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Training Camp 2002

2002 Training Camp Notes
The Wings invited 69 players to camp, 25 amateurs and 44 professionals. They are made up of 8 netminders, 19 defenseman and 42 forwards. Besides the parent club, players will be placed with one of the two farm clubs, The AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins, and the Toledo Storm (ECHL).

The wings brought a lot of new young players into camp in an effort to stock their new AHL farm club in Grand Rapids, MI. Some familiar names that were signed over the summer included: Darryl Bootland, Matt Ellis, Paul Ballantyne, Tomas Kopecky, Mark Lamothe and Danny Groulx. Former Wing Doug Brown was in camp trying out along with a nice collection of 12 junior tryouts. Speedster Nathan Robinson won a contract with a strong camp, and had a cup of coffee in the NHL the next season. Nick Parillo, Gregor Baumgartner, and Andrew Allen earned AHL contracts but spent the majority of the season in the ECHL.
# Pos Player HT WT D.O.B. 2004-05 Club GP G A PTS PIM 2005-06 Club Draft Notes
2 D Jiri Fischer 6'5 210 7/31/80 Detroit (NHL) 80 2 8 10 67 Detroit (NHL) 1998 draft 1st rnd, 25th
3 D Jesse Wallin 6'2 190 3/10/78 Cincinnati (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
5
15
1
0
1
1
2
1
2
13
Detroit (NHL) 1996 draft 1st rnd, 26th
5 D Nicklas Lidstrom 6'2 190 4/28/70 Detroit (NHL) 78 9 50 59 20 Detroit (NHL) 1989 draft 3rd rnd, 53rd
8 C Igor Larionov 5'11 170 12/3/60 Detroit (NHL) 70 11 32 43 50 Detroit (NHL) Fla 12/28/00
11 D Mathieu Dandenault 6'1 200 2/3/76 Detroit (NHL) 81 8 12 20 44 Detroit (NHL) 1994 draft 2nd rnd, 49th
13 C Pavel Datsyuk 5'11 181 7/20/78 Detroit (NHL) 70 11 24 35 4 Detroit (NHL) 1998 draft 6th rnd, 171st
14 LW Brendan Shanahan 6'3 220 1/23/69 Detroit (NHL) 80 37 38 75 118 Detroit (NHL) Hart 10/9/96
15 C Henrik Zetterberg 6' 180 10/10/80 Timra IK (SWE) 48 10 22 32 20 Detroit (NHL) 1999 draft 7th rnd, 210th
17 RW Brett Hull 5'11 203 8/9/64 Detroit (NHL) 82 30 33 63 35 Detroit (NHL) Free Agent 2001
18 RW Kirk Maltby 6' 186 12/12/72 Detroit (NHL) 82 9 15 24 40 Detroit (NHL) Edm 3/20/96
19 C Steve Yzerman 5'11 185 5/9/65 Detroit (NHL) 52 13 35 48 18 Detroit (NHL) 1983 draft 1st rnd, 4th
20 LW Luc Robitaille 6'1 215 2/17/66 Detroit (NHL) 81 30 20 50 20 Detroit (NHL) Free Agent 2001
21 C Boyd Devereaux 6'2 195 4/16/78 Detroit (NHL) 79 9 16 25 24 Detroit (NHL) Free Agent 2000
22 C Stacy Roest 5'9 185 3/15/74 Minnesota (NHL) 58 10 11 21 8 Detroit (NHL)/Grand Rapids (AHL) Free Agent 2002
23 D * Paul Ballantyne 6'3 200 7/16/82 Sault Ste Marie (OHL) 68 4 24 28 40 Toledo (ECHL)/Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 2000 draft 6th rnd, 196th
24 D Chris Chelios 6'1 190 1/25/62 Detroit (NHL) 79 6 33 39 126 Detroit (NHL) Chi 3/23/99
25 RW Darren McCarty 6'1 215 4/1/72 Detroit (NHL) 62 5 7 12 98 Detroit (NHL) 1992 draft 2nd rnd, 46th
27 C * Tomas Kopecky 6'3 187 2/2/82 Cincinnati (AHL)
Lethbridge (WHL)
2
60
1
34
1
42
2
76
6
94
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 2000 draft 2nd rnd, 38th
29 RW Jason Williams 5'11 185 8/11/80 Cincinnati (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
52
25
23
8
27
2
50
10
27
4
Grand Rapids (AHL)/Detroit (NHL) Free agent 2000
30 G Marc Lamothe 6'2 215 2/27/74 Hamilton (AHL) 45 0 3 3 0 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Free Agent 2002
