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Detroit Red Wings just traded for another goaltender
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The Detroit Red Wings acquired goaltender Gage Alexander from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for forward Robby Fabbri and a conditional fourth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.
Alexander spent the 2023-24 season with the ECHL's Tulsa Oilers, posting a 5-8-2 record, a 3.76 goals-against average, a 0.887 save percentage, and one shutout in 19 appearances. The 6-foot-6, 205-pound netminder split time between the AHL's San Diego Gulls and Tulsa in 2022-23, logging a 5-7-3 record, a 3.59 goals-against average, an 0.887 save percentage, and one shutout in 16 games with the Gulls.
Originally selected by Anaheim in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Alexander has posted a 3.72 goals-against average and a 0.884 save percentage in 25 ECHL contests with Tulsa. Before turning professional, he played in the WHL, showing promise with an 18-7-4 record, a 2.40 goals-against average, a 0.911 save percentage, and two shutouts in 29 appearances with the Winnipeg Ice in the 2021-22 season.
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JUILLET 3 | 137 ANSWERS Detroit Red Wings just traded for another goaltender Do you think it was a good choice to trade Robby Fabbri? | ||
| Yes | 103 | 75.2 % |
| No | 34 | 24.8 % |
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