Forward has 28 points in 69 games with the Red Wings.
DETROIT, MI – The Detroit Red Wings assigned right wing Jonatan Berggren to the Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League today.
Berggren, 23, appeared in two Red Wings games this season, recording three shots in 9:20 of ice time. The 5-foot-11, 194-pound forward has three assists in two games with the Griffins to start the 2023-24 season. Berggren spent the majority of the 2022-23 season with the Red Wings, where he finished with 15 goals (5th), 28 points (9th), five power play goals (T4th), nine power play points (7th), and a 15.3 shooting percentage (1st). He also had seven points (4-3-7) in seven Griffins appearances before being recalled to Detroit.Berggren made his North American professional debut with the Griffins in 2021-22, setting rookie franchise records in assists (43), points (64), game-winning goals (7), and overtime goals (3) in 70 games. Berggren was named AHL Rookie of the Month in April 2022 after scoring 20 points (6-14-20) in 14 games. He finished the season with 26 points (7-19-26) in his final 18 games, including a season-high 11-game point streak (6-13-19).
Berggren previously played for Skelleftea AIK in the Swedish Hockey League, where he tied for the team lead with 45 points (12-33-45) in 49 games during the 2020-21 season, as well as four assists in 12 postseason games to help his team reach the SHL playoff semifinals. In 99 games with Skelleftea AIK in Sweden’s top professional league from 2017 to 21, Berggren totaled 60 points (14-46-60), a plus-seven rating, and 28 penalty minutes.Berggren, who was selected by the Red Wings in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, has 69 points (24-45-69), a plus-19 rating, and 42 penalty minutes in 67 career games for Skelleftea’s under-20 team (2016-18), as well as 140 points (67-73-140) in 109 games for Enkopings and Skelleftea since 2013-14. The Uppsala, Sweden, native played in eight games for his country at the 2023 IIHF World Championship, recording seven points (2-5-7), a plus-five rating, and two penalty minutes. Berggren led Sweden to a bronze medal at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship, scoring five points (1-4-5) in seven games.He won bronze with Sweden at the 2018 IIHF World Under-18 Championship after leading the team with 10 points (5-5-10) in seven games, and he also won bronze at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament after scoring five points (3-2-5) in five games. Berggren also won a gold medal with Sweden at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring three points (2-1-3) in six games.
