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Training Camp 2009

2009 Training Camp Notes
The defending Stanley Cup champs break camp with largely the same cast as the previous season, missing only the retired Dallas Drake and Dominic Hasek. Newcomer Marian Hossa has drawn most of the focus during the offseason, but Finish League Star Ville Leino is a dark horse to fly in under the radar and take a job. The other big story in camp is the depth at defense, with 10 legitimate NHL defenders fighting for 8 spots on the blueline in Detroit. This camp also features a large crop of talented rookie pros, led by Cory Emmerton, Justin Abdelkader and Jan Mursak who are expected to start the season in Grand Rapids (AHL).

Their are 63 players expected in camp, made up of 35 forwards, 22 defenseman and 6 netminders. Thirty-one players in camp were Wings draft picks, although McCarty and Osgood both left the organization and were brought back as free agents. Fourteen players on the roster were acquired as free agents, four through trades, and eight are in camp as tryouts. In addition each level of the Detroit farm system is allowed to bring players to camp, with two slots from both Port Huron (IHL) and Flint (IHL), and 5 players from Grand Rapids (AHL). The players range in size from 5'9 (Foreman, Lebda, Haydar) to 6'4 (Kolasau, Ericsson) and weight from 165lbs (Foreman, Thornton) to 220lbs (Lilja, Franzen).
# Pos Player HT WT D.O.B. 2008-09 Club GP G A PTS PIM 2009-10 Club Draft Notes
3 D Andreas Lilja 6'4 222 7/13/75 Detroit (NHL) 60 2 11 13 66 Injured, Missed Camp Free Agent 2005
4 D Andy Delmore 6'1 200 12/26/76 Hamburg (DEL) 52 9 22 31 70 Assigned to grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 Free Agent 2009
5 D Niklas Lidstrom 6'2 185 4/28/70 Detroit (NHL) 78 16 43 59 30 1989 draft 3rd rnd, 53rd
8 LW Justin Abdelkader 6'1 209 2/25/87 Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
76
2
24
0
28
0
52
0
102
0
2005 draft 2nd rnd, 42nd
11 RW Dan Cleary 6'0 203 12/18/78 Detroit (NHL) 74 14 26 40 46 Free Agent 2005
13 C Pavel Datsyuk 5'10 181 7/20/78 Detroit (NHL) 81 32 65 97 22 1998 draft 6th rnd, 171st
14 D Derek Meech 5'11 197 4/21/84 Detroit (NHL) 41 2 5 7 12 2002 draft 7th rnd, 229th
15 RW Jeremy Williams 5'11 188 1/26/84 Toronto (AHL)
Toronto (NHL)
46
11
27
5
13
2
40
7
29
2
Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 Free Agent 2009
17 RW Patrick Eaves 6' 188 5/1/84 Carolina (NHL) 74 6 8 14 31 Free Agent 2009
18 LW Kirk Maltby 6' 185 12/22/72 Detroit (NHL) 78 5 6 11 28 Edm 3/20/96
20 LW Brad May 6'1 218 11/29/71 Anaheim/Toronto (NHL) 1 6 7 89 0 Released from Tryout 9/29/09 Camp Tryout 2009
21 F Ville Leino 6'1 183 10/6/83 Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
57
13
15
5
31
4
46
9
18
6
Free Agent 2008
22 D Brett Lebda 5'9 195 1/15/82 Detroit (NHL) 65 6 10 16 48 Free Agent 2004
23 D Brad Stuart 6'2 210 11/6/79 Detroit (NHL) 67 2 13 15 26 LA 2/26/08
