Detroit trims roster to 39
by Kyle Kujawa / Detroit Red WingsDETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forwards Andreas Athanasiou, Colin Campbell and Martin Frk and defensemen Mattias Backman, Richard Nedomlel and Ryan Sproul to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins. Additionally, the Red Wings assigned defenseman Joe Hicketts to the Western Hockey League’s Victoria Royals and released forwards Shane Berschbach, Alden Hirschfeld and Mark Zengerle from their tryouts.
Detroit’s roster currently stands at 39 players. The Red Wings will wrap-up their preseason slate with back-to-back road games against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday at 7:30 p.m. (FOX Sports Detroit) and against the Boston Bruins on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (NHL Network).
| PLAYERS ASSIGNED TO GRAND RAPIDS ON 10/2/14 | ||||||||
| 25 | Mattias Backman | D | L | 6-3 | 170 | Linkoping, Sweden | 10/3/1992 | Linkoping (SHL) |
| 42 | Martin Frk | RW | R | 6-1 | 194 | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic | 10/5/1993 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 45 | Colin Campbell | RW | R | 6-1 | 207 | Pickering, ON | 4/17/1991 | Lake Superior State (WCHA) |
| 48 | Ryan Sproul | D | R | 6-4 | 206 | Mississauga, ON | 1/13/1993 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 72 | Andreas Athanasiou | C | L | 6-2 | 192 | Woodbridge, ON | 8/6/1994 | Barrie (OHL) |
| 77 | Richard Nedomlel | D | L | 6-5 | 234 | Prague, Czech Republic | 7/1/1993 | Toledo (ECHL) |
| PLAYERS ASSIGNED TO JUNIORS ON 10/2/14 | ||||||||
| 53 | Joe Hicketts | D | L | 5-8 | 175 | Kamloops, BC | 5/4/1996 | Victoria (WHL) |
| PLAYERS ASSIGNED TO JUNIORS ON 10/2/14 | ||||||||
| 70 | Mark Zengerle | C | R | 5-9 | 183 | Rochester, NY | 5/12/1989 | Wisconsin (B10) |
| 75 | Alden Hirschfeld | C | R | 6-0 | 201 | Dallas, TX | 1/26/1988 | Toldeo (ECHL) |
| 85 | Shane Berschbach | LW | L | 5-10 | 165 | Clawson, MI | 5/19/1991 | Western Michigan (NCHC) |
| CURRENT DETROIT RED WINGS ROSTER – 39 PLAYERS | ||||||||
| FORWARDS (24) | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Sh. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2013-14 Team |
| 8 | Justin Abdelkader | LW | L | 6-1 | 219 | Muskegon, MI | 2/25/1987 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 13 | Pavel Datsyuk | C | L | 5-11 | 198 | Sverdlovsk, Russia | 7/20/1978 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 14 | Gustav Nyquist | RW | L | 5-11 | 185 | Halmstad, Sweden | 9/1/1989 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | C | L | 6-2 | 212 | St. Catharines, ON | 12/7/1991 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 17 | Daniel Cleary | RW | L | 6-0 | 208 | Carbonear,Newfoundland | 12/18/1978 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 18 | Joakim Andersson | C | L | 6-2 | 206 | Munkedal, Sweden | 2/5/1989 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 20 | Drew Miller | LW | L | 6-2 | 178 | Dover, NJ | 2/17/1984 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 21 | Tomas Tatar | LW | L | 5-10 | 186 | Ilava, Slovakia | 12/1/1990 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 22 | Andy Miele | C | L | 5-8 | 175 | Grosse Pointe Twp., MI | 4/15/1988 | Phoenix (NHL) |
| 26 | Tomas Jurco | RW | L | 6-2 | 193 | Kosice, Slovakia | 12/28/1992 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 28 | Kevin Porter | LW | L | 5-9 | 191 | Northville, MI | 3/12/1986 | Buffalo (NHL) |
| 29 | Landon Ferraro | C | L | 6-0 | 182 | Trail, British Columbia | 8/8/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 32 | Louis-Marc Aubry | C | L | 6-4 | 213 | Arthabaska, Quebec | 11/11/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | RW | L | 6-5 | 205 | Longueuil, Quebec | 9/16/1994 | Val d'Or (QMJHL) |
| 40 | Henrik Zetterberg | C | L | 5-11 | 197 | Njurunda, Sweden | 10/9/1980 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 41 | Luke Glendening | C | R | 5-11 | 195 | Grand Rapids, MI | 4/28/1989 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 43 | Darren Helm | C | L | 5-11 | 192 | Winnipeg, MB | 1/21/1987 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 49 | Andrej Nestrasil | RW | L | 6-3 | 210 | Prague, Czech Republic | 2/22/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 56 | Teemu Pulkkinen | RW | R | 5-11 | 185 | Vantaa, Finland | 1/2/1992 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 57 | Mitch Callahan | RW | R | 6-0 | 195 | Whittier, California | 8/17/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 81 | Jeff Hoggan | LW | L | 6-1 | 190 | Hope, BC | 2/1/1978 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 82 | Tomas Nosek | C | L | 6-2 | 201 | Pardubice, Czech Republic | 9/1/1992 | HC Pardubice (Czech) |
| 90 | Stephen Weiss | C | L | 5-11 | 190 | Toronto, ON | 4/3/1983 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 93 | Johan Franzen | RW | L | 6-3 | 223 | Vetlanda, Sweden | 12/23/1979 | Detroit (NHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN (11) | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Sh. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2013-14 Team |
| 2 | Brendan Smith | D | L | 6-2 | 198 | Toronto, ON | 2/8/1989 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | R | 6-1 | 200 | Rogers, MN | 9/21/1990 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 4 | Jakub Kindl | D | L | 6-3 | 216 | Sumperk, Czech Republic | 2/10/1987 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 23 | Brian Lashoff | D | L | 6-3 | 212 | Albany, NY | 7/16/1990 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 27 | Kyle Quincey | D | L | 6-2 | 207 | Kitchener, ON | 8/12/1985 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 47 | Alexey Marchenko | D | R | 6-2 | 212 | Moscow, Russia | 1/2/1992 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 52 | Jonathan Ericsson | D | L | 6-4 | 221 | Karlskrona, Sweden | 3/2/1984 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 55 | Niklas Kronwall | D | L | 6-0 | 190 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1/12/1981 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 58 | Aaron Rome | D | L | 6-2 | 225 | Nesbitt, Manitoba | 9/27/1983 | Dallas (NHL) |
| 61 | Xavier Ouellet | D | L | 6-1 | 190 | Bayonne, France | 7/29/1993 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 65 | Danny DeKeyser | D | L | 6-3 | 190 | Detroit, MI | 3/7/1990 | Detroit (NHL) |
| GOALTENDERS (4) | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Cat. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2013-14 Team |
| 34 | Petr Mrazek | G | L | 6-1 | 187 | Ostrava, Czech Rep. | 2/14/1992 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 35 | Jimmy Howard | G | L | 6-0 | 218 | Syracuse, NY | 3/26/1984 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 38 | Tom McCollum | G | L | 6-2 | 210 | Sanborn, NY | 5/3/1995 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 50 | Jonas Gustavsson | G | L | 6-3 | 192 | Danderyd, Sweden | 10/24/1984 | Detroit (NHL) |