Forward Michael Milne skated in his first season with the Griffins after he was acquired on March 12 by the Detroit Red Wings along with forward Wojciech Stachowiak in a trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenseman Ian Mitchell. Milne competed for three AHL teams this season and totaled four penalty minutes and a minus-one rating in five games with the Griffins. He also notched one assist, 18 penalty minutes and a minus-two rating in 19 games with the Syracuse Crunch and five points (2-3—5), 14 penalty minutes and a minus-11 rating in 15 contests with the Iowa Wild. 

The 23-year-old also appeared in five regular-season games with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, showing two assists, two penalty minutes and a minus-one rating. He made his ECHL debut on April 1 at the Indy Fuel. Milne then tied for second on Toledo’s roster during the Kelly Cup Playoffs with nine points (4-5—9) in 12 outings. 

Regular Season Stat Line

5 GP, 0 goals, 0 assists, 0 points, -1 rating, 4 PIM with GRG
19 GP, 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, -2 rating, 18 PIM with SYR (AHL)
15 GP, 2 goals, 3 assists, 5 points, -11 rating, 14 PIM with IA (AHL)
5 GP, 0 goals, 2 assists, 2 points, -1 rating, 2 PIM with TOL (ECHL)

Postseason Stat Line

12 GP, 4 goals, 5 assists, 9 points, +0 rating, 2 PIM with TOL (ECHL)

Contract Status 

Restricted free agent

By the Numbers 

14 – Made Griffins debut on March 14 against the Milwaukee Admirals 

2– Two goals this season came on Nov. 26 at Milwaukee and Dec. 7 against the Manitoba Moose

4 – Four AHL assists this season came on Nov. 18 against the Texas Stars, Dec. 6 against Manitoba, Dec. 10 against the Rockford IceHogs and Feb. 14 at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

12 – Season-high 12 penalty minutes on Feb. 14 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

3 – AHL season-best three-game point streak with Iowa from Dec. 6-10 (1-2—3) 

200 – Competed in 200th pro game on April 4 against the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)

1 – Made ECHL debut with Toledo on April 1 at the Indy Fuel

2 – Tied for second on Toledo’s roster during the Kelly Cup Playoffs with nine points (4-5—9) in 12 outings

4 – Four goals in 12 postseason outings with Toledo tied for first on the roster

1 – Collected first ECHL point with an assist on April 3 at the Kalamazoo Wings

3 – Scored first ECHL playoff goal during a three-point night (1-2—3) on April 23 against the Bloomington Bison

3 – Three-game point streak in the ECHL playoffs from April 23-27 (3-2—5) 

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