TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Red Wings won a championship on Tuesday.



It wasn’t The Big One, or even really a big one, but in winning the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup at the NHL Prospect Tournament, the Red Wings’ prospects kicked off the 2019-20 hockey season with a celebration as their focus now turns to training camp.



Detroit hadn’t won the tournament since Anthony Mantha, Tyler Bertuzzi and Andreas Athanasiou helped deliver the hardware in 2013, and all three of those players are now in Detroit’s NHL top six. As the Red Wings continue along through their rebuild, they’ll be hoping this championship group can yield a similar infusion of future difference-makers down the line. Here’s what stood out in the five games over four days in Traverse City.



1. How do you start with anyone but Joe Veleno, after the Red Wings’ 2018 30th overall pick scored two crucial late goals to tie and then take the lead against Dallas...