Detroit sends Nastasiuk and Pasquale to Grand Rapids
Goaltender Cal Heeter re-signed to PTO to back up Jared Coreau in Pittsburgh
Heeter, who attended the Red Wings' training camp on a tryout, will serve as the backup goaltender to Jared Coreau tonight as the Red Wings (3-1-1) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 p.m. (FOX Sports Detroit). Detroit will wrap up the preseason with a home-and-home set against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the First Ontario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario and on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena.
PLAYERS ASSIGNED ON 10/5/16
| 50 | | Edward Pasquale | G | L | 3-Jun | 218 | | Toronto, Ontario | 11/20/1990 | | Signed, 7/1/16 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 82 | | Zach Nastasiuk | C | R | 2-Jun | 204 | | Barrie, Ontario | 3/30/1995 | | 2013 Draft (2/48) |
CURRENT DETROIT RED WINGS ROSTER - 47 PLAYERS
| # | | FORWARDS (27) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | | | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | | ACQUIRED |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 4 | | Teemu Pulkkinen | RW | R | 10-May | 185 | | | Vantaa, Finland | 1/2/1992 | | 2010 Draft (4/111) |
| 8 | | Justin Abdelkader | LW | L | 2-Jun | 218 | | | Muskegon, Michigan | 2/25/1987 | | 2005 Draft (2/42) |
| 14 | | Gustav Nyquist | RW | L | 11-May | 184 | | | Halmstad, Sweden | 9/1/1989 | | 2008 Draft (4/121) |
| 15 | | Riley Sheahan | C | L | 3-Jun | 226 | | | St. Catharines, Ontario | 12/7/1991 | | 2010 Draft (1/21) |
| 20 | | Drew Miller | LW | L | 2-Jun | 183 | | | Dover, New Jersey | 2/17/1984 | | Waivers, 11/11/09 |
| 21 | | Tomas Tatar | LW | L | 10-May | 185 | | | Ilava, Slovakia | 12/1/1990 | | 2009 Draft (2/60) |
| 22 | | Matt Lorito | LW | L | 9-May | 171 | | | Oakville, Ontario | 7/3/1990 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 26 | | Tomas Jurco | RW | L | 2-Jun | 188 | | | Kosice, Slovakia | 12/28/1992 | | 2011 Draft (2/35) |
| 29 | | Steve Ott | C | L | Jun-00 | 193 | | | Summerside, P.E.I. | 8/19/1982 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 32 | | Louis-Marc Aubry + | C | L | 4-Jun | 208 | | | Arthabaska, Quebec | 11/11/1991 | | Camp Invitee |
| 37 | | Evgeny Svechnikov | LW | L | 3-Jun | 206 | | | Neftegorsk, Russia | 10/31/1996 | | 2015 Draft (1/19) |
| 39 | | Anthony Mantha | RW | L | 5-Jun | 221 | | | Longueuil, Quebec | 9/16/1994 | | 2013 Draft (1/20) |
| 40 | | Henrik Zetterberg | C | L | Jun-00 | 197 | | | Njurunda, Sweden | 10/9/1980 | | 1999 Draft (7/210) |
| 41 | | Luke Glendening | C | R | 11-May | 199 | | | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 4/28/1989 | | Signed, 7/5/13 |
| 42 | | Martin Frk | RW | R | 1-Jun | 196 | | | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic | 10/5/1993 | | 2012 Draft (2/49) |
| 43 | | Darren Helm | C | L | Jun-00 | 196 | | | St. Andrews, Manitoba | 1/21/1987 | | 2005 Draft (5/132) |
| 44 | | Dylan Sadowy | LW | L | Jun-00 | 205 | | | Woodbridge, Ontario | 4/2/1996 | | Trade, 5/26/16 |
| 46 | | Ben Street | C | L | 11-May | 199 | | | Coquitlam, British Columbia | 2/13/1987 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 49 | | Eric Tangradi | LW | L | 4-Jun | 226 | | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2/10/1989 | | Signed, 7/8/15 |
