By The Numbers: Justin Abdelkader

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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CAMPBELL SIGNS ONE-YEAR DEAL

The Griffins have signed right wing Colin Campbell to a one-year contract. In 127 career games with Grand Rapids, he has registered 24 points (13-11—24) and 92 penalty minutes along with a plus-17 rating.

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Negotiations were 'business' for Mrazek

DETROIT – The Red Wings and goalie Petr Mrazek avoided salary arbitration this week when the two sides struck an 11th hour deal minutes before the scheduled hearing was to begin Wednesday morning in Toronto. “I don’t want to say I was surp...

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Get in the swing for Lindsay's cause

DETROIT – For 15 years, the Ted Lindsay Foundation Celebrity Golf Outing has enjoyed excellent weather while raising important funds for research to find a cure for autism. The legendary Red Wing hopes Mother Nature will cooperate for a 16th st...

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No arbitration needed for DeKeyser

DETROIT – With two days to spare, the Red Wings and defenseman Danny DeKeyser avoided salary arbitration Tuesday when they agreed to a new contract worth $30 million. The six-year deal means DeKeyser will be under contract with his hometow...

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GRIFFINS ANNOUNCE NEW HIRE

The Griffins on Tuesday announced the hiring of Jessica Boyer as a season ticket sales account executive.

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Red Wings agree to terms with Defenseman Danny DeKeyser

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today agreed to terms with defenseman Danny DeKeyser on a six-year contract. DeKeyser scored a career-high eight goals for the Red Wings in 2015-16 and contributed 20 points (8-12-20) in 78 total games for the c...

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GRIFFINS SIGN GOALTENDER CALVIN HEETER

The Griffins have signed goaltender Calvin Heeter to a standard player’s contract for the 2016-17 season.

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Svechnikov ready for pro career

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- By all accounts, Evgeny Svechnikov had a successful season last year. Now he's ready to take that success to the professional level. Svechnikov, the Red Wings' first-round draft pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, played h...

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By The Numbers: Riley Sheahan

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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Red Wings re-sign Mitch Callahan

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today re-signed right wing Mitch Callahan to a one-year contract. Callahan, 24, appeared in 62 games for the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins in 2015-16 and ranked among team leaders with 19 goals ...

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RED WINGS RE-SIGN CALLAHAN

The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday re-signed forward Mitch Callahan to a one-year contract.

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By The Numbers: Andreas Athanasiou

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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GRIFFINS' YOUTH HOCKEY CAMP AND GOLF OUTING RETURN

The Griffins are inviting fans to take part in two long-standing West Michigan summer traditions: the Griffins’ Youth Hockey Camp that will be held Aug. 1-5 at Griff’s IceHouse at Belknap Park and the 22nd annual Griffins Youth Foundation Golf Classic at Egypt Valley Country Club on Monday, Aug. 29.

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Glendening committed to Wings

DETROIT — Luke Glendening won’t wow you with his numbers but that doesn’t mean his contributions aren’t appreciated. On Thursday, the Red Wings showed Glendening just how much they appreciate him by signing him to a four-year contract extension...

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GRIFFINS SIGN FORWARDS SANDLAK AND FORD

The Griffins have signed forward Carter Sandlak to a standard player’s contract for the 2016-17 season and forward Matthew Ford to a two-year deal.

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How off-season development has evolved

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Development camps are an ever-evolving thing in hockey. The Red Wings wrapped up their development camp Sunday in Traverse City, five days in which the players learned skills on and off the ice and developed bonds with ea...

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By The Numbers: Dylan Larkin

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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Blashill looks for improvement in all areas

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – When he was the Grand Rapids Griffins coach, Jeff Blashill used to run the development camp. Now he's an interested observer. With current Griffins coach Todd Nelson and director of player development Jiri Fischer in char...

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GRIFFINS' FRONT OFFICE EARNS ACCOLADES FROM AHL

The Griffins’ front office earned several honors from the American Hockey League during recent league meetings in Pittsburgh and Hilton Head Island, S.C.

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Big year on the horizon for young Bertuzzi

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – When the pressure was on, Tyler Bertuzzi rose to the occasion. Now he's hoping to continue the ascent. In nine playoff games with the Grand Rapids Griffins last season, Bertuzzi led the team with seven goals and his ...

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Hronek must decide where to play next

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Filip Hronek is at a bit of a crossroads. The Wings selected the young, right-shot defenseman with their second of two second-round picks, 53rd overall, in last month's NHL draft. The Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hock...

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Wings world is a small one for Sambrook

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – If you follow the Red Wings on Twitter, you might have seen a cute retweet of two photos from Jordan Sambrook. Sambrook, 18, was the Wings' fifth-round draft choice, 137th overall, in last month's NHL draft in Buffal...

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Young players begin their Wings education

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Traverse City is a beautiful place for tourists with sandy beaches, gorgeous sunsets, boating, fishing and shopping. But for the Red Wings, it's a place for work and a place for some of their young kids to get their first...

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DETROIT RE-SIGNS COREAU FOR TWO YEARS

The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday re-signed goaltender Jared Coreau to a two-year contract.

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MAHONEY-WILSON NAMED RED WINGS' GOALTENDING DEVELOPMENT COACH

The Detroit Red Wings have named Brian Mahoney-Wilson as their goaltending development coach. In this role, Mahoney-Wilson will work with the Griffins and the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, as well as other Detroit prospects.

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By The Numbers: Danny DeKeyser

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on defen...

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Holland concludes first day of free agency

DETROIT – The Red Wings created cap space and on the first day of free agent signings created some organizational depth. After the loss of Pavel Datsyuk, the Wings needed another top-line center, which they got in Frans Nielsen, 32, the fo...

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Ott says Wings contract is lifelong dream

DETROIT – From the moment he was selected in the first round of the 2000 NHL draft, Windsor, Ontario native Steve Ott dreamed of some day wearing a Red Wings sweater. The 33-year-old agitating forward who has logged nearly 800 games while ...

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Wings hope Vanek brings scoring punch

DETROIT – Ken Holland thinks the Red Wings got a player with something to prove, while newly acquired center Frans Nielsen believes Detroit snagged the best available in this year's free agency pool. Both Holland and Nielsen spoke highly o...

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Nielsen looks forward to fresh start

DETROIT – Leaving is never easy but for Frans Nielsen, breaking ties with the New York Islanders was made palatable by an offer from the Red Wings. On the first day of the NHL’s free agency period, the Red Wings extracted Nielsen from the ...

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Helm stays with Wings, agrees to new deal

DETROIT – In today's NHL, speed is at a premium. The Wings did not have to look far to find one of the fastest skaters in the league, agreeing with Darren Helm on a five-year, $19.25 contract, for an average annual value of $3.85 million. ...

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Nielsen, Wings agree to contract terms

DETROIT – The Red Wings have the cap space and now they are starting to use it. Although they did not manage to land Steven Stamkos, who decided to stay with the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Wings did attract one of the remaining top available...

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