RED WINGS RE-SIGN McGRATH, OULAHEN TO ONE-YEAR CONTRACTS

Detroit… Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President/General Manager Ken Holland today announced the team has re-signed forwards Evan McGrath and Ryan Oulahen to one-year contracts. In keeping with club policy, additional terms of the contracts were not disclosed.

McGrath, 23, was Detroit’s fourth round pick (128th overall) in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft. He spent the last three seasons with the Wings American Hockey League affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins, posting a career-high 47 points in 68 games this past season.

Oulahen, 24, completed his fourth season with Grand Rapids in 2008-09, recording a career high 31 points in 73 games. Oulahen was drafted by the Red Wings in the fifth round (164th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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RED WINGS ANNOUNCE 2009-10 SCHEDULE

Wings Open Home Schedule vs. Chicago and Washington

Detroit, MI…The Detroit Red Wings today announced their 2009-10 schedule. The Wings open the regular season in Stockholm Sweden with a “home-and-home” series vs. the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 2 and 3. The home schedule at Joe Louis Arena begins with a pair of exciting contests against last year’s Western Conference finalists Chicago Blackhawks and last season’s Hart Trophy Winner Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

Following last season’s exciting Outdoor Classic at Wrigley Field on January 1st, Detroit returns to its traditional New Year’s Eve home game as the Wings host the Colorado Avalanche at Joe Louis Arena. Other highlights include a two-game rematch of the Stanley Cup Final vs. Pittsburgh (Jan. 31 at Mellon Arena and Mar. 22 at Joe Louis Arena) and a total of 15 home games on Fridays and Saturdays.

Fans can still lock in the lowest available prices for the 2009-10 season by becoming a Red Wings season-ticket holder. To select your plan, call the Ticket Sales and Service Department at 313-396-7575.

2009-10 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME (ET)
September 16 Wed. PHILADELPHIA Joe Louis Arena 7:30

18 Fri. NY RANGERS Joe Louis Arena 7:30

19 Sat. BUFFALO Joe Louis Arena 7:00

21 Mon. at NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:00

22 Tue. At Philadelphia Wachovia Center 7:00

25 Fri. TORONTO Joe Louis Arena 7:30

26 Sat. At Toronto Air Canada Centre 7:00

27 Sun. PITTSBURGH Joe Louis Arena 5:00

30 Wed. At Farjestads BK Karlstad, Sweden TBD



2009-10 REGULAR SEASON

DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME (ET)
October 2 Fri. At St. Louis Stockholm, SWE 3:00

3 Sat. ST. LOUIS Stockholm, SWE 3:00

8 Thur. CHICAGO Joe Louis Arena 7:30

10 Sat. WASHINGTON Joe Louis Arena 7:00

13 Tue. At Buffalo HSBC Arena 7:00

15 Thur. LOS ANGELES Joe Louis Arena 7:30

17 Sat. COLORADO Joe Louis Arena 7:00



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22 Thur. At Phoenix Jobing.com Arena 10:00

