As Carter Mazur prepares to make his NHL debut against Utah HC tonight…
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— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 6, 2025
The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan reports that Mazur’s parents were spilling the beans about their son’s recall yesterday afternoon on Facebook:
For sure there wasn’t — or isn’t, by this time — anyone in Jackson who doesn’t know Carter Mazur was recalled by the Red Wings. His parents Jeff and Erin pretty much let everyone know the day before on social media.
“My dad knows enough people who are his friends, and (Mom) spread the news, too; I think everyone knows,” said Mazur, a Jackson native who the Wings officially recalled Thursday and inserted into the lineup against Utah. “They’ve been part of the journey. I’m going to have 200 to 300 friends and family, and it’s going to be pretty exciting.”
Yes, you read that right. Mazur expected to have over 200 family and friends at Little Caesars Arena.
“I don’t have 200 to 300 family members, and I have a lot of friends, but nowhere near that number,” coach Todd McLellan said with a smile. “This guy is pretty popular.”
Mazur has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in 20 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, and 11 points (seven goals) in his last 11 games. Mazur (6-foot, 170 pounds) missed much of the first half of the season after suffering an upper-body injury. The Wings are hoping Mazur’s combination of offensive ability and edgy play can spark the lineup.
“It sounds like he has a tenacity to his game we could use right now,” said McLellan, adding Mazur was going to open the game on the fourth line. “But if we’re relying on Carter to drive our team, to spark us, it might happen a little bit, but there are some other players that have to find their own internal spark, too.”
97.1 the Ticket’s Will Burchfield also told Mazur’s story, and coach McLellan’s take on his new young winger…
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