Swedish club Frölunda has approached Red Wings defenseman William Lagesson about committing to a future contract with the SHL team, Detroit Hockey Now reported Wednesday, citing the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet. The report is unconfirmed. Neither the Red Wings nor Frölunda has announced anything, and no agreement has been reported.

Lagesson, 30, is playing for the Grand Rapids Griffins this season and is in the final year of the two-year extension he signed with Detroit in June 2025, so he is set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. He first joined the Red Wings as a free agent in 2024 on a one-year deal and played seven NHL games for Detroit in 2024-25. He scored in Grand Rapids’ 6-4 loss at Rockford on Saturday.

Frölunda would be a homecoming of sorts. Lagesson played his junior hockey in the Frölunda organization, and the club’s head coach, Robert Ohlsson, coached him at Djurgården. Any deal would be for after this season, so the report has no effect on his place on the Griffins’ blue line for now.

Viro reportedly set to stay in Malmö

The same Detroit Hockey Now story, citing Expressen, said Red Wings draft pick Eemil Viro is set on signing another contract with the Malmö Redhawks. Malmö sports director Oscar Alsenfelt told the paper that nothing is settled and that the club is in talks with several players and agents. Detroit drafted the Finnish defenseman 70th overall in 2020. His three-year entry-level contract with the Red Wings expired in 2025, and Detroit still holds his NHL rights.

Earlier on Mitten Hockey: Griffins Game Recap: at IceHogs (Nov. 7).

Sources

• Detroit Hockey Now (Bob Duff): Red Wings farmhand ready to head home? (Nov. 11, 2026)
• Detroit Red Wings: Red Wings sign William Lagesson to two-year contract extension (June 27, 2025)
• Detroit Red Wings: Red Wings sign defenseman William Lagesson to one-year contract
• PuckPedia: Eemil Viro
• Rockford IceHogs: IceHogs and Vanacker explode offensively in the middle period to stun Griffins