Category: Griffins
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Red Wings sign Trevor Daley at start of free agency
By @MichaelCaples – The Red Wings weren’t expected to make a splash in free agency, but they are adding depth to their blue line at the start of free agency. Detroit has landed defenseman Trevor Daley. “We had good talks with them going in – I’ve always been a fan of what they’re doing…
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Red Wings announce player development camp invitation list
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have announced their list of invitations for the team’s annual player development camp in Traverse City. The camp, held at Centre Ice Arena from July 7-11, features a mix of Red Wings draftees and free-agent invites. Notable free-agent invites as it relates to Michigan include: Michael Pastujov…
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Red Wings sign Lashoff, McIlrath to two-year extensions
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings are continuing to re-sign players that played critical roles in the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 2017 AHL championship. Yesterday, it was Ben Street. Today, it’s Brian Lashoff and Dylan McIlrath. The Wings signed the two defensemen to two-year extensions, securing both through the 2018-19 season. Lashoff, 26, was…
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Red Wings re-sign Ben Street
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings have secured one of the key players involved in the Griffins’ AHL title. Today, the Wings announced that they have signed forward Ben Street to a one-year extension. Street, 30, signed with the Wings last off-season, and he spent the majority of the season with the Griffins.…
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Griffins to raise AHL championship banner during Oct. 6 home opener
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By @MichaelCaples – When the Grand Rapids Griffins begin the 2017-18 AHL season, they’ll have a championship banner to put in the rafters of Van Andel Arena. The Griffins will get to do that on Oct. 6. Today, the AHL released a few notable dates for the Red Wings’ AHL affiliate, including their Oct. 6…
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Michigan names slated to participate in NHL development camps
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By @MichaelCaples – The MiHockey team is keeping track of the Michigan names earning invitations to NHL team development camps – follow along as we keep adding to the list. A complete list from all 31 NHL teams is not yet available – including who will be invited to the Red Wings’ edition in…
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A look at the Red Wings’ selections at the 2017 NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – There was plenty of talk leading up to the 2017 NHL Draft regarding the Red Wings’ amount of selection opportunities and whether they would end up using any as trades. Now with the draft officially complete, we know the answer. The Wings have added a total of 11 new prospects to…
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Red Wings select Saginaw’s Brady Gilmour in seventh round of 2017 NHL Draft
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By @MichaelCaples – With their last pick in the 2017 NHL Draft, the Red Wings went with a player placing close to Hockeytown. The Wings selected Brady Gilmour, a forward with the Saginaw Spirit, with the 193rd pick in the draft Saturday in Chicago. A 5-foot-10, 170-pound forward, Gilmour has spent the last two…
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Red Wings take Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Keith Petruzzelli in NHL Draft
By @MichaelCaples – The Detroit Red Wings stayed close to home for their next goaltender. The Wings have claimed Muskegon Lumberjacks goaltender Keith Petruzzelli in the 2017 NHL Draft. Petruzzelli was named USA Hockey’s Goalie of the Year after an outstanding season with the Michigan-based USHL franchise. He was ranked the No. 2 goaltender…
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Red Wings third-round picks: Finnish defenseman, two Canadian forwards, U.S. goalie
By @MichaelCaples – A Scandinavian defenseman in Round 2, and another Scandinavian defenseman to start Round 3 for the Wings. Detroit selected Kasper Kotkansalo, a native of Espoo, Finland, with the No. 71 overall pick in the draft. He was ranked the No. 92 skater by NHL Central Scouting afterp laying the 2016-17 season with…