31 G Curtis Joseph 5'11 190 4/29/67 Toronto (NHL) 51 0 1 1 10 Detroit (NHL) Free Agent 2002
32 D Maxim Kuznetsov 6'5 198 3/24/77 Detroit (NHL) 39 1 2 3 40 Detroit (NHL) 1995 draft 1st rnd, 26th
33 C Kris Draper 5'11 190 5/24/71 Detroit (NHL) 82 15 15 30 56 Detroit (NHL) Win 6/30/93
34 G Manny Legace 5'9 165 2/4/73 Detroit (NHL) 20 0 1 1 0 Detroit (NHL) Claimed from Van on waivers
35 G Joey MacDonald 6'1 180 2/7/80 Toledo (ECHL) 38 0 2 2 27 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Free Agent 2001
36 LW Derek King 6' 210 2/11/67 Munich (DEL) 60 19 26 45 22 Grand Rapids (AHL) 10/5/02 Free Agent 2002
37 LW Michel Picard 5'11 190 11/7/69 Mannheim (DEL) 60 24 28 52 30 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Free Agent 2002
38 G Andrew Allen 6'4 210 8/2/76 Macon/Jackson (ECHL)
Hershey/Utah (AHL)
22
7
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/23/02 Camp Tryout 2002
40 D * Francois Senez 6'3 215 3/20/82 RPI (NCAA)
Drummondville (QMJHL)
7
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
51
Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2001 draft 9th rnd, 288th
41 C * Matt Ellis 6'1 203 8/31/81 St Michaels (OHL) 66 38 51 89 20 Toledo (ECHL)/Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 Free Agent 2002
42 C Sean Avery 5'10 180 4/10/80 Cincinnati (AHL)
Detroit (NHL)
36
36
14
2
7
2
21
4
106
68
Detroit (NHL)/Grand Rapids (AHL) Free Agent 1999
43 RW * Tim Verbeek 6' 195 10/5/79 Cincinnati (AHL)
Toledo/Roanoke (ECHL)
1
65
0
17
0
16
0
33
0
130
Toledo (ECHL)/Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 Free Agent 2000
44 C * Nick Parillo 5'9 180 5/16/77 Merrimack (NCAA)
Trenton (ECHL)
Rochester (AHL)
34
4
2
9
3
0
25
0
0
34
3
0
50
26
4
Toledo (ECHL)/Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/23/02 Camp Tryout 2002
45 LW Bryan Adams 6' 190 3/20/77 Chicago (AHL) 64 10 17 27 25 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 Free Agent 2002
46 RW * Darryl Bootland 6'1 188 11/2/81 St Michaels (OHL) 61 41 56 97 137 Toledo (ECHL)/Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 Free Agent 2002
47 C * Thatcher Bell 6' 188 2/1/82 Rimouski (QMJHL) 29 12 27 39 50 Released from tryout 9/20/02 Camp Tryout 2002
48 RW * Pat Brush 5'7 154 1/17/80 Michigan State (CCHA) 1 0 0 0 0 Released from tryout 9/20/02 Camp Tryout 2002
49 G * Drew MacIntyre 6'1 182 6/24/83 Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 55 0 0 0 6 Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2001 draft 4th rnd, 121st
50 G * Nick Pannoni 6' 160 11/6/82 Seattle (WHL) 40 0 1 1 15 Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2001 draft 6th rnd, 195th
51 RW * Aaron Van Leusen 6' 202 10/28/81 Brampton (OHL) 31 11 11 22 12 Released from tryout 9/20/02 2000 draft 4th rnd, 130th
52 LW Ryan Barnes 6'1 201 1/30/80 Toledo (ECHL)
Cincinnati (AHL)
1
46
1
2
0
3
1
5
0
152
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 1998 draft 2nd rnd, 55th
53 D Patrick Boileau 6' 202 2/22/75 Portland (AHL)
Washington (NHL)
75
2
17
0
19
0
36
0
43
2
Grand Rapids (AHL) 10/5/02 Free Agent 2002
54 RW * Chad Larose 5'10 170 3/27/82 Plymouth (OHL) 53 32 27 59 40 Released from tryout 9/20/02 Camp Tryout 2002
55 D Dmitri Bykov 6'1 190 5/15/77 Kazan Ak-Bars (REL) 49 1 1 2 36 Detroit (NHL) 2001 draft 8th rnd, 258th
56 D * Derek Meech 5'11 185 4/21/84 Red Deer (WHL) 71 8 19 27 33 Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2002 draft 7th rnd, 229th
