The Detroit Red Wings have selected forward Victor Plante with the 47th overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, as he now joins the same organization as his brother, Max Plante.
The Detroit Red Wings initially entered the 2026 NHL Draft without a first-round selection, but that was remedied on Friday evening with the acquisition of the No. 23 overall pick from the Utah Mammoth in return for goaltender Sebastian Cossa.
With the selection, they drafted forward J.P. Hurlbert.
Heading into the second day of the NHL Draft on Saturday, the Red Wings selected a familiar name with the 47th overall pick, welcoming winger Victor Plante to the organization.
Victor is the brother of Red Wings prospect Max Plante, who was also taken with the 47th overall selection two years prior.
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Plante's excitement was on full display, as he couldn't stop beaming throughout his first official NHL media availability session.
"I mean, it's so awesome," Plante said about his initial reaction. "Going (in) the same spot as my brother, the same exact pick too, it's pretty funny. But a huge honor, going to the Detroit Red Wings, an Original 6 franchise, it's awesome."
His family also includes brother Zam, taken by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2022, along with father Derek Plante, a former NHL player.
"I wouldn't be there without them, they're so awesome and so supportive," he said of his family. "They pushed me so hard, which is awesome. Just to live in that house is a huge honor, and it's great."
Meanwhile, knowing that he's now part of the Red Wings organization is nothing short of exciting for him.
"Just the fact that I get to go to the same franchise as my brother, which is so awesome," he said. "And just the fact that it's Detroit. So much history there, such a great franchise. There's just not enough words to be said about it, it's awesome."
Plante, who will be playing for the University of Minnesota-Duluth this fall, scored 21 goals with 27 assists for the U.S. National Development Team this past season in Plymouth.
He even lived with former Red Wings goaltender Chris Osgood during the season and took in a few games at Little Caesars Arena.
"It was great, he's a fun guy to be around," Plante said of Osgood. "He took me to about four or five games. It was sick.
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