GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday reassigned goaltender Michal Postava to the Grand Rapids Griffins. In addition, the Red Wings recalled forward Sheldon Dries from the Griffins under emergency conditions. 

Postava made his NHL debut in a relief effort on Oct. 22 at the Vancouver Canucks. He then collected a 4-3 shootout victory in his first NHL start on Oct. 26 at the Edmonton Oilers. Postava is off to a 4-0 start with the Griffins, showing a 1.25 goals-against average and a .954 save percentage. In the AHL rankings, Postava places sixth in GAA, sixth in save percentage and tied for first in wins. He was named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Oct. 11, when he went 2-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .967 save percentage. The fifth-year pro has yet to allow more than three goals in 29 regular-season outings in the AHL. Postava is 21-6-0 in his AHL regular-season career with a 1.65 GAA, a .939 save percentage and four shutouts.

As a rookie last season with Grand Rapids, Postava logged a 17-6-0 record during the regular season to go along with four shutouts, a 1.71 GAA and a .937 SV% in 25 outings. Along with teammate Sebastian Cossa, the duo won the 2025-26 Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award with a league-low 159 combined goals allowed. In the franchise’s all-time single-season record book, Postava’s 2025-26 season ranked first in GAA, first in save percentage and tied for 10th in shutouts. The 24-year-old was also named the team’s starter for the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs and went 4-4 with one shutout, a 2.09 GAA and a .912 SV% in eight appearances. Throughout Postava’s five-year pro career, the 6-foot-1 netminder has shown a 96-71-9 record with 16 shutouts and a 2.04 GAA in 175 regular-season contests.

Dries has eight points (5-3—8), six penalty minutes and a plus-four rating in the four AHL games this season. Dries has shown at least two points in three of the four AHL games this season and is tied for third on the roster in points. Last season, the Macomb, Michigan, native logged 45 points (23-22—45) and a plus-20 rating in 57 regular-season outings with Grand Rapids. Throughout his 10-year AHL career, the 32-year-old has 297 points (166-131—297), 276 penalty minutes and a plus-51 rating in 400 appearances.

Dries skated in six games with Detroit this season from Oct. 9-20 and logged a minus-three rating. Last year, Dries competed in five contests with the Red Wings, making his Detroit debut on March 12 at Tampa Bay. Throughout parts of seven NHL seasons, Dries has 26 points (16-10—26) and 59 penalty minutes in 133 contests. 

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