27 LW Ryan Oulahen 6' 190 3/26/85 Grand Rapids (AHL) 73 19 12 31 31 Injured, Missed Camp 2003 draft 5th rnd, 164th
28 D Brian Rafalski 5'9 191 9/28/73 Detroit (NHL) 78 10 49 59 20 Free Agent 2008
29 RW Jason Williams 5'11 188 8/11/80 Atlanta/Columbus (NHL) 80 19 28 47 24 Free Agent 2009
30 G Chris Osgood 5'10 175 11/26/72 Detroit (NHL) 46 0 2 2 8 Free Agent 2005
31 G Daniel Larsson 6' 170 2/7/86 Grand Rapids (AHL) 40 0 0 0 0 2006 draft 3rd rnd, 92nd
32 C Kris Newbury 5'10 205 2/19/82 Toronto (AHL)
Toronto (NHL)
33
1
6
0
23
0
29
0
72
2
Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 Free Agent 2009
33 C Kris Draper 5'10 185 5/24/71 Detroit (NHL) 79 7 10 17 40 Win 6/30/93
34 G Dan Cloutier 6'1 195 4/22/76 Did Not Play Released from tryout 9/26/09 Camp tryout 2009
35 G Jimmy Howard 6'1 208 3/26/84 Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
45
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
2003 draft 2nd rnd, 64th
36 G Jordan Pearce 6'1 206 10/10/86 Notre Dame (NCAA)
Grand Rapids (AHL)
39
1
0
0
2
0
2
0
6
0
Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/25/09 Free Agent 2009
37 D Doug Janik 6'2 210 3/26/80 Montreal/Dallas (NHL)
Rockford/Hamilton (AHL)
15
22
0
0
1
7
1
7
4
14
Assigned to grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 Free Agent 2009
38 G Thomas McCollum 6'2 205 12/7/89 Guelph/Brampton (OHL) 54 0 1 1 4 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 2008 draft 1st rnd, 30th
40 C Henrick Zetterberg 6' 185 10/9/80 Detroit (NHL) 77 31 42 73 36 1999 draft 7th rnd, 210th
42 C Mattias Ritola 6' 198 3/14/87 Grand Rapids (AHL) 66 15 27 42 32 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 2005 draft 4th rnd, 103rd
43 C Darren Helm 6' 182 1/21/87 Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
55
16
13
0
24
1
37
1
24
4
Injured Reserve 2005 draft 5th rnd, 132nd
44 LW Todd Bertuzzi 6'3 235 2/2/75 Calgary (NHL) 66 15 29 44 74 Free Agent 2009
45 D Travis Ehrhardt 6' 197 4/12/89 Portland (WHL) 68 9 28 37 109 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/24/09 Free Agent 2009
46 D Jakub Kindl 6'3 202 2/10/87 Grand Rapids (AHL) 78 6 27 33 76 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 2005 draft 1st rnd, 19th
47 C Evan McGrath 6' 195 1/14/86 Grand Rapids (AHL) 68 17 30 47 24 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 2004 draft 4th rnd, 128th
48 C Cory Emmerton 6' 190 6/1/88 Grand Rapids (AHL) 69 10 25 35 18 Injured Reserve 2006 draft 2nd rnd, 41st
49 D * Bryan Lashoff 6'3 208 7/16/90 Barrie/Kingston (OHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL)
60
6
7
1
25
4
32
5
51
0
Returned to Jrs 9/14/09 Free Agent 2008
50 LW Johan Ryno 6'5 209 6/5/86 AIK (Swe 2) 21 5 8 13 18 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 2005 draft 5th rnd, 137nd
51 C Valtteri Filppula 5'11 202 3/20/84 Detroit (NHL) 80 12 28 40 42 2002 draft 3rd rnd, 95th
52 D Jonathan Ericsson 6'5 218 3/2/84 Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
40
19
2
1
13
3
15
4
48
