How Are the Detroit Red Wings Top Five NHL Draft Picks Performing?
By Tyler Kotila
The Detroit Red Wings finally took a defenseman three picks after taking Berggren, selecting Jared McIsaac with the 36th overall pick. McIsaac is just what the Red Wings needed coming out of the draft when they needed a defenseman in the first place.
Red Wings GM Ken Holland finally picked up a much-needed defenseman to add by picking up Jared McIsaac. The 6’1″, 192lb left-hand shooting defenseman is currently playing in the QMJHL for the Halifax Mooseheads. McIsaac is also a young kid; he is only 18 years old and will offer some much-needed defensive help for the Red Wings as he ages and develops further.
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McIsaac is tearing it up this year in the QMJHL coming in second among defenseman in points with 59 total points. He is tied for first among defenseman with 15 goals and has 44 assists to make up his 59 points.
Beyond the QMJHL, McIsaac also made the 2019 WJC roster for Team Canada registering one assist in four games for Team Canada. McIsaac has been playing excellent hockey lately and is making a case to be a strong candidate to make the team out of camp next year.
The Red Wings can only hope that McIsaac will join the crop of young defenseman whom we currently are grooming to be a part of this rebuilding team. With names like Dennis Cholowski and Filipp Hronek, the Red Wings can only hope that McIsaac can step into a role and flourish alongside these other young defensemen.
Expect McIsaac to make a strong push in development to do something similar to what Cholowski did this year and step into a starting role come training camp next season for the Red Wings.