GRAND RAPIDS - Dennis Cholowski practiced Wednesday with the Grand Rapids Griffins, but the Detroit Red Wings' top pick in 2016 faces long odds of playing during the Calder Cup playoffs.
The 20-year-old left-handed shooting defenseman joins the deepest position on the team to create the age-old dilemma for organizations when it comes to the AHL playoffs: how to continue development of prospects when the goal is to win the Calder Cup.
Cholowski, whose junior team was eliminated last week from the WHL playoffs, has to vault over several blueliners to make the top six or seven.