Three players are headed back down I-75 and over to Toledo. The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday reassigned goaltender Carter Gylander from the Grand Rapids Griffins to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, and the Griffins sent forwards Nolan Moyle and Tag Bertuzzi to the Walleye as well.
All three had been called up within the past week as the AHL-leading Griffins worked through three games in four days. Moyle was recalled on Nov. 1, Gylander rejoined Grand Rapids on Nov. 4 after goaltender Michal Postava went up to Detroit on an emergency recall, and Bertuzzi was recalled on Nov. 5.
The players
Carter Gylander, 25, is in his third pro season. He started Saturday’s game in Rockford and earlier made 24 saves in a 5-2 win over Cleveland on Oct. 24, the 50th win of his pro career. He went 7-0-1 with a .942 save percentage in eight games with Grand Rapids last season. Gylander is a familiar face in Toledo, where he is 40-20-10 with four shutouts in his ECHL career and helped the Walleye reach the 2025 Kelly Cup Finals.
Nolan Moyle, 27, has one assist in eight games with the Griffins this season. The Pinehurst, N.C., native scored Toledo’s only goal in a 2-1 loss at Fort Wayne on Oct. 31, the night before his recall.
Tag Bertuzzi, 25, has four goals in six games with Toledo this season, including an overtime winner at Kalamazoo on Oct. 30. He made his Griffins debut on Oct. 10 in Milwaukee.
What’s next
The Griffins are off until Wednesday, Nov. 11, when they play Rockford again in an 11 a.m. game. The Walleye, fresh off their home opener against Fort Wayne, return to action Friday, Nov. 13, at the Wheeling Nailers.
Earlier on Mitten Hockey: Griffins Game Recap: at IceHogs (Nov. 7) and Walleye Game Recap: vs. Komets (Nov. 7).
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