from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,

The Detroit Red Wings’ road to rehabilitation will come through an influx of young players, and the next group of such hopefuls get a chance to make their case this week.

Joe Veleno, Jonatan Berggren and Lucas Raymond highlight the list of Wings who will participate at the Prospect Tournament, which runs Sept. 16-20 in Traverse City, in advance of training camp. Usually an eight-team event, it returns this year as a five-team affair after being canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. Top Wings prospects face the same from the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, St. Louis Blues and Toronto Maple Leafs.

First-rounders

Veleno had a quick end-of-season audition with the Wings, after returning from a fine performance with Malmö in the Swedish Hockey League (20 points, 46 games). He appeared in five games, scoring once, and also had a goal and two assists in four games with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Veleno, the 30th pick in 2018, is a fluid skater who has focused on the defensive side of his game over the past couple seasons.

The Wings see him at center, but Veleno could play wing, like Dylan Larkin did in his first year.

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via Corey Pronman of The Athletic,