PULKKINEN TO DETROIT, HIRSCHFELD SIGNED TO PTO

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday recalled right wing Teemu Pulkkinen from the Grand Rapids Griffins. In addition, the Griffins signed forward Alden Hirschfeld to a professional tryout.

Pulkkinen, 22, leads Grand Rapids in scoring and ties for second among AHL rookies with 49 points (24-25—49) in 58 games. A native of Vantaa, Finland, Pulkkinen also leads the Griffins and league rookies in goals and plus/minus (plus-19). The 5-foot-10, 185-pound right wing joined the Griffins late in the 2012-13 campaign after spending four seasons with Jokerit of Finland’s SM-Liiga, where he earned 128 points (49-79—128) in 185 career games. Pulkkinen tallied one point (0-1—1) in two regular season appearances and five points (3-2—5) in 14 playoff games en route to capturing the Calder Cup.

Hirschfeld, 25, has skated in three games with the Griffins this season, tallying one assist and a plus-four rating. In 49 games with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, Hirschfeld has captured 29 points (9-20—29) and 14 penalty minutes. Last season, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound forward played in 37 games with the AHL’s Providence Bruins and 18 games with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays, where he tallied eight points (4-4—8) for each team through 55 appearances.

The Wings will host the Colorado Avalanche tonight at 8 p.m. at Joe Louis Arena, when Pulkkinen could make his NHL debut and become the 141st Griffins alumnus to play in the NHL.

Finishing out a brief three-game home stand before a season-high seven-game road trip, the Griffins will host the Iowa Wild on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.

Fans can secure their full-season, select-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2. Single-game tickets for all home games are now available for purchase at all Star Tickets locations, including The Zone, online through griffinshockey.com, or by phone through Star Tickets at (800) 585-3737.