Press release: Red Wings acquire Jeff Petry from Montreal for Gustav Lindstrom, conditional 4th round pick

Per the Detroit Red Wings:

RED WINGS ACQUIRE JEFF PETRY FROM MONTREAL CANADIENS IN EXCHANGE FOR GUSTAV LINDSTROM AND A CONDITIONAL FOURTH-ROUND PICK IN 2025 NHL ENTRY DRAFT 

  … Michigan State University Product Has Recorded 353 Points in 864 NHL Games With Oilers, Canadiens and Penguins Since 2010-11 …

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today acquired defenseman Jeff Petry from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Gustav Lindstrom and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft. Montreal will retain 50 percent of remaining obligations pertaining to Petry’s contract. Detroit will pay 37.5 percent of Petry’s remaining contract.

Petry, 35, spent the 2022-23 campaign with the Pittsburgh Penguins, recording 31 points (5-26-31), a plus-two rating and 24 penalty minutes in 61 games. The 6-foot-3, 209-pound defenseman joined the Penguins after playing the 2021-22 season with the Canadiens, notching 27 points (6-21-27) and 36 penalty minutes in 68 games. Petry helped the Canadiens reach the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, logging 42 points (12-30-42), a plus-six rating and 20 penalty minutes in 55 regular-season games, in addition to dishing out six assists in 20 postseason contests. Originally selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round (45th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft, Petry has compiled 353 points (92-261-353) and 349 penalty minutes in 864 games between the Oilers, Canadiens and Penguins since 2010-11, along with 13 points (5-8-13) and 18 penalty minutes in 48 playoff games. Petry also totaled 28 points (7-21-28) and 22 penalty minutes in 51 games with the American Hockey League’s Springfield Falcons and Oklahoma City Barons from 2009-12.

A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., Petry is the son of 13-year MLB veteran Dan Petry, who helped the Detroit Tigers win the 1984 World Series and posted a 119-93 record and a 3.84 earned run average in 306 appearances (274 starts) with the franchise from 1979-87 and 1990-91. Prior to turning professional, Petry spent three seasons at Michigan State University from 2007-10, serving as team captain during his junior year. In total, Petry collected 67 points (9-58-67) and 86 penalty minutes in 118 games with the Spartans, earning a spot on the CCHA Second All-Star Team in 2009-10 and CCHA All-Rookie Team honors in 2007-08. Before joining the Spartans, Petry spent two seasons with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League from 2005-07, registering 60 points (19-41-60) and 139 penalty minutes in 103 games. He guided Des Moines to a Clark Cup championship in 2006 and was named USA Hockey Junior Player of the Year following the 2006-07 campaign. Petry also played three seasons of varsity hockey at St. Mary’s Preparatory in Orchard Lake, Mich., from 2002-05. On the international stage, Petry represented Team USA at three consecutive IIHF World Championships from 2012-14, earning a bronze medal at the 2013 tournament.

Video: Larry Murphy speaks with the NHL Network re: 3ICE Championship, Wings’ offseason

Red Wings analyst and alumnus Larry Murphy just won the “3ICE” league’s championship as the coach of “Team Murphy,” and he recently spoke with the NHL Network regarding his summertime coaching job, the Red Wings’ offseason moves, and more over the course of a 10-minute interview:

Tweet of note: Griffins’ Dominik Shine, Tyler Spezia go to the ball game

Grand Rapids Griffins forwards Dominik Shine and Tyler Spezia headed to a West Michigan Whitecaps game recently, and the Griffins “mic’ed them up”:

Charitable Tweet of note: Griffins have available spots at charity golf tournament on August 21st

The Grand Rapids Griffins are holding their annual charity golf tournament to raise funds for the Griffins’ Youth Foundation on Monday, August 21st at the American Dunes Country Club. The Griffins Tweeted…Erm…X’ed…Erm…Posted that there are still open spots (they’re not cheap, but that’s charity golf tournament stuff for you) today:

Khan profiles Carter Mazur

MLive’s Ansar Khan posted a profile of Red Wings prospect Carter Mazur, who’s a bit of a…shift disturber:

“I would say I like (ticking) people off,” Mazur said. “That’s a big part of my game, so I feel like when that’s going on and getting under people’s skin, that’s what I consider a ‘B’ game. “A (game), I would consider I’m doing all that and adding skill, good passing, scoring goals.”

He added, “I love chirping. Don’t care who you are. It makes hockey a lot of fun.”

The left wing from Jackson, drafted 70th (third round) in 2021, is ready for his first full pro season in Grand Rapids, where he had six points (three goals, three assists) in six games to close out 2022-23, after two years in college that included an NCAA Championship in 2022.