24 Sat. At Colorado Pepsi Center 9:00

27 Tue. At Vancouver GM Place 10:00

29 Thur. At Edmonton Rexall Place 9:30

31 Sat. At Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome 10:00

November 3 Tue. BOSTON Joe Louis Arena 7:00

5 Thur. SAN JOSE Joe Louis Arena 7:30

7 Sat. At Toronto Air Canada Centre 7:00

11 Wed. At Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00

12 Thur. VANCOUVER Joe Louis Arena 7:30

14 Sat. ANAHEIM Joe Louis Arena 7:00

18 Wed. DALLAS Joe Louis Arena 7:30

20 Fri. FLORIDA Joe Louis Arena 7:30

21 Sat. At Montreal Bell Centre 7:00

23 Mon. At Nashville Sommet Center 6:00

25 Wed. ATLANTA Joe Louis Arena 7:30

27 Fri. CALGARY Joe Louis Arena 7:30

28 Sat. At St. Louis Savvis Center 8:00

30 Mon. DALLAS Joe Louis Arena 7:30

December 3 Thur. EDMONTON Joe Louis Arena 7:30

5 Sat. At New Jersey Prudential Center 7:00

6 Sun. At NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:00

9 Wed. ST. LOUIS Joe Louis Arena 7:30

11 Fri. ANAHEIM Joe Louis Arena 7:30

12 Sat. At Nashville Sommet Center 8:00

14 Mon. PHOENIX Joe Louis Arena 7:30

17 Thur. TAMPA BAY Joe Louis Arena 7:30

19 Sat. At Dallas American Airlines Center 3:00

20 Sun. At Chicago United Center 7:00

23 Wed. CHICAGO Joe Louis Arena 7:30

26 Sat. COLUMBUS Joe Louis Arena 7:00

28 Mon. At Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00

31 Thur. COLORADO Joe Louis Arena 7:00

January 2 Sat. At Phoenix Jobing.com Arena 8:00

5 Tue. At Anaheim Honda Center 10:00

7 Thur. At Los Angeles Staples Center 10:30

9 Sat. At San Jose HP Pavilion 10:30

12 Tue. At NY Isanders Nassau Coliseum 7:00

14 Thur. CAROLINA Joe Louis Arena 7:30

16 Sat. At Dallas American Airlines Center 2:00

17 Sun. CHICAGO Joe Louis Arena 3:00

19 Tue. At Washington Verizon Center 7:00

21 Thur. At Minnesota Excel Energy Center 8:00

23 Sat. LOS ANGELES Joe Louis Arena 7:00

26 Tue. PHOENIX Joe Louis Arena 7:30

27 Wed. At Minnesota Excel Energy 8:00

29 Fri. NASHVILLE Joe Louis Arena 7:30

31 Sun. At Pittsburgh Mellon Arena 3:00



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February 2 Tue. At San Jose HP Pavilion 10:30

3 Wed. At Anaheim Honda Center 10:00

6 Sat. At Los Angeles Staples Center 4:00

9 Tue. At St. Louis Savvis Center 8:00

11 Thur. SAN JOSE Joe Louis Arena 7:30

13 Sat. OTTAWA Joe Louis Arena 7:00

OLYMPIC BREAK

March 1 Mon. At Colorado Pepsi Center 9:00

3 Wed. VANCOUVER Joe Louis Arena 7:30

5 Fri. NASHVILLE Joe Louis Arena 7:30

7 Sun. At Chicago United Center 7:00

9 Tue. CALGARY Joe Louis Arena 7:30

11 Thur. MINNESOTA Joe Louis Arena 7:30

13 Sat. BUFFALO Joe Louis Arena 7:00

15 Mon. At Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome 9:30

19 Fri. At Edmonton Rexall Place 9:00

20 Sat. At Vancouver GM Place 10:00

22 Mon. PITTSBURGH Joe Louis Arena 7:00

24 Wed. ST. LOUIS Joe Louis Arena 7:30

26 Fri. MINNESOTA Joe Louis Arena 7:30

27 Sat. At Nashville Sommet Center 8:00

30 Tue. EDMONTON Joe Louis Arena 7:30

April 1 Thur. COLUMBUS Joe Louis Arena 7:30

3 Sat. NASHVILLE Joe Louis Arena 2:00

4 Sun. At Philadelphia Wachovia Center 3:00

7 Wed. COLUMBUS Joe Louis Arena 7:30

9 Fri. At Columbus Nationwide Arena 7:00

11 Sun. At Chicago United Center 3:00

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RED WINGS ANNOUNCE 2009-10 PRE-SEASON SLATE

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Eastern Conference Preseason Slate Has Flyers, Rangers, Sabres, Leafs and PenguinsVisiting Joe Louis Arena

Detroit, MI…The Detroit Red Wings today announced their return to the ice with their 2009-10 pre-season schedule. Eight of the nine preseason opponents are from the Eastern Conference including the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers and defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Wings continue to fly east for their ninth and final preseason contest when the Wings travel to Karlstad, Sweden to take on the defending champions of the Swedish Elite League, Farjestads BK.

