Coreau, 26, was recalled by Detroit on Feb. 20 after he was named the AHL's Player of the Week following back-to-back shutouts. With the Griffins, who qualified for the Calder Cup Playoffs for a franchise-record sixth-consecutive season after a 4-1 victory over the Tucson Roadrunners last night, Coreau has appeared in 36 games, posting a 20-10-4 record, 2.47 goals-against average, 0.916 save percentage and two shutouts this season. The Perth, Ontario, native has appeared in 21 games with the Red Wings from 2016-18, totaling a 5-9-4 record, 3.72 goals-against average, 0.880 save percentage and two shutouts. In 146 career AHL games, Coreau is 84-48-10 with a 2.42 goals-against average, 0.919 save percentage and 13 shutouts.
Originally signed by the Red Wings as an undrafted free agent in April 2013, Coreau also helped the Griffins capture their second AHL Calder Cup championship in five seasons in 2016-17 after registering a 19-11-3 regular-season record with a 2.33 goals-against average and 0.917 save percentage, alongside a 15-4 postseason record with a 2.84 goals-against average and a 0.909 save percentage. Prior to his professional career, the 6-foot-6, 220-lb., netminder played three seasons at Northern Michigan University in the CCHA, logging a 32-31-8 record, 2.72 goals-against average, 0.919 save percentage and two shutouts in 76 games from 2010-13.
