Detroit Red Wings
Over Two Dozen Draft Picks Attending Red Wings Development Camp
First rounders Brandsegg-Nygard, Bear part of class
First-round picks Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (15th overall, 2024) and Carter Bear (13th overall, 2025) are among 25 Detroit draftees who will be participating in the Red Wings development camp this week. The camp is being held at the Belfor Training Center in Little Caesars Arena.
Seven players chosen on the weekend in this year’s NHL entry draft will be part of the camp. Besides Bear, there’s also forwards Eddie Genborg, Grayden Robertson-Palmer, Brent Solomon and Michal Svercek, goalie Michal Predal and defenseman Will Murphy.
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Along with Brandsegg-Nygard, other 2024 Detroit draft selections participating are defensemen John Whipple and Fisher Scott, goaltender Landon Miller and forwards Max Plante, Austin Baker and Charlie Forslund. From the class of 2023, invitees include goalies Trey Augustine and Rudy Guimond, defensemen Larry Keenan, Jack Phelan and Brady Cleveland and forwards Kevin Bicker and Noah Dower Nilsson.
There were also be a quartet of 2022 draftees attending the camp. They include forwards Owen Mehlenbacher, Maxmilian Kilpinen, Dylan James and Brennan Ali.
Two recent signees will also be in development camp. Forward Jesse Kiiskinen, whose NHL rights were acquired last summer from the Nashville Predators, was recently inking an entry-level deal with the Red Wings. It’s also the first chance to get a glimpse of Czech goaltender Michal Postava. He was signing with Detroit as a European free agent after backstopping Brno Kometa to the Czech Extraliga title.
Defenseman Jacob Truscott, under contract to the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, will also be participating in development camp.
Red Wings Invite Three Unsigned Free Agents
The Red Wings brass is also welcoming three unsigned free agents, giving them a chance to display their wares. That group includes goaltender Connor Hasley, defenseman Jake Livinavage and the player with the most outstanding name in camp, 6-foot-6, 205-pound Swedish defenseman Viking Gustavsson Nyberg. He played NCAA hockey at Connecticut last season. Prior to that, he also played at Northern Michigan and was a teammate of Red Wings defensive prospect Anton Johansson with Leksand IF.
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Development camp begins June 30 and runs through July 3, finishing with the annual four-on-four game.
The four-on-four game is between Team Howe and Team Lindsay. This game will be streamed live on DetroitRedWings.com and on the Red Wings Facebook and YouTube channels. It will be taking place on Thursday, July 3 starting at 10 am.
