| Marco Kasper | |
| Birth Date: | 2004 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 183 |
| Position: | Centre |
| Shoots: | Left |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Prospect League: | AHL |
| Former Teams: | Rögle BK |
| Ntl Team: | AUT |
| Draft: | 8th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2022 |
| Draft Team: | Detroit Red Wings |
| Career Start: | 2021 |
Marco Kasper (pronounced as /de/; born 8 April 2004) is an Austrian professional ice hockey centre for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted eighth overall by the Red Wings in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
Kasper made his professional debut for Rögle BK on 21 January 2021, where he played 11 minutes 35 seconds. He became the second player born in 2004 to play in the SHL.[1]
He was drafted eighth overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.[2] On 13 July 2022, the Red Wings signed Kasper to a three-year, entry-level contract.[3]
Kasper played his first career NHL game on 2 April 2023, in a 5–2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. He recorded his first NHL point on October 19, 2024, in a game in a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators, assisting on a goal scored by Vladimir Tarasenko.[4] He scored his first NHL goal on November 15, 2024, in a game against John Gibson of the Anaheim Ducks that resulted in a 6-4 loss.[5]
Kasper represented Austria at the 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he recorded one assist in four games.[6] He also represented Austria at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[7]
Kasper's father, Peter, played for various professional hockey clubs in Austria, as well as at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Kasper had a role in the Austrian film Harrinator, playing a young hockey player named Robert Begusch.[8] [9]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | EC KAC II | AlpsHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rögle BK | J20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Rögle BK | SHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Rögle BK | J20 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Rögle BK | SHL | 46 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 | Rögle BK | SHL | 52 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 72 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023–24 | Grand Rapids Griffins | AHL | 71 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | ||
| SHL totals | 108 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 93 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Austria | WJC | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Austria | WC | 11th | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||