DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today assigned goaltender Kaden Fulcher to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye and released forwards Matthew Ford, Josh Kestner, Troy Loggins and Tyler Spezia; defensemen Marcus Crawford, Charle-Edouard D’Astous and Alec McCrea; and goaltender Pat Nagle from their tryouts. Ford, Loggins and McCrea are expected to report to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins, while Crawford, D’Astous, Kestner, Nagle and Spezia will join Toledo.
The Red Wings currently have 48 players on their preseason roster: 28 forwards, 16 defensemen and four goaltenders. Detroit currently holds a 3-2-2 record in the preseason, which will wrap up with back-to-back games against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Little Caesars Arena (FOX Sports Detroit Plus / WWJ 950 AM) and Saturday at Scotiabank Arena (NHL Network).