COSSA TRADE AND JP HURLBERT DRAFT ANALYSIS (Live Bonus Episode) - Detroit Red Wings Trade and 23rd Pick Reaction - June 27th, 2026
6/27/202615 min
BONUS EPISODE - tune into this mini-episode to hear our reactions & analysis as Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings traded goaltender Sebastian Cossa to the Utah Mammoth in exchange for a 2026 1st round pick, and then drafted Michigan-commit JP Hurlbert 23rd overall in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft - live as it happened (forgive the mayhem)!
What does this mean for Hockeytown's future? Does Hurlbert fill the Red Wings' need? Was he a worthwhile trade for Sebastian Cossa? Can he be an effective, high-skill top 6 winger alongside Raymond, DeBrincat, Kasper, & Hockeytown's upcoming prospects? What is his offensive upside, and who are his NHL comparables? Tune in to find out, and let us know what you think of the pick!
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First 90 secondsRyan Hanna· Host0:00
Whoa.
Brad Krysko· Host0:01
Kosa.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:01
Whoa.
Brad Krysko· Host0:03
This is what happened.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:04
A Red Wings pick. Sebastian Kosa to Utah for pick 23.
Brad Krysko· Host0:07
Wow.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:09
We weren't ready. Uh. [laughs] Oh, we need to- [laughs] I don't know who's on the board. [laughs] [laughs] We're not ready for this.
Brad Krysko· Host0:15
[laughs] I didn't do- We didn't do the prep. I didn't study. I didn't study for this exam.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:19
[laughs] [laughs] Oh my God. Oh, we got to- Oh, we got three minutes.
Brad Krysko· Host0:23
We got three minutes.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:24
[laughs] Quick.
Speaker 30:27
[upbeat music] Welcome to the Wing Wheel Podcast, the number one source for news, analysis, and discussion on the Detroit Red Wings, the NHL, and all things hockey. Here are your hosts, Ryan Hanna, Brad Krysko, and Evan Lopsinger.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:50
Hurlburt.
Brad Krysko· Host0:56
Hurlburt.
Ryan Hanna· Host0:56
Who we profile on him.
Brad Krysko· Host0:58
Good lord. Yeah, we did it.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:00
We did it.
Brad Krysko· Host1:01
We did it. JP Hurlburt.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:02
Oh, I love this pick. I am fired up. JP Hurlburt, you could make a case the most skilled player left on the board, and a forward.
Brad Krysko· Host1:13
Okay, JP Hurlburt, talk about, from Kamloops, talk about the pick, whi- which we did on the show.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:19
Evan, Evan, he put up almost 100 points in the dub.
Brad Krysko· Host1:22
God, he'd be, uh, have 500 points in the queue.
Ryan Hanna· Host1:24
In the dub. This is like, the guy is like