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NHL Draft 17: Red Wings get big defenseman with 100th overall pick

The Detroit Red Wings went big with their final third-round pick in Saturday's NHL draft, selecting 6-foot-4 defenseman Malte Setkov from the Malmo Redhawks in Sweden's SuperElit league.

Setkov, who was born in Denmark, had two goals, 10 assists, 18 penalty minutes and a plus-7 rating in 38 games for Malmo's U20 team. He also played 10 games for the U18 team, getting four goals, five assists, 10 PIM and a plus-7 rating.

In 16 games for Denmark's U18 team, he had two goals, seven assists and six PIM.

NHL Draft 17: Detroit Red Wings select defenseman Gustav Lindstrom in second round

NHL Draft 17: Detroit Red Wings select defenseman Gustav Lindstrom in second round

Right-handed shot had nine points in 48 games for Swedish club.