GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday assigned 10 players to the Grand Rapids Griffins, including forwards Turner Elson, Matt Puempel, Michael Rasmussen and Dominic Turgeon, defensemen Joe Hicketts, Brian Lashoff, Dylan McIlrath and Moritz Seider, and goaltenders Filip Larsson and Calvin Pickard.

The Griffins will hold their first practice in Grand Rapids on Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Griff’s IceHouse at Belknap Park in preparation for the season opener at Chicago next Saturday, Oct. 5. Grand Rapids will return to Van Andel Arena for Opening Night presented by Huntington Bank on Friday, Oct. 11 against Milwaukee.

Single-game tickets for all 38 home games are currently on sale. Fans can secure their full-season, select-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2 or visit griffinshockey.com for more information.

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