| # | Pos | Player | HT | WT | Shts | DOB | POB | 2003-04 Club | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | 2004-05 Status | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | G | Drew MacIntyre | 6'1 | 182 | L | 6/24/83 | Charlottetown, PEI | Toledo (ECHL) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 2 | LW | Jeff Hutchins | 6' | 205 | L | 4/23/78 | Toronto, Ont | Houston (AHL)
Rochester (AHL)
Mississippi (ECHL) | 2
22
48 | 0
1
26 | 0
4
19 | 0
5
45 | 2
72
112 | Released from tryout 10/10/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 4 | D | Danny Groulx | 6' | 210 | L | 6/23/81 | La Salle, Que | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 79 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 93 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 5 | D | Niklas Kronwall | 6' | 187 | L | 1/12/81 | Stockholm, Swe | Detroit (NHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 20
25 | 1
2 | 4
11 | 5
13 | 16
20 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 6 | RW | Anthony Battaglia | 6' | 195 | L | 8/15/79 | Chicago, IL | Mississippi (ECHL) | 67 | 23 | 14 | 37 | 24 | Released from tryout 10/4/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 7 | C | Eric Manlow | 6'0 | 205 | L | 4/7/75 | Belleville, Ont | NY Islanders (NHL)
Bridgeport (AHL) | 18
40 | 0
0 | 2
27 | 2
35 | 2
16 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 8 | C/RW | Nathan Robinson | 5'9 | 180 | L | 12/31/81 | Scarborough, Ont | Detroit (NHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 5
69 | 0
24 | 0
26 | 0
50 | 2
41 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 9 | RW | Tomas Kopecky | 6'2 | 195 | L | 2/5/82 | Ilava, Slovakia | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 48 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 10 | C | Todd Robinson | 5'9 | 155 | R | 6/16/78 | Trail, BC | Muskegon (UHL) | 72 | 25 | 81 | 106 | 42 | Released from tryout 10/4/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 11 | RW | Blake Sloan | 5'10 | 196 | R | 7/27/75 | Park Ridge, IL | Dallas (NHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 28
7 | 0
4 | 0
2 | 0
6 | 7
4 | | Signed 1-yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/9/04 |
| 12 | RW | Reggie Savage | 6' | 190 | L | 5/1/70 | Montreal, Que | Milwaukee (AHL)
Rockford (UHL) | 1
24 | 0
3 | 0
7 | 0
10 | 0
31 | Released from tryout 10/4/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 13 | D | Brett Lebda | 5'10 | 195 | L | 1/15/82 | Buffalo Grove, IL | Grand Rapids (AHL)
Notre Dame (CCHA) | 6
39 | 0
6 | 1
18 | 1
24 | 0
42 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 14 | D | Jon Insana | 6'1 | 195 | R | 9/2/80 | New Baltimore, MI | Florida (ECHL)
Lowell (AHL) | 58
1 | 6
0 | 24
1 | 30
1 | 38
0 | Assigned to Muskegon (UHL) 10/10/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 15 | F | Robert Snowball | 6'3 | 223 | L | 1/19/82 | Markham, Ont | Roanoke (ECHL) | 40 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 118 | Released from tryout 10/4/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 17 | F | Todd Jackson | 5'10 | 180 | R | 4/10/81 | Cortland, NY | U of Maine (Hockey East) | 36 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 30 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 18 | LW | Peter Vandermeer | 6' | 210 | L | 10/14/75 | Caroline, Alb | Philadelphia (AHL) | 71 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 398 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 19 | RW | Eric Himelfarb | 5'9 | 165 | R | 1/1/83 | Toronto, Ont | Kingston (OHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 67
7 | 37
2 | 70
3 | 107
5 | 80
2 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 20 | D | Bryan Helmer | 6'2 | 208 | R | 7/15/72 | Sault Ste Marie, Ont | Phoenix (NHL)
Springfield (AHL) | 17
9 | 0
1 | 1
6 | 1
7 | 10
6 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 21 | C | Pierre-Luc Sleigher | 5'9 | 185 | R | 2/12/82 | Montreal, Que | Atlantic City (ECHL) | 63 | 15 | 23 | 38 | 157 | Released from tryout 10/4/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 22 | D | Paul Ballantyne | 6'3 | 208 | R | 7/16/82 | Kitchener, Ont | Grand Rapids (AHL)
Toledo (ECHL)
Louisiana (ECHL) | 9
54
3 | 1
13
1 | 1
23
0 | 2
36
1 | 6
20
0 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 23 | LW | Matt Ellis | 6'1 | 208 | L | 8/31/81 | Welland, Ont | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 64 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 23 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 24 | D | Travis Richards | 6'1 | 195 | L | 3/22/70 | Robinsdale, MN | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 76 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 48 | | Signed 1-yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL) 8/3/04 |
| 25 | LW | Ryan Barnes | 6'1 | 220 | L | 4/30/80 | Dunnville, Ont | Detroit (NHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 2
69 | 0
6 | 0
13 | 0
19 | 0
175 | Released from Tryout 10/11/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 26 | C/LW | Jiri Hudler | 5'9 | 168 | L | 1/4/84 | Olomouc, Czech Rep | Detroit (NHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 12
57 | 1
17 | 2
32 | 3
49 | 10
46 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 27 | RW | Darryl Bootland | 6'1 | 194 | R | 11/2/81 | Toronto, Ont | Detroit (NHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 22
54 | 1
12 | 1
2 | 2
14 | 74
175 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 28 | D | Derek Meech | 5'11 | 189 | L | 4/21/84 | Winnipeg Man | Red Deer (WHL) | 61 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 40 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 29 | D | Tyler Kimble | 6' | 180 | L | 2/20/78 | Portage, MI | Pensacola (ECHL)
Trenton (ECHL)
Cincinnati (ECHL) | 36
28
7 | 7
5
1 | 6
13
3 | 13
18
4 | 28
12
2 | Released from tryout 10/4/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 30 | G | Clayton Pool | 6' | 190 | L | 10/12/78 | Abbotsford, BC | U of Alberta (CIS) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Released from tryout 10/4/04 | Camp Tryout |
| 31 | G | Joey MacDonald | 6'1 | 185 | L | 2/7/80 | Pictou, NS | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/15/04 |
| 33 | C | Kory Karlander | 6'1 | 190 | L | 3/21/72 | Melita, Man | Muskegon (UHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 8
67 | 3
10 | 5
13 | 8
23 | 6
83 | | Camp Tryout |
| 35 | G | Logan Koopmans | 6'2 | 182 | L | 5/18/84 | Cranbrook, BC | Lethbridge (WHL) | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Assigned to Toledo (ECHL) 10/10/04 | Assigned by Detroit (NHL) 9/29/04 |
| 44 | D | Dave Van Drunen | 6' | 208 | R | 1/31/76 | Sherwood Park, Alb | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 80 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 104 | Assigned to Muskegon (UHL) 10/10/04 | Signed 1-yr contract with Grand Rapids (AHL) 8/18/04 |
* - Amateur Player.
