ALEX COTTON

Alex Cotton experienced a rare offensive surge for a defenseman between his first and second season of major junior hockey. That made him an intriguing prospect for the Detroit Red Wings to select in the fifth round of this year’s draft. Now, Cotton is determined to show he can continue to produce points for Lethbridge when the Western Hockey League season begins on Jan. 8. He said the Red Wings were the first team that talked to him during the season and they kept in touch throughout the year. I’m going to focus on getting better throughout the year and after that hopefully can join the Red Wings organization.”More: Jeff Blashill breaks down Red Wings’ new additions, others

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The Detroit Red Wings added two players in the fourth round of the NHL draft Wednesday, including a goaltender. Prior to that, the Red Wings took right wing Sam Stange at No. The Red Wings took defenseman Kyle Aucoin (5-10. Detroit used its pick at 187 in the seventh round to take Kienan Draper, son of Kris Draper, the Red Wings' director of amateur scouting and a long-time player and front-office executive for the club. After selecting Draper, the Red Wings dealt their seventh-round pick in 2021 to the St. Louis Blues for the 203rd pick this year.