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Detroit Red Wings Recall Riley Sheahan from AHL
April 6th, 2013 at 5:33 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have recalled forward Riley Sheahan from the Grand Rapids Griffins, MLive's Ansar Khan reports. The move has been done in the event of another injury, per GM Ken Holland. The Griffins are playing in Abbotsford, British Columbia, so it would not have made sense to wait until Sunday...

Detroit Red Wings Trade Kent Huskins to Philadelphia for 2014 Draft Pick
March 30th, 2013 at 2:11 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have made their first pre-trade deadline move. The club has traded defenseman Kent Huskins to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a conditional seventh rounder in the 2014 draft. Huskins was signed to the team in January due to a rash of injuries. Now with nearly every defenseman healthy...

Detroit Red Wings Officially Land College Free Agent Danny DeKeyser
March 29th, 2013 at 6:28 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have officially agreed to terms with college free agent defenseman Danny DeKeyser. DeKeyser spent his last three seasons playing hockey for Western Michigan University. At least a dozen NHL teams had been seeking his services, but the native of Clay Township, Michigan ultimately chose to play for...

Detroit Red Wings Place Jan Mursak on Waivers
February 22nd, 2013 at 6:55 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have placed winger Jan Mursak on waivers. Mursak has only recorded two goals and two assists in 46 career games with the Red Wings. He was a sixth-round draft pick of the team in 2006. The Slovenia native has battled injuries throughout his career. He has played in only two...

Detroit Red Wings Call up Tomas Tatar, Petr Mrazek; Assign Tom McCollum
February 4th, 2013 at 6:34 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have recalled winger Tomas Tatar and goaltender Petr Mrazek from the Grand Rapids Griffins. Tatar has tallied 39 points (19 goals, 20 assists) for the Griffins in 44 games this season. He will play on the second line with Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula Tuesday against Calgary. Todd Bertuzzi will...

Red Wings Sign Defenseman Huskins to One Year Deal
January 22nd, 2013 at 3:00 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have signed free agent defenseman Kent Huskins to a one-year, one way deal. The signing was first reported by TSN's Bob McKenzie. Huskins, 33, has spent his career with the Blues, Sharks, and Ducks. He was a member of the Ducks team that won a Stanley Cup...

Could Wade Redden Wind up in Detroit?
January 16th, 2013 at 7:51 PM
Even with seven defensemen on the team, the Detroit Red Wings are reportedly still looking at adding another blue liner. Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports that the team has been having internal discussions about adding Wade Redden. Redden has spent the last two seasons with the New York Rangers'...

Down on the Farm: Three Griffins Reassigned to Toledo
December 27th, 2012 at 6:44 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have reassigned the following three players from the Grand Rapids Griffins to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL: Andrej Nestrasil (forward) Brent Raedeke (forward) Max Nicastro (defenseman) Nestrasil has played in three games with the Griffins this season. He was in the middle of an eight game point streak when he...

Down on the Farm: Griffins Recall Three from Toledo
December 17th, 2012 at 7:43 PM
The Grand Rapids Griffins have called up the following three players from the ECHL Toledo Walleye: Luke Glendening (forward) Andrej Nestrasil (forward) Gleason Fournier (defenseman) Glendening will make his debut with the Griffins Wednesday when they take on Rochester. The East Grand Rapids native and former University of Michigan captain has 14 goals and seven assists with...

Down on the Farm: Mrazek Called up to Griffins, Pearce Sent to Toledo
October 31st, 2012 at 2:08 PM
The Grand Rapids Griffins have called up goaltender Petr Mrazek from the ECHL's Toledo Walleye. Mrazek, a fifth-round draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings in the 2010 NHL Draft, posted a 2-1 record with a 2.02 GAA and a .944 save percentage with the Walleye. He will make his AHL...

Red Wings Assign Players to AHL Affiliate
September 15th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
The Detroit Red Wings have assigned 22 players to their AHL affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins, per the team web site. The following is a list of players who were assigned: (*-denotes player who saw NHL action last season) Forwards: Joakim Andersson* Louis-Marc Aubry Damian Brunner Mitch Callahan Willie Coetzee Landon Ferraro Tomas Jurco Gustav Nyquist* Francis Pare Trevor Parkes Brent Raedeke Riley Sheahan* Tomas Tatar* Defensemen: Adam Almqvist Gleason...

Red Wings Re-sign Justin Abdelkader to 4-year Deal
September 14th, 2012 at 1:51 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have re-signed forward Justin Abdelkader. The deal is for four years and worth $7.2 million, as reported by the Detroit Free Press. "It's nice to get it done," Abdelkader said. "It's great security. I'm thrilled, excited about the opportunity that they believe me in to sign me for...

Red Wings Sign Carlo Colaiacovo to Two-Year Deal
September 14th, 2012 at 10:52 AM
The Detroit Red Wings have signed free agent defenseman Carlo Colaiacovo. The signing was confirmed by the Detroit Free Press. Colaiacovo's deal is for two years and $5 million. The Red Wings had been pursuing the defenseman since August. Colaiacovo played with the St. Louis Blues last season, where he tallied 19...

Red Wings Place Pearce, Pare on Waivers
September 13th, 2012 at 4:57 PM
The Detroit Red Wings have placed goaltender Jordan Pearce and forward Francis Pare on waivers. Neither is expected to be claimed, and both will report to Grand Rapids to play for the Griffins upon clearing waivers Friday. Pearce appeared in 19 games with the Griffins last season, posting a 3-8-1 record with...