Red Wings reduce roster to 23

Detroit opens 100th season on Thursday, Oct. 9 with home game against Montréal Canadiens 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 defenseman Justin Holl to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins.

The move brings the Red Wings to a 23-man roster, consisting of 13 forwards, eight defensemen and two goaltenders. Opening Night marks the start of Red Wings Centennial, coming on Thursday, Oct. 9 at 7:00 p.m. against the Montréal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena.

PLAYERS ASSIGNED/RELEASED ON 10/6/25

3
Justin Holl
D
R
6-4
194
Tonka Bay, Minnesota
1/30/92
Signed, 7/1/23

Detroit Red Wings 2025-26 Preseason Roster

#
FORWARDS (13)
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
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 (8)
POS
S
HGT
WGT
BIRTHPLACE
BIRTHDATE
ACQUIRED
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)

NON-ROSTER (1)

James van Riemsdyk
LW
L
6-3
209

Middletown, New Jersey

5/4/89
Signed, 7/1/25

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