Detroit Returns Riley Barber

Published on April 20, 2022 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release

Grand Rapids Griffins right wing Riley Barber
(Grand Rapids Griffins, Credit: Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins)

Barber joined Detroit's active roster for the third time this season on April 17 and logged two penalty minutes later that evening against Florida. The 27-year-old competed with the Red Wings for the first time in his career and made his NHL season debut on Dec. 18, registering two shots and a plus-one rating. Barber has appeared in three games for the Red Wings this season and has a minus-one rating and two penalty minutes. A former sixth-round draft choice of the Washington Capitals in 2012, the forward has skated in 15 NHL games with nine of them coming with Montreal during the 2019-20 campaign. With the Griffins this season, the seven-year-pro is tied for third on the roster with 42 points (19-23-42) in 44 games. The Pittsburgh, native is currently on a career-high 12-game point streak (9-6-15) with Grand Rapids, which is tied for the fourth-longest point streak in franchise history.

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Grand Rapids Griffins right wing Riley Barber (Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins)

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