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Red Wings organization assigns forward to ECHL's Toledo Walleye
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Despite his best efforts, the Detroit Red Wings have ended the professional tryout of Michigan native Nolan Moyle, sending him back to the ECHL.
His NHL dream may be dead for now, but he can still work his way back up the ranks.
The Grand Rapids Griffins have released Michigan native Nolan Moyle from his PTO with the team. He'll be headed back to where he began the season, in the ECHL with the Toledo Walleye.
Moyle played two games in his short stint with the Griffins and played against the Toronto Marlies with 2 penalty minutes and a -1 rating.
While his effort was valiant, it appears he will need to continue to develop his game in the ECHL with the Walleye, where he'd scored 8 points (4-4) in 7 games.
Last season, the forward played 12 games in the KHL with the Kunlun Red Star (now Shanghai Dragons) and is now coached by former Red Wings star Gerard Gallant.
The former Michigan Wolverines stud will have to put in double the work to climb out of the ECHL.
Nolan Moyle released from PTO by the Detroit Red Wings
Moyle's accustomed to playing postseason hockey, where he'd play 20 games of playoff hockey with the Toledo Walleye, helping them to the Kelly Cup finals.
In that time frame, he scored 5 points (5 A) after scoring 15 points (6-9) in 32 regular-season games with the ECHL club.
It's a disappointing development for the former Michigan Wolverines captain, who is a two-time Big Ten champion; he'll have to work harder to earn another shot in the future.
Moyle played a total of 46 points (24-22) and 156 penalty minutes in 164 games with the Wolverines.
He began his journey to a professional hockey career with the USHL's Green Bay Gamblers in 2016-18, scoring 60 points (24-36) in 116 games.
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