Detroit Red Wings president and CEO Chris Ilitch and general manager Ken Holland answer questions Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena.
In 2013, the Detroit Red Wings began a change in direction.
After trading away first-round picks in three of the previous five seasons, Wings general manager Ken Holland held onto his first selection in the NHL entry draft. The Wings had qualified for the playoffs for a 22nd consecutive season that spring, but a side effect of that success was a farm system low on talent. A need to replenish was in order.