The Daily: Two Red Wings Prospects on Fire; Fearless Finnie

The Detroit Red Wings boast two American prospects putting up impressive offensive numbers in college hockey and the United States Hockey League.

Minnesota native Brent Solomon (109th, 2025) leads the USHL with nine goals and 15 points for the Sioux Falls Stampede. Meanwhile, Max Plante (47th in 2024, a sophomore at Minnesota-Duluth, is tied for third among NCAA scorers with 12 points in six games.

Plante, also a Minnesota native, is the son of former NHL player Derek Plante who logged 450 NHL games.

Brent Solomon(4th round’25)
3 Goals 1 Assist 3 Shots +1 in a 5-0 win
Brent has started this USHL season on fire. #LGRW
(🚨🚨🚨🍎) pic.twitter.com/s0igrGBZea

— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) October 20, 2025

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Emmitt Finnie’s fearlessness is rubbing off on his Red Wings’ teammates.

Red Wings readying for their first road test against the Buffalo Sabres and New York Islanders.

Coach Todd McLellan’s Detroit squad is finding different ways to beat different teams. Isn’t that what quality teams do?

Red Wings Extra

Dylan Larkin is the third player in franchise history with multiple season-opening point streaks of six-or-more games, following Steve Yzerman (seven games in 1988-89 and six games in 1984-85) and Gordie Howe (six games in 1968-69 & 1961-62).

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