Joe Veleno

Joe Veleno

24-Year-Old CenterC
Detroit Red Wings
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Veleno saw upticks across the board with 28 points (five on the power play) in 80 contests for the Red Wings last season. However, he also threw the body around less with 108 hits, compared to 152 the year before. Veleno is still yet to see much more than third-line usage, and while he gets some power-play time, there's no obvious path to him serving in a top-six role. As such, any further gains on offense for the 24-year-old center are likely to be minimal. He has his place in some deeper fantasy formats, but the majority of managers don't need to consider Veleno on draft day. Read Past Outlooks
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Height 6'1"
DOB 1/13/2000
Born Montreal, Canada
Drafted 1st Rd, #30 Overall in 2018
$Signed a two-year, $4.55 million contract with the Red Wings in July of 2024.
First goal of season Wednesday
CDetroit Red Wings
November 7, 2024
Veleno scored a goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
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Veleno deflected a shot from Moritz Seider, and his own deflection ricocheted off the Blackhawks' Nolan Allan before getting past Petr Mrazek for Detroit's third goal early in the third period. This was Veleno's first goal and second point of the season, so he won't deliver a lot of fantasy production in most formats. However, he's been putting up solid numbers in other categories, as he's racked up 19 hits and nine blocked shots in his 12 contests. Ultimately, though, the lack of scoring can't be overlooked, so fantasy managers would be wise looking at other options in the waiver wire.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Veleno emerged as a regular for the Red Wings a season ago, appearing in 81 of 82 regular-season games and posting nine goals and 20 points. He added four power-play points and 152 hits. Veleno was viewed as a big-time prospect heading into the 2018 draft, but he slipped to No. 30 overall and has never been able to put it all together since turning pro. Veleno should be a lineup staple for Detroit once again in 2023-24, but there's zero fantasy implications here.
Veleno was essentially a regular for Detroit in 2021-22, playing in 57 of the club's final 58 games, and 66 of 82 overall. His production -- eight goals, 15 points, 123 hits -- was minimal, but Veleno turned just 22 years old in January. Veleno is a big body with a good set of hands and time is definitely on his side, but the 2018 No. 30 overall selection looks like an up-and-down guy at this point. If Veleno is again able to carve out a full-time role with the Red Wings in 2022-23, it will almost certainly be as a bottom-six forward, severely limiting his potential fantasy value.
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Puts up assist in win
CDetroit Red Wings
October 19, 2024
Veleno recorded an assist, two shots on goal and four hits in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Predators.
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Inks two-year deal
CDetroit Red Wings
July 19, 2024
Veleno signed a two-year, $4.55 million contract with the Red Wings on Friday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.
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Improves in fourth year
CDetroit Red Wings
April 20, 2024
Veleno finished with 12 goals, 16 assists and a minus-16 rating through 80 games of the 2023-24 campaign.
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Good to go Thursday
CDetroit Red Wings
March 14, 2024
Veleno (head) will play Thursday versus the Coyotes, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.
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Won't finish contest
CDetroit Red Wings
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March 12, 2024
Veleno won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Sabres after taking a puck to the head in the second period.
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Elects for arbitration
CDetroit Red Wings
July 5, 2024
Veleno will head to arbitration, per PuckPedia.
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Veleno has totaled 21 goals and 48 points in 161 games over the last two years. He was a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft but has seemingly settled into a bottom-six role at the NHL level. The 24-year-old averaged 13:57 of ice time and dished out 108 hits last season.
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