Thursday, November 21, 2013

RED WINGS RECALL NYQUIST FROM GRIFFINS

… Detroit Also Assigns Trevor Parkes to ECHL Toledo …
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today recalled right wing Gustav Nyquist from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins and assigned left wing Trevor Parkes to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.

Nyquist, 24, currently leads the Griffins and is tied for fourth in the AHL with 21 points (7-14-21) in 15 games. The Halmstad, Sweden, native has appeared in 40 career games with the Red Wings over the last two seasons, recording 13 points (4-9-13). He has also skated in 18 playoff games, notching five points (2-3-5), including an overtime-winning goal against Anaheim during the 2013 Western Conference Quarterfinals. A third-year pro, Nyquist has 143 points (53-90-143) in 137 games with Grand Rapids, in addition to seven points (2-5-7) in 10 games during the team’s Calder Cup championship run last spring.


Parkes, 22, has skated in 12 games with the Walleye this season, leading the team with 14 points (8-6-14). He has 48 points (26-22-48) in 35 career games with Toledo, and 17 points (5-12-17) in 80 games with Grand Rapids. In 2012-13, he recorded nine points (3-6-9) in 36 games with the Griffins and 30 points (14-16-30) in 19 games with the Walleye. Parkes also recorded 109 points (60-49-109) in 126 games with the QMJHL’s Montreal Juniors from 2009-11.