On-sale dates for individual pre-season games have not been announced.

2009-10 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE
DATE DAY SITE TIME (ET)
September 16 Wed. PHILADELPHIA Joe Louis Arena 7:30
18 Fri. NY RANGERS Joe Louis Arena 7:30
19 Sat. BUFFALO Joe Louis Arena 7:00
21 Mon. at NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 7:00
22 Tue. At Philadelphia Wachovia Center TBD
25 Fri. TORONTO Joe Louis Arena 7:30
26 Sat. At Toronto Air Canada Centre 7:00
27 Sun. PITTSBURGH Joe Louis Arena 5:00
30 Wed. At Farjestads BK Karlstad, Sweden TBD

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RED WINGS TO HOLD DEVELOPMENT CAMP AT JOE LOUIS ARENA …Six 2009 NHL Entry Draft Picks To Attend…

Detroit… The Detroit Red Wings will hold their annual summer development camp July 6-12 at Joe Louis Arena. This year’s camp features a roster of 32 players (18 Red Wings prospects, 14 invitees) including six of the Wings’ seven selections from this year’s NHL Entry Draft – Landon Ferraro (2nd round, 32nd overall), Tomas Tatar (2nd round, 60th overall), Andrej Nestarsil (3rd round, 75th overall), Gleason Fournier (3rd round, 90th overall), Nick Jensen (5th round, 120th overall) and Mitchell Callahan (6th round, 150th overall). This year’s draft class will join additional Red Wings prospects and camp invitees for a week of practice, skill development, and strength/conditioning training. All practices are closed to the public. Media availability will follow each morning on-ice session. Media wishing to attend the camp should enter Joe Louis Arena through the east ground-level entrance.

2009 Detroit Red Wings Development Camp

Monday, July 6 - players arrive (evening)

Tuesday, July 7 – Saturday, July 11

8:30 – 9:15am – Skill Development

9:15 – 9:45am – Power Skating

9:45 – 10:00am – Flood

10:00 – 10:45am – Practice

10:45am – Media Availability – DRW Locker Room

Sunday, July 12

8:30 – 10:00am – On-Ice Workout and Skills Competition

10:00am – Media Availability


Sw# Player Pos DOB Notes

36 Jordan Pearce G 10/10/86 Signed to two-year entry level deal

38 Thomas McCollum G 12/7/89 1st round (30th overall) in 2008

47 Mitchell Callahan F 8/17/91 6th round (150th overall) in 2009

49 Brian Lashoff D 7/16/90 Signed to three-year entry level deal

50 Brendan Smith D 2/8/89 1st round (27th overall) in 2007

54 Gleason Fournier D 9/8/91 3rd round (90th overall) in 2009

56 Bryan Rufenach D 4/15/89 7th round (208th overall) in 2007

57 Max Nicastro D 3/2/90 3rd round (91st overall) in 2008

59 Nick Oslund F 11/15/87 7th round (191st overall) in 2006

60 Nick Jensen D 9/21/90 5th round (120th overall) in 2009

61 Landon Ferraro F 8/8/91 2nd round (32nd overall) in 2009

62 Brent Raedeke F 5/29/90 Signed to three-year entry level deal

63 Jesper Samuelsson F 6/13/88 7th round (211th overall) in 2008

64 Gustav Nyquist F 9/1/89 4th round (121st overall) in 2008

65 Julien Cayer F 7/6/89 5th round (151st overall) in 2008

67 Tomas Tatar F 12/1/90 2nd round (60th overall) in 2009

68 Andrej Nestrasil F 2/22/91 3rd round (75th overall) in 2009

71 Stephen Johnston F 2/24/90 6th round (181st overall) in 2008

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