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Red Wings prospect Eemil Viro ready to handle next challenge in hockey career

Detroit — Eemil Viro, the Red Wings' young defensive prospect, remembers when he moved into Finland's top division, playing against the country's best and oldest players.

Viro was only 17 at the time, playing against mostly men in the Finnish Elite League (or Liiga), and challenged physically. Although that wasn't new for Viro.