With the Griffins kicking off their season last week, college teams starting their season over the weekend, a couple previously injured Red Wings prospects finally being healthy and able to play, there were over 40 games played by the prospects last week. Since there are so many games to cover, I'm going have a two part post, with the second part coming tomorrow.

Here's a reminder of the prospects of interest who are not currently with the Grand Rapids Griffins.

PROSPECT NAME POS HT WT DRAFTED DOB POB Shoots 2013-2014 Team (League) Andreas Athanasiou C/LW 6.00 179 DET-12 (4-110) 8/6/1994 London Ont L Barrie Colts (OHL) Tyler Bertuzzi LW 6.00 178 DET-13 (2-58) 2/24/1995 Sudbury Ont L Guelph Storm (OHL) Zach Nastasiuk C/RW 6.01 190 DET-13 (2-48) 3/30/1995 Barre ONT R Owen Sound Attack (OHL) Jake Paterson G 6.02 183 DET-12 (3-80) 5/13/1994 Mississauga ONT L Saginaw Spirit (OHL) Marc McNulty D 6.06 185 DET-13 (6-169) 4/5/1995 Medicine Hat ALB L Prince George Cougars (WHL) Mitchell Wheaton D 6.05 230 DET-13 (5-139) 2/6/1995 Sherwood Park ALB L Kelowna Rockets (WHL) Philippe Hudon RW 6.00 190 DET-11 (5-145) 4/15/1993 Montreal PQ R Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) Anthony Mantha LW 6.04 190 DET-13 (1-20) 9/16/1994 Longueiul PQ L Les Foreurs de Val-d’Or (QMJHL) Mattias Bäckman D 6.02 170 DET-11 ( 5-145) 10/3/1992 Linköping SWE L Linköping (SHL) Rasmus Bodin C/LW 6.06 207 DET-12 (7-200) 5/5/1994 SWE L Linköping HC (J20 Superelit) Mattias Janmark C/LW 6.01 189 DET-13 (3-79) 12/8/1992 Stockholm SWE L AIK (SHL) Hampus Melèn RW 6.02 165 DET-13 (7-199) 2/28/1995 Karlskrona SWE L Tingsryds AIF (J20 Superelite) David Pope LW 6.02 187 DET-13 (4-109) 9/27/1994 Edmonton ALB L West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) James DeHaas D 6.02 197 DET-12 (6-170) 5/5/1994 Mississauga ONT L Clarkson University (NCAA) Ben Marshall D 5.09 160 DET-10 (7-201) 8/30/1992 St. Paul MN L University of Minnesota (NCAA) Mike McKee D 6.04 230 DET-12 (4-140) 8/17/1993 Newmarket ONT L Western Michigan University (NCHC)

AHL

Grand Rapids Griffins

Here's the full Griffins roster.

The Griffins kicked off their season last Friday with a dominating 8-1 win against the Rochester Americans. Thomas McCollum was in net, and almost everyone on the Griffins team got in on the scoring action. Frederick Roy (son of a bitch... I mean... Patrick Roy) got pretty frustrated by the middle of the second period and took a roughing double minor penalty. Not being finished with his gooery, towards the end of the 2nd period he went after Mitch Callahan because he was sour about the goal Cally just scored. Callahan didn't let Roy goad him into taking a penalty, which was very smart on Callahan's part and is yet another indication of how much he's matured in the last two years. Frederick Roy got a 2 minute roughing penalty as well as a 10 min game misconduct. Once Roy was ejected from the game, there was only 1 more minor penalty called during the whole 3rd period.

Gustav Nyquist had 1 goal and 2 assists.

Ryan Sproul had 2 goals

Adam Almqvist had 3 assists and a team leading 5 shots on goal

David McIntyre had 2 assists

Triston Grant had 1 goal and 1 assist

Mitch Callahan had 1 goal and 1 assist

Alexei Marchenko also had a goal and 3 shots on goal. With how difficult it's been for him in his transition to the North American game, it's great to see him have a good first couple games with the Griffins.

Friday, October 4th: Video Highlights / Box Score / Griffins Summary

Saturday, the Griffins took on the Toronto Marlies and ultimately fell 4-3 in OT.

Tomas Jurco, Riley Sheahan, and Mitch Callahan scored for the Griffins and Alexei Marchenko had 2 assists.

Jared Coreau made his Griffins debut stopping 22 of 26 shots.

Saturday, October 5th: Video Highlights / Box Score / Griffins Recap

Landon Ferraro didn't play in either game and is sill on the Wings IR list with a foot injury.

OHL

Barrie Colts: Andreas Athanasiou

# Name Pos Team Leauge GP G A Pts +/- PIM 22 Andreas Athanasiou LW/C Barrie Colts OHL 6 3 4 7 -1 6



Friday October 4th: Athanasiou had an assist, was a +1, and did not score in the shootout in a 3-2 loss. Video Highlights / Box Score / Colts Recap

Saturday October 5th: Athanasiou scored a power play goal and was a -1 in a 6-3 loss. Video Highlights / Box Score / Colts Recap

Guelph Storm: Tyler Bertuzzi

# Name Pos Team Leauge GP G A Pts +/- PIM 17 Tyler Bertuzzi LW Guelph Storm OHL 4 2 2 4 2 17



Friday October 4th: Bertuzzi had 2 assists, 7 Penalty minutes, and was a +1 before getting a game misconduct and an automatic 2 game suspension. In the OHL, there's an automatic suspension for "Player(s) identified as being involved in the 2nd, 3rd, or subsequent fight during the same stoppage of play." The video of the fight can be viewed here, and as you can see, Bertuzzi was involved in a second fight during the scrum, as was Storm captain Matt Finn, so both players received the automatic 2 game suspension. This game against the Owen Sound Attack, fellow Red Wings Prospect Zach Nastasiuk's team, had 92 penalty minutes and the Storm won the game 7-1. Bertuzzi missed games on Saturday the 6th and Sunday the 7th and should be able to return in the Storm's next game on Friday, October 11th.

