The Detroit Red Wings are hoping that first-round draft pick Michael Rasmussen someday makes life miserable for opponents with his goal-scoring ability.

They'd like to see defenseman Cole Fraser do it with his strength and grit.

The Red Wings selected Fraser in the fifth round (131st overall) of last month's draft because they liked his physical style of play and the way he used his 6-foot-2, 191-pound frame for the OHL's Peterborough Petes last season.

"When he's out there, people are going to be aware of him," predicted Tyler Wright, the Red Wings director of amateur scouting. "He's going to make life miserable for the opponents' skilled players."

That's fine with Fraser, who had 82 penalty minutes in 61 games last season for the Petes. His five fights last season ranked second in the OHL, according to hockeyfights.com, and he knows physicality is a big part of his game.

During the lone scrimmage of this month's Red Wings development camp, Fraser tried to put that physical style on display by taking the body against opposing players whenever possible.

"I guess that's kind of my style, obviously," said Fraser, 17. "I think I made an impact out there, making some hits that I did. Obviously sometimes you're going to take yourself out of the play by making those hits but you're always hoping that it's going to work out for the best.

"Obviously I missed a few tonight that may have taken me out of the play more than I should come out of the play and that's something that I'm going to have to work on."

Fraser also showed that he's got a booming shot when he broke a pane of glass at Centre Ice Arena during a practice on the second day of the development camp.

That shot helped him score six goals among 19 points last season. That was a big jump from his rookie season in the OHL, when he had just three assists to go with 51 PIM. Fraser also had a plus-4 rating after posting a minus-12 mark in 2015-16.

"I think it was more opportunity," he said. "Obviously as a rookie in your first year you're not going to get the ice time you want because you've got to go through the system. Last year, obviously I got a little more time on the ice and it paid off for me.

"But I have to thank the people I skated with in the summer that helped me get there and teach me to be more of an offensive player as well as a defensive player."

Before reporting to Traverse City, Fraser was well acquainted with one of his fellow campers after the Red Wings used one of their third-round picks in the draft to select forward Zach Gallant.

Gallant, who was taken 83rd overall, was a forward with Peterborough last season and will be one of Fraser's teammates again this year.

"There will be a couple stories that we'll be able to share (this season) and know that there was somebody there who can share those stories with me," Fraser said. "It's obviously nice having a friendly face around here.

"I know a few of the guys from beforehand as well. You come here and make a few new friends. Being able to go through the whole process is something I'm going to remember for a lifetime."

Fraser knows his physical style of play will only go so far as he climbs the hockey ladder and that he's got work to do in other areas of his game.

At the top of the list is being able to cope with the faster game that is being played these days.

"That was something that I said I needed to work on at the draft," he said. "Obviously the basic stuff like puck control and foot speed and my shot. That's mainly what I want to work on this summer so I can come back to camp in September and show the Detroit Red Wings what I've got.

"The Detroit Red Wings gave me an opportunity and I'm going to make the most of it."

Fraser, who was ranked No. 197 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting at the end of last season, already had indirect ties to the Red Wings before he joined the organization.

His agent, Adrian Gedye, is the father of Tyler Bertuzzi, the MVP of the Calder Cup playoffs for the Grand Rapids Griffins who is expected to play with the Red Wings full-time this season.

Bertuzzi had nine goals and 10 assists in 19 playoff games while helping the Griffins win their second AHL championship in five years.

Fraser has yet to meet Bertuzzi but Gedye keeps him informed on what's going on with the Griffins and what it will take for him to follow Tyler into pro hockey. Bertuzzi plays a similarly gritty style but has been a prolific playoff scorer for the Griffins with 23 goals in 42 postseason games for Grand Rapids.

"He let me know about how Tyler is doing down there and how Tyler went through the system and that's something I'm going to have to do and just seize every opportunity I get," Fraser said.

"It was really cool after I got drafted to see them win. Congratulations to them and hopefully in years to come I can be that kind of person to help them win a championship as well."