At this time last season, Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek was in Grand Rapids, playing for the AHL’s Griffins.
Now Hronek is on Detroit’s top defense pair, averaging the most ice time of any Wing and facing other teams’ best players on a nightly basis.
Hronek, who just turned 22 Nov. 2, is fourth on the team in points with eight (3-5-8) and first among Wings defensemen.
There have been a lot of negatives so far about this season, but it’s pretty safe to say that Filip Hronek has been a big positive.