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2 days ago
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Mock Drafts List Two Top Prospects on Red Wings' Radar Ahead of NHL Draft
Early mock drafts present two exciting talents that the Red Wings are expected to select with their first-round pick. Image The 2025 NHL Draft is fast approaching, set to begin in just over two weeks at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The first round will take place on June 27, with rounds two through seven scheduled for the following day, June 28. Advertisement Holding the 13th overall selection, the Detroit Red Wings are once again in position to add a key piece to their rebuild. Speculation around their potential pick is already heating up, with draft analysts offering early projections. deputy managing editor Adam Kimelman and senior draft writer Mike G. Morreale have each made their predictions, listing off two highly sought-after prospects as likely targets for Detroit. Both players are considered top-tier talent and would bring significant upside to a Red Wings team still building toward long-term contention. More Red Wings: Could the Red Wings Sign Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner? New Betting Odds Spark Major Buzz Victor Eklund - Djurgårdens IF Eklund, 18, is a Swedish winger, who is coming off a great season for Djurgårdens IF in HockeyAllsvenskan, Sweden's second-tier professional hockey league. He managed 19 goals and 12 assists for 31 points over 42 regular-season games in one of the most competitive leagues in all of Europe. He added to his success with another seven points in 16 playoff games. In early prospect rankings, he is widely regarded as one of the top prospects in the 2025 NHL Draft class with some experts like The Hockey News' Tony Ferrari, who has Eklund listed as the fourth-best player available. Advertisement His development has been closely followed due to his consistent performance at Sweden's national teams, including runs where he proved he can be a difference maker like when he recorded four goals and two assists in seven games, helping Sweden earn a bronze medal at the 2024 IIHF World U18 Championship. He followed up the performance with a strong showing the following year with a pair of goals and four assists across 7 games. Bookmark The Hockey News Detroit Red Wings team site to stay connected to the latest news, game-day coverage, and player features. NHL Central Scouting ranks him first among European skaters, and The Hockey Writers and TSN analyst Bob McKenzie have both placed him in the top 10 overall, between sixth and ninth picks. Hockey runs in Eklund's blood as his father, Christian Eklund, played professionally for Djurgårdens IF, and his older brother William Eklund is a highly regarded prospect who was drafted in the seventh overall back in 2021 by the San Jose Sharks. Carter Bear - Everett Silvertips Bear, 18, showed a lot of promise with the Silvertips this past season, recording 40 goals and 42 assists for an astonishing 82 points in just 56 games. The Winnipeg native's season was derailed however, as he suffered a brutal Achilles injury in early March that ended his season. Insiders have noted Bear is ahead of schedule in his recovery and expects to be fully healthy for NHL training camps. In early prospect rankings, he is widely regarded as one of the top prospects in the 2025 NHL Draft class with some experts like The Hockey News' Tony Ferrari, who have Bear listed as the seventh-best player available. Advertisement Bear hasn't yet had the chance to represent his country on the international stage like Eklund, but he's found success everywhere he's played, racking up 139 points in 123 games with Everett over the past two seasons. The young forward has been elevated to an 'A' rating by NHL Central Scouting, alluding to the fact that Bear should be a first-round round. Analysts like Steven Ellis have highlighted Bear as the biggest riser in recent rankings, noting his high compete level and well-rounded game. Never miss a story by adding us to your Google News favorites.
Perth Now
04-05-2025
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- Perth Now
Scary scenes as ice hockey star cut by rival's skate
NHL star William Eklund is on the mend after suffering a gruesome cut to his arm during an international friendly on Saturday. Eklund, who plays for the San Jose Sharks and Sweden, was involved in a tussle with Czech player Filip Hronek during their clash ahead of the upcoming World Championships. The two players were contesting the puck next to the wall behind the Czech goal when Hronek's left leg flicked up and his skate made contact with Eklund's arm. Eklund immediately dropped his stick and skated towards the bench in serious discomfort. He could be seen grabbing his wrist and screaming as medics quickly rushed to provide assistance. William Eklund's arm was cut by a rival's skate in a scary incident. Credit: X The 22-year-old was taken to hospital for further assessment. 'He's stable,' Todd Diamond, Eklund's agent, told San Jose Hockey Now. 'Looks like it didn't cut key tendons or nerves at the moment.' Eklund later shared an update on Instagram saying 'everything is fine', along with a photo of his arm bandaged up. Eklund shared an update on social media. Credit: Instagram It remains to be seen how long he will be sidelined for. The World Championships begin next Friday in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark.
