It’s about that time!



It’s been four months since our last Red Wings top prospects ranking, and as the final days of 2018 fly off the calendar, the team’s future is literally getting closer by the moment. In the time since the last ranking, two players in the top five have graduated into prime roles, and even more are making tangible impacts for the Red Wings right now. Dennis Cholowski, for one, has been among the best rookies in the league so far.



And there’s more to come. There’s been movement this time around – some by necessity, with spots opening up, and others sheerly by virtue of performance. So without further ado, the top 20 prospects in the Red Wings’ system, which we are all sure to 100 percent agree on:



20. Joren Van Pottelberghe, G, EHC Kloten (NLB) (Last ranking: 22) – Van Pottelberghe landed in the second division Swiss league last month after just a handful of starts in Denmark and nothing...