GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday assigned center Nate Danielson to the Grand Rapids Griffins. In addition, the Red Wings reassigned goaltender Michal Postava and left wing John Leonard to the Griffins.  

Danielson, the ninth overall pick in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, has two assists, two penalty minutes and a minus-five rating in 13 games with Detroit this season. Last year, the 22-year-old appeared in 28 games with the Red Wings, showing seven points (2-5—7), four penalty minutes and a minus-seven rating. Danielson made his NHL debut on Nov. 9, 2025, against the Chicago Blackhawks and later bagged his first NHL goal during a two-point night (1-1—2) on Nov. 18, 2025, against the Seattle Kraken. 

With the Griffins, Danielson has 54 points (15-39—54), 37 penalty minutes and a plus-11 rating in 89-career regular-season games, adding one goal in five postseason outings. During the 2025-26 campaign, Danielson logged 15 points (3-12—15) and a plus-seven rating in 18 appearances with Grand Rapids. Danielson also placed among the 2024-25 AHL rookie leaders in assist (27, T9th), points (39, T14th) and shorthanded assists (4, 1st). 

Postava was named the AHL Goaltender of the Month for October when he went 4-0 with a 1.25 goals-against average and a .954 save percentage. He was also named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 11, showing a 2-0 record with a 1.00 GAA and a .967 save percentage. Postava allowed as many as two goals just once during the four-game October and, from Oct. 9-18, showed a 1.00 GAA and a .966 save percentage over three appearances. The 24-year-old also made his NHL debut with the Red Wings last month, doing so in a relief effort on Oct. 22 at the Vancouver Canucks. He then collected a 4-3 shootout victory in his first NHL start on Oct. 26 at the Edmonton Oilers. 

Throughout five AHL games this season, Postava has a 5-0 record with a 1.20 GAA and a .955 save percentage. In the AHL rankings, the fifth-year pro stands second in save percentage, second in GAA and tied for fourth in wins.

Leonard has seven points (5-2—7), two penalty minutes and a plus-one rating in six games with Grand Rapids this season. In the AHL rankings, he is tied for seventh with four power-play goals and tied for sixth with two game-winners. In a two-game set against the Rockford IceHogs from Oct. 17-18, Leonard logged six points (5-1—6), which included a hat trick and four-point night (3-1—4) on Oct. 18. Last season, the 28-year-old ranked second in the AHL with 33 goals in 47 outings. Throughout parts of seven AHL campaigns since 2020-21, Leonard has a combined 232 points (121-111—232) in 302 appearances.

Leonard suited up in three games during the call up with a minus-two rating. He competed in 11 contests with Detroit last campaign and showed four points (2-2—4), making his Red Wings debut on Dec. 16, 2025, against the New York Islanders. Throughout parts of six NHL seasons, Leonard has 21 points (8-13—21) and four penalty minutes in 84 outings. 

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