| 51 | | Frans Nielsen | C | L | 1-Jun | 188 | | | Herning, Denmark | 4/24/1984 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 57 | | Mitch Callahan | RW | R | Jun-00 | 199 | | | Whittier, California | 8/17/1991 | | 2009 Draft (6/180) |
| 59 | | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 1-Jun | 198 | | | Sudbury, Ontario | 2/24/1995 | | 2013 Draft (2/58) |
| 62 | | Thomas Vanek | LW | R | 2-Jun | 214 | | | Vienna, Austria | 1/19/1984 | | Signed, 7/1/16 |
| 71 | | Dylan Larkin | C | L | 1-Jun | 190 | | | Waterford, Michigan | 7/30/1996 | | 2014 Draft (1/15) |
| 72 | | Andreas Athanasiou | C | L | 2-Jun | 188 | | | Woodbridge, Ontario | 8/6/1994 | | 2012 Draft (4/110) |
| 74 | | Kyle Criscuolo + | C | R | 9-May | 172 | | | Southhampton, New Jersey | 5/5/1992 | | Camp Invitee |
| 83 | | Tomas Nosek | C | L | 3-Jun | 210 | | | Pardubice, Czech Republic | 9/1/1992 | | Signed, 6/14/14 |
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| # | | DEFENSEMEN (16) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | | | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | | ACQUIRED |
| 2 | | Brendan Smith | D | L | 2-Jun | 211 | | | Mimico, Ontario | 2/8/1989 | | 2007 Draft (1/27) |
| 3 | | Nick Jensen | D | R | Jun-00 | 200 | | | Rogers, Minnesota | 9/21/1990 | | 2009 Draft (5/150) |
| 18 | | Robbie Russo | D | R | Jun-00 | 191 | | | Westmont, Illinois | 2/15/1993 | | Signed, 8/16/15 |
| 23 | | Brian Lashoff | D | L | 3-Jun | 214 | | | Albany, New York | 7/16/1990 | | Signed, 10/1/08 |
| 24 | | Nathan Paetsch + | D | L | 1-Jun | 189 | | | LeRoy, Saskatchewan | 3/30/1983 | | Camp Invitee |
| 25 | | Mike Green | D | R | 1-Jun | 207 | | | Calgary, Alberta | 10/12/1985 | | Signed, 7/1/15 |
| 27 | | Joe Hicketts | D | L | 8-May | 180 | | | Kamloops, British Columbia | 5/4/1996 | | Signed, 9/24/14 |
| 28 | | Vili Saarijarvi | D | R | 9-May | 172 | | | Rovaniemi, Finland | 5/15/1997 | | 2015 Draft (3/73) |
| 48 | | Ryan Sproul | D | R | 4-Jun | 211 | | | Mississauga, Ontario | 1/13/1993 | | 2011 Draft (2/55) |
| 52 | | Jonathan Ericsson | D | L | 4-Jun | 220 | | | Karlskrona, Sweden | 3/2/1984 | | 2002 Draft (9/291) |
| 53 | | Alexey Marchenko | D | R | 3-Jun | 210 | | | Moscow, Russia | 1/2/1992 | | 2011 Draft (7/205) |
| 55 | | Niklas Kronwall | D | L | Jun-00 | 194 | | | Stockholm, Sweden | 1/12/1981 | | 2000 Draft (1/29) |
| 61 | | Xavier Ouellet | D | L | 1-Jun | 208 | | | Bayonne, France | 7/29/1993 | | 2011 Draft (2/48) |
| 65 | | Danny DeKeyser | D | L | 3-Jun | 192 | | | Macomb, Michigan | 3/7/1990 | | Signed, 3/29/13 |
| 77 | | Dan Renouf | D | L | 2-Jun | 205 | | | Pickering, Ontario | 6/1/1994 | | Signed, 3/10/16 |
| 88 | | Conor Allen + | D | L | 1-Jun | 205 | | | Chicago, Illinois | 1/31/1990 | | Camp Invitee |
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| # | | GOALIES (4) | POS | C | HGT | WGT | | | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | | ACQUIRED |
| 30 | | Cal Heeter + | G | L | 2-Jun | 188 | | | St. Louis, Missouri | 11/2/1988 | | Camp Invitee |
| 31 | | Jared Coreau | G | L | 5-Jun | 231 | | | Perth, Ontario | 11/5/1991 | | Signed, 4/3/13 |
| 34 | | Petr Mrazek | G | L | 2-Jun | 183 | | | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2/14/1992 | | 2010 Draft (5/141) |
| 35 | | Jimmy Howard | G | L | 1-Jun | 218 | | | Syracuse, New York | 3/26/1984 | | 2003 Draft (2/64) |
+ = signed by Grand Rapids
