Red Wings re-sign defenseman Wyatt Newpower to one-year contract

DETROIT -The Detroit Red Wings today re-signed defenseman Wyatt Newpower to a one-year, two-way contract.

Newpower, 25, played the entire 2022-23 season with the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins, recording seven points (2-5-7) and 68 penalty minutes in 59 games. The 6-foot-3, 207-pound defenseman also spent the 2021-22 campaign with the Griffins, tallying 10 points (3-7-10) and 54 penalty minutes in 55 contests. He skated in 24 games as a first-year pro with the AHL's Cleveland Monsters in 2020-21, producing 10 points (3-7-10), a team-high plus-10 rating and 14 penalty minutes. In total, Newpower has compiled 27 points (8-19-27), a plus-six rating and 136 penalty minutes in 138 AHL games between the Monsters and Griffins.

Prior to turning professional, Newpower captained the University of Connecticut in 2019-20, finishing his collegiate career with the Hockey East Best Defensive Defenseman Award, in addition to a spot on the Hockey East Second All-Star Team. As a senior, Newpower paced the school's defensemen with a career-high 22 points (3-19-22) while leading the program with a plus-23 rating in 34 games. A native of Hugo, Minn., Newpower registered 47 points (11-36-47) and 68 penalty minutes in 114 games with the Huskies from 2016-20. Before heading to Connecticut, Newpower played four seasons at White Bear Lake (Minn.) High School, logging 73 points (19-54-73) and 81 penalty minutes in 101 games from 2012-16.

Wyatt Newpower, Defense

Born Dec 9 1997 -- Hugo, MN

Height 6.03 -- Weight 207 -- Shoots R