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Johan Franzen

Johan Franzen

Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/232 lbs
Born: Vetlanda, Sweden
Draft: 2004 3rd round (97th pick) by the
Detroit Red Wings
Shoots: L
  • The Detroit News

    Once rivals, Red Wings prospects Carter Mazur, Red Savage breaking through for Team USA

    There was a time when Carter Mazur and Redmond Savage hated each other. But that was before Mazur, a Jackson native, and Savage, who was born in Arizona but moved to Michigan when he was in the eighth grade, were both selected as middle-round draft picks by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2021 NHL Draft. And it was also before the two would represent Team USA at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championships, which started in Edmonton on Aug. 9 and concludes Aug. 20.

  • ClutchPoints

    Red Wings wonderkid Simon Edvinsson pulls back curtain on polarizing World Juniors decision

    Detroit Red Wings prospect Simon Edvinsson has gone down a path many in his shoes opted against. He decided to play in this year’s IIHF World Juniors tournament. Under normal circumstances, this isn’t abnormal.

  • The Detroit News

    Red Wings prospect Eemil Viro ready to handle next challenge in hockey career

    "When I came into the league, I was really small," Viro said last month during the Wings' development camp. "A young guy finding the way on how you can survive game to game." Viro survived — nicely as a matter of fact — progressed, and these days is ready to take on the next challenge in his career.