Detroit Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov (knee) out for season

Helene St. James | Detroit Free Press

Show Caption Hide Caption Detroit Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov on pushing self Detroit Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov talks about his path forward. Traverse City, Sept. 16, 2018.

Detroit Red Wings prospect Evgeny Svechnikov came to training camp with hopes of making the team. Instead he is done for the season.

Svechnikov, a first-round pick from 2015, is expected to miss five-to-six months after undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on his right knee Tuesday.

Svechnikov, 21, suffered the injury Sept. 29 in the Wings’ preseason finale. He had been expected to push for a job with the Wings, his own confidence in doing so buoyed by a summer spent improving his foot speed. Svechnikov had four points in 14 appearances with the Wings last season.

The Wings had hoped he’d make their team in 2017 after he posted 20 goals and 51 points with Grand Rapids in 2016-17, his first year of pro hockey. That plan ended when Svechnikov suffered an injury during the 2017 preseason.

It’s a tough development for Svechnikov, whose development essentially now is set back a season.

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