McCOLLUM GETS THE CALL, SPRATT SIGNED
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday recalled goaltender Tom McCollum from the Grand Rapids Griffins. Additionally, the Griffins signed goaltender Jimmy Spratt to a professional tryout.
Detroit’s first choice (30th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, McCollum has suited up in 22 games for the Griffins this season, setting a new career high with 12 wins alongside a 2.92 goals against average and two shutouts. The 23-year-old netminder ranks among the Griffins’ all-time goaltending leaders with 104 games played (3rd), 5826:21 minutes (4th), 39 wins (7th), 2,489 saves (4th) and three shutouts (T9th). A native of Sanborn, N.Y., McCollum has appeared in one NHL game with Detroit, making five saves in a relief effort on March 30, 2011 versus St. Louis.
A 27-year-old netminder from Chesterfield, Mich., Spratt has made seven appearances this season with the CHL’s Quad City Mallards, sporting a 1-5-0 record, a 3.79 goals against average and one shutout, and one appearance with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, making 14 saves on 17 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss to Kalamazoo on Feb. 15. The fourth-year pro owns a 32-34-4 record with a 3.54 GAA in 80 professional contests. He appeared in two AHL games last season with the Texas Stars, notching a 1-1 record and a 2.02 GAA.
The Griffins will finish up a weekend three-in-three when they host the San Antonio Rampage today at 4 p.m. before playing 14 of their next 18 games away from Van Andel Arena. Tickets for today’s game are available at griffinshockey.com.
Height: 6’1" Weight: 185 Catches: Left Born: 11/10/85 in Chesterfield, Mich.
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | O/T | GAA | SO | GP | W | L | GAA | SO |
| 2002-03 | Sioux City | USHL | 18 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.25 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2003-04 | Sioux City | USHL | 34 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2.34 | 3 | 7 | -- | -- | 2.44 | -- |
| 2004-05 | Sioux City | USHL | 42 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 2.81 | 2 | 13 | -- | -- | 2.55 | -- |
| 2005-06 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 16 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 4.35 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006-07 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 31 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 3.64 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2007-08 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 19 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3.08 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008-09 | Bowling Green | CCHA | 34 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 3.04 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009-10 | Louisiana | SPHL | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4.17 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Las Vegas | ECHL | 14 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2.92 | 0 | 5 | -- | -- | 3.63 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | Rapid City | CHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toledo | ECHL | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.14 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Victoria | ECHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.28 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2011-12 | Idaho | ECHL | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.99 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Texas | AHL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.02 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Utah | ECHL | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.02 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| 2012-13 | Quad City | CHL | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.79 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toledo | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.98 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| AHL TOTALS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| PRO TOTALS | 80 | 32 | 34 | 4 | 3.54 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 0 | ||
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