​The post Red Wings Attitude: Better Late-Round Than Never appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Connect. Crunching the raw numbers, the reality is that Luka Arkko and Myles Brosnan will never get to wear a Detroit Red Wings jersey in an NHL game. Finnish left-winger Arkko was selected 175th overall in the sixth round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Historically, that gives him a 16% chance of making it to the NHL. Defenseman Brosnan was chosen 196th overall in the seventh round. That leaves him with an 11% chance of making the show. Red Wings assistant director of player development Dan Cleary appreciates the immediate approach Arkko displayed. “He right away wanted to come over,” Cleary said. Arkko will play in the OHL this season with the Erie Otters. It’s great. I’m super excited. We’re going to be able to see him quite a bit. My first impression of Arkko would be that he’s big, and he’s got pretty decent hands. He seems like a really nice kid.” Harvard commit Brosnan, a right-shot defenseman with top-tier offensive skills, tallied 51 points in 30 games last season with Dexter Southfield, a New England prep school. The senior captain was selected to play in the Chipotle All-American Game and won the John Carlton Memorial Trophy, an award presented by the Boston Bruins to honor the outstanding high school senior hockey player in Massachusetts. Reports indicate Brosnan may play this season in the QMJHL with the Moncton Wildcats. “Miles, he’s also got an option to go to college or junior, so we might see both those guys here at rookie tournament, which is good,” Cleary said. Late-round picks always face a steeper climb to NHL relevance, but the door isn’t closed. If there’s a glimmer of hope for Arkko and Brosnan, Detroit fans can look to the club’s recent success story as evidence. Their 2025-26 rookie of the year offers a compelling blueprint for late bloomers. “Them being late picks, you know what, what’s the advice?” Cleary asked. “Well, my advice, first thing would be you should look up Emmitt Finnie’s name.” Finnie earned Detroit’s top rookie honors last season after scoring 13 goals, and he was the 201st overall selection in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. “That kid, when he got drafted, he was right away, ‘What do I gotta do?’” Cleary said. “So he sought it out, he was hungry, wanted it, went and did it. That’s what you gotta do.” The post Red Wings Attitude: Better Late-Round Than Never appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now.