Detroit Red Wings' goaltenders NHL hopes down the drain with reassignment to ECHL
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A goaltenders NHL dreams are down the drain following a completed roster move by the Detroit Red Wings organization on Monday
The Detroit Red Wings have reassigned goaltender Jan Bednar from the Grand Rapids Griffins to the ECHL's Toledo Walleye on Monday.
This signals the end of his dreams of making it to the NHL, as hoped since his draft year five years ago (2021).
"Bednar competed in three games with the Griffins during his call up and logged a 1-1-0 record with a 1.30 goals-against average and a .944 save percentage. On March 15 at Rockford during his AHL debut, he became just the ninth rookie goaltender in franchise history to win their first game, collecting 14 saves in a 3-1 victory."
Bednar has solidified his role in the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League) but has not shown enough promise to backstop an AHL franchise.
"The 107th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings in 2020 has appeared in 33 games with the Walleye this season, showing a 21-8-4 mark with three shutouts to go along with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. Bednar ranks among the ECHL leaders in games played (T9th), wins (T4th), goals-against average (12th), and shutouts (T4th). Last campaign as a rookie with Toledo, the 22-year-old logged a 22-7-2 record with two shutouts with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage in 36 regular-season outings. He added a 4-1 ledger in the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs with a 2.37 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage. In 72 career regular-season contests with the Walleye, Bednar has established a 44-16-6 ledger with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage."
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