroit Red Wings defense prospect and one goaltender played during Group A games. Finnish defenseman Eemil Viro and Czechia goaltender Jan Bednar played games on Monday.
Day 1 of the World Junior Championships is complete and two Detroit Red Wings defense prospects played steady during Group A games. Eemil Viro and Donovan Sebrango played a regular shift on defense for Finland and Canada respectively.
In addition to their pair of Swedes, the Detroit Red Wings will send a Finnish representative to compete at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship. Red Wings 2020 third-round draft pick Eemil Viro has been selected to join Team Finland at the 2022 World Juniors.
Eemil Viro was a third round pick by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2020 NHL Draft and he’s already been signed to his entry-level contract. What does Steve Yzerman and the organization see in the young Finnish defenseman?