The Red Wings organization has added another Bertuzzi to the mix.
Tag Bertuzzi, the son of Todd Bertuzzi and the uncle of Tyler Bertuzzi, has signed a one-year contract with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, Detroit’s top minor league affiliate.
The 25-year-old forward comes to Grand Rapids after splitting last season between two leagues. He appeared in 14 games for the Utica Comets in the AHL, then put up 31 points and 23 penalty minutes in 38 games with the ECHL’s Adirondack Thunder. His ECHL line came in at 16 goals and 15 assists.
Bertuzzi has logged parts of four AHL seasons from 2022-26, recording one assist and six penalty minutes in 30 games across Charlotte, Hartford, Belleville and Utica. In the ECHL, he has been a more productive scorer, piling up 130 points and 99 penalty minutes in 170 regular-season games since 2022-23. His strongest year came in 2022-23, when he set a career high with 52 points in 64 games.
Before turning pro, Bertuzzi spent four seasons in the OHL, skating for Guelph, Hamilton and Flint. He played 191 career OHL games and finished with 112 points and 98 penalty minutes, plus nine points in 20 postseason contests. His best junior season came in 2019-20 with Hamilton, when he totaled 47 points in 57 games.
The family ties run deep in the Red Wings orbit. Todd Bertuzzi had two stints in Detroit, while Tyler Bertuzzi also wore the Winged Wheel and spent seven seasons with the Red Wings.
Tyler played for Grand Rapids from 2014 to 2018 and helped the Griffins win the Calder Cup in 2016-17. He scored 30 goals for Detroit in 2021-22 and now plays for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Todd Bertuzzi first arrived in Detroit in a 2007 NHL trade deadline deal, then returned for a second run from 2009-10 through 2013-14.
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