RED WINGS TRIM TRAINING CAMP ROSTER BY 16. WINGS v LEAFS THIS FRIDAY!

… Wings and Griffins Players Set to Square Off in Grand Rapids Tonight …

Detroit, MI...The Detroit Red Wings today announced that 16 players have been removed from the team’s training camp roster. Thirty-nine players now remain in camp.

Members of both the Red Wings and Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) will hit the ice at Western Michigan’s Van Andel Arena later today (puck drop – 6:00 p.m.) for a Red-White intrasquad game. 

The following players have been reassigned to the Griffins:

Greg Amadio, Defenseman

Louis-Marc Aubry, Forward

Mitchell Callahan, Forward

Willie Coetzee, Forward

Adam Estoclet, Forward

Gleason Fournier, Defenseman

Jamie Johnson, Forward

Thomas McCollum, Goalie

Andrej Nestrasil, Forward

Nick Oslund, Forward

Francis Paré, Forward

Trevor Parkes, Forward

Sébastien Piché, Defenseman

Brent Raedeke, Forward

Bryan Rufenach, Defenseman

Goaltender Ramis Sadikov, meanwhile, has been given his unconditional release and is expected to rejoin his Ontario Hockey League club, the Erie Otters.

Currently 2-2-0 on the 2011 NHL pre-season, Detroit’s home exhibition schedule continues on Friday, September 30 when the Toronto Maple Leafs pay a visit to Joe Louis Arena for a 7:30 p.m. showdown with their longstanding rivals. This is the only appearance the Maple Leafs are scheduled to make in the Motor City this year.

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