Theodor Niederbach

Detroit Prospect Niederbach Moving to MoDo

In 2020, the Detroit Red Wings were excited to draft Theodor Niederbach 51st overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Two years later, Niederbach is teetering out of the picture in Detroit and this week was demoted to the Allsvenskan, the second-highest league in Sweden. Detroit general manager Steve Yzerman has always been high on Niederbach. […]

Detroit Red Wings Unsigned Prospect Watch: Centers

The Detroit Red Wings have several prospects who remain unsigned. This is the third in a series exploring the Red Wings’ unsigned prospects. Here is a look at the six centers that have yet to sign a contract with the Red Wings. Theodor Niederbach Detroit Red Wings Rights: June 2024 Theodor Niederbach was drafted in […]

Detroit Prospects Win Medals at World Juniors

On Saturday, the Detroit Red Wings had seven of their nine prospects playing for medals at the IIHF World Junior Championships. Sebastian Cossa and Donovan Sebrango of Canada played against Eemil Viro from Finland in the gold medal game. Theodor Niederbach, Simon Edvinsson, and William Wallinder from Sweden played against goaltender Jan Bednar from Czechia […]

Detroit Strongly Represented at the Upcoming WJC

After the 2022 World Junior Under-20 Championship was initially canceled back in December, there was uncertainty about when and if the tournament would resume. Only a few months later, the IIHF announced the tournament would take place August 9th-20th at Rogers Place in Edmonton. With many picks over the past few seasons, the Red Wings […]

Three Red Wings Prospects Named to Sweden’s Preliminary World Junior Roster

On Tuesday, Team Sweden released its 23-man preliminary IIHF World Junior U20 roster for the upcoming makeup tournament that will be held again in Edmonton and Red Deer in August. Amongst the players named to the roster, Red Wings prospects Simon Edvinsson, Theodor Niederbach, and William Wallinder could be representing their home country in a […]

Red Wings Well-Represented in the 2022 WJC

With long rebuilds comes trading away players that no longer fit into that specific team’s competitive timeline. When you look at Detroit’s rebuild, players like that would be Tomas Tatar, Gustav Nyquist, Anthony Mantha, Nick Jensen, and Andreas Athanasiou. With trading those players comes a silver lining; quality draft picks which turn into prospects. Detroit […]