GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday reassigned goaltender Carter Gylander to the Grand Rapids Griffins from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. In addition, the Griffins released goaltender Jamie Phillips from his professional tryout.  

Gylander, a third-year pro, went 7-0-1 with Grand Rapids last season with a 1.62 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in eight appearances. Throughout his two-year AHL career, the 25-year-old is 9-1-1 with one shutout, a 2.15 GAA and a .926 save percentage in 11 games. Gylander posted his first-career AHL shutout on Dec. 21, 2025, at the Cleveland Monsters behind 22 saves. He enjoyed an AHL career-best seven-game win streak last season from Nov. 12-March 26, showing a 1.42 GAA and a .950 save percentage. 

At the ECHL level with the Walleye, Gylander has shown a 40-19-10 regular-season record to go along with a 2.73 GAA, a .903 save percentage and four shutouts. In the Kelly Cup Playoffs, he has totaled a 12-6 mark with a 2.84 GAA and a .897 save percentage, reaching the 2025 Kelly Cup Finals.

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