Red Wings trim roster to 23

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forwards Kyle Criscuolo, Taro Hirose and Givani Smith, and goaltender Jussi Olkinuora to the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins. Detroit has also placed forward Robby Fabbri on injured reserve and designated defensemen Seth Barton, Mark Pysyk and Jake Walman as injured non-roster. Additionally, the Red Wings released defenseman Jeremie Biakabutuka from his amateur tryout.

The roster moves bring the Red Wings to a 23-man roster, consisting of 14 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders. The Red Wings will begin the 97th season in franchise history on Friday, Oct. 14 at 7:00 p.m. when they host the Montreal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena.

PLAYERS ASSIGNED/RELEASED ON 10/10/22

| 25 | | Taro Hirose | LW | L | 5-10 | 162 | Calgary, Alberta | 6/30/96 | Signed, 3/12/19 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 42 | | Kyle Criscuolo | C | R | 5-9 | 167 | Southampton, New Jersey | 5/5/92 | Signed, 10/9/20 | | 45 | | Jussi Olkinuora | G | L | 6-3 | 202 | Helsinki, Finland | 11/4/90 | Signed, 6/16/22 | | 48 | | Givani Smith | RW | L | 6-2 | 214 | Toronto, Ontario | 2/27/98 | 2016 Draft (2/46) | | 63 | | Jeremie Biakabutuka * | D | R | 6-4 | 201 | Longueuil, Quebec | 3/5/02 | Amateur Tryout |

PLAYERS PLACED ON INJURED LISTS ON 10/10/22

| 14 | | Robby Fabbri | C | L | 5-11 | 185 | Mississauga, Ontario | 1/22/96 | Trade w/ STL, 11/6/19 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 43 | | Mark Pysyk | D | R | 6-1 | 205 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | 1/11/92 | Signed, 7/14/22 | | 49 | | Seth Barton | D | R | 6-3 | 194 | Kelowna, British Columbia | 8/18/99 | 2018 Draft (3/81) | | 96 | | Jake Walman | D | L | 6-2 | 215 | Toronto, Ontario | 2/20/96 | Trade w/ STL 3/21/22 |

Detroit Red Wings 2022-23 Roster

| # | | FORWARDS (14) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11 | | Filip Zadina | RW | L | 6-0 | 190 | Pardubice, Czech Republic | 11/27/99 | 2018 Draft (1/6) | | 15 | | Jakub Vrana | LW | L | 6-0 | 190 | Prague, Czech Republic | 2/28/96 | Trade w/ WSH, 4/12/21 | | 18 | | Andrew Copp | C | L | 6-1 | 199 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 7/8/94 | Signed, 7/13/22 | | 23 | | Lucas Raymond | LW | R | 5-11 | 176 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 3/28/02 | 2020 Draft (1/4) | | 24 | | Pius Suter | C | L | 5-11 | 179 | Zurich, Switzerland | 5/24/96 | Signed, 7/28/21 | | 27 | | Michael Rasmussen | C | L | 6-6 | 211 | Surrey, British Columbia | 4/17/99 | 2017 Draft (1/9) | | 57 | | David Perron | LW | R | 6-1 | 196 | Sherbrooke, Quebec | 5/28/88 | Signed, 7/13/22 | | 59 | | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 6-1 | 186 | Sudbury, Ontario | 2/24/95 | 2013 Draft (2/58) | | 70 | | Oskar Sundqvist | C | R | 6-3 | 220 | Boden, Sweden | 3/23/94 | Trade w/ STL, 3/21/22 | | 71 | | Dylan Larkin | C | L | 6-1 | 198 | Waterford, Michigan | 7/30/96 | 2014 Draft (1/15) | | 73 | | Adam Erne | LW | L | 6-1 | 212 | New Haven, Connecticut | 4/20/95 | Trade w/ TB, 8/14/19 | | 81 | | Dominik Kubalik | LW | L | 6-2 | 190 | Plzen, Czech Republic | 8/21/95 | Signed, 7/13/22 | | 85 | | Elmer Soderblom | LW | L | 6-8 | 246 | Gothenburg, Sweden | 7/5/01 | 2019 Draft (6/159) | | 90 | | Joe Veleno | C | L | 6-1 | 203 | Kirkland, Quebec | 1/13/00 | 2018 Draft (1/30) | | | | | | | | | | | | | # | | DEFENSEMEN (7) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | | 2 | | Olli Maatta | D | L | 6-2 | 207 | Jyvaskyla, Finland | 8/22/94 | Signed, 7/14/22 | | 8 | | Ben Chiarot | D | L | 6-3 | 232 | Hamilton, Ontario | 5/9/91 | Signed, 7/13/22 | | 17 | | Filip Hronek | D | R | 6-0 | 190 | Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic | 11/2/97 | 2016 Draft (2/53) | | 28 | | Gustav Lindstrom | D | R | 6-2 | 186 | Ostervala, Sweden | 10/20/98 | 2017 Draft (2/38) | | 38 | | Robert Hagg | D | L | 6-2 | 210 | Uppsala, Sweden | 2/8/95 | Signed, 7/25/22 | | 53 | | Moritz Seider | D | R | 6-4 | 204 | Zell, Germany | 4/6/01 | 2019 Draft (1/6) | | 82 | | Jordan Oesterle | D | L | 6-0 | 187 | Dearborn Heights, Michigan | 6/25/92 | Signed, 7/28/21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | # | | GOALIES (2) | POS | C | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | | 35 | | Ville Husso | G | L | 6-3 | 200 | Helsinki, Finland | 2/6/95 | Trade w/ STL, 7/8/22 | | 39 | | Alex Nedeljkovic | G | L | 6-0 | 208 | Parma, Ohio | 1/7/96 | Trade w/ CAR, 7/22/21 | | | | # | | INJURED RESERVE (1) | POS | C | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | | 14 | | Robby Fabbri | C | L | 5-11 | 185 | Mississauga, Ontario | 1/22/96 | Trade w/ STL, 11/6/19 | | | | # | | IR-NON-ROSTER (3) | POS | C | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | | 43 | | Mark Pysyk | D | R | 6-1 | 205 | Sherwood Park, Alberta | 1/11/92 | Signed, 7/14/22 | | 49 | | Seth Barton | D | R | 6-3 | 194 | Kelowna, British Columbia | 8/18/99 | 2018 Draft (3/81) | | 96 | | Jake Walman | D | L | 6-2 | 215 | Toronto, Ontario | 2/20/96 | Trade w/ STL 3/21/22 |