Moritz Seider has put his name on the dotted line. The German defenseman, chosen sixth overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2019 NHL entry draft, agreed to terms on an entry-level deal.

The next determination to be made is where will Seider play next season?

“That’s a tough question,” Seider said. “I can’t answer that right now. We have to sit down for a couple of meetings, figure out what’s best for yourself, where you can play the most. I don’t know yet.

“We have to figure it out where I can get the most ice time.”

Unlike the majority of prospects in the Detroit system, there are a number of options available to the 6-foot-4, 207-pound Seider. The most obvious, of course, would be that he comes to training camp with the Wings in the fall, knocks everyone’s socks off and makes the big club.

If not, Seider could be assigned to AHL Grand Rapids. He was selected by the OHL’s Owen Sound Attack in the CHL Import Draft, so that’s another possibility but a remote one at that. If he goes there, under CHL rules Seider could not be recalled to the pros until the conclusion of his junior campaign.

He can go with the status quo and return to play in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) with Adler Mannheim, the team he played for last season. They are defending league champs. Seider is currently back in Mannheim training with the team, and seems to favor this option if he’s not going to be with the Red Wings next season.

“We have an awesome group there, great performance coaches,” Seider said. “So why not train in my hometown?

“I think it’s one of the best organizations in Europe. We won a championship last season. We play international hockey like CHL (European Champions League).”

Regula Out
Red Wings draftee Alec Regula won’t be participating in the World Junior Summer Showcase, slated to begin later this month at USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Mich.

USA Hockey announced that Regula, 19, a defenseman with the OHL’s London Knights, would be unable to attend the camp. Detroit’s 67th pick in the 2018 NHL entry draft, the 6-foot-4, 207-pound Regula has been bothered by an ailment in his left knee since he finished the 2018-19 season with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins on a pro tryout agreement.

Regula was also unable to participate in on-ice drills at the Wings’ development camp last month. He hopes to be fully recovered in time for the club’s NHL prospects tournament in September in Traverse City, Mich.

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