Victor Plante

ANALYSIS
Plante has seen his stock rise in recent months, partly because of his work for the USNTDP and partly because his older brother Max -- also a Detroit selection -- won the Hobey Baker Award as college hockey's best player this past season. At 5-foot-10 and roughly 160 pounds, the younger Plante lacks ideal size for the NHL, but like his brother, he's constantly around the puck, always making plays. To say Victor has the same set of hands as Max would be a stretch, but they do share a similar work ethic. Max, who was a 2024 second-round pick of the Red Wings, turned down the chance to turn pro this coming season, so the two brothers could spend a year playing together at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.