DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings have finalized their 23-man roster for the start of the 2025–26 NHL season, assigning defenseman Justin Holl to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
The roster now features 13 forwards, eight defensemen, and two goaltenders as Detroit prepares to open its 100th NHL season on Thursday, October 9, against the Montréal Canadiens at Little Caesars Arena (7:00 p.m.).
Player Movement (October 6, 2025)
Assigned: Justin Holl (D) – Tonka Bay, Minnesota | 6’4”, 194 lbs | Born: Jan. 30, 1992 | Signed: July 1, 2023
Detroit Red Wings 2025–26 Opening Roster
Forwards (13)
Andrew Copp – C | L | 6’1″ | 201 lbs | Ann Arbor, MI | Signed July 13, 2022
Mason Appleton – C | R | 6’2″ | 194 lbs | Green Bay, WI | Signed July 1, 2025
Lucas Raymond – LW | R | 5’11” | 188 lbs | Gothenburg, SWE | 2020 Draft (1st/4)
Michael Rasmussen – C | L | 6’6″ | 225 lbs | Surrey, BC | 2017 Draft (1st/9)
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård – RW | R | 6’1″ | 206 lbs | Oslo, NOR | 2024 Draft (1st/15)
J.T. Compher – LW | R | 6’0″ | 192 lbs | Northbrook, IL | Signed July 1, 2023
Jonatan Berggren – RW | L | 5’11” | 199 lbs | Uppsala, SWE | 2018 Draft (2nd/33)
Emmitt Finnie – C | L | 6’1″ | 190 lbs | Lethbridge, AB | 2023 Draft (7th/201)
Dylan Larkin – C | L | 6’1″ | 204 lbs | Waterford, MI | 2014 Draft (1st/15)
Elmer Söderblom – LW | L | 6’8″ | 246 lbs | Gothenburg, SWE | 2019 Draft (6th/159)
Patrick Kane – RW | L | 5’10” | 178 lbs | Buffalo, NY | Signed Nov. 28, 2023
Marco Kasper – C | L | 6’1″ | 197 lbs | Innsbruck, AUT | 2022 Draft (1st/8)
Alex DeBrincat – RW | R | 5’8″ | 178 lbs | Farmington Hills, MI | Trade w/OTT, July 9, 2023
Defensemen (8)
Ben Chiarot – L | 6’3″ | 225 lbs | Hamilton, ON | Signed July 13, 2022
Albert Johansson – L | 6’0″ | 187 lbs | Karlstad, SWE | 2019 Draft (2nd/60)
Jacob Bernard-Docker – R | 6’1″ | 198 lbs | Canmore, AB | Signed July 1, 2025
Axel Sandin-Pellikka – R | 5’11” | 185 lbs | Gällivare, SWE | 2023 Draft (1st/17)
Travis Hamonic – R | 6’0″ | 195 lbs | St. Malo, MB | Signed Aug. 15, 2025
Moritz Seider – R | 6’3″ | 205 lbs | Zell, GER | 2019 Draft (1st/6)
Erik Gustafsson – L | 6’0″ | 187 lbs | Nynäshamn, SWE | Signed July 1, 2024
Simon Edvinsson – L | 6’6″ | 225 lbs | Kungsbacka, SWE | 2021 Draft (1st/6)
Goaltenders (2)
John Gibson – L | 6’2″ | 214 lbs | Pittsburgh, PA | Trade w/ANA, June 28, 2025
Cam Talbot – L | 6’4″ | 197 lbs | Caledonia, ON | Signed July 1, 2024
Injured/Non-Roster
Shai Buium – D | L | 6’3″ | 216 lbs | San Diego, CA | 2021 Draft (2nd/36)
Nate Danielson – C | R | 6’2″ | 195 lbs | Red Deer, AB | 2023 Draft (1st/9)
James van Riemsdyk – LW | L | 6’3″ | 209 lbs | Middletown, NJ | Non-Roster
Detroit’s historic Centennial Season officially begins Thursday night as the Red Wings
face off against the Montréal Canadiens in front of their home fans at Little Caesars Arena.
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