AHL Grand Rapids Griffins

Two to Detroit, Two to Grand Rapids

Published on September 26, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.- The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday recalled forwards Luke Glendening and Tomas Jurco from the Grand Rapids Griffins and assigned forwards Teemu Pulkkinen and Riley Sheahan to their AHL affiliate.

The Wings will battle the Toronto Maple Leafs in Detroit at 7:30 p.m. on Friday in the first of back-to-back skirmishes, when both Glendening and Jurco will be available to play. Preseason play concludes for Detroit when the team then faces the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Pulkkinen and Sheahan join 26 others for the remainder of Griffins training camp, which continues through the end of the week. Sheahan saw 12:08 of ice time with the Wings in their 5-1 preseason loss to Pittsburgh last night.

The Griffins will conclude training camp this weekend with a pair of neutral-site preseason games against the Lake Erie Monsters. Grand Rapids will first battle the Monsters on Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at Compuware Arena in Plymouth, Mich., before squaring off again on Sunday, Sept. 29 at 7:05 p.m. at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario.

Fans can secure their full-season, select-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2. Single-game tickets for all home games are now available for purchase at all Star Tickets locations, including The Zone, online through griffinshockey.com, or by phone through Star Tickets at (800) 585-3737.

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