Red Wings send two more to Griffins

DETROIT -The Detroit Red Wings today assigned left wing Dylan Sadowy to the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins and released defenseman Connor Allen from his professional tryout.
The Red Wings (4-1-1) will wrap up preseason play with a home-and-home set against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The teams will meet at the First Ontario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:00 p.m. (97.1 The Ticket) and conclude their exhibition slates on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 7:00 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena (FOX Sports Detroit/97.1 The Ticket).

PLAYERS RELEASED/ASSIGNED ON 10/6/16

| 44 | | Dylan Sadowy | LW | L | Jun-00 | 205 | | Woodbridge, Ontario | 4/2/1996 | | Trade, 5/26/16 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 88 | | Conor Allen + | D | L | 1-Jun | 205 | | Chicago, Illinois | 1/31/1990 | | Camp Invitee | |

CURRENT DETROIT RED WINGS ROSTER - 45 PLAYERS

| # | | FORWARDS (26) | 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) | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | # | | DEFENSEMEN (15) | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | # | | 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) |