Red Wings trim 17 players from roster
by Todd Beam / Detroit Red WingsDETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings today assigned 17 players to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League. With the moves, the Red Wings’ roster currently stands at 38 players.
| PLAYERS ASSIGNED TO GRAND RAPIDS ON 9/22/13 | ||||||||
| FORWARDS | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Sh. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2012-13 Team |
| 26 | Tomas Jurco | LW | L | 6-2 | 195 | Kosice, Slovakia | 12/28/1992 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 42 | Martin Frk | RW | R | 6-0 | 203 | Pelhrimov, Czech Rep. | 10/5/1993 | Halifax (QMJHL) |
| 49 | Andrej Nestrasil | RW | L | 6-2 | 210 | Prague, Czech Rep. | 2/22/1991 | Toledo (ECHL) |
| 54 | Trevor Parkes | LW | R | 6-2 | 202 | Fort Erie, ON | 5/13/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 57 | Mitch Callahan | RW | R | 6-0 | 200 | Whittier, CA | 8/17/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 60 | Marek Tvrdon | LW | L | 6-2 | 217 | Nitra, Slovakia | 1/31/1993 | Vancouver (WHL) |
| 70 | Calle Jarnkrok | C | R | 6-0 | 176 | Gavle, Sweden | 9/25/1991 | Brynas (SHL) |
| 73 | David McIntyre | C | L | 6-0 | 195 | Pefferlaw, ON | 2/4/1987 | Houston (AHL) |
| 81 | Jeff Hoggan | LW | L | 6-1 | 190 | Hope, BC | 2/1/1978 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Sh. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2012-13 Team |
| 46 | Gleason Fournier | D | L | 6-0 | 191 | Rimouski, QC | 9/8/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 48 | Ryan Sproul | D | R | 6-4 | 200 | Mississauga, ON | 1/13/1993 | Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) |
| 51 | Brennan Evans | D | L | 6-4 | 230 | North Battlefield, SK | 1/6/1982 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 58 | Max Nicastro | D | R | 6-3 | 225 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 3/2/1990 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 61 | Xavier Ouellet | D | L | 6-1 | 190 | Terrebonne, QC | 7/29/1993 | B.-Boisbriand (QMJHL) |
| 77 | Richard Nedomlel | D | L | 6-5 | 231 | Prague, Czech Rep. | 7/31/1993 | Swift Current (WHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Sh. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2012-13 Team |
| 38 | Tom McCollum | G | L | 6-2 | 215 | Amherst, NY | 12/7/1989 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 68 | Cam Lanigan | G | L | 6-3 | 202 | Calgary, AB | 6/9/92 | Medicine Hat (WHL) |
| CURRENT DETROIT RED WINGS ROSTER – 38 PLAYERS | ||||||||
| FORWARDS | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Sh. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2012-13 Team |
| 8 | Justin Abdelkader | LW | L | 6-1 | 219 | Muskegon, MI | 2/25/1987 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 11 | Daniel Alfredsson | RW | R | 5-11 | 203 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12/11/1972 | Ottawa (NHL) |
| 13 | Pavel Datsyuk | C | L | 5-11 | 198 | Sverdlovsk, Russia | 7/20/1978 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 14 | Gustav Nyquist | LW | 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 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 17 | Patrick Eaves | RW | R | 6-0 | 187 | Calgary, AB | 5/1/1984 | 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 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 22 | Jordin Tootoo | RW | R | 5-9 | 199 | Churchill, MB | 2/2/1983 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 25 | Cory Emmerton | C | L | 6-0 | 191 | St. Thomas, ON | 6/1/1988 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 28 | Triston Grant | LW | L | 6-2 | 212 | Neepawa, MB | 2/2/1984 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 29 | Landon Ferraro | C | R | 6-0 | 179 | Trail, BC | 8/8/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 32 | Louis-Marc Aubry | C | L | 6-4 | 208 | Arthabaska, QC | 11/11/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 37 | Mikael Samuelsson | RW | R | 6-2 | 218 | Mariefred, Sweden | 2/23/1976 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 40 | Henrik Zetterberg | C | L | 5-11 | 197 | Njurunda, Sweden | 10/9/1980 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 41 | Luke Glendening | RW | R | 5-11 | 200 | Grand Rapids, MI | 4/28/1989 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 43 | Darren Helm | C | L | 5-11 | 192 | Winnipeg, MB | 1/21/1987 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 44 | Todd Bertuzzi | LW | L | 6-3 | 229 | Sudbury, ON | 2/2/1975 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 45 | Willie Coetzee | RW | R | 5-10 | 185 | Johannesburg, S. Africa | 11/7/1990 | Toledo (ECHL) |
| 56 | Teemu Pulkkinen | RW | R | 5-10 | 180 | Vantaa, Finland | 1/2/1992 | Jokerit (FIN) |
| 71 | Daniel Cleary | RW | L | 6-0 | 203 | Carbonear, NL | 12/18/1978 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 90 | Stephen Weiss | C | L | 5-11 | 190 | Toronto, ON | 4/3/1983 | Florida (NHL) |
| 93 | Johan Franzen | RW | L | 6-3 | 223 | Vetlanda, Sweden | 12/23/1979 | Detroit (NHL) |
| DEFENSEMEN | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Sh. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2012-13 Team |
| 2 | Brendan Smith | D | L | 6-2 | 198 | Toronto, ON | 2/8/1989 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 4 | Jakub Kindl | D | L | 6-3 | 216 | Sumperk, Czech Rep. | 2/10/1987 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 23 | Brian Lashoff | D | L | 6-3 | 212 | Albany, NY | 7/16/1990 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 24 | Nathan Paetsch | D | L | 6-0 | 195 | LeRoy, SK | 3/30/1993 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 27 | Kyle Quincey | D | L | 6-2 | 207 | Kitchener, ON | 8/12/1985 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 47 | Alexey Marchenko | D | R | 6-2 | 183 | Moscow, Russia | 1/2/1992 | CSKA Moscow (KHL) |
| 52 | Jonathan Ericsson | D | L | 6-4 | 221 | Karlskrona, Sweden | 3/2/1984 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 53 | Adam Almquist | D | L | 5-11 | 173 | Huskvarna, Sweden | 2/27/1991 | Grand Rapids (AHL) |
| 55 | Niklas Kronwall | D | L | 6-0 | 190 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1/12/1981 | Detroit (NHL) |
| 65 | Danny DeKeyser | D | L | 6-3 | 190 | Detroit, MI | 3/7/1990 | Detroit (NHL) |
| GOALTENDERS | ||||||||
| No. | Player | Pos. | Cat. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthplace | D.O.B. | 2012-13 Team |
| 31 | Jared Coreau | G | L | 6-4 | 208 | Perth, ON | 11/5/1991 | N. Michigan (NCAA) |
| 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) |
| 50 | Jonas Gustavsson | G | L | 6-3 | 192 | Danderyd, Sweden | 10/24/1984 | Detroit (NHL) |