Prince George Citizen — The Prince George Cougars took a flyer on Dennis Cholowski when they picked him four years ago in the 10th-round of the Western Hockey League bantam draft.
As it turned out, the high-end defenceman decided to join the Chilliwack Chiefs of the B.C. Hockey League to follow the NCAA college route, leaving the Cougars and their WHL ambitions in the lurch.
But there was always a chance that maybe Cholowski would forego his amateur status and a scholarship at St. Cloud University to return to Canada to play in the WHL. The 19-year-old made that official last week when he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings, the team that chose him in the first round, 20th overall in the 2016 NHL draft.
The 1998-born Cholowski could make the Wings roster next season, or possibly play in the American Hockey League for the Grand Rapids Griffins. But the more likely scenario is the six-foot-one, 176-pound Langley native will be playing for the Cougars.
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