Bio: The Maribor, Slovenia native was selected by the Red Wings in the sixth round of the 2006 NHL Draft (182nd overall).  After three seasons in the OHL, Mursak will continue to develop with the Griffins in the AHL.  Mursak skated in five games in the preseason, mostly on the top two lines, and tallied one goal with a plus-two rating. 

 

Bio: Wings fans should be pretty familiar with Helm by now; after all, he worked his way into 18 playoff games with the Wings last spring, capped off with a Stanley Cup victory.  The only problem for the Wings’ fifth round choice (132nd overall) of 2005 is team depth – Helm will have trouble cracking such a deep roster.  As of November 30, he’s played in seven games with the Red Wings, but it is likely that he will be splitting time between Detroit and Grand Rapids.  Needless to say, the future is bright for one of Detroit’s late-round draft gems.

Bio: Cameron was selected by the Red Wings in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2007 NHL Draft.  He will continue to skate in the Quebec Major Juniors, where he has recorded 39 points in both his freshman (2006-07) and sophomore (2007-08) campaigns with the Moncton Wildcats.   

Bio: Johnston, born in Guelph, Canada, was selected by the Red Wings with their sixth round choice in 2008 (181st overall).  He will continue his development in Belleville, where he had two goals and seven assists in 56 games last year.  Johnston played midget AAA and high school before moving to the OHL.  

Bio: The Red Wings took Andersson in the third round (88th overall) in 2007.  The center from Munkedal, Sweden will spend his first full season with Vastra Frolunda HC Goteborg.  He skated between the top and junior Vastra Frolunda club last season, recording one goal in nine games with the top squad. 

Bio: Cayer, the Wings’ fifth round choice in 2008 (151st overall), decided to go the college route, and is currently a freshman at Clarkson University.  Last season, he played high school hockey in New York, with the Northwood Huskies.  There, he accumulated 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points in 42 games.

Bio: Oslund, the Wings' seventh round pick of 2007 (191st overall), will take time to develop at St. Cloud State University.  Last season, he scored four goals and one assist in 38 games with the Huskies.

Bio: Lashoff went undrafted this year, but that didn't stop him from finding a way into a professional contract.  He was invited to the Wings' prospect camp, where he excelled and was offered an entry-level contract.  Last year, he scored five goals and 15 assists in 50 games with the Barrie Colts.

Bio: Rufenach, the Wings' seventh round choice in 2007 (208th overall), will spend the season with Julien Cayer at Clarkson University.  Last season, he posted three goals and three assists in 35 games with the Knights.

Bio: Kolosov, the Wings' fifth round choice in 2004 (151st overall), will spend his first season in Grand Rapids.  Last year, with Dynamo Minsk, he had five goals and 14 assists in 55 games.

Bio: Pyett was drafted in the seventh round (212th overall) in the 2006 draft by Detroit.  He will continue to develop in Grand Rapids, after an impressive showing in the WHL last season.  Pyett posted 20 goals and 34 assists in 62 games with the Regina Pats last year.

Bio: Smith, the Red Wings' first round pick in 2007 (27th overall), will continue to develop at Wisconsin. Last season he had two goals and 10 assists in 22 games with the Badgers, and may stay at Wisconsin long enough to graduate.