GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday reassigned defenseman Anton Johansson (AN-tawn yoh-HAHN-suhn) to the Grand Rapids Griffins from the Swedish Hockey League’s Leksands IF.  

Johansson recently finished his SHL season and accumulated career-high totals in goals (5), assists (12) and points (17) in 42 regular-season games, adding 49 penalty minutes and an even plus-minus rating. He ranked among the SHL U22 defensemen leaders in points (2nd), goals (3rd), and assists (2nd). In the SHL from 2021-26, the 21-year-old logged 36 points (14-22—36) and 117 penalty minutes in 159 regular-season outings, adding four points (2-2—4) in 15 postseason games. Johansson made his AHL debut with Grand Rapids last campaign and showed five assists, 12 penalty minutes and a plus-one rating in 11 regular-season games in 2024-25, adding one assist in three Calder Cup Playoff appearances. Johansson, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, made his pro debut in the SHL as a 17-year-old with Leksands IF on March 10, 2022 against Djurgardens IF. Johansson also won a silver medal with Team Sweden at the 2024 World Junior Championship and posted 14 penalty minutes and a plus-one rating in seven contests. The 6-foot-4 blueliner was selected with the 105th overall pick by the Red Wings in the fourth round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.  

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