One old face and one new face will be a part of the Grand Rapids Griffins’ blueline next season.

On Tuesday, the parent club Detroit Red Wings announced that defenseman Logan Pyett and Garnet Exelby were signed to one-year contracts.

Pyett, 23, has been a member of the Griffins for the past three seasons. In 215 games, he has 21 goals, 45 assists and 91 penalty minutes. Last year, he had nine goals and 13 assists in 74 games, with 38 penalty minutes and a minus-8 rating.

At 5-foot-10, Pyett is considered small for a defenseman, but he skates well and is solid in the offensive zone.

Exelby, 29, spent last season with the Rockford IceHogs, where he had three goals and 10 assists in 77 games. But he also has appeared in 408 career NHL games with the Atlanta Thrashers and Toronto Maple Leafs, and can give the Red Wings added depth at defense if it’s required. He has seven goals and 43 assists in his NHL career.

He also will add an element of toughness. Exelby had 128 penalty minutes last season, and has 584 in his NHL career.

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