| Marco Kasper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 2004 Innsbruck, Austria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Detroit Red Wings Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Rögle BK | ||
| National team |
 Austria | ||
| NHL draft |
8th overall, 2022 Detroit Red Wings | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Marco Kasper (German pronunciation: [ˈmarkoː ˈkaspɐ]; born 8 April 2004) is an Austrian professional ice hockey centre for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted eighth overall by the Red Wings in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Kasper made his professional debut for Rögle BK on 21 January 2021, where he played 11 minutes 35 seconds. He became the second player born in 2004 to play in the SHL.[1]
He was drafted eighth overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[2] On 13 July 2022, the Red Wings signed Kasper to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3]
Kasper played his first career NHL game on 2 April 2023, in a 5–2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
International play
Kasper represented Austria at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he recorded one assist in four games.[4] He will again represent Austria at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5]
Personal life
Kasper's father, Peter, played for various professional hockey clubs in Austria, as well as at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Kasper had a role in the Austrian film Harrinator, playing a young hockey player named Robert Begusch.[6][7]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | EC KAC II | AlpsHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rögle BK | J20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rögle BK | SHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Rögle BK | J20 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Rögle BK | SHL | 46 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | Rögle BK | SHL | 52 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 71 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| SHL totals | 108 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 93 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Austria | WJC | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Austria | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ Bodin, Uffe (22 January 2021). "TV: 16-åringen gjorde SHL-debut - "Alltid velat komma till Sverige"". hockeysverige.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Kulfan, Ted (7 July 2022). "Red Wings draft center Marco Kasper with No. 8 pick: 'We have high hopes for him'". The Detroit News. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Roth, Thomas (13 July 2022). "Red Wings sign Marco Kasper to entry-level contract". NHL.com. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Kimelman, Adam (24 December 2020). "2021 World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Kimelman, Adam (25 December 2021). "2022 World Junior Championship rosters". NHL.com. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ Tessler, Josh (2022-01-07). "Scouting Report: Marco Kasper". Smaht Scouting. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
- ^ "Peter Kasper at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 2022-08-10.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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