“It is my life-long dream to be a Detroit Red Wing,” Mazur said. “I’m close to it, but it’s still far away. I don’t want to be someone who just sticks around for a couple of games and gets sent down. I want to be a player that competes and does everything. That’s my main focus, along with learning from older guys.

“If I’m in Grand Rapids, I’m in a good spot, but I want to be with the big club. I’m in a good spot either way.”

He’ll be better prepared after gaining weight and adding strength. He checked in at 177 during development camp last month at Little Caesars Arena, when his goal was to gain one pound per week this offseason. He hoped to achieve it by working with team dietician Lisa McDowell and by eating a lot of his mom’s beef burritos.

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A bit about Robby Fabbri’s season-in-review

DetroitRedWings.com’s Jonathan Mills posted a season-in-review article regarding Robby Fabbri, who missed significant time rehabbing from his third ACL injury:

After recovering from his third career ACL tear, Fabbri made his 2022-23 season debut on Jan. 4, on the way to recording 16 points (7-9-16) in 28 games before sustaining a lower-body injury against the Chicago Blackhawks on March 8. The 27-year-old forward underwent surgery later that month, sidelining him for Detroit’s final 17 games of the campaign.Despite his injury-shortened season, Fabbri was proud of his accomplishments.

“I put in a lot of hard work,” Fabbri said in his end-of-media session. “A lot of days to be ready and be in the best shape possible coming back. I think coming in with everyone in mid-season form, team’s rolling and I’m just trying to find my game, I thought I did a really good job. Obviously had some ups and downs in little stretches throughout the 28 games, but I was happy coming in, being able to produce, play my game, get some reps in and feel good going into the summer.”

When reflecting on his surgery, Fabbri said he weighed several options with the Red Wings medical staff before concluding “a quick clean-up” made the most sense.

“At the end of the day, with this one, it was more just about the timing of when it happened, where we were at in the standings and how many games we had left,” Fabbri said. “After the original injury, I was back skating, working out and trying to get over the hump so we could do this clean-up in the summer.

“Unfortunately, the way the rehab was going right after the injury, we only had a handful of games left. As a group here, we made a decision that going into the summer healthy was gonna be a better call.”

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Press release: Red Wings announce dates of prospect tournament, training camp

Per the Detroit Red Wings:

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings executive vice president and general manager Steve Yzerman today announced that the Red Wings will return to Centre ICE Arena in Traverse City, Mich., to host the NHL Prospect Tournament and Training Camp, as well as the 2023 Training Camp Golf Classic at the Traverse City Country Club.

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Tweet of note: A peek behind the paywall

I’ll call this a peek behind the paywall, because the article referenced by IceHockeyGifs on Twitter is in Helsingborgs Dagblad, and it’s behind a paywall:

Update: Just for the record, from Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen, Marco Kasper is tri-lingual:

This is a serious young man, someone who wants to educate himself on and off the ice. One of his accomplishments this summer was finishing up some assignments to graduate from high school. The Innsbruck, Austria native turned 19 four months ago. He speaks three languages: German, Swedish and English.

“I learned English in school growing up,” Kasper said. “Swedish I learned the past three years (playing in Sweden), going to school every day I learned pretty quickly.”

His language skill serves him well in a multi-national NHL dressing room.

“That’s very cool,” Kasper said.” I can speak German to some guys, Swedish to other guys and English to the rest of the guys. That’s pretty cool.”

Kasper’s father, Peter, was a professional hockey player, and is his agent.

Press release: Coach Lalonde to appear at ‘Drive For Life’ fundraiser in Kalamazoo this September

Per a press release posted early this morning, Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde will appear at a gala held by Kalamazoo’s Drive For Life Foundation, a charitable organization which raises funds for the local charities like Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Southwestern Michigan. The gala takes place on Thursday, September 14th:

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — The Drive for Life Foundation is proud to announce Derek Lalonde, head coach for the Detroit Red Wings, as its special guest speaker for its upcoming 41st Annual Drive for Life Foundation Gala. The event will be held at the Radisson Plaza at Kalamazoo Center on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 5:30p.m.

The Gala raised a record-breaking $2 million dollars last year, bringing its grand total for the American Cancer Society and other local charities to $5.5 million over the last four decades.

“I’m extremely honored to participate in this year’s Gala,” said Lalonde, who was named the 28th head coach of the Red Wings on June 30, 2022, quickly guiding the NHL franchise to its most wins (35) and points (80) since 2015-2016.

“For over four decades the Drive for Life Foundation has supported so many worthy causes, including one of particular importance to me and my family – the American Cancer Society. I look forward to a great night with the Kalamazoo community and assisting with the amazing fundraising efforts of this group.”

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