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Wings Trade Cossa to get back into round #1

Mammoth, Red Wings Swap Sebastian Cossa, Pick #23​

BY GABRIEL FOLEY | AT JUNE 26, 2026 9:05 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have traded goalie prospect Sebastian Cossa to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for 23rd overall in the 2026 NHL Draft. Cossa has sat on Detroit’s trade block for much of the summer, even connected to the Mammoth in early June. Detroit subsequently used the 22nd-overall pick to draft winger J.P. Hurlbert out of the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers.
The two sides will find a deal on the draft floor, sending Cossa to a vacant backup role behind Karel Vejmelka in Uta

 

[Mitchrapp]

I'm not sure why she never got a chance here I mean two years ago I thought he was gonna be the guy. But I'm happy they got a first round pick from him because it wasn't that long ago with the ones that were brought up I thought he was going get a second round pick at best.

 

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He is years away .

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- University of Michigan ice hockey incoming freshman J.P. Hurlbert team was selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday (June 26).

Named the 2026 Western Hockey League Rookie of the Year, Hurlbert has been committed to Michigan since 2024. He spent the last season with the Kamloops Blazers, serving as alternate captain. A native of Allen, Texas, Hurlbert finished fourth in the WHL in scoring with 97 points (42 goals, 55 assists) in 97 games -- leading all rookies in the Canadian Hockey League.

A WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team selection, Hurlbert was also a finalist for the WHL Player of the Year. The right-handed forward finished fourth in the WHL in points and goals while tying for eighth in assists. Of his 42 goals, 32 were scored at even strength, with nine on the power play and one shorthanded. He logged three hat tricks along with six four- point outings throughout the season. Hurlbert was named to the 2025 Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge and was named to the leadership group for Team West at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game.

 

[Mitchrapp]

He is years away .

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- University of Michigan ice hockey incoming freshman J.P. Hurlbert team was selected by the Detroit Red Wings with the 23rd overall pick in the first round of the 2026 NHL Draft on Friday (June 26).

Named the 2026 Western Hockey League Rookie of the Year, Hurlbert has been committed to Michigan since 2024. He spent the last season with the Kamloops Blazers, serving as alternate captain. A native of Allen, Texas, Hurlbert finished fourth in the WHL in scoring with 97 points (42 goals, 55 assists) in 97 games -- leading all rookies in the Canadian Hockey League.

A WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team selection, Hurlbert was also a finalist for the WHL Player of the Year. The right-handed forward finished fourth in the WHL in points and goals while tying for eighth in assists. Of his 42 goals, 32 were scored at even strength, with nine on the power play and one shorthanded. He logged three hat tricks along with six four- point outings throughout the season. Hurlbert was named to the 2025 Team CHL at the 2025 CHL USA Prospects Challenge and was named to the leadership group for Team West at the 2026 WHL Prospects Game.

Years away? He could be a year away, maybe two. It's hard to tell.