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RED WINGS ASSIGN FIVE PLAYERS TO AHL

Detroit, MI...The Detroit Red Wings today announced that five players have cleared NHL waivers and have been assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL): goaltender Joey MacDonald, forward Chris Conner, and defensemen Garnet Exelby, Logan Pyett, and Doug Janik. An updated Red Wings roster can be found below:

No.   Player            Pos.  Sh.   Ht.   Wt.   Birthplace                   4     Jakub Kindl       D     L     6-3   210   Sumperk, Czech Rep.         

5     Nicklas Lidstrom  D     L     6-1   189   Vasteras, Sweden             8     Justin Abdelkader C     L     6-1   212   Muskegon, MI                

11    Daniel Cleary     RW    L     6-0   210   Carbonear, NL               

13    Pavel Datsyuk     C     L     5-11  194   Sverdlovsk, Russia          

17    Patrick Eaves     RW    R     6-0   191   Calgary, AB                 

18    Ian White         D     R     5-10  200   Steinbach, MB               

20    Drew Miller       LW    L     6-2   178   Dover, NJ                   

22    Mike Commodore    D     R     6-4   233   Fort Saskatchewan, AB       

23    Brad Stuart       D     L     6-2   210   Rocky Mountain House, AB    

26    Jiri Hudler       LW    L     5-10  182   Olomouc, Czech Rep.         

29    Ty Conklin        G     L     6-0   184   Anchorage, AK               

35    Jimmy Howard      G     L     6-0   205   Syracuse, NY                

39    *Jan Mursak       LW    R     5-11  190   Maribor, Slovenia           

40    Henrik Zetterberg C     L     5-11  195   Njurunda, Sweden            

43    Darren Helm       C     L     5-11  195   Winnipeg, MB                

44    Todd Bertuzzi     LW    L     6-3   235   Sudbury, ON                 

48    Cory Emmerton     C     L     6-0   190   St. Thomas, ON              

51    Valtteri Filppula C     L     6-0   193   Vantaa, Finland             

52    Jonathan Ericsson D     L     6-4   220   Karlskrona, Sweden          

55    Niklas Kronwall   D     L     6-0   192   Stockholm, Sweden           

76    Fabian Brunnstrom LW    L     6-2   212   Jonstorp, Sweden            

93    Johan Franzen     RW    L     6-3   220   Vetlanda, Sweden            

96    Tomas Holmstrom   LW    L     6-0   203   Pitea, Sweden                

*Currently on Injured Reserve List

Detroit’s 2011-12 season officially begins on Friday, October 7 when the Ottawa Senators pay a visit to Joe Louis Arena for a 7:00 p.m. showdown with the reigning Central Division champs (doors will open at 5:30 p.m.).  

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