Of Red Wings prospect-related note on Saturday evening:
In the ECHL, Carson Bantle had a goal and an assist and Carter Gylander stopped 19 of 23 shots as the Toledo Walleye won a 5-4 exhibition decision over the Kalamazoo K-Wings. Bantle and fellow Grand Rapids Griffins-contracted forward Gabriel Seger earned praise from the Toledo Blade’s Mark Monroe:
The line of newcomers Carson Bantle and Gabriel Seger, as well as returner Mitchell Lewandowski, looked very good.
Bantle scored his second goal in as many nights, notching a power-play goal on assists from former Cincinnati star Jalen Smereck and Lewandowski just 1:21 into the game.
Both Bantle and Seger, who have good size and skill, were assigned to Toledo from its AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids this week. Bantle scored the first goal of the preseason and Seger gave Toledo a 2-1 lead on Friday. They both had the primary assist on each other’s goals, as well.
Bantle (6-foot-4, 194 pounds) who was selected in the fifth round of the 2020 NHL draft by the Arizona Coyotes, played three seasons at the University of Wisconsin. He looked mobile and skilled, finishing with a goal and an assist.
Seger (6-4, 209) played at Cornell University and had 44 points in 35 games as a senior. Lewandowski had a goal and an assist. The rookies were paired with forward Conlan Keenan on Friday.
Elsewhere, in the WHL, Emmitt Finnie scored a goal and 2 assists, finishing at -1 with 4 shots and a 13-for-26 faceoff record as the Kamloops Blazers lost 5-4 in overtime to the Tri-City Americans;
In the USHL, Rudy Guimond stopped 35 shots, but his Cedar Rapids Roughriders lost 5-3 to the Sioux Falls Stampede, whose Austin Baker had an assist, finishing even with 4 shots;
NCAA Hockey: Trey Augustine stopped 32 of 35 shots and Red Savage scored a goal, finishing at +1 with 4 shots and a 16-and-6 faceoff record as the Michigan State University Spartans won 4-3 over Boston College;
Kienan Draper finished at -1 with 1 shot and a 3-for-6 faceoff record as the University of Michigan Wolverines tied Arizona State University 3-3;
Owen Mehlenbacher didn’t play in the University of Wisconsin Badgers’ 3-2 win over Lindenwood;
Dylan James scored 2 goals on 3 shots, finishing at +1 in the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks’ 5-2 win over Providence;
Larry Keenan finished at +1 with 1 shot as the UMass Minutemen won 5-1 over Air Force;
Max Plante remains sidelined with an upper-body injury as his Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs’ lost 4-1 to UMass-Lowell;
John Whipple finished even with 1 shot as the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers lost 2-1 to Nebraska-Omaha;
And Brennan Ali had an assist, finishing at +1 with 3 shots as the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish won 5-2 over the Clarkson Golden Knights.
