As the 2018-19 season heads towards the end, the Detroit Red Wings have a lot to look back on, however, what happened with our top five picks from last years 2018 NHL Entry Draft. With Zadina leading the way by being on the NHL roster as of now, what happened to the rest of them as of now.
Last year, the Detroit Red Wings went into the 2018 NHL Entry Draft with a strong need for a defenseman, but they ended up coming out of the first round and their first three picks all being forwards. With the sixth overall pick, the Red Wings selected forward Filip Zadina and then with the 30th overall pick they selected forward Joe Veleno.
The Red Wings then took forward Jonatan Berggren in the second round at pick number 33. Almost, immediately following Berggren’s pick the Red Wings finally took a defenseman, Jared McIsaac, at pick number 36. With their third-round draft pick, the Red Wings selected another defenseman, Alec Regula.
All these names are great, but who are they? Where are they now? Have they panned out as great as GM Ken Holland has talked them up to be? The Red Wings have obviously called up Filip Zadina, and he recently netted his first NHL goal, but the thing is that is only one of their top five draft picks.
By taking a more in-depth look at these five guys, we can get a better sense of where this franchise’s young talent is coming from, as well as how good of a draft class we managed coming out of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.