Red Wings' Cholowski Assigned To Western Hockey League
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned defenseman Dennis Cholowski to the Western Hockey League's Prince George Cougars.
After reducing their roster by 12 on Monday, the Red Wings' roster currently stands at 47 players: 27 forwards, 15 defensemen and five goaltenders. The Red Wings will continue a four-game preseason homestand by hosting the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday at 7:30 p.m. before wrapping up the preseason on the road against the Maple Leafs on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
PLAYER ASSIGNED ON 9/26/17
| 53 | Dennis Cholowski | D | L | 6-1 | 195 | Langley, British Columbia | 2/15/98 | 2016 Draft (1/20) |
Detroit Red Wings 2017-18 Preseason Roster
| # | FORWARDS (27) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | ||
| 8 | Justin Abdelkader | LW | L | 6-2 | 214 | Muskegon, Michigan | 2/25/87 | 2005 Draft (2/42) | ||
| 11 | Ben Street | C | L | 5-11 | 200 | Coquitlam, British Columbia | 2/13/87 | Signed, 7/1/16 | ||
| 14 | Gustav Nyquist | RW | L | 5-11 | 184 | Halmstad, Sweden | 9/1/89 | 2008 Draft (4/121) | ||
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | C | L | 6-3 | 214 | St. Catharines, Ontario | 12/7/91 | 2010 Draft (1/21) | ||
| 17 | David Booth * | LW | L | 6-0 | 212 | Detroit, Michigan | 11/24/84 | Professional Tryout | ||
| 21 | Tomas Tatar | LW | L | 5-10 | 185 | Ilava, Slovakia | 12/1/90 | 2009 Draft (2/60) | ||
| 22 | Matt Lorito | LW | L | 5-9 | 171 | Oakville, Ontario | 7/3/90 | Signed, 7/1/16 | ||
| 23 | Dominic Turgeon | C | L | 6-2 | 200 | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado | 2/25/96 | 2014 Draft (3/63) | ||
| 26 | Eric Tangradi | LW | L | 6-4 | 226 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 2/10/89 | Signed, 7/8/15 | ||
| 27 | Michael Rasmussen | C | L | 6-6 | 221 | Surrey, British Columbia | 4/17/99 | 2017 Draft (1/9) | ||
| 28 | Luke Witkowski | RW | R | 6-2 | 210 | Holland, Michigan | 4/14/90 | Signed, 7/1/17 | ||
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | RW | L | 6-5 | 225 | Longueuil, Quebec | 9/16/94 | 2013 Draft (1/20) | ||
| 40 | Henrik Zetterberg | C | L | 6-0 | 197 | Njurunda, Sweden | 10/9/80 | 1999 Draft (7/210) | ||
| 41 | Luke Glendening | RW | R | 5-11 | 192 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | 4/28/89 | Signed, 7/5/13 | ||
| 42 | Martin Frk | RW | R | 6-1 | 205 | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic | 10/5/93 | 2012 Draft (2/49) | ||
| 43 | Darren Helm | LW | L | 6-0 | 196 | St. Andrews, Manitoba | 1/21/87 | 2005 Draft (5/132) | ||
| 44 | Dylan Sadowy | LW | L | 6-0 | 205 | Brampton, Ontario | 4/2/96 | Trade w/ SJ, 5/26/16 | ||
| 45 | Colin Campbell + | RW | R | 6-1 | 194 | Pickering, Ontario | 4/17/91 | Professional Tryout | ||
| 49 | Axel Holmstrom | C | L | 6-1 | 219 | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | 6/29/96 | 2014 Draft (7/196) | ||
| 51 | Frans Nielsen | C | L | 6-1 | 188 | Herning, Denmark | 4/24/84 | Signed, 7/1/16 | ||
