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 Reduces Roster By 11
Nine Players Sent to Griffins and Two Returned to Juniors
© Dave Reginek/Getty Images
The Red Wings currently have 50 players on their preseason roster, including Frans Nielsen, Tomas Tatar and Thomas Vanek, who will rejoin the team after competing for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Currently 2-0-1 in preseason play, the Red Wings will host the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. in the first of five preseason games in a seven-day span.
PLAYERS RELEASED/ASSIGNED ON 10/1/16
CURRENT DETROIT RED WINGS ROSTER - 50 PLAYERS
| # | | FORWARDS (30) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | | ACQUIRED |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | | Teemu Pulkkinen | RW | R | 5-10 | 185 | | Vantaa, Finland | 1/2/92 | | 2010 Draft (4/111) |
| 8 | | Justin Abdelkader | LW | L | 6-2 | 218 | | Muskegon, Michigan | 2/25/87 | | 2005 Draft (2/42) |
| 14 | | Gustav Nyquist | RW | L | 5-11 | 184 | | Halmstad, Sweden | 9/1/89 | | 2008 Draft (4/121) |
| 15 | | Riley Sheahan | C | L | 6-3 | 226 | | St. Catharines, Ontario | 12/7/91 | | 2010 Draft (1/21) |
| 20 | | Drew Miller | LW | L | 6-2 | 183 | | Dover, New Jersey | 2/17/84 | | Waivers, 11/11/09 |
| 21 | | Tomas Tatar | LW | L | 5-10 | 185 | | Ilava, Slovakia | 12/1/90 | | 2009 Draft (2/60) |
| 22 | | Matt Lorito | LW | L | 5-9 | 171 | | Oakville, Ontario | 7/3/90 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 26 | | Tomas Jurco | RW | L | 6-2 | 188 | | Kosice, Slovakia | 12/28/92 | | 2011 Draft (2/35) |
| 29 | | Steve Ott | C | L | 6-0 | 193 | | Summerside, P.E.I. | 8/19/82 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 32 | | Louis-Marc Aubry + | C | L | 6-4 | 208 | | Arthabaska, Quebec | 11/11/91 | | Camp Invitee |
| 37 | | Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | L | 6-3 | 206 | | Neftegorsk, Russia | 10/31/96 | | 2015 Draft (1/19) |
| 39 | | Anthony Mantha | RW | L | 6-5 | 221 | | Longueuil, Quebec | 9/16/94 | | 2013 Draft (1/20) |
| 40 | | Henrik Zetterberg | C | L | 6-0 | 197 | | Njurunda, Sweden | 10/9/80 | | 1999 Draft (7/210) |
| 41 | | Luke Glendening | C | R | 5-11 | 199 | | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 4/28/89 | | Signed, 7/5/13 |
| 42 | | Martin Frk | RW | R | 6-1 | 196 | | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic | 10/5/93 | | 2012 Draft (2/49) |
| 43 | | Darren Helm | C | L | 6-0 | 196 | | St. Andrews, Manitoba | 1/21/87 | | 2005 Draft (5/132) |
| 44 | | Dylan Sadowy | LW | L | 6-0 | 205 | | Woodbridge, Ontario | 4/2/96 | | Trade, 5/26/16 |
| 45 | | Colin Campbell + | RW | R | 6-1 | 207 | | Pickering, Ontario | 4/17/91 | | Camp Invitee |
| 46 | | Ben Street | C | L | 5-11 | 199 | | Coquitlam, British Columbia | 2/13/87 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 49 | | Eric Tangradi | LW | L | 6-4 | 226 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2/10/89 | | Signed, 7/8/15 |
| 51 | | Frans Nielsen | C | L | 6-1 | 188 | | Herning, Denmark | 4/24/84 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 57 | | Mitch Callahan | RW | R | 6-0 | 199 | | Whittier, California | 8/17/91 | | 2009 Draft (6/180) |
