Marco Kasper
| Marco Kasper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
8 April 2004 Innsbruck, Austria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Detroit Red Wings 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 ice hockey player who is a centre for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected eighth overall by the Red Wings in the 2022 NHL entry draft.
Playing career
[edit]Kasper played his first professional game with Rögle BK on 21 January 2021, logging 11 minutes and 35 seconds of ice time. He was the second player born in 2004 to appear in a Swedish Hockey League (SHL) game.[1]
The Detroit Red Wings selected Kasper with the eighth overall pick in the 2022 NHL entry draft.[2] Just days later, on 13 July 2022, the Red Wings officially signed Kasper to a standard three-year, entry-level contract.[3]
Kasper made his NHL debut on 2 April 2023, contributing to a 5–2 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. He earned his first NHL point on 19 October 2024, with an assist on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal during a 5–2 victory over the Nashville Predators.[4] Kasper then scored his first NHL goal on 15 November, beating Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson in a 6–4 loss.[5] Kasper was named the 2025 Red Wings Rookie of the Year by the Detroit Sports Media organization.
International play
[edit]Kasper played for Austria at the 2021 World Junior Championships, tallying one assist over four games.[6] He also took part in the 2022 World Junior Championships.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Kasper's father, Peter, was a professional ice hockey player who competed for several teams in Austria and represented the country at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Kasper also appeared in the Austrian film Harrinator, portraying a young hockey player named Robert Begusch.[8][9]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| 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 | ||
| 2024–25 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024–25 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 77 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2025–26 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 81 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SHL totals | 108 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 93 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 159 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| 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 | |
| 2025 | Austria | WC | 8th | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||||
References
[edit]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Red Wings' Marco Kasper: Earns first career point". cbssports.com. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Gauthier gets 1st goal, Ducks score 4 in 3rd to rally past Red Wings". NHL.com. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ↑ 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 (1 July 2022). "Scouting Report: Marco Kasper". Smaht Scouting. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ↑ "Peter Kasper at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 2004 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Austrian sportsmen
- Austrian expatriate ice hockey people
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Austrian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Austrian ice hockey centres
- Detroit Red Wings draft picks
- Detroit Red Wings players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Grand Rapids Griffins players
- Ice hockey people from Innsbruck
- NHL first-round draft picks
- Rögle BK players