The Detroit Red Wings didn’t opt to sign goaltender Jan Bednar to an NHL contract. He’ll still be remaining part of the organization, though. Monday, the Grand Rapids Griffins were announcing that they were signing the Czech netminder to a one-year AHL contract.
Today is the last chance for three Detroit Red Wings draft picks to be offered NHL contracts by the team. The club must tender NHL pacts to draftees Theodor Niederbach, Tnias Mathurin and Jan Bednar by 5 p.m.
After winning game one of the Central Division Finals Friday night, the Toledo Walleye hosted the Wheeling Nailers for game two of the Central Division Finals, with the Walleyes taking a 2-0 series lead after a 5-3 win Saturday night at Huntington Center in Toledo, OH.
Sebastian Cossa isn’t the only Detroit Red Wings goaltending prospect turning heads in the minor pro ranks. Save some props for Jan Bednar. The 21-year-old rookie pro with the Toledo Walleye is the ECHL goaltender of the month for March.
With the annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament wrapping up, the high hopes that Detroit Red Wings fans had for the weekend did not translate to the ice, with the team going winless in three games.
The Grand Rapids Griffins signed Detroit Red Wings draft pick goaltender Jan Bednar to a contract that covers the rest of this season and next season. The Griffins assigned him immediately to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye.
The second day of the World Juniors didn’t feature either North American team, but there were four other games with big group implications played as all eight European nations were in action.
A quartet of Detroit Red Wings prospects took the ice on Monday at the 2022 IIHF World Junior Championship, with each of them helping their respective teams earn at least a point.
Day two of the World Junior Championships is complete and one Detroit Red Wings defense prospect and one goaltender played during Group A games. Finnish defenseman Eemil Viro and Czechia goaltender Jan Bednar played games on Monday.
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