Lilja Assigned To Griffins For Conditioning
Published on February 2, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday assigned defenseman Andreas Lilja to the Grand Rapids Griffins for conditioning.
Lilja will participate in the Griffins' 10:30 a.m. practice today at Van Andel Arena and make his Grand Rapids debut on Wednesday, when the Griffins visit the Rockford IceHogs at 8:05 EST. He is also expected to play in the Griffins' two home games this weekend: Friday versus Toronto and Saturday against Houston.
A member of Detroit's 2007-08 Stanley Cup champions, the 34-year-old Lilja has not played since sustaining a concussion on Feb. 28, 2009. He earned 13 points (2-11-13) and 66 penalty minutes in 60 games with the Red Wings last season.
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound native of Helsingborg, Sweden, has skated in 458 NHL contests between Los Angeles (45), Florida (135) and Detroit (278), collecting 72 points (14-58-72) and 497 PIM. Lilja, a second-round pick by the Kings (54th overall) in the 2000 Entry Draft, shows 37 points (7-30-37) in 65 career AHL games with Lowell (61) and Manchester (4), with whom he made his last AHL appearance in 2001-02.
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