Center Amadeus Lombardi skated in his first season with the Griffins and finished the AHL campaign with one assist in two games, making his professional debut on April 14 against the Rockford IceHogs. He also notched a career-high 102 points (45-57—102) and a plus-23 rating in 67 regular-season games with the Flint Firebirds in the Ontario Hockey League.

Regular Season Stat Line

2 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, +0 rating, 0 PIM with GRG
67 GP, 45 goals, 57 assists, 102 points, +23 rating, 18 PIM with FLT

Postseason Stat Line

7 GP, 5 goals, 2 assists, 7 points, -2 rating, 2 PIM with FLT

Contract Status

Signed with Detroit through the 2024-25 season

By the Numbers

1 – He made his pro debut with the Griffins on April 14 against Rockford and earned his first point as a pro with an assist.

22 – He became just the 22nd player to make his Griffins debut the season after being drafted.

1 – Paced the Flint Firebirds in goals (45), assists (57) and points (102)

43 – His 102 points were 43 points better than his previous record of 59 during the 2021-22 campaign with Flint. He appeared in 67 games during both seasons.

6 – He ranked among the OHL leaders in points (3rd), assists (T6th) and goals (6th).

11 – He posted at least two goals in 11 games this season in the OHL, including his first-ever hat trick on Dec. 9 at the Sarnia Sting.

33 – Registered 33 games with at least two points, which included a season-high five points (2-3—5) on March 24 at the Kitchener Rangers.

6 – Recorded six straight games with multiple points from March 11-24 (4-12—16)

13 – He enjoyed a 13-game point streak (12-14—26) from Jan. 26-Feb. 20. He fired a season-best 13 shots on goal during a 6-5 overtime victory over Kitchener on March 24 during his five-point outing (2-3—5).

4 – Accumulated two four-game goal streaks from Dec. 10-16 (7-0—7) and from Feb. 4-10 (4-0—4)

7 – Notched 13 helpers during his seven-game assist streak from March 11-30.

Newsworthy

Patience paying off for Red Wings, with slew of prospects on the way (detroitnews.com)

Red Wings high on Amadeus Lombardi, who’s small but competitive - mlive.com

Yzerman taking patient approach to development of Red Wings prospects (nhl.com)

Red Wings forward pipeline: Detroit has help on the way, but still needs more - The Athletic

Red Wings make big changes to AHL coaching staff, plus more thoughts from Grand Rapids - The Athletic

Tomorrow's Red Wings: Yzerman Singing Amadeus' Praises (detroithockeynow.com)

Red Wings Assign Lombardi to Griffins; Larkin Ready to Play? (detroithockeynow.com)

Red Wings Prospect Lombardi Recognized by OHL Coaches (detroithockeynow.com)

Photo at top by Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins