FOUR SENT TO TOLEDO, JEFF HOGGAN SIGNED
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday reassigned goaltender Petr Mrazek (M’RAHZ-ihk) and forwards Willie Coetzee (KOHT-zee) and Andrej Nestrasil (ahn-DRAY NEHS-tra-shihl) to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye from the Grand Rapids Griffins. Additionally, the Griffins assigned forward Luke Glendening to the Walleye and signed forward Jeff Hoggan (HOH-guhn) to a one-year contract.
Mrazek, 20, played in 50 games for the OHL’s Ottawa 67s in 2011-12, sporting a 30-13-6 record, a 2.84 goals against average and three shutouts. The Ostrava, Czech Republic, native also helped his club to the Eastern Conference finals, posting a 9-8 record with a 2.59 goals against average in 17 postseason contests.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Coetzee suited up in 61 games for the Griffins last season, recording 22 points (11-11—22) and 25 penalty minutes. The 21-year-old right wing has logged 47 points (20-27—47) in 124 professional contests between Grand Rapids and Toledo since 2010
Nestrasil, 21, split his first professional season between the Walleye and Griffins in 2011-12. The Prague, Czech Republic, native tallied 29 points (7-22—29) in 51 ECHL games and four points (3-1—4) in 25 AHL contests.
The first-ever Greater Grand Rapids native to sign with the Griffins, Glendening begins his first professional season after wrapping up his collegiate career with the University of Michigan. The 23-year-old forward co-captained the Wolverines in his final two seasons and finished his four-year career with 70 points (31-39—70) in 165 games.
Hoggan, 34, will start the season with the Griffins after attending training camp on a tryout. The Hope, British Columbia, native has played 412 career AHL games with Houston, Worcester, Providence and San Antonio, registering 211 points (111-100—211). Hoggan, who has also logged 102 NHL games and 11 points (2-9—11) for St. Louis, Boston and Phoenix, spent the past two seasons with Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams and the Hannover Scorpions in the DEL (Germany), recording 49 points (25-24—49) in 81 games.
The Griffins' season-opening roster can be viewed here. The club will open the 2012-13 regular season with back-to-back home games on Friday versus the Milwaukee Admirals and Saturday versus the Hamilton Bulldogs. Both games are set to start at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at griffinshockey.com.
Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 Shoots: Left Born: 2/1/78 in Hope, British Columbia
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1997-98 | Powell | BCHL | 59 | 38 | 34 | 72 | 85 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1998-99 | Nebraska-Omaha | NCAA | 35 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 1999-00 | Nebraska-Omaha | CCHA | 34 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2000-01 | Nebraska-Omaha | CCHA | 42 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 78 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2001-02 | Nebraska-Omaha | CCHA | 41 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 92 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Houston | AHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002-03 | Houston | AHL | 65 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 45 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 23 |
| 2003-04 | Houston | AHL | 77 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004-05 | Worcester | AHL | 47 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005-06 | St. Louis | NHL | 52 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006-07 | Boston | NHL | 46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Providence | AHL | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| 2007-08 | Providence | AHL | 71 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 59 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Boston | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2008-09 | San Antonio | AHL | 60 | 22 | 13 | 35 | 64 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Phoenix | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2009-10 | San Antonio | AHL | 70 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Phoenix | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2010-11 | EHC Wolfsburg | DEL | 38 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | Hannover | DEL | 43 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| NHL TOTALS | 107 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AHL TOTALS | 412 | 111 | 100 | 211 | 382 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 50 | ||
| PRO TOTALS | 600 | 138 | 133 | 271 | 535 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 52 | ||
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