Detroit Red Wings Slovak goalie draft pick Michal Pradel (75th, 2025) will stay with the Tri-City Storm rather than join the WHL’s Regina Pats. Pradel was the fourth overall pick in the CHL Import Draft.
That’s probably good news for the Red Wings because former Detroit assistant and NHL head coach John Torchetti is the Storm’s new head coach and director of hockey operations. This is a coach who understands the NHL development process.
Pradel was recently runner-up for Slovakia’s junior player of the year. He finished second to St. Louis Blues forward Dalibor Dvorsky who made his NHL debut at the end of the 2024-25 season.
Michal Pradel G 6’5″ Tri-City
USHL 14GP 2.41 GA .899s%
U18 7GP 2.46 GA .914s%
big athletic goalie that moves well but doesn’t over rely on his size. He was incredible at the U18’s and while the numbers are not amazing at the USHL level, it is a hard league for goalies #LGRW pic.twitter.com/wm9EmZKwK7
— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) June 28, 2025
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