DETROIT – After initially indicating the club was going to part ways with goaltender Thomas McCollum, Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said on Wednesday that he has made a qualifying offer to the former No. 1 pick.

The Red Wings retain McCollum's rights.

McCollum, 23, struggled his first three years with the Grand Rapids Griffins. He improved this season, going 18-11-2, with a 2.63 goals-against average and .904 save percentage, but couldn't beat out Petr Mrazek for the starting job.

Jared Coreau, the 6-foot-5 free agent from Northern Michigan the Red Wings signed in March, will compete with McCollum next season for the back-up job. One will be assigned to the Toledo Walleye (ECHL).



McCollum (6-2, 215) has appeared in only one NHL game, allowing three goals on eight shots in 15 minutes in relief of Joey MacDonald in a 10-3 loss to St. Louis on March 30, 2011.

McCollum, the 30th overall pick in 2008, has gone 45-55-6 in three seasons with the Griffins.