Detroit - The Red Wings had needs everywhere — forward, center, goaltender — when Tuesday's Entry Draft began.
They chose to fill forward, picking Lucas Raymond, the Swedish left winger, with the fourth overall pick in the first round.
Raymond, a 5-foot-10, 165-pound winger, is playing for Frolunda in the Swedish Elite League, where he has one goal and one assist in four games.
Raymond told The Detroit News earlier this summer it would be a dream come true to play for the Wings.
"Any NHL team but especially the Red Wing with their history of Swedes," said Raymond, who toured Little Caesars Arena when the Swedish national junior team held a tryout summer camp in Plymouth last summer.