GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday reassigned forward Givani Smith (jih-VAH-nee SMIHTH) to the Grand Rapids Griffins from the Ontario Hockey League’s Guelph Storm and defenseman Filip Hronek (FIHL-ihp H’RAWN-ehk) to the American Hockey League club from the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit.
Smith, 19, played in 64 games with Guelph this season and ranked among the team’s leaders with 44 points (3rd), 26 goals (2nd), seven power play goals (T2nd), three game-winning goals (T1st) and 214 shots (1st). The 6-foot-2, 209-pound winger logged 139 penalty minutes to lead the league for the second consecutive season.