7NEWS
04-05-2025
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- 7NEWS
Ice hockey star William Eklund recovering after suffering scary cut from rival's skate
NHL star William Eklund is on the mend after suffering a gruesome cut to his arm during an international friendly on Saturday. Eklund, who plays for the San Jose Sharks and Sweden, was involved in a tussle with Czech player Filip Hronek during their clash ahead of the upcoming World Championships. The two players were contesting the puck next to the wall behind the Czech goal when Hronek's left leg flicked up and his skate made contact with Eklund's arm. Eklund immediately dropped his stick and skated towards the bench in serious discomfort. He could be seen grabbing his wrist and screaming as medics quickly rushed to provide assistance. The 22-year-old was taken to hospital for further assessment. 'He's stable,' Todd Diamond, Eklund's agent, told San Jose Hockey Now. 'Looks like it didn't cut key tendons or nerves at the moment.' Eklund later shared an update on Instagram saying 'everything is fine', along with a photo of his arm bandaged up. It remains to be seen how long he will be sidelined for. The World Championships begin next Friday in Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Sharks' William Eklund Suffers Scary Injury During World Championship Friendly
As the 2025 World Championship approaches, some teams have been playing friendlies as they warm up in hopes of making a push to win the tournament. One Sharks forward, William Eklund, earned the opportunity to represent his home country of Sweden, but suffered a scary injury during a friendly matchup against Czechia. Scary stuff as Sharks forward William Eklund caught a skate to the wrist/hand area in a friendly game against status for the 2025 IIHF World Championship is questionable. — PuckEmpire (@puckempire) May 3, 2025 Team staff immediately tended to Eklund and began working on his wrist, but it was clear he was quite worried about the situation at the moment. Eklund, who is 22 years old, had 58 points in 72 games with the Sharks this season. He has a promising future ahead of him and is expected to be a core piece of the Sharks' future as they look to make their way back into the playoff picture. Unfortunately, at the time of this article, we don't have an update on Eklund's status, but he seemed to be alert and okay while being tended to on the bench. We will be sure to update with any more information as it becomes available. Should The Sharks Trade Mario Ferraro This Offseason? The San Jose Sharks have traded away a lot of players over the past few seasons, which is to be expected while they are in a full-blown rebuild. Macklin Celebrini To Represent Canada At Worlds Championships San Jose Sharks forward Macklin Celebrini has been named to the Team Canada roster at the World Championships in May. Rumor: Andrew Poturalski Connected To KHL's Avangard Omsk Just days after being named the American Hockey League's MVP, Andrew Poturalski has found himself in the rumor mill with speculation growing that he could be headed to the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and joining Avangard Omsk.
NBC Sports
14-04-2025
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- NBC Sports
Caroline Harvey willed herself to become one of the world's best hockey players
Years before Caroline 'KK' Harvey became an Olympic hockey player at age 19 and the world's best defender at 20, she regularly punched the speed bag and the heavy bag. Harvey's early boxing training — some time around ages 10-13, her dad said — included a stint at Ramalho's West End Gym in Lowell, Massachusetts. The facility was a setting for the 'The Fighter,' a Best Picture-nominated 2010 film based on the true story of professional boxer Micky Ward. A young Harvey impressed Dicky Eklund, Ward's half-brother and trainer whom Christian Bale won an Oscar for portraying. Eklund described her as tenacious. 'It got to the point where (Eklund) said, 'She hits like a truck. I want to put her in Silver Mittens (youth tournament) to box against women, and I think she'll do unbelievable,'' Harvey's father, David, said. 'That's when my wife stepped in and said, 'Hey, I don't mind the training. I don't mind the workouts. I just don't want her to get hit in the face.' 'We decided at that point she wasn't going to be a boxer, but she had boxing in her routine. It helped (for hockey) with her foot speed, helped with her hand speed, helped with her endurance.' About a decade later, Harvey is a force on the ice. In 2022, she was the youngest player on the U.S. Olympic team. She has since made the All-Star team at the last three World Championships (one of two defenders selected per year), including being named best defender overall at the 2023 Worlds. Harvey leads U.S. skaters in ice time through three wins at the 2025 World Championship, which began last Wednesday and runs through a final this coming Sunday. Those close to Harvey over the years rave about her work ethic: a childhood routine of 100 push-ups before bedtime, bringing her own chin-up bar to prep school (and adding 25 pounds for sets) and doing sprints in those school hallways when it was too cold to run outside. 'Seeing her do all the amazing things that she's doing, I can look back and be like, yeah, that's not luck,' said Minnesota-Duluth forward Mary Kate O'Brien, Harvey's youth teammate on a Worcester Junior Sharks roster of all boys save two girls. 'Nothing's been handed to her. She deserves it.' Harvey's parents took her to the rink as a toddler. They'd put her in a carrier and face her toward the ice while older brother Nolan learned to play hockey. Caroline was learning, too. 