DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today signed left wing Eric Tangradi to a two-year contract extension.
Tangradi, 27, has skated in 60 games with the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins, producing a career-best 49 points (24-25-49) and a plus-21 rating. He ranks second on the Griffins in both goals and points and places among the AHL's overall leaders in goals (T9th), plus-minus (T14th) and points (T18th). The seventh-year pro also ranks among Grand Rapids club leaders with 64 penalty minutes (4th), six power-play goals (2nd), 13 power-play points (2nd), five game-winning goals (1st) and 156 shots on goal (2nd).