GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday recalled forward John Leonard from the Grand Rapids Griffins. In addition, the Griffins recalled forward Nolan Moyle from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.

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 third with four power-play goals and tied for fifth 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 competed in 11 games 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 five NHL seasons, Leonard has 21 points (8-13—21) and four penalty minutes in 81 outings. 

Moyle, a four-year pro, has appeared in four games with the Griffins this season, showing five 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 49 points (19-30—49) and 93 penalty minutes in 136 contests from 2023-27. 

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