WINGS DELIVER PULKKINEN

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Friday assigned right wing Teemu Pulkkinen to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

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.

Finishing out a brief three-game home stand before a season-high seven-game road trip, the Griffins will host the Iowa Wild tonight 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.