Gylander, Moyle and Bertuzzi Return to Toledo
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday reassigned goaltender Carter Gylander to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye from the Grand Rapids Griffins. In addition, the Griffins reassigned forwards Tag Bertuzzi and Nolan Moyle to the Walleye.
Gylander, a third-year pro, showed 24 saves during his season debut with Grand Rapids on Oct. 24 against Cleveland, earning his 50th pro win in a 5-2 decision. Gylander enjoyed a 10-game point streak with the Griffins (9-0-1) from Dec. 7, 2024-Oct. 24, 2026. Last season, he went 7-0-1 with Grand Rapids with a 1.62 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in eight appearances. Throughout his three-year AHL career, the 25-year-old is 10-2-1 with one shutout, a 2.42 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 13 games.
At the ECHL level with the Walleye, Gylander has shown a 40-20-10 regular-season record to go along with a 2.72 GAA, a .904 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.
Bertuzzi, a six-year pro, made his Griffins debut on Oct. 10 at the Milwaukee Admirals. Last season, he competed in 14 games with the AHL’s Utica Comets in addition to showing 31 points (16-15—31) and 23 penalty minutes in 38 outings with the ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder. Throughout parts of five AHL campaigns from 2022-27, the 25-year-old has one assist and six penalty minutes in 32 appearances split between the Charlotte Checkers (2022-23), Hartford Wolf Pack (2023-24), Belleville Senators (2023-24), Utica (2024-26) and the Griffins.
With Toledo this season, Bertuzzi has four points (4-0—4) and two penalty minutes in six appearances. At the ECHL level, Bertuzzi has produced 134 points (66-68—134) and 101 penalty minutes in 176 regular-season games since 2022-23.
Moyle, a four-year pro, has appeared in eight games with the Griffins this season, showing one assist, seven penalty minutes and a minus-one rating. Last season, he made his AHL debut with Grand Rapids and logged two points (1-1—2), 15 penalty minutes and a plus-five rating in 16 outings. In addition, the 27-year-old showed 10 points (5-5—10) in nine games with Toledo a year ago, and eight points (1-7—8) in six appearances with EC-KAC in the ICEHL (Austria’s top pro league). The Pinehurst, North Carolina, native began his pro career with the Kunlun Red Star in the KHL (China) from 2023-25 and totaled 13 points (5-8—13), 37 penalty minutes and a minus-eight rating in 67 combined outings before joining Toledo midway through the 2024-25 campaign. As a pro, Moyle has 50 points (19-31—50) and 95 penalty minutes in 140 contests from 2023-27.
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