15
2002 draft 9th rnd, 291st
53 LW Dick Axelsson 6'2 176 4/25/87 Djurgarden/Farjestad (SEL) 39 11 19 30 42 Injured in Camp 2006 draft 2nd rnd, 62nd
54 D * Gleason Fournier 6' 168 9/8/91 Rimouski (QMJHL) 66 3 25 28 64 Injured in Camp 2009 draft 3rd rnd, 90th
55 D Niklas Kronwall 6' 189 1/12/81 Detroit (NHL) 80 6 45 51 50 2000 draft 1st rnd, 29th
56 LW * Andrej Nestrasil 6'2 200 2/22/91 Victoriaville (QMJHL) 66 22 35 57 67 Returned to Jrs 9/14/09 2009 draft 3rd rnd, 75th
57 C * Landon Ferraro 6' 170 8/8/91 Red Deer (WHL) 68 37 18 55 99 Returned to Jrs 9/14/09 2009 draft 2nd rnd, 32nd
58 D Sebastien Piche 6' 200 2/4/88 Rimouski (QMJHL) 62 23 49 72 69 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/24/09 Free Agent 2009
59 C Francis Pare 5'10 185 6/30/87 Grand Rapids (AHL) 61 23 24 47 14 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 Free Agent 2009
60 D Logan Pyett 5'11 198 5/25/88 Grand Rapids (AHL) 61 3 11 14 12 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 2006 draft 7th rnd, 212th
61 LW Jan Mursak 5'11 173 1/20/88 Grand Rapids (AHL) 51 2 7 9 25 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/27/09 2006 draft 6th rnd, 182nd
62 LW * Brent Raedeke 6' 197 5/29/90 Edmonton (WHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL)
70
2
19
0
36
0
55
0
80
0
Returned to Jrs 9/14/09 Free Agent 2008
63 C Francis Lemieux 5'11 185 2/22/84 Grand Rapids (AHL) 58 13 16 29 48 Released from Camp 9/24/09 Grand Rapids (AHL) Contract
64 LW John Vigilante 6' 200 5/4/85 Syracuse/Quad City (AHL) 76 14 16 30 16 Released from Tryout 9/24/09 Camp Tryout 2009
65 LW * Austin Fyten 6' 185 5/3/91 Lethbridge (WHL) 67 12 13 25 70 Released from tryout 9/14/09 Camp Tryout 2009
66 G * Chris Whitley 6'1 215 2/21/83 Lakehead University (CIS) 10 0 0 0 4 Released from Tryout 9/14/09 Camp Tryout 2009
67 RW Jamie Tardif 6' 203 1/23/85 Grand Rapids (AHL) 55 9 9 18 43 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/24/09 Free Agent 2008
68 D Sergei Kolosov 6'4 187 5/22/86 Grand Rapids (AHL) 70 4 7 11 36 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/24/09 2004 draft 5th rnd, 151st
70 RW * Willie Coetzee 5'10 180 11/7/90 Red Deer (WHL) 72 18 24 42 42 Released 9/14/09; Signed 3 yr deal Camp Tryout 2009
71 LW * Stephen Johnston 6'2 185 2/24/90 Belleville (OHL) 58 14 22 36 38 Returned to Jrs 9/14/09 2008 draft 6th rnd, 181st
72 LW * Tomas Tatar 5'11 176 12/1/90 Zvolen (Slovak) 48 7 8 15 20 Assigned to Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/24/09 2009 draft 2nd rnd, 60th
73 RW * Mitchell Callahan 5'11 175 8/17/91 Kelowna (WHL) 70 14 13 27 188 Returned to Jrs 9/14/09 2009 draft 6th rnd, 180th
81 D * Adam Almqvist 5'10 169 2/27/91 HV-71 (Swe Jr) 41 8 28 36 44 Returned to Jrs 9/14/09 2009 draft 7th rnd, 210th
93 RW Johan Franzen 6'2 207 12/23/79 Detroit (NHL) 71 34 25 59 44 2004 draft 3rd rnd, 97th
96 LW Tomas Holmstrom 6' 210 1/23/73 Detroit (NHL) 53 14 23 37 38 1994 draft 10th rnd, 257th
* - Amateur Player.