The Red Wings made two roster moves today, recalling goaltender Jimmy Howard from Grand Rapids, where he had been on a conditioning stint. If you missed the news, he was hurt in his last start for the Griffins, so he won’t be playing in Detroit in the near future.
The team also placed Jonathan Ericsson on Long Term Injured Reserve. This move is not surprising after the update on his injury today:
#RedWings‘ Jonathan Ericsson to have surgery next week, out 12 weeks, per Ken Holland. Ericsson’s season is over
— Brendan Savage (@BrendanSavage) February 10, 2017
Here’s the press release from the Red Wings:
RED WINGS RECALL HOWARD FROM GRAND RAPIDS
… Jonathan Ericsson Placed on Long-Term Injured Reserve …
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today recalled goaltender Jimmy Howard from the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins. The Red Wings also placed defenseman Jonathan Ericsson on long-term injured reserve.
Howard, 32, played in two games with the Griffins after he was assigned to Grand Rapids for conditioning on Feb. 4 and made 40 saves over two starts, posting a 1-1-0 record. He will remain on injured reserve after leaving the Griffins’ 4-1 win on Wednesday over Manitoba midway through the third period. Howard has been limited to 17 games for the Red Wings this season due to injury, sporting a 5-7-1 record. Among goalies with a minimum of 15 games played, Howard leads the NHL with a 0.934 save percentage and a 1.96 goals-against average. Howard, who has not played for Detroit since Dec. 20 in Tampa Bay, has totaled 392 games with the Red Wings since 2005-06 and has a 194-120-54 record, 2.43 goals-against average, 0.915 save percentage and 23 shutouts. The Syracuse, N.Y., native was also an Olympian on the United States’ 2014 team in Sochi, Russia, and has also represented his country at the 2003 IIHF World Junior Championship and the 2012 IIHF World Championship.
A 12th-year pro, Howard began his professional career with the Griffins in 2005-06 and has made 188 appearances with the team. Howard owns a 91-74-11 record all time in the AHL, alongside a 2.68 goals-against average, 0.910 save percentage and 14 shutouts. Prior to turning pro, Howard spent three seasons at the University of Maine from 2002-05, where he posted a 47-23-10 record, 1.84 goals-against average, a 0.931 save percentage and 15 shutouts. Howard was originally drafted in the second round (64th overall) by the Red Wings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
