Sheldon Dries, Dominik Shine Return to Griffins
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Sheldon Dries, Dominik Shine Return to Griffins

Published on February 24, 2026 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday reassigned forwards Sheldon Dries and Dominik Shine to the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Dries has 34 points (18-16-34), 13 penalty minutes and a career-high plus-18 rating in 42 games with the Griffins this season. He currently ranks third on the roster in points, tied for fourth in assists and tied for third in goals. The Macomb, Michigan, native, was selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Dec. 21 when he logged six points (2-4-6) and a plus-eight rating in three games. Throughout his nine-year AHL career, Dries has 278 points (156-122-278), 270 penalty minutes and a plus-45 rating in 381 games. At the NHL level, Dries has 26 points (16-10-26) and 59 penalty minutes in 122 games across parts of five seasons from 2018-23.

Shine has 36 points (21-15-36), 36 penalty minutes and a career-high plus-24 rating in 37 games this season. He was named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 15, 2026, when he logged five goals, 13 shots and a plus-six rating in two games. He also began the week competing in his first-career AHL All-Star Classic in Rockford, Illinois. In a 5-0 win against Texas on Feb. 15, Shine collected his second hat trick of the season and surpassed Mitch Callahan for the third-most goals in franchise history (95), securing his first-ever 20-goal campaign. The 32-year-old ranks second on the team in points, goals and plus-minus rating. In the AHL rankings, the Detroit native is tied for 10th in goals and tied for seventh in plus-minus rating. On the all-time regular-season franchise leaderboard, Shine ranks third in games played (520), third in goals (96), seventh in assists (124), fourth in points (220), fifth in penalty minutes (589), tied for fifth in shorthanded goals (6), tied for third in game-winners (15), tied for first in unassisted goals (10), and third in shots (896).

Fans can secure their full-season, select-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2 or visit griffinshockey.com for more information. Single-game tickets for the Griffins' 2025-26 season can be purchased through griffinshockey.com/tickets.

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