| 57 | Turner Elson | C | L | 6-0 | 195 | New Westminster, B.C. | 9/13/92 | Signed, 7/1/17 | ||
| 59 | Tyler Bertuzzi | LW | L | 6-1 | 190 | Sudbury, Ontario | 2/24/95 | 2013 Draft (2/58) | ||
| 71 | Dylan Larkin | C | L | 6-1 | 190 | Waterford, Michigan | 7/30/96 | 2014 Draft (1/15) | ||
| 77 | Evgeny Svechnikov | RW | L | 6-3 | 212 | Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia | 10/31/96 | 2015 Draft (1/19) | ||
| 79 | Matthew Ford + | RW | R | 6-1 | 210 | West Hills, California | 10/9/84 | Professional Tryout | ||
| 90 | P-A Parenteau * | RW | R | 6-0 | 198 | Hull, Quebec | 3/24/83 | Professional Tryout | ||
| 92 | Corey Elkins + | C | L | 6-4 | 222 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | 2/23/85 | Professional Tryout | ||
| # | DEFENSEMEN (15) | POS | S | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | ||
| 2 | Joe Hicketts | D | L | 5-8 | 180 | Kamloops, British Columbia | 5/4/96 | Signed, 9/24/14 | ||
| 3 | Nick Jensen | D | R | 6-0 | 194 | Rogers, Minnesota | 9/21/90 | 2009 Draft (5/150) | ||
| 4 | Dylan McIlrath | D | R | 6-5 | 236 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | 4/20/92 | Trade w/ FLA, 3/1/17 | ||
| 18 | Robbie Russo | D | R | 6-0 | 191 | Westmont, Illinois | 2/15/93 | Signed, 8/16/15 | ||
| 24 | Filip Hronek | D | R | 6-0 | 170 | Hradec Kralove, Czech Rep. | 11/2/97 | 2016 Draft (2/53) | ||
| 25 | Mike Green | D | R | 6-1 | 207 | Calgary, Alberta | 10/12/85 | Signed, 7/1/15 | ||
| 29 | Vili Saarijarvi | D | R | 5-10 | 182 | Rovaniemi, Finland | 5/15/97 | 2015 Draft (3/73) | ||
| 32 | Brian Lashoff | D | L | 6-3 | 219 | Albany, New York | 7/16/90 | Signed, 10/1/08 | ||
| 47 | Libor Sulak | D | L | 6-2 | 207 | Pelhrimov, Czech Republic | 3/4/94 | Signed, 5/24/17 | ||
| 52 | Jonathan Ericsson | D | L | 6-4 | 220 | Karlskrona, Sweden | 3/2/84 | 2002 Draft (9/291) | ||
| 55 | Niklas Kronwall | D | L | 6-0 | 194 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1/12/81 | 2000 Draft (1/29) | ||
| 61 | Xavier Ouellet | D | L | 6-1 | 185 | Bayonne, France | 7/29/93 | 2011 Draft (2/48) | ||
| 62 | Ryan Sproul | D | R | 6-4 | 205 | Mississauga, Ontario | 1/13/93 | 2011 Draft (2/55) | ||
| 65 | Danny DeKeyser | D | L | 6-3 | 192 | Detroit, Michigan | 3/7/90 | Signed, 3/29/13 | ||
| 83 | Trevor Daley | D | L | 5-11 | 195 | Toronto, Ontario | 10/9/83 | Signed, 7/1/17 | ||
| # | GOALIES (5) | POS | C | HGT | WGT | BIRTHPLACE | BIRTHDATE | ACQUIRED | ||
| 31 | Jared Coreau | G | L | 6-5 | 220 | Perth, Ontario | 11/5/91 | Signed, 4/3/13 | ||
| 34 | Petr Mrazek | G | L | 6-2 | 181 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 2/14/92 | 2010 Draft (5/141) | ||
| 35 | Jimmy Howard | G | L | 6-1 | 218 | Syracuse, New York | 3/26/84 | 2003 Draft (2/64) | ||
| 38 | Tom McCollum | G | L | 6-2 | 220 | Sanborn, New York | 12/7/89 | Trade w/ CGY, 7/1/17 | ||
| 60 | Kaden Fulcher * | G | L | 6-3 | 182 | Brigden, Ontario | 9/23/98 | Amateur Tryout | ||
| + = signed by Grand Rapids | ||||||||||
