Detroit Red Wings waive former first-round pick Evgeny Svechnikov
The Detroit Red Wings did that Monday but also used it to expose a former first-round pick.
Among the names on the Wings’ waiver list Monday was Evgeny Svechnikov, who in the five-plus years since he was selected at 20th overall in 2015 has not been able to gain a foothold at the NHL level.
The other players waived in advance of needing to trim the roster to 23 men by Tuesday are Brian Lashoff, Dominic Turgeon, Turner Elson, Dylan McIlrath, Joe Hicketts, Calvin Rickard and Kevin Boyle.
Svechnikov, 24, has endured a number of setbacks in recent years. He practiced Monday for the first time since leaving the Jan. 5 scrimmage with an apparent injury to his right arm.
Griffins coach Ben Simon on Detroit’s first scrimmage: ‘It does look good right now’
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
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Grand Rapids Griffins coach Ben Simon was keeping a close eye on the Detroit Red Wings’ first scrimmage Tuesday.
Simon told the media during a Wednesday afternoon Zoom interview that he likes what he has seen so far.
While Simon did not get into player specifics, he has been impressed with the potential a Grand Rapids roster could look like when the American Hockey League season opens Feb. 5.
“When you look at the potential of the players who may get sent down to Grand Rapids, I see a lot of good things,” Simon said. “The guys look great, they look like they are in tremendous shape, they look like they are moving well.
The Griffins Will Drop the Puck in February!
The Grand Rapids Griffins have good news for hockey fans. There will be a season. It just won t start for a bit.
The Griffin s put out a statement from American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson regarding the league’s 2020-21 season:
The American Hockey League Board of Governors has approved the structural framework for an AHL season that will begin on February 5, 2021.
Details are still being worked out, but this step allows our teams and their National Hockey League partners to better determine their plans for the coming season. We look forward to dropping the puck on Feb. 5.
Red Wings begin training camp tomorrow with 40 on the roster By Ken Delaney
Dec 31, 2020 6:57 AM
DETROIT, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – The Detroit Red Wings will have 40 players on the ice when training camp begins tomorrow. There will be 23 forwards, 12 defensemen and five goaltenders for the practices and three scrimmage games.
The red Wings and the six other teams that did not make the 2020 postseason are allowed to begin camp early before the remaining 24 teams report January 3, 2021.
Detroit Red Wings American Hockey League affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins will begin play in February.
Games will start February 5. The AHL cancelled the end of the 2019-20 regular season and playoffs in May due to COVID-19.
Former Grand Rapids Griffins captain, two-time Calder Cup champion retires
Updated Dec 19, 2020;
Posted Dec 19, 2020
Griffins Nathan Paetsch (4) speaks during the Calder Cup rally at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids on Friday, June 16, 2017. (Mike Clark | MLive.com) Grand Rapids Press/MLive.comGrand Rapids Press/MLive.com
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Veteran defenseman Nathan Paetsch, who played five seasons with the Grand Rapids Griffins, has called it a career.
While Paetsch spent the past three years with the Rochester Americans, he was a longtime fixture in Grand Rapids. He played on the 2012-13 and 2016-17 Calder Cup championship teams, serving as a team captain on the latter and competing in 73 games.