By @StefanKubus –
The Red Wings have moved one step closer to their opening-night roster.
Detroit announced Saturday that it has trimmed its team to 32, sending a handful to Grand Rapids and placing four on injured reserve.
Forwards Matt Lorito, Evgeny Svechnikov, Tyler Bertuzzi and defensemen Robbie Russo and Joe Hicketts were all sent down today.
Meanwhile, forwards Tomas Jurco and Tomas Nosek, and defensemen Vili Saarijarvi and Dan Renouf were placed on injured reserve.
Additionally, defenseman Nathan Paetsch, forward Kyle Criscuolo and goaltender Cal Heeter were all released from their professional tryouts.
That brings the Wings’ roster to 19 forwards, 10 defensemen and three goaltenders as they close out their preseason with a game against Toronto Saturday night.
Red Wings roster as of Oct. 8:
# |
FORWARDS (19) |
POS |
S |
HGT |
WGT |
BIRTHPLACE |
BIRTHDATE |
ACQUIRED | |||
4 |
Teemu Pulkkinen |
RW |
R |
5-10 |
185 |
Vantaa, Finland |
1/2/92 |
2010 Draft (4/111) | |||
8 |
Justin Abdelkader |
LW |
L |
6-2 |
218 |
Muskegon, Michigan |
2/25/87 |
2005 Draft (2/42) | |||
14 |
Gustav Nyquist |
RW |
L |
5-11 |
184 |
Halmstad, Sweden |
9/1/89 |
2008 Draft (4/121) | |||
15 |
Riley Sheahan |
C |
L |
6-3 |
226 |
St. Catharines, Ontario |
12/7/91 |
2010 Draft (1/21) | |||
20 |
Drew Miller |
LW |
L |
6-2 |
183 |
Dover, New Jersey |
2/17/84 |
Waivers, 11/11/09 | |||
21 |
Tomas Tatar |
LW |
L |
5-10 |
185 |
Ilava, Slovakia |
12/1/90 |
2009 Draft (2/60) | |||
29 |
Steve Ott |
C |
L |
6-0 |
193 |
Summerside, P.E.I. |
8/19/82 |
Signed, 7/1/16 | |||
39 |
Anthony Mantha |
RW |
L |
6-5 |
221 |
Longueuil, Quebec |
9/16/94 |
2013 Draft (1/20) | |||
40 |
Henrik Zetterberg |
C |
L |
6-0 |
197 |
Njurunda, Sweden |
10/9/80 |
1999 Draft (7/210) | |||
41 |
Luke Glendening |
C |
R |
5-11 |
199 |
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
4/28/89 |
Signed, 7/5/13 | |||
42 |
Martin Frk |
RW |
R |
6-1 |
196 |
Pelhrimov, Czech Republic |
10/5/93 |
2012 Draft (2/49) | |||
43 |
Darren Helm |
C |
L |
6-0 |
196 |
St. Andrews, Manitoba |
1/21/87 |
2005 Draft (5/132) | |||
46 |
Ben Street |
C |
L |
5-11 |
199 |
Coquitlam, British Columbia |
2/13/87 |
Signed, 7/1/16 | |||
49 |
Eric Tangradi |
LW |
L |
6-4 |
226 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2/10/89 |
Signed, 7/8/15 | |||
51 |
Frans Nielsen |
C |
L |
6-1 |
188 |
Herning, Denmark |
4/24/84 |
Signed, 7/1/16 | |||
57 |
Mitch Callahan |
RW |
R |
6-0 |
199 |
Whittier, California |
8/17/91 |
2009 Draft (6/180) | |||
62 |
Thomas Vanek |
LW |
R |
6-2 |
214 |
Vienna, Austria |
1/19/84 |
Signed, 7/1/16 | |||
71 |
Dylan Larkin |
C |
L |
6-1 |
190 |
Waterford, Michigan |
7/30/96 |
2014 Draft (1/15) | |||
72 |
Andreas Athanasiou |
C |
L |
6-2 |
188 |
Woodbridge, Ontario |
8/6/94 |
2012 Draft (4/110) |