DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forwards Turner Elson, Matt Puempel, Michael Rasmussen and Dominic Turgeon; defensemen Joe Hicketts, Brian Lashoff, Dylan McIlrath and Moritz Seider; and goaltenders Filip Larsson and Calvin Pickard to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
After finishing preseason play on Saturday in Toronto with a 3-3-3 record, the Red Wings’ roster currently stands at 26 players: 15 forwards, nine defensemen and two goaltenders. Detroit will begin their 2019-20 regular-season schedule with back-to-back games on Saturday, Oct. 5 against the Nashville Predators prior to its home opener on Sunday, Oct. 6 versus the Dallas Stars.
PLAYERS ASSIGNED ON 9/29/19
| 2 | Joe Hicketts | D | L | 5-8 | 180 | Kamloops, British Columbia | 5/4/96 | Signed, 9/24/14 | |||
| 20 | Dylan McIlrath | D | R | 6-5 | 231 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 4/20/92 | Trade w/ FLA, 3/1/17 | |||
| 23 | Dominic Turgeon | C | L | 6-2 | 199 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | 2/25/96 | 2014 Draft (3/63) | |||
| 27 | Michael Rasmussen | C | L | 6-6 | 229 | Surrey, British Columbia | 4/17/99 | 2017 Draft (1/9) | |||
| 31 | Calvin Pickard | G | L | 6-1 | 210 | Moncton, New Brunswick | 4/15/92 | Signed, 7/1/19 | |||
| 32 | Brian Lashoff | D | L | 6-3 | 213 | Albany, New York | 7/16/90 | Signed, 10/1/08 | |||
| 38 | Filip Larsson | G | L | 6-2 | 194 | Stockholm, Sweden | 8/17/98 | 2016 Draft (6/167) | |||
| 53 | Moritz Seider | D | R | 6-4 | 203 | Zell, Germany | 4/6/01 | 2019 Draft (1/6) | |||
| 54 | Matt Puempel | LW | L | 6-1 | 201 | Windsor, Ontario | 1/24/93 | Trade w/ NYR, 10/21/17 | |||
| 57 | Turner Elson | C | L | 6-0 | 181 | New Westminster, B.C. | 9/13/92 | Signed, 7/1/17 |
Detroit Red Wings 2019-20 Preseason Roster
| # | FORWARDS (15) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | |||
| 8 | Justin Abdelkader | LW | L | 6-2 | 213 | Muskegon, Michigan | 2/25/87 | 2005 Draft (2/42) | |||
| 15 | Chris Terry | LW | L | 5-10 | 202 | Brampton, Ontario | 4/7/89 | Signed, 7/1/18 | |||
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | RW | L | 6-5 | 234 | Longueuil, Quebec | 9/16/94 | 2013 Draft (1/20) | |||
| 41 | Luke Glendening | C | R | 5-11 | 191 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 4/28/89 | Signed, 7/5/13 | |||
| 43 | Darren Helm | LW | L | 6-0 | 192 | St. Andrews, Manitoba | 1/21/87 | 2005 Draft (5/132) | |||
| 46 | Chase Pearson | C | L | 6-2 | 200 | Alpharetta, Georgia | 8/23/97 | 2015 Draft (5/140) | |||
| 51 | Valtteri Filppula | C | L | 6-0 | 189 | Vantaa, Finland | 3/20/84 | Signed, 7/1/19 | |||
| 59 | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 6-1 | 199 | Sudbury, Ontario | 2/24/95 | 2013 Draft (2/58) | |||
| 61 | Jacob de la Rose | C | L | 6-3 | 215 | Arvika, Sweden | 5/20/95 | Waivers, 10/17/18 | |||
| 67 | Taro Hirose | LW | L | 5-10 | 162 | Calgary, Alberta | 6/30/96 | Signed, 3/12/19 | |||
| 70 | Christoffer Ehn | C | L | 6-3 | 195 | Skara, Sweden | 4/5/96 | 2014 Draft (4/106) | |||
| 71 | Dylan Larkin | C | L | 6-1 | 198 | Waterford, Michigan | 7/30/96 | 2014 Draft (1/15) | |||
| 72 | Andreas Athanasiou | LW | L | 6-2 | 188 | Woodbridge, Ontario | 8/6/94 | 2012 Draft (4/110) | |||
| 73 | Adam Erne | LW | L | 6-1 | 212 | New Haven, Connecticut | 4/20/95 | Trade w/ TB, 8/14/19 | |||
| 81 | Frans Nielsen | C | L | 6-1 | 186 | Herning, Denmark | 4/24/84 | Signed, 7/1/16 | |||
| # | DEFENSEMEN (9) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | |||
| 3 | Jared McIsaac | D | L | 6-1 | 196 | Truro, Nova Scotia | 3/27/00 | 2018 Draft (2/36) | |||
| 17 | Filip Hronek | D | R | 6-0 | 183 | Hradec Kralove, Czech Rep. | 11/2/97 | 2016 Draft (2/53) | |||
| 21 | Dennis Cholowski | D | L | 6-2 | 197 | Langley, British Columbia | 2/15/98 | 2016 Draft (1/20) | |||
| 22 | Patrik Nemeth | D | L | 6-3 | 228 | Stockholm, Sweden | 2/8/92 | Signed, 7/1/19 | |||
| 25 | Mike Green | D | R | 6-1 | 210 | Calgary, Alberta | 10/12/85 | Signed, 7/1/15 | |||
| 52 | Jonathan Ericsson | D | L |
