Could This be Last Chance For Red Wings Prospect?
The post Could This be Last Chance For Red Wings Prospect? appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now. The Detroit Red Wings first saw Charlie Forslund in action playing for Falun in HockeyEttan, the Swedish third division.
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The post Could This be Last Chance For Red Wings Prospect? appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . Charlie Forslund The Detroit Red Wings first saw Charlie Forslund in action playing for Falun in HockeyEttan, the Swedish third division.
A few months later, when they selected the Swedish forward in the sixth round of the NHL Entry Draft, they knew it was a reach. But it was a gamble they were willing to take. “Playing against those men at a lower level, Charlie stood out,” Red Wings assistant GM Kris Draper said.
“He’s got good size, he can skate, he can really move and shoot the puck. He had a couple of goals that game. “Obviously, we did a lot of background checks and gathered information on him.