GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Detroit Red Wings on Monday assigned nine players to the Grand Rapids Griffins, their American Hockey League affiliate: forwards Louis-Marc Aubry, Landon Ferraro, Luke Glendening, Triston Grant, Teemu Pulkkinen and Riley Sheahan; defensemen Alexey Marchenko and Nathan Paetsch; and goaltender Jared Coreau.

Aubry, Ferraro, Glendening, Grant, Paetsch, Pulkinnen and Sheahan were all members of the Griffins during their 2012-13 Calder Cup-winning season. Newcomer Coreau recently ended his collegiate career with Northern Michigan University, while Marchenko joins the team after playing for CSKA Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) in Russia last year.

This group of nine joins 22 others on the Griffins' roster for training camp this week at Griff’s IceHouse in Grand Rapids. The remaining schedule of practices is as follows (subject to change), with all sessions free and open to the public:

Tuesday, Sept 24: 10:30-11:20 a.m. and 11:35 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (Power play practice);
Wednesday, Sept. 25: 10:15-11:05 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.-Noon (Penalty kill practice);
Thursday, Sept: 26: 10:15-11:05 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.-Noon (Specialty teams practice);
Friday, Sept. 27: 10:15-11:05 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.-Noon (Scrimmage).

Fans can secure their full-season, select-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2. Single-game tickets for all home games are now available for purchase at all Star Tickets locations, including The Zone, online through griffinshockey.com, or by phone through Star Tickets at (800) 585-3737.