| # | Pos | Player | HT | WT | Shts | DOB | POB | 2008-09 Club | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | 2008-09 Status | Notes |
|---|
| 2 | D | PJ Atherton | 6'2 | 205 | R | 8/16/82 | Edina, MN | Reading (ECHL)
Manchester (AHL) | 55
9 | 16
0 | 25
3 | 41
3 | 52
8 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 3 | D | Logan Pyett | 5'11 | 198 | R | 5/26/88 | Regina, SK | Regina (WHL) | 62 | 20 | 34 | 54 | 54 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 4 | D | Jonathan Ericsson | 6'5 | 220 | L | 3/2/84 | Karlskrona, Sweden | Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 69
8 | 10
1 | 24
0 | 34
1 | 83
4 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/7/08 |
| 5 | D | Jakub Kindl | 6'3 | 200 | L | 2/10/87 | Sumperk, Czech Republic | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 75 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 82 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 7 | D | Garrett Stafford | 6'0 | 194 | R | 1/28/80 | Los Angeles, CA | Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 69
2 | 11
0 | 33
0 | 44
0 | 36
0 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/5/08 |
| 8 | C/LW | Cory Emmerton | 6'0 | 190 | L | 6/1/88 | St Thomas, Ont | Kingston (OHL)
Brampton (OHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 24
30
7 | 13
12
0 | 18
18
1 | 31
30
1 | 6
10
0 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/5/08 |
| 9 | C | Evan McGrath | 6'0 | 195 | L | 1/14/86 | Oakville, Ont | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 78 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 26 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 10 | D | Jason Jozsa | 6'1 | 190 | R | 7/4/81 | Calgary, Alb | Las Vegas (ECHL)
Quad City (AHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 49
2
23 | 2
0
1 | 28
0
5 | 30
0
6 | 28
0
12 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 11 | C/RW | Ville Leino | 6'1 | 183 | L | 10/6/83 | Savonlinna, Finland | Jokerit Helsinki (Finland) | 55 | 28 | 49 | 77 | 18 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/7/08 |
| 12 | D | Tom Galvin | 5'10 | 190 | R | 11/2/79 | Staten Island, NY | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 75 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 46 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 13 | LW | Jan Mursak | 5'11 | 173 | R | 1/20/88 | Maribor, Slovenia | Saginaw (OHL)
Belleville (OHL) | 26
31 | 6
11 | 20
27 | 26
38 | 15
8 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/5/08 |
| 14 | RW | Randall Gelech | 6'2 | 212 | R | 2/2/84 | Wynard, SK | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 70 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 37 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 15 | C | Darren Helm | 5'11 | 185 | L | 1/21/87 | St Andrews, Man | Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 67
7 | 16
0 | 15
0 | 31
0 | 30
2 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/7/08 |
| 16 | C | Ryan Oulahen | 6'1 | 195 | L | 3/26/85 | Newmarket, Ont | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 75 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 47 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 17 | C | Francis Pare | 5'10 | 185 | R | 6/30/87 | Lemoyne, Que | Chicoutimi (QMJHL) | 69 | 54 | 48 | 102 | 54 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 18 | LW | Mattias Ritola | 6'0 | 192 | L | 3/14/87 | Borlange, Sweden | Grand Rapids (AHL)
Detroit (NHL) | 72
2 | 7
0 | 15
1 | 22
1 | 62
0 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/5/08 |
| 19 | LW | Justin Abdelkader | 6'1 | 209 | L | 2/25/87 | Muskegon, MI | Michigan State (CCHA)
Detroit (NHL) | 42
2 | 19
0 | 21
0 | 40
0 | 107
2 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/5/08 |
| 20 | RW | Darren Haydar | 5'9 | 177 | R | 10/22/79 | Toronto, Ont | Chicago (AHL)
Atlanta (NHL) | 51
16 | 19
1 | 39
7 | 58
8 | 52
2 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 21 | RW | Francis Lemieux | 5'11 | 190 | L | 2/22/84 | Sherbrooke, Que | Hamilton (AHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 33
26 | 0
6 | 6
5 | 6
11 | 27
28 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 23 | RW | Jamie Tardif | 6'0 | 203 | R | 1/23/85 | Welland, Ont | Grand Rapids (AHL) | 80 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 90 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 26 | RW | Landon Wilson | 6'3 | 226 | R | 3/13/75 | St Louis, MO | Lugano (Swiss) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 67 | | Assigned by Dallas (NHL) 10/4/08 |
| 27 | C | Aaron Gagnon | 5'10 | 185 | R | 4/24/86 | Quesnel, BC | Idaho (ECHL)
Iowa (AHL) | 22
25 | 7
0 | 14
1 | 21
1 | 4
8 | | Assigned by Dallas (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 28 | D | Sergei Kolosov | 6'4 | 187 | L | 5/22/86 | Novopolotsk, Belarus | Dynamo Minsk (Belarus) | 47 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 73 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 30 | G | Isaac Reichmuth | 5'11 | 175 | L | 12/29/82 | Fruitvale, BC | Muskegon (IHL) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Signed to PTO by Grand Rapids (AHL) 10/8/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 31 | G | Daniel Larsson | 6'0 | 170 | L | 2/7/86 | Boden, Sweden | Djurgarden (Sweden) | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/3/08 |
| 44 | RW | Aaron Downey | 6'1 | 215 | R | 8/27/74 | Shelburne, Ont | Detroit (NHL) | 56 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 116 | | Assigned by Deroit (NHL) 10/8/08 |
| 29 | LW | Josef Fojtik | 5"11 | 187 | L | 9/11/84 | Ostrava, Czech Rep | Flint (IHL)
Grand Rapids (AHL) | 63
13 | 28
0 | 21
2 | 49
2 | 68
12 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | D | Brett Peterson | 5'11 | 199 | L | 10/21/81 | Northborough, MA | Florida (ECHL)
Albany (AHL) | 69
3 |
0 | 10
0 | 14
0 | 101
2 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | D | Johan Kroll | 6'2 | 200 | R | 2/23/84 | Plymouth, MN | Ohio St (CCHA)
Rochester (AHL) | 35
4 | 1
0 | 4
1 | 5
1 | 48
4 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | D | Kelly Sullivan | 6'0 | 185 | L | 4/28/83 | Beverly Hills, MI | U Mass-Lowell (HE) | 34 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | D | Adam Welch | 6'3 | 209 | R | 10/4/83 | Hastings, MN | Ferris State (CCHA) | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | C | Andrew Fournier | 5'11 | 192 | L | 11/5/87 | Amherstview, Ont | Plymouth (OHL)
Norfolk (AHL) | 64
6 | 35
0 | 40
0 | 75
0 | 49
4 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | C | Matt McKnight | 6'1 | 195 | R | 6/14/84 | Halkirk, Alta | U of Minn-Duluth (WCHA) | 33 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 24 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | RW | Evan Rankin | 6'1 | 195 | R | 3/28/86 | Portage, MI | Notre Dame (CCHA) | 47 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 28 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
| 0 | RW | Geoff Walker | 6'3 | 236 | R | 12/9/87 | Charlottetown, PEI | PEI (QMJHL) | 69 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 59 | Released from Camp 10/03/08 | Camp Tryout |
* - Amateur Player.
