Detroit Red Wings
Report: Red Wings Prospect Set to Return to Europe
Tralmaks to join Kladno next season, according to Czech media reports
It could be that Eduards Tralmaks will be one-and-done as a Detroit Red Wings prospect. There are published reports out of Czechia that the Latvian forward currently playing for the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins will be joining Kladno of the Czech Extraliga next season.
According to the Czech website iSport, Tralmaks is set to sign a five-year contract with Kladno. The pact would begin with the 2026-27 season.
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Eduards Tralmaks ir parakstījis 5 gadu līgumu ar "Kladno". Energie no "Knights" saņems 200 000 € kā finansiālu kompensāciju par līguma izpirkšanu, vēsta avots. Visticamāk, kompensāciju saņems Karlovy "Vary", jo klubam pieder spēlētāja tiesības Eiropā.💶 pic.twitter.com/lAUuv9YuEf
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The Red Wings signed Tralmaks to a one-year contract last summer. In 2024-25, the Latvian led the Czech Extraliga in scoring with 23-28-51 totals while playing for Kladno.
After signing with the Red Wings, Tralmaks also agreed to a future deal with Czech club Karlovy Vary that would kick in next season if he didn’t make the NHL. However, the report indicated that Kladno had paid 200,000 Euros (approximately $232,000) to acquire the rights to Tralmaks.
The report continued to say that Tralmaks and Kladno reached an agreement on a five-year deal.
Red Wings Haven’t Given Tralmaks A Look
Tralmaks has scored 18 goals in 46 games this season with the Griffins. At the recent Milano Olympics, he led Latvia with three goals in four games.
“He scores goals,” Griffins coach Dan Watson said. “I think there’s still parts of his game that he can clean up a little bit. I think the defensive side of the puck is probably the biggest thing, and we’ve had conversations about that.
During the Olympics, a lot of fans slid into my dms wondering if I could ask Eduards Tralmaks about the Lava Cakes in Olympic Village.
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— x-Elaine Shircliff (@imaraindancer) February 28, 2026
“It’s not that he’s bad at it, just being consistent, you know, and sometimes guys who have offensive minds, guys who want to score, that’s what they think about. And then they lean for offense versus really being responsible because they think that’s going to take away from their offensive game.”
Skating is another questionable factor for Tralmaks.
“He’s a heavy guy, but that doesn’t mean he can’t skate, doesn’t mean he can’t get there,” Watson said. It’s short bursts, and then from there.
“That’s one thing he could probably work on a little bit more.”
Bob
This is a hard one to figure out. Tralmaks is signed, does what you would expect of him and more yet he never gets a chance with the big team that is actually in need of secondary scoring. Certainly a head scratcher.
He needs work on defense and he’s slow. Did you read the article or just not understand it? Wow! Just Wow!
Did you notice any hot trade rumors from other teams? Hmmmm!
Well Charlie Brown the troll is back. Can’t make a post of your own, only critique others with ignorant comments.
I think that I can explaing the situation. Most Europeans are not willing to do the minors for very long. The minor leagues in North American have a bad reputation in Europe. I believe they believe the minors here are still like the movie “Slap Shot” which depicted the minors in the 70s and before as blookd on the ice every night. There is still some of that but not like it was in that era. The American Hockey League develops the most prospects for the NHL now. The skill leve is at a high level. Also a healthy mix of Canadian and American players from junior, some college players and some from Europe. There is also a fair amount of fighting too. More so than the NHL. You have some guys who are mostly fighters in that league. The NHL does not have many of those. A few. In the AHL the tough guys go after the foreign players. Its not all fun and roses. This is Tralmarks second try at North American hockey. He spent some time in the Bruins organization and was not able to get much or any time with the Bruins. In Boston and with the Wings, he signed a two way contract. That means you can be sent back and forth. Also its two diff salaries. More money in the NHL and less in the AHL. My guess is he said he would give the Det organization one year. If he does not get a shot in Detroit, its back to Europe next year. I dont really blame him. I wish him luck
Tom I certainly don’t blame him and agree that I hope all goes good for him. I’m just puzzled that he never got a try with Detroit being that his play with GR and in the Olympics was good. Maybe he could have supplied some of that secondary scoring that The Wings are so lacking.
Obie you could be right. Its odd. I think they would want to give one of their picks a chance before him but then I keep hearing they dont want them to be in Det unless they play every nite. If true why not give Tralmarks a chance? It seems like they have a prejudice against him he is a “minor leaguer” I know he was mostly signed for Grand Rapids. You just wonder if they think that, why did they sign him. Im scort of scratching my head about him.
Tom. You said it better than me. Those are my exact thoughts.
No need to reply with insults. Most of us on this forum are just sharing thoughts and ideas.