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The Griffins will begin practices on Monday at 11 a.m. in preparation for next Friday’s season opener.
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The Griffins will begin practices on Monday at 11 a.m. in preparation for next Friday’s season opener.
The jury remains out on Eemil Viro (drafted 70th overall). This will be an important season for Viro to show he is on the path to the NHL. Like Niederbach, Viro is a “maybe” as of now. (Detroit Hockey Now)
Any Detroit Red Wings fan who wants to see what the team will look like when the rebuild is completed only needs to make the 157-mile drive to watch the Grand Rapids Griffins play this season. (Detroit Hockey Now)
New Grand Rapids coach Dan Watson appears to have his blue line set for the start of the season after the Red Wings re-signed defensemen Jared McIsaac and Wyatt Newpower to one-year, two-way contracts. (MLive)
Viro completed his rookie season with the Griffins and totaled eight points (1-7—8) in 48 games.
Then, you have the young defensemen such as Simon Edvinsson, Albert Johansson and William Wallinder. All are recent draft picks who flashed intriguing potential at various levels this past season. (The Detroit News)
The Toledo Walleye are down 2-0 to Idaho Steelheads in ECHL Western Conference Final, but the Detroit Red Wings have to be pleased with the experience their prospects are receiving. (Detroit Hockey Now)
GM Steve Yzerman and his staff have accumulated a significant number of draft picks in recent years, as the organization has undergone a rebuild. Slowly, some of those prospects are graduating to the NHL. (The Detroit News)
The Walleye, using five Red Wings’ prospects, are having a remarkable run. Cossa is rotating with Lethemon in net, while Seth Barton, Donovan Sebrango and Eemil Viro are playing on the Toledo defense. (Detroit Hockey Now)
Suddenly, even some of Detroit’s top prospects look like they’ll be in real battles for jobs come September. And that’s exactly the kind of situation the franchise wants. (The Athletic)
What Detroit Red Wings assistant general manager Shawn Horcoff appreciated about prospect defenseman Eemil Viro is that he made the most of a challenging circumstance. (Detroit Hockey Now)
The Walleye will begin the Kelly Cup playoffs on Friday, April 21 when they host the Indy Fuel.
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