After a long offseason of waiting, the Detroit Red Wings and defenseman Mortiz Seider have agreed to a seven-year contract.

Seider, at just 19, is now in his third professional league in three seasons. He has transitioned from the larger European ice sheet to the narrower North American one, and now back.

Seider was also named as Germany’s top player in the DI Group A, beating out his good friend and team-leading scorer Dominik Bokk, who was drafted 25th overall last year by St. Louis.

Seider said he’s also thrilled for his teammate Lucas Raymond, who re-inked an eight-year pact with Detroit on Sept. 16. “We kind of shared the same path ever since we got into the league,” ...

Seider’s first contract after his entry-level deal makes him the team’s second-highest player, slightly below Dylan Larkin’s $8.7 million AAV. But it won’t add any more pressure on him.

Moritz Seider went from making $863,334 a year to $8.55 million with his new contract, so a Porsche is no big deal to Detroit Red Wings defenseman.

In Seider’s case, there is more familiarity with the player he drafted sixth overall in 2019, so perhaps more of a comfort level knowing what to expect moving forward. Raymond might be a more ...

Over his previous seven games, Seider has tallied six helpers while averaging 4.2 hits per game, 1.5 blocks per game, and 2.8 shots on goal per game. Five of those helpers came on the power-play.

Seider's game has already evolved and gotten better in three seasons since winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL's best rookie. Seider believes there's a lot more to come, too.

Seider will swim the 100-meter freestyle prelims in Indianapolis on Tuesday. “It’s really just going to the meet for experience,” Quin said.

Added Seider, the running backs coach, "I’m enjoying my time here, and if Penn State is the last place I go and finish my career, I’m OK with that, because it’s been a hell of a ride.