DETROIT, MI – Watch as Detroit Red Wing prospect, David Pope, discusses his route to pro hockey, the advantages of NCAA hockey for him and why James Neal is his hockey role model.
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Redwings Sign UNO Leading Scorer David Pope to Entry Level Contract
DETROIT, MI – The Detroit Red Wings have signed high scoring left wing David Pope to a two-year entry-level contract.
Pope, 23, has spent the last four seasons at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where he totaled 94 points (45-49-94) and 41 penalty minutes in 133 games. As a senior in 2017-18, Pope led the Mavericks in goals (20) points (41), power-play goals (12) and shots on goal (123) while tying for the team lead in assists (21). He tied for 28th overall in the nation in scoring, and finished second overall in power-play goals.
Pope tied school records in 2017-18 by recording four assists and five points in a game on Jan. 12 vs. Miami, and he also registered his first NCAA hat trick on Feb. 2 at St. Cloud State. The 6-foot-3, 194-pound forward placed fourth overall in conference scoring with 28 points (14-14-28) in 23 National Collegiate Hockey Conference games and was selected to the NCHC First All-Star Team and NCHC All-Academic Team.
