The Detroit Red Wings have signed center Austin Czarnik to a two-year contract and right wing Matt Luff to a one-year contract.

The Grand Rapids Griffins have signed center Joel L’Esperance to a two-year American Hockey League contract.

The Grand Rapids Griffins have signed left wing Cedric Lacroix to a one-year American Hockey League contract.

The Grand Rapids Griffins have re-signed captain Brian Lashoff to a one-year contract and center Tyler Spezia to a two-year contract.

Grand Rapids Griffins forwards Riley Barber and Jonatan Berggren and Syracuse Crunch goaltender Max Lagace have been selected as the league’s award winners for April.

Grand Rapids Griffins forward Dominik Shine has been suspended for one game as a consequence of his actions in a game at Ontario on Mar. 27.

The St. Louis Blues have acquired defensemen Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for defenseman Jake Walman, forward Oskar Sundqvist and a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.

Players on professional tryout contracts — PTO’s — serve a crucial, if sometimes overlooked, role for AHL teams. Some come in for a game, maybe a weekend, to fill a roster spot, but it is always an opportunity to leave a good impression.

Under normal circumstances, Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Donovan Sebrango likely would be playing his final junior season right now, fine-tuning his play in preparation for the pros. Obviously, these are not “normal” times.

Shawn Horcoff played 1,008 regular-season games in the National Hockey League between the Edmonton Oilers, Dallas Stars, and Anaheim Ducks. Now he will manage talent just one step from the NHL.