57 D * Pierre-Oliver Beaulieu 6'4 180 2/24/84 Montreal/Quebec (QMJHL) 62 4 7 11 65 Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2002 draft 8th rnd, 260th
58 D Sheldon Brookbank 6'2 200 8/3/80 Mississippi (ECHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL)
62
6
8
0
21
1
29
1
137
24
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 Grand Rapids Contract
59 D * Danny Groulx 6' 205 6/23/81 Victoriaville (QMJHL) 68 29 83 112 165 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Free Agent 2002
60 D Ed Campbell 6'2 204 11/26/74 Worcester (AHL) 70 3 15 18 172 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Free Agent 2002
61 D * Joey Hope 6' 175 1/1/82 Portland (WHL) 64 9 27 36 124 Released from tryout 9/20/02 Camp Tryout 2002
63 C * Rob Collins 5'10 174 3/5/78 Ferris State (CCHA)
Grand Rapids (AHL)
36
5
15
0
33
2
48
2
30
0
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/23/02 Grand Rapids Contract
64 G * Logan Koopmans 6'2 182 3/18/84 Lethbridge (WHL) 37 0 0 0 0 Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2002 draft 5th rnd, 166th
65 C * James Cuddihy 6'3 190 4/22/84 Shawinigan (QMJHL) 56 9 18 27 49 Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2002 draft 6th rnd, 197th
66 LW * Tomas Fleischmann 6'1 170 5/16/84 Vitkovice (Czech-Jr) 34 21 17 38 14 Returned to Jrs 9/20/02 2002 draft 2nd rnd, 63rd
67 RW * Joel Ward 6'1 220 12/2/80 University of PEI (CIAU) 22 13 14 27 16 Released from tryout 9/20/02 Camp Tryout 2002
68 LW Nick Greenough 6'4 225 11/11/80 Mississippi (ECHL)
Manitoba/Providence (AHL)
42
4
6
0
9
0
15
0
224
16
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Grand Rapids Contract
70 C * Matt Hubbauer 5'9 183 12/17/82 Regina (WHL) 66 48 34 82 86 Released from tryout 9/20/02 Camp Tryout 2002
71 RW Doug Brown 5'10 185 6/12/64 Did Not Play - Retired Released from tryout 10/5/02 Camp tryout 2002
72 LW Mark Jerant 6'5 205 2/13/80 Port Huron (UHL) 57 4 6 10 154 Released from tryout 9/30/02 Camp Tryout 2002
73 D * Nate Kiser 6'1 207 5/4/82 Plymouth (OHL) 60 3 6 9 134 Released from tryout 9/20/02 Camp Tryout 2002
74 C Hugo Boisvert 6' 195 2/11/76 Grand Rapids (AHL) 74 11 18 29 48 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/23/02 Grand Rapids Contract
75 C Mark Mowers 5'11 190 2/16/74 Milwaukee (AHL)
Nashville (NHL)
45
14
19
1
20
2
39
3
34
2
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Free Agent 2002
76 D Travis Richards 6'1 195 3/22/70 Grand Rapids (AHL) 72 6 23 29 36 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Grand Rapids Contract
78 LW Gregor Baumgartner 6'1 192 7/13/79 Fort Worth (CHL)
Utah (AHL)
3
34
2
10
1
10
3
20
2
4
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/23/02 Camp Tryout 2002
79 C * Nathan Robinson 5'9 175 12/31/81 Belleville (OHL) 67 47 63 110 74 Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/30/02 Camp Tryout 2002
80 LW Tim Skarperud 5'11 180 2/6/78 North Dakota (WCHA)
Grand Rapids (AHL)
37
10
21
6
24
1
45
7
40
0
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/26/02 Grand Rapids Contract
81 D Dave Van Drunen 6' 208 1/31/76 Mobile (ECHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL)
3
48
1
2
3
2
4
4
10
56
Grand Rapids (AHL) 9/23/02 Grand Rapids Contract
91 C Sergei Fedorov 6'1 200 12/13/69 Detroit (NHL) 81 31 37 68 36 Detroit (NHL) 1989 draft 4th rnd, 74th
96 RW Tomas Holmstrom 6' 210 1/23/73 Detroit (NHL) 69 8 18 26 58 Detroit (NHL) 1994 draft 10th rnd, 257th
* - Amateur Player.