The Detroit Red Wings announced late Thursday that they have recalled Marco Kasper from Sweden. He flew with them to Winnipeg, where they play Friday.
That's a significant move, because Kasper, 18, is their prize pick from the 2022 draft, selected at No. 8. The native of Austria has spent the 2022-23 season with Rögle, earning 23 points (eight goals), a plus-seven rating and 72 penalty minutes in 52 regular-season games, plus three assists in nine playoff games. His 23 points were the second-most by any skater 20 years of age or younger in Sweden’s top professional league.