Red Wings assign trio to Griffins

Detroit's preseason roster reduced to 32 following exhibition finale

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By Kyle Kujawa
@DetroitRedWings DetroitRedWings.com

DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings today assigned left wing Jonatan Berggren and defensemen Dan Renouf and Luke Witkowski to the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins.

The Red Wings have 32 players on their preseason roster: 20 forwards, nine defensemen and three goaltenders. Detroit concluded its eight-game preseason slate this afternoon in Buffalo with a 4-4-0 record. The team will officially begin the 96th season in franchise history on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. when it hosts the back-to-back Stanley Cup-champion Tampa Bay Lightning at Little Caesars Arena.

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