michigan roundup: red wings ink kiiskinen to entry-level deal
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finland's jesse kiiskinen gets one past slovakia goaltender samuel urban's glove at the 2025 iihf world junior championship.
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the detroit red wings have signed forward jesse kiiskinen.
a former third-round pick by the nashville predators, the red wings acquired the finnish forward last year along with a second-round draft pick in a deal that sent lasalle defenceman andrew gibson to nashville.
the 19-year-old kiiskinen spent last season playing with hpk hameenlinna in the finnish elite league.
the six-foot, 187-pound kiiskinen led the team with 30 assists and 44 points and tied for third on the club with 14 goals in 46 games. he secured 19 of his points on the power play, which led also led the team, while being the top-scoring player under the age of 20 in the league.
kiiskinen, who signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the red wings, also led finland in scoring at this year’s world junior hockey championship with six goals and seven points in seven games to help the team to a silver medal.
tigers add another
the detroit tigers got another player back from a long-term injury.
right-handed pitcher sawyer gipson-long was reinstated from the 60-day disabled list and started wednesday road game against the chicago white sox.
the 27-year-old gipson-long had his entire 2024 season wiped out. he injured his elbow in spring training that required internal brace ucl surgery. knowing he would miss the season, gipson-long also opted for a labrum repair on his left hip.
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the tigers acquired gipson-long from the minnesota twins in 2022 for right-handed reliever michael fulmer. a former sixth-round pick, gibson-long made five rehab appearances before his recall by detroit. he threw 5 1/3 innings and 53 pitches in his final appearance with class aaa toledo.
lions add veteran
the detroit lions added a little more experience at cornerback by signing divaad wilson.
the 25-year-old wilson split last season between the arizona cardinals and new york giants.
the six-foot, 195-pound wilson played collegiately at the university of georgia and the university of central florida, but was undrafted into the nfl.
he originally signed with jacksonville before landing with arizona. he has one career start in seven games and can also contributed on special teams.
to make room on the 90-man roster, the lions waived rookie undrafted free-agent cornerback gavin holmes.
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