While they didn't have their fingerprints directly on the game-winner, it was a gold medal game littered with Detroit Red Wings prospects. Jesse Kiiskinen (whom Detroit acquired via trade in June) scored the opening goal of the evening on the power play, funneling down the slot before wiring home a wrist shot.

A Detroit Red Wings prospect is the most important player on three of the four remaining teams at the World Junior Championship. Or at least, a strong case could be made for that.

Kiiskinen was traded from Nashville to Detroit in the summer and is playing a prominent role at the World Juniors.

Tonight against Finland, Detroit prospects Trey Augustine and Max Plante will look to be part of the first U.S. team ever to claim back-to-back World Junior gold medals

Americans Trey Augustine and Max Plante captured gold medals at the World Junior Championships. But the Detroit Red Wings may have been the big winner in the gold medal game. The Red Wings had four top prospects in the tournament,

World Junior Championship winding down today, one Red Wings prospect stands out among all the other teams. Goaltender Trey Augustine is putting a bow on a great perf

There will be Detroit Red Wings prospects on both sides of the battle in Sunday’s gold medal game at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa. Just not the one everyone was expecting to be there.

One Detroit Red Wings prospect is climbing the ranks. Because of his combination of skill and toughness, he is an exciting player for fans to watch. Toughness can take on many forms, but this prospect's physicality makes for entertaining hockey.