Kris Draper talks Detroit Red Wings draft, Shawn Horcoff’s son
Detroit Red Wings assistant general manager Kris Draper, June 27, 2025.
The Detroit Red Wings added a physical Swedish forward with their first pick on the second day of the 2025 NHL draft.
Eddie Genborg, an 18-year-old who already is 6 foot 2 and 196 pounds, is scouted as someone who plays iwth an edge, and delivers a solid two-way game.
Genborg is slated to play in Sweden’s top league in 2025-26, for Timrå. He spent most of 2024-25 with Linköping hockey club’s junior team, recording 19 goals and 15 assists, along with 6 penalty minutes in 28 games.
Genborg also played 28 games for the team’s SHL club, posting two assists. Representing Sweden at the U-18 worlds, he had three assists in seven games.
Carter Bear was their first-round pick Friday at No. 13 overall, Steve Yzerman’s eighth first-round pick — all in the top 15 — in seven drafts as Wings general manager. Bear, a versatile 18-year-old forward, played last season with the WHL’s Everett Silvertips where he scored nine game-winning goals.
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