Press releases: Red Wings assign 7 to Griffins, Lethemon to Toledo

Per the Detroit Red Wings…

RED WINGS TRIM TRAINING CAMP ROSTER TO 29

… Detroit Concludes Preseason Slate with Home Game Against Toronto Tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena; Game to Air on Bally Sports Detroit.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forwards Austin Czarnik, Tim Gettinger, Taro Hirose and Nolan Stevens and defensemen Jared McIsaac, Wyatt Newpower and Brogan Rafferty to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins. Additionally, the Red Wings assigned goaltender John Lethemon to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.

The Red Wings currently have 29 players on their training camp roster: 18 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders. Currently at 4-2-1 through seven preseason games, Detroit concludes its preseason schedule with a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight (Saturday, Oct. 7) at 7:00 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena. The game will air on Bally Sports Detroit.

And the Grand Rapids Griffins:

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Saturday assigned forwards Austin Czarnik, Tim Gettinger, Taro Hirose and Nolan Stevens, and defensemen Jared McIsaac, Wyatt Newpower and Brogan Rafferty to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

The Griffins will begin practices in Grand Rapids on Monday at 11 a.m. in preparation for Friday’s season opener against the Colorado Eagles at 7 p.m. at Van Andel Arena.

Fans can secure their full-seasonselect-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2 or visit griffinshockey.com for more information. Single-game tickets for the Griffins’ 2023-24 season can be purchased through griffinshockey.com/tickets.

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