Video Highlights / Box Score / Storm Recap

Saturday, October 4th: Served 1st game suspension

Sunday, October 5th: served 2nd game suspension

Owen Sound Attack: Zach Nastasiuk

# Name Pos Team Leauge GP G A Pts +/- PIM 27 Zach Nastasiuk RW Owen Sound Attack OHL 7 3 3 6 -5 7



Wednesday, October 2nd: Nastasiuk had a power play goal and finished a -1 in a 4-2 loss. Box Score / Attack Recap

Friday, October 4th: Speaking of the Owen Sound Attack. Nastasiuk had an assist and 2 penalty minutes in that 7-1 loss to Bertuzzi and the Storm. He had an even +/- rating on the night, and in a game where the Storm scored 7 goals, Nastasiuk wasn't' on the ice for any of them. Box Score / Attack Recap

Saturday October 5th: Nastasiuk was a -4 in a 4-2 win / Box Score / Attack Recap

Here's a great article on Nastasuik from the Owen Sound Sun Times "It's Feet First For The Attach's Zach Nastasiuk This Season".

Saginaw Spirit: Jake Paterson

# Name Pos Team Leauge GP SV% GA GAA W L Svs 57 Jake Paterson G Saignaw Spirit OHL 6 0.917 21 3.50 3 3 233



Wednesday, October 2nd: Paterson stopped 29 out of 32 shots, allowing an even strength goal, a power play goal, and a penalty shot goal in a 4-3 win. Box Score / Spirit Recap

Thursday, October 4th: Paterson stopped 27 of 29 shots and was the 3rd star of the game in a 5-2 win. Box Score / Spirit Recap

Saturday, October 5th: Jake Paterson got to rest for the second time so far this season.

Paterson also singed a 3 year entry level deal with the Red Wings on October 1st.

WHL

Prince George Cougars: Marc McNulty

# Name Pos Team Leauge GP G A Pts +/- PIM 3 Marc McNulty D Prince George Cougars WHL 8 1 4 5 +1 18



Tuesday October 1: McNulty was a +1 and had 2 pim in a 2-0 win. Video Highlights / Box Score

Wednesday, October 2nd: McNulty played, but didn't get on the stat sheet.

Saturday, October 5th: McNulty played, but didn't get on the stat sheet.

QJMHL

Victoriaville Tigres: Philippe Hudon

# Name Pos Team Leauge GP G A Pts +/- PIM 71 Philippe Hudon RW Victoriaville Tigres QMJHL 7 3 2 5 -1 6



Tuesday, October 1st: Hudon had a goal, 2 PIM, and 3 hits in a 2-1 win. / Box Score / Tigers Recap

My favorite line from the recap:

At the eighth of his numerical superiority, Philippe Hudon did fly.

Wednesday, October 2nd: Hudon had a goal, was a +2, and had 4 hits in a 5-4 win. Box Score / Tigers Recap

Friday, October 4th: Hudon had a goal, was a -1, and had 2 hits in a 6-2 loss. Box Score

Saturday, October 5th: Hudon had 1 SOG and 2 hits in a 3-2 loss. Box Score

Les Foreurs de Val-d'Or: Anthony Mantha

# Name Pos Team Leauge GP G A Pts +/- PIM 8 Anthony Mantha F Val d'Or Foreurs QMJHL 7 11 7 18 +3 18



Friday, October 4th: Mantha had 2 goals, 2 PIM, 1 hit, 6 sog, and was a +1 in a 9-4 win. / Box Score /

Saturday, October 5th: Mantha had a goal, an assist, 3 SOG, 1 hit, was the 2nd star of the game, and was a -1 in a 4-2 win. / Box Score

Mantha still leads the QMJHL in goals and is second in total points.

Articles of interest:

Last week, Mantha was named the first star of the week.

This week, he was named the first star of September.

Red Wings Central also posted "Mantha Terrorizing QMJHL After Demotion"

Anthony Mantha appears to be handling disappointment well. Mantha, back in the QMJHL as a 19-year-old after participating in training camp and one pre-season game with the Detroit Red Wings, has terrorized opponents of the Val-d’Or Foreurs through five games since his demotion, recording eight goals and six assists for a league-leading 14 points. Scoring is nothing new for Mantha, who the Red Wings selected in the first round (20th overall) after watching him claim the QMJHL’s goal-scoring crown with a 50-goal campaign. But what the Red Wings want to see along with his 6-foot-4 frame and James Neal-esque scoring savvy is more competitiveness and a better-rounded game. "He’s got to go back to juniors and learn to be an every-day player," Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock told the Macomb Daily. "When you compete every day and when you compete on every puck, get strong enough, live it every day and one day you get to play here. In the meantime, you get to play juniors or the American League." Mantha, who is eligible to play in the AHL in 2014-15, was the only junior-aged Red Wings prospect to play in the NHL pre-season. He is the frontrunner to win the QMJHL scoring title — although Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Jonathan Drouin will have something to say about that — but perhaps the biggest step forward he can make will be to crack Canada’s world junior team.

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