| 59 | | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 6-1 | 198 | | Sudbury, Ontario | 2/24/95 | | 2013 Draft (2/58) |
| 62 | | Thomas Vanek | LW | R | 6-2 | 214 | | Vienna, Austria | 1/19/84 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 63 | | Adam Marsh | LW | L | 6-0 | 165 | | Clarendon Hills, Illinois | 8/22/97 | | 2015 Draft (7/200) |
| 71 | | Dylan Larkin | C | L | 6-1 | 190 | | Waterford, Michigan | 7/30/96 | | 2014 Draft (1/15) |
| 72 | | Andreas Athanasiou | C | L | 6-2 | 188 | | Woodbridge, Ontario | 8/6/94 | | 2012 Draft (4/110) |
| 74 | | Kyle Criscuolo + | C | R | 5-9 | 172 | | Southhampton, New Jersey | 5/5/92 | | Camp Invitee |
| 82 | | Zach Nastasiuk | C | R | 6-2 | 204 | | Barrie, Ontario | 3/30/95 | | 2013 Draft (2/48) |
| 83 | | Tomas Nosek | C | L | 6-3 | 210 | | Pardubice, Czech Republic | 9/1/92 | | Signed, 6/14/14 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| # | | DEFENSEMEN (16) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | | ACQUIRED |
| 2 | | Brendan Smith | D | L | 6-2 | 211 | | Mimico, Ontario | 2/8/89 | | 2007 Draft (1/27) |
| 3 | | Nick Jensen | D | R | 6-0 | 200 | | Rogers, Minnesota | 9/21/90 | | 2009 Draft (5/150) |
| 18 | | Robbie Russo | D | R | 6-0 | 191 | | Westmont, Illinois | 2/15/93 | | Signed, 8/16/15 |
| 23 | | Brian Lashoff | D | L | 6-3 | 214 | | Albany, New York | 7/16/90 | | Signed, 10/1/08 |
| 24 | | Nathan Paetsch + | D | L | 6-1 | 189 | | LeRoy, Saskatchewan | 3/30/83 | | Camp Invitee |
| 25 | | Mike Green | D | R | 6-1 | 207 | | Calgary, Alberta | 10/12/85 | | Signed, 7/1/15 |
| 27 | | Joe Hicketts | D | L | 5-8 | 180 | | Kamloops, British Columbia | 5/4/96 | | Signed, 9/24/14 |
| 28 | | Vili Saarijarvi | D | R | 5-9 | 172 | | Rovaniemi, Finland | 5/15/97 | | 2015 Draft (3/73) |
| 48 | | Ryan Sproul | D | R | 6-4 | 211 | | Mississauga, Ontario | 1/13/93 | | 2011 Draft (2/55) |
| 52 | | Jonathan Ericsson | D | L | 6-4 | 220 | | Karlskrona, Sweden | 3/2/84 | | 2002 Draft (9/291) |
| 53 | | Alexey Marchenko | D | R | 6-3 | 210 | | Moscow, Russia | 1/2/92 | | 2011 Draft (7/205) |
| 55 | | Niklas Kronwall | D | L | 6-0 | 194 | | Stockholm, Sweden | 1/12/81 | | 2000 Draft (1/29) |
| 61 | | Xavier Ouellet | D | L | 6-1 | 208 | | Bayonne, France | 7/29/93 | | 2011 Draft (2/48) |
| 65 | | Danny DeKeyser | D | L | 6-3 | 192 | | Macomb, Michigan | 3/7/90 | | Signed, 3/29/13 |
| 77 | | Dan Renouf | D | L | 6-2 | 205 | | Pickering, Ontario | 6/1/94 | | Signed, 3/10/16 |
| 88 | | Conor Allen + | D | L | 6-1 | 205 | | Chicago, Illinois | 1/31/90 | | Camp Invitee |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| # | | GOALIES (4) | POS | C | HGT | WGT | | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | | ACQUIRED |
| 31 | | Jared Coreau | G | L | 6-5 | 231 | | Perth, Ontario | 11/5/91 | | Signed, 4/3/13 |
| 34 | | Petr Mrazek | G | L | 6-2 | 183 | | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2/14/92 | | 2010 Draft (5/141) |
| 35 | | Jimmy Howard | G | L | 6-1 | 218 | | Syracuse, New York | 3/26/84 | | 2003 Draft (2/64) |
| 50 | | Edward Pasquale | G | L | 6-3 | 218 | | Toronto, Ontario | 11/20/90 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| | | + = signed by Grand Rapids | |