'Her eyes would go back and forth as an infant, and that's how she really got her first start,' David said. Caroline was the only girl who wore a hockey helmet for learn-to-figure-skate lessons at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Her parents wanted her to become a sound skater before beginning hockey. The figure skaters had the best technique, they reasoned. Once in pads, Harvey at first wore jersey No. 3, just like her brother. It's a special number for the family: Nolan was born premature at three pounds. Harvey is called 'KK' by those close to her because her other sibling, baby sister Grace, could not pronounce 'Caroline' when she started talking. She said 'KK' instead, and the nickname stuck. Harvey left home at 13 to attend Bishop Kearney, a private Catholic school in Rochester, New York, that produced several players on the current U.S. world championship team. Harvey became a high scorer off the ice in strength and conditioning testing: pull-ups, push-ups, bench presses, deadlifts and 300-yard shuttle runs. Her sprint testing numbers in her mid-teens rivaled veteran national teamers, Bishop Kearney coach Cari Coen said. 'We had teachers that would be showing up early to work before school, and KK would be running sprints or down in the shooting room or doing an extra workout,' Coen said. 'Those little things that would separate her from her age group, and then she continued to do that throughout her career as she got older.' Harvey now wears No. 4, the number most associated with blueliners given it was worn by Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr. Harvey, who is from New Hampshire, attended Bruins games as a kid and has watched video of Orr. But the number association is pure coincidence. 'I tried every position, but defense stuck with me the most,' she said. 'I have always loved to be able to see the whole ice and watch the play develop, and obviously break up the opposition.' Harvey, then 15, remembers watching the 2018 Olympic gold-medal game on TV, which began at 11:10 p.m. ET in South Korea and was won in a shootout by the Americans over the Canadians. Caroline Harvey (around age 17) with 2018 Olympic champion team captain Meghan Duggan. (via David Harvey) Few would have thought she'd make the next Olympic team. But Harvey actually did predict it — around age 6 to aunt Amy. 'She was sitting there with her fingers counting out to my sister the years, and (Amy) goes, 'What are you doing?'' David said. 'She said, 'I'm just counting the number of years it's going to take, and I'll be in the '22 Olympics.'' Still, Harvey was shocked when it was confirmed on a mid-December 2021 day in a Blaine, Minnesota, lounge. USA Hockey women's national team director Katie Million addressed a 23-player group as the Olympic team for the first time after the final cuts. 'It sticks to me to this day,' Harvey said. 'It's something I'll always remember for the rest of my life. Just instant chills, being in that room with 22 other girls.' Harvey tried to be a sponge in that first year with the senior national team. 'I still am always trying to learn something new every day,' she said. The youngest player on the Olympic team also played the fewest minutes (23 minutes, 10 seconds) of any American skater during the Beijing Games (save the injured Brianna Decker). She played 62 seconds in the gold-medal-game loss to Canada. 'I don't think anyone four years ago thought that a 14-year-old named Caroline Harvey would be making that squad, so this is just bonus,' David said. 'But the competitor in her was, she felt like she could help the team and that she could really make a difference out there.' BRAMPTON, ONTARIO - APRIL 16: Defender Caroline Harvey #4 of Team USA celebrates the 6-3 win over Canada during the gold medal game of the 2023 IIHF Women's World Championship at CAA Centre on April 16, 2023 in Brampton, Ontario. (Photo by) In 2023, Caroline Harvey became the second defender to ever lead the U.S. in points at an Olympics or worlds, and the first skater to lead the U.S. in both points and ice time. (Getty Images) Harvey's confidence dropped after not playing much in Beijing. John Wroblewski noticed after he was brought in as the new U.S. head coach in May 2022. Wroblewski and Harvey had a 15-to-30-minute talk while in Denmark in August 2022 before the World Championship tournament. The coach reminded Harvey that she had already accomplished everything a player could by age 19 — reaching the Olympics and earning a scholarship to a dream school (Wisconsin, having committed after eighth grade). You can play aggressively, make mistakes and still be a key part of the national team for the next decade. 'She jumped from high school hockey to the Olympics,' Wroblewski said. 'I think that was an abrupt and interesting event for her to probably encounter a little bit of disappointment or discouragement, or even a little bit of her confidence was in need of a rebuild. And that's just completely understandable with putting an 18-year-old or 19-year-old into that Olympic pressure cooker, right? Slowly but surely, her game has risen.' It's no surprise to family, friends and coaches. Harvey grew up self-determined: racing her dad up the stairs and circling hockey schools she wanted to attend. 'It's 100% her,' David said of the work ethic. 'You meet these crazy hockey parents that think their kid's going to be the next greatest thing, and they push and push and push, and the kid may not want it as much as (the parents) do,' said Mike Myers, who coached Harvey on the Worcester Junior Sharks. 'This was the opposite. She was driving the bus.' One summer, Harvey and the Sharks visited her family home in the middle of a two-game day. While teammates splashed in the pool, Harvey opened up the garage and showed her coach, Mike Myers, some of her off-ice training regimen. She threw on gloves and hit the speed bag. 'A 12-year-old-girl with a little boxing setup in her gym was definitely eye-opening,' Myers said. 'It just showed you where her head was at that time, and where it remains.' Nick Zaccardi,
