July 7, 2022

2022 NHL Draft

2022 Draft – Red Wings Select Marco Kasper 8th Overall

Detroit selects Austrian center out of Rogel (SHL). The two-way center was picked because of his complete game and high compete level.

2022 Draft Recap

Rd. Overall Player Pos Amateur Team
1 8 Marco Kasper C Rogle (Sweden)
2 40 Dylan James LW Sioux City (USHL)
2 52 Dmitri Buchelnikov LW Ska St. Petersburg 2 (Russia-Jr.)
4 105 Anton Johansson D Leksand Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)
4 113 Amadeus Lombardi C Flint Firebirds (OHL)
4 129 Maximilian Kilpinen LW Orebro Jr. (Sweden-Jr.)
5 137 Tnias Mathurin D North Bay Battalion (OHL)
7 201 Owen Mehlenbacher C Muskegon (USHL)
7 212 Brennan Ali C Avon Old Farms H.S. (HIGH-CT)

Detroit Red Wings EVP and GM Steve Yzerman speaks with the media at Centre Bell in Montreal following rounds 2 – 7 in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
Via Youtube – Detroit Red Wings

Sights and sounds of day 1 at the NHL Draft in Montreal, where the Red Wings selected Marco Kasper 8th overall.
Via Youtube – Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings 2022 first-round pick Marco Kasper speaks to the media after getting drafted on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Montreal.
Via Youtube – Detroit Free Press