The Daily: Study Proves Red Wings Drafted Poorly; Johansson Update

Dylan Larkin is the only the player from the Detroit Red Wings’ 2014 draft class playing in the NHL today. Not a single member of the 2015 Red Wings draft class is in the league. In 2017, none of the Red Wings last nine picks played an NHL game.

That’s why the Red Wings had one of the NHL’s worst drafting records from 2010-19. Those were all Ken Holland drafts except the last one. A draft study by Sportsnet showed that Detroit drafted 73 players in that span and only 13 of them played 200 or more games.

Josh Beneteau of Sportsnet reported that the Wings ranked 24th out of the NHL teams.

Bob Duff has all of the details in his DHN “Empty Cupboard” Story, including the fact that only nine of the 13 successful draftees actually played 200 games for Detroit.  Established veteran players such as Calle Jarnkrok and Mattias Janmark were drafted by Detroit, but never played a game for the Wings.

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Detroit defenseman draft pick Anton Johansson scored a pair of goals for his Leksand team in a Swedish Hockey League game.

Take the Detroit Hockey Now Red Wings Quiz. Have some fun today with Bob Duff’s story.

Taro Hirose is still looking for work with 2024-25 season almost upon us.

Red Wings Offseason

Dmitri Buchelnikov has two goals, three points and a plus-3 plus minus in his first three games for Podolsk Vityaz in the Kontinental Hockey League. It seems as if he is playing impressively.

Dimitri Buchelnikov(2nd round’22):
5 SOG 1 Blocked Shot 1 Takeaway 1 pass interception 16:53 TOI in a 5-4 win.
•Looked great. Had a couple scoring chances and set up a couple as well. Just wasn’t his lucky day. #LGRW

— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) September 9, 2024

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