Dylan Larkin’s return to the Red Wings lineup headlined Wednesday on Mitten Hockey, while PWHL Detroit named the first training camp roster in franchise history. Here’s everything we published yesterday and overnight.
Red Wings
Red Wings Game Recap: vs. Senators (Oct. 6) — Larkin back in the lineup
Dylan Larkin made his season debut after missing two games with an upper-body injury, and William Wallinder played his first NHL game against Ottawa; full recap inside.
Red Wings recall Griffins forward Sheldon Dries after hot start
Detroit called up the Macomb native from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions after he opened the AHL season with three goals and an assist in two games.
Report: Simon Edvinsson would prefer a trade out of Detroit amid contract standoff
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported that the unsigned defenseman would rather be traded than sit through a long standoff, but the report is unconfirmed, and TSN insiders say a return to Detroit is still possible.
Report: Mark Leach returning to Red Wings as scout
Insider Sean Shapiro reported that Leach, a Red Wings amateur scout from 1996 to 2013, is rejoining Detroit’s scouting staff, though the hire is unconfirmed and the team has not announced it.
PWHL
PWHL Detroit names 28 players to first training camp roster
Hilary Knight leads a camp group that includes Michigan natives Shiann Darkangelo and Mellissa Channell-Watkins, with camp opening Nov. 18 at Belfor Training Center.
NCAA
Michigan’s Perron and Hage take top two Big Ten weekly stars
Jayden Perron and Michael Hage were named the Big Ten’s First and Second Stars of the Week after each put up seven points in Michigan’s opening weekend against Bowling Green.
Michigan Tech’s Van Blaricom, NMU’s Auyeung-Ashton and Dunn sweep first CCHA weekly honors
Michigan Tech’s Matthew Van Blaricom, along with Northern Michigan’s Oliver Auyeung-Ashton and Coster Dunn, took the CCHA’s Forward, Goalie, and Rookie of the Week awards in the league’s first honors of the season.
OHL
Former Spirit scoring champ Nikita Klepov set for NHL debut with Ducks
Klepov, who won the OHL scoring title and rookie of the year honors with Saginaw last season, was set to make his NHL debut for Anaheim against Edmonton on Wednesday night.
Firebirds Game Recap: vs. Rangers (Oct. 7) — Williams and Bogas score first OHL goals
Flint hosted the Kitchener Rangers at Dort Financial Center as Cooper Williams and Nick Bogas both found the net for the first time in the OHL; full recap inside.
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