Red Wings assign three players to Grand Rapids

Twenty-five players remain with Detroit ahead of preseason finale against Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena

DET-25-26-roster-update
By Thomas Roth
DetroitRedWings.com

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forward Carter Mazur, defenseman William Wallinder and goaltender Michal Postava to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins.

The Red Wings currently have 25 players on their preseason roster: 14 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders. Currently 4-3-0 through seven preseason games, Detroit concludes its preseason slate with a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. The game will be carried on FanDuel Sports Network and air on WWJ Newsradio 950.

PLAYERS ASSIGNED/RELEASED ON 10/3/25

34
Carter Mazur
LW
R
6-0
200
Jackson, Michigan
3/28/02
2021 Draft (3/70)
35
Michal Postava
G
L
6-1
200
Valasske Mezirici, Czechia
2/28/02
Signed, 6/10/25
54
William Wallinder
D
L
6-4
208
Sollefteå, Sweden
7/28/02
2020 Draft (2/32)

Detroit Red Wings 2025-26 Preseason Roster

#
FORWARDS (14)
POS
S
HGT
WGT
BIRTHPLACE
BIRTHDATE
ACQUIRED
18
Andrew Copp
C
L
6-1
201
Ann Arbor, Michigan
7/8/94
Signed, 7/13/22
21
James van Riemsdyk
LW
L
6-3
209
Middletown, New Jersey
5/4/89
Signed, 7/1/25
22
Mason Appleton
C
R
6-2
194
Green Bay, Wisconsin
1/15/96
Signed, 7/1/25
23
Lucas Raymond
LW
R
5-11
188
Gothenburg, Sweden
3/28/02
2020 Draft (1/4)
27
Michael Rasmussen
C
L
6-6
225
Surrey, British Columbia
4/17/99
2017 Draft (1/9)
28
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
RW
R
6-1
206
Oslo, Norway
10/5/05
2024 Draft (1/15)
37
J.T. Compher
LW
R
6-0
192
Northbrook, Illinois
4/8/95
Signed, 7/1/23
48
Jonatan Berggren
RW
L
5-11
199
Uppsala, Sweden
7/16/00
2018 Draft (2/33)
58
Emmitt Finnie
C
L
6-1
190
Lethbridge, Alberta
6/27/05
2023 Draft (7/201)
71
Dylan Larkin
C
L
6-1
204
Waterford, Michigan
7/30/96
2014 Draft (1/15)
85
Elmer Söderblom
LW
L
6-8
246
Gothenburg, Sweden
7/5/01
2019 Draft (6/159)
88
Patrick Kane
RW
L
5-10
178
Buffalo, New York
11/19/88
Signed, 11/28/23
92
Marco Kasper
C
L
6-1
197
Innsbruck, Austria
4/8/04
2022 Draft (1/8)
93
Alex DeBrincat
RW
R
5-8
178
Farmington Hills, Michigan
12/18/97
Trade w/OTT, 7/9/23
#
DEFENSEMEN (9)
POS
S
HGT
WGT
BIRTHPLACE
BIRTHDATE
ACQUIRED
3
Justin Holl
D
R
6-4
195
Tonka Bay, Minnesota
1/30/92
Signed, 7/1/23
8
Ben Chiarot
D
L
6-3
225
Hamilton, Ontario
5/9/91
Signed, 7/13/22
0
Albert Johansson
D
L
6-0
187
Karlstad, Sweden
1/4/01
2019 Draft (2/60)
5
Jacob Bernard-Docker
D
R
6-1
198
Canmore, Alberta
6/30/00
Signed, 7/1/25
4
Axel Sandin-Pellikka
D
R
5-11
185
Gällivare, Sweden
3/11/05
2023 Draft (1/17)
2
Travis Hamonic
D
R
6-0
195
St. Malo, Manitoba
8/16/90
Signed, 8/15/25
3
Moritz Seider
D
R
6-3
205
Zell, Germany
4/6/01
2019 Draft (1/6)
6
Erik Gustafsson
D
L
6-0
187
Nynäshamn, Sweden
3/14/92
Signed, 7/1/24
7
Simon Edvinsson
D
L
6-6
225
Kungsbacka, Sweden
2/5/03
2021 Draft (1/6)
#
GOALIES (2)
POS
C
HGT
WGT
BIRTHPLACE
BIRTHDATE
ACQUIRED
6
John Gibson
G
L
6-2
214
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7/14/93
Trade w/ANA, 6/28/25
9
Cam Talbot
G
L
6-4
197
Caledonia, Ontario
7/5/87
Signed, 7/1/24

INJ. NON-ROSTER (2)

17
Shai Buium
D
L
6-3
216
San Diego, California
3/26/03
2021 Draft (2/36)
29
Nate Danielson
C
R
6-2
195
Red Deer, Alberta
9/27/04
2023 Draft (1/9)

+ = signed by Grand Rapids

*= camp invitee

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