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The Daily: Former Red Wings D Lashoff cherishes AHL All-Star Game captaincy; Crosby perfers old playoff format

Lashoff played 136 NHL games for Detroit

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1 year ago

February 4, 2023

Bob Duff

Brian Lashoff of the Grand Rapids Griffins will serve as a captain in the AHL All-Star Game. Photo by Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins

Brian Lashoff has been part of the extended family of the Detroit Red Wings for 15 seasons, and that’s exactly how he views the situation.

“It’s a family atmosphere, and I think I kind of realized that as soon as I came to Grand Rapids,” Lashoff told Patrick Williams of theAHL.com.

Defenseman Lashoff, 32, is serving as a captain during the AHL All-Star Classic on Sunday-Monday in Laval, Que.

Congrats to Brian Lashoff for playing his 750th Game Tonight as a PRO! #CaptainConsistent | #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/HgkGIRPK8Y

— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) February 4, 2023

“The organization as a whole has been amazing to me and my family throughout the years,” Lashoff said of the Red Wings.

Lashoff spent 136 NHL games playing for the Red Wings. He’s suited up for the Griffins for each of his 611 AHL games. That’s the third-most in league history of any one-team player. Lashoff was a Calder Cup winner in Grand Rapids in 2012-13 and 2016-17.

“I think the support from the fans is among the best in the league,” he said of Grand Rapids. “I think this city is a great city to play in. It’s not too big of a city, but you show up on a weekend night at Van Andel (Arena), it can be sold out.”

Griffins Whip Texans

Taro Hirose was leading the way with two goals and an assist as the Griffins smacked the Texas Stars 6-2 in an AHL road game on Friday.

Albert Johansson was adding a goal and an assist and Elmer Soderblom was scoring his fourth goal in the past three games. Alex Nedeljkovic was making 35 saves for the win.

In his debut on a condiitoning assignment, Detroit right-winger Filip Zadina was pointless with three shots and a +1 rating.

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Red Wings Next Game

Returning from the NHL All-Star break, Detroit will be playing host to Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET) at Little Caesars Arena.

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