DETROIT - Not everyone can be an impact player in his first year of professional hockey, especially as a defenseman.

But Robbie Russo managed to be just that, going from Notre Dame to the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins and making the AHL All-Rookie Team and Second All-Star team.

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today assigned center Dominic Turgeon and goaltender Jake Paterson to the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins and forward Givani Smith (Guelph) and defenseman Filip Hronek (Saginaw) to their respective Ontario Hockey League clubs. Additionally, the team released seven players on tryout contract who will join the Griffins for training camp: forwards Mike Borkowski, Daniel Cleary, Alex Globke, Matthew Ford and Mathew Santos, defenseman Matthew Caito and goaltender Cal Heeter.

DETROIT - The Red Wings lost their first preseason game as Boston's Ryan Spooner scored 34 seconds into overtime for the 2-1 victory at Joe Louis Arena Friday night.

The Wings did have some notable things happen, including scoring on the power play for the third straight game.

DETROIT - When he makes his preseason debut tonight when the Red Wings face the Boston Bruins in their second home preseason game, Filip Hronek will be the youngest defenseman on the ice.

Hronek, who turns 19 Nov. 2, was the Wings' second-round pick, 53rd overall, in this past summer's NHL Entry Draft.

DETROIT - The Red Wings are starting to get their World Cup players back.

After skating on their own after the team's morning skate Wednesday, Justin Abdelkader and Petr Mrazek took part in a full practice at Joe Louis Arena Thursday.

GROSSE POINTE WOODS, Mich. - Bigger is better.

At least that's the way Anthony Mantha operated this past summer.

1. Mitch Callahan: Callahan, 25, is not going to make the Red Wings this season but that doesn't mean he can't have a good game this preseason. 

Callahan, playing on a line with center Matt Lorito and Eric Tangradi, scored the first two goals of the game, the first on the power play at 11:35 of the first, and the second even-strength going to the net at 1:45 of the second. 

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today released forward Luke Kirwan from his amateur tryout. Kirwan will return to the Ontario Hockey League's Flint Firebirds.

DETROIT - If you can't be at home, sometimes home can come to you.

That's the case this season for Evgeny Svechnikov, who will be playing with the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins this season.

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today announced that the team will wear a commemorative patch on their jerseys for the duration of the 2016-17 regular season in honor of "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe, who passed away in June at the age of 88.

The Red Wings will wear the commemorative "9" patch above the logo on the front of the jersey on the left side of the chest for all home and road games this season, starting with the Season Opener on Thursday, Oct. 13 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. The Red Wings will wear a white "9" patch on the red home jerseys and a red "9" patch on the white road jerseys.