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Red Wings reassign Hirose, McIlrath and Fulcher to Grand Rapids
Detroit returns to Little Caesars Arena on Monday at 7:30 p.m. against Chicago by Alex DiFilippo @DetroitRedWings / DetroitRedWings.com
DETROIT The Detroit Red Wings today reassigned forward Taro Hirose, defenseman Dylan McIlrath and goaltender Kaden Fulcher from the team s taxi squad to the American Hockey League s Grand Rapids Griffins.
Hirose, 24, skated in six games with the Red Wings this season, recording two assists, two penalty minutes and a plus-2 rating in 14:22 average time on ice. Originally signed by the Red Wings as a free agent on March 12, 2019, Hirose has appeared in 42 NHL games since turning professional, tallying 16 points (3-13-16) and eight penalty minutes. After making his NHL debut at the end of the 2018-19 campaign, Hirose
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Seven WHL teams will be living in a bubble in Regina in the coming months â and the hometown Pats are ecstatic about it.
The WHL announced Friday it had received approval from Saskatchewan health authorities to make Regina the hub city for the East Division for the 2021 regular season.
The leagueâs five Saskatchewan-based teams (the Pats, Moose Jaw Warriors, Prince Albert Raiders, Saskatoon Blades and Swift Current Broncos) and the two squads based in Manitoba (Brandon Wheat Kings and Winnipeg Ice) will play all of their games at the Brandt Centre.
Each team is to play 24 games in the regular season, which is to start March 12.
Western Hockey League s East Division set to play season in Regina hub
Regina Pats forward Cameron Hebig (41) fights for control of the puck with Acadie-Bathurst Titan forward Samuel Asselin (28) during third period of the Memorial Cup final in Regina on Sunday, May 27, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward February 12, 2021 - 6:05 PM
CALGARY - The Western Hockey League says it has approval from the Saskatchewan government to play a 24-game East Division season in a hub in Regina starting next month.
Friday s announcement means three of the WHL s four divisions are now cleared to start play during the COVID-19 pandemic, with only the B.C. Division lacking permission.