Detroit Red Wings front-office personnel have been at the NHL combine making final evaluations on top potential prospects.

Teams have had an opportunity this week in Buffalo, N.Y., to interview about 100 of the top prospects eligible to be drafted June 21-22 in Vancouver, British Columbia. The event concludes with fitness testing Saturday.

Detroit holds the sixth overall pick for the second straight year, and hold three picks in the second round (their own at No. 35, plus ones via trades at No. 54 and No. 60).

The Wings have used their first picks on forwards in five of the last six drafts.

They would have picked a defenseman last year, had Filip Zadina not been available. Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko are the consensus first two picks.

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Here are five guys the Wings are keeping tabs on for their first pick.

D Bowen Byram

He’ll probably be gone by the time the Wings pick, but if he’s available, he's an easy choice. He’s a potential game-changer with his ability in the offensive zone (71 points in 67 regular-season games for the Vancouver Giants; led all WHL players with 26 points in 22 playoff games). The Wings picked an offensive defenseman, Dennis Cholowski, with their first-round pick in 2016, but that should not deter them from adding Byram.

C Dylan Cozens

His prowess at both ends of the ice has drawn comparisons to Jonathan Toews. Cozens is 6-foot-3, shoots right, and put up 84 points in 68 games for Lethbridge. He’s got a quick release, and isn’t afraid of going to the net. He’s a good skater with excellent vision, and can fit at either center or right wing.

C Kirby Dach

He’s already 6-foot-4 and plays like it. He gets involved physically to gain the puck and protect it. He sees the ice well and can hold onto the puck to find an open teammate. Another right-handed shooter, he had 73 points in 62 games for Saskatoon (WHL).

C Alex Turcotte

He’s a high-end skater and thinker. A lower-body injury limited him to 37 games with the U18 U.S. National Team Development Program (where he was teammates with Hughes) but Turcotte had 62 points in that span. He finds teammates in tight spaces, and has the soft hands to score around the net. He has great explosiveness and a quick release. He’s committed to Wisconsin next year, but he could take a similar path as Dylan Larkin and spend one season playing collegiately, then make the jump to NHL.

C Trevor Zegras

He’s a mobile two-way forward with a top-notch creative streak and the ability to finish. (He had 26 goals and 61 assists in 60 games for the NTDP U18.) He makes plays most players don’t even think of, and has the wiliness to elude defenders one-on-one. He’s not a great skater and his defense needs improvement, but he counters what he lacks in these areas with his high hockey IQ.

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