COLE PERFETTI

FLINT – The Flint Firebirds are providing a pipeline of talent to the Dallas Stars. The Stars used their sixth-round pick (162nd overall) in this year’s NHL draft to select Firebirds forward Evgeniy Oksentyuk. He’s the eighth Firebirds player to be drafted by an NHL in five years. Two years ago, the Stars used their first-round pick (13th overall) to select Ty Dellandrea, who has served as the Firebirds captain the past two years. Nick Caamano (2016), Brent Moran (2014) and Alex Peters (2014) are other players drafted by Dallas who spent time playing for the Firebirds.

But the Saginaw Heritage senior and Saginaw Spirit defenseman believes it’s only temporary. Smith and fellow Saginaw defenseman Victor Mancini were not one of the 217 total players selected Tuesday and Wednesday. I just have to go out and play.”In his first season with the Spirit, Smith played in 56 games, scoring seven goals with nine assists. He became the highest Saginaw Spirit player drafted. pic.twitter.com/snvVitaxRu — Don Cherry (@CoachsCornerDC) October 7, 2020Ilya Solovyov became a second Saginaw Spirit player picked in the draft, going in the seventh round and 205th overall to the Calgary Flames.

The 2020 NHL Draft got started Tuesday night with the first round. The Detroit Red Wings selected Swedish forward Lucas Raymond at 4th overall, then Swedish defenseman William Wallinder at 32nd overall. Here’s another look at Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman’s list of picks in this draft -- he started with 10 picks but added another in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings, and then another in a trade with the Minnesota Wild. He did trade away the 125th pick for a future pick:Read more: Red Wings' Kris Draper drafts his son, Kienan Draper, in 7th roundFull first-round draft order:Sign up here for the latest news on the team and from around the league, and some jokes (good ones). Follow live draft updates here:

Cole Perfetti, a potential Top 5 pick in Tuesday’s NHL Draft, dropped to No. 10, where the Winnipeg Jets snared the Saginaw Spirit star. Welcome to Winnipeg, Cole Perfetti! The 5-foot-11, 180-pound 18-year-old was the Spirit’s first-round pick in the 2018 OHL Draft and fifth overall. Entering the draft, NHL Central Scouting ranked Perfetti as the No.

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Here’s another look at Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman’s list of picks in this draft:That’s 10 draft picks altogether for the Red Wings this year. Mock drafts have Red Wings picking forwardYzerman is going to pick the best player available. That likely means the Red Wings will select a forward at 4th overall, barring any crazy trades. I fully expect the Red Wings to be extremely busy in free agency. Here are some of the names attached to the Red Wings right now:Goalie of the Vancouver Canucks -- With Jimmy Howard moving on, the Red Wings need another goalie.

The Detroit Red Wings have the fourth pick Tuesday in the first round of the NHL draft, and there is no clear-cut selection. 3 in 2014) and the Red Wings' Moritz Seider (No. The Red Wings need help in all areas, so they could pick any number of players. He is the top-rated defenseman in the draft and the Red Wings need more D-men with top-pair potential. Ottawa: Marco Rossi, center, Ottawa (OHL)His size (5-9, 183) will not deter the Senators from keeping this highly skilled Austrian-born center in Ottawa.

4 to the Detroit Red Wings. Skill is at its highest.”The Red Wings have ties to the Spirit. But that does not mean the Red Wings will lean toward taking a Spirit player with a selection that is so vital to their rebuild. “Right now, my mind is set on summer training, getting bigger, stronger.”If the Red Wings select Perfetti, he will probably need to choose another number. More:If Red Wings seek defenseman, Jamie Drysdale could be their pickPotential Red Wings pick Marco Rossi driven by dad’s sacrifices

The Detroit Red Wings haven’t necessarily selected with size in mind in recent drafts. Here is a look at what the latest mock drafts are projecting for the Red Wings:NHL.comAdam Kimelman: Marco Rossi. The Red Wings can really build their roster around him.”Sportsnet.ca: Cole PerfettiSam Cosentino writes: “There are countless ties between Detroit and Perfetti. It was close, but I ultimately took Marco Rossi over the Swedish playmaker. You can build a winner with Jamie Drysdale on your blue line.”Bleacher Report: Cole PerfettiMyNHLDraft.com: Marco RossiTankathon.com: Lucas RaymondMore: Red Wings drafting position raises many possibilities, questions