The Daily: Red Wings Prospect Joins Rudy in QMJHL; Liv’s Son Shines

Detroit Red Wings center prospect Grayden Robertson-Palmer (204th, 2025), as expected, signed with the QMJHL’s Moncton Wildcats, joining Detroit prospect Rudy Guimond who is the Wildcats primary goalie.

The Red Wings are happy to have Robertson-Palmer (5-foot-11, 200 pounds) stationed there because they have a strong respect for Moncton coach Gardiner MacDougall. He’s a coach known for pulling the most out of his players. Robertson-Palmer played prep school hockey last season at Phillips Andover.

Robertson-Palmer is a strong skater, with an offensive touch and a physical game.  The Red Wings are hoping they unearthed a gem in the seventh round, like they did with seventh-rounder Emmitt Finnie (201st, 2023). He is among Detroit’s better forward prospects. Finnie will be playing his first full AHL season with the Grand Rapids Griffins this season.

Official Grayden Robertson-Palmer(7th Round’25) signs with Moncton. #LGRW https://t.co/YYxjSNbAQp

— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) August 6, 2025

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One of the stars of Sweden’s World Junior team at the Summer Showcase was goalie Herman Liv. He’s the son of Red Wings draftee and former Grand Rapids Griffins goalie Stefan Liv. The dad was was among 43 people who died when a plane carrying the Russian KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed in 2011. Former Red Wings player and assistant coach Brad McCrimmon also died in that crash.

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