German NHL-prospect Moritz Seider is ready to play for Rögle BK for the rest of the season. The 19-year-old defenceman was selected as the sixth player overall in last summer's draft by the Detroit Red Wings. Now the NHL club is loaning Seider to Rögle this season.
- We as an association are happy and proud of the confidence the Detroit Red Wings show us by letting us be part of developing Moritz Seider into a future stable NHL player. Moritz is a two-way, right-handed defenceman that is very mobile and has a good shot from blue line, says Rögle's sports director Chris Abbott.
Moritz Seider is one of German hockey's biggest future names. The well-grown right-handed defenceman, 192 cm height and 94 kg heavy, was chosen in the first round as the sixth player overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the summer of 2019. This after a successful season where Moritz under 18-19 managed to become German senior champion with Adler Mannheim and play the World Champs for Germany.
The Detroit Red Wings have high expectations of their young defender, last season he played for the Grand Rapid Farm Team in the AHL and the idea was to start the season in German Adler Mannheim. But the German league does not yet know when to start, so instead Detroit chooses to place its back in Rögle to get playing time and continue its development towards an NHL player.
- "It has gone pretty fast for me but I am overjoyed and grateful that it was resolved so I get the opportunity to play ice hockey again. I am happy to come to Rögle and to a good organization where I get opportunities to develop and play hockey at a high level, says Moritz Seider in a comment."
Earlier this week, Rögle loaned forward Ben Smith from Adler Mannheim as a replacement for the injured Adam Tambellini.
- It will be fun to see Ben again, we played together in Mannheim when we became champions. And then I know coach Cory Murphy who was coach of the German national team during the 2019 World Cup, says Moritz.
Facts / Moritz Seider
Born: April 6, 2001 in Zell, Germany
Length / weight: 192 cm / 94 kg
Position: Back
Shoots: Right
Youth Association: EHC Erfurt
International matches: 6 A (World Cup for Germany 2019), 48 J.
Drafted: First round (6th overall) 2019 by Detroit.
Career: German great talent who had his big breakthrough in the 18-19 season when Moritz took a regular place in the DEL team Adler Mannheim and became German champion, made his debut later in the spring in the German A national team and played the World Cup. Drafted in the summer of 2019 by Detroit as the sixth player in total, played last season in Detroit's grandfather team Grand Rapid where he accounted for 22 points (2 + 20) in 49 games.
Current: Ready for play in Rögle BK this season, on loan from Detroit Red Wings.