RED WINGS SIGN DEFENSEMAN TORY DELLO TO A ONE-YEAR, TWO-WAY CONTRACT
The Detroit Red Wings announced Thursday that they have signed defenseman Tory Dello to a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000.
The 27-year-old spent the 2023-24 campaign with the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) where he tallied three goals and 10 assists for 13 points and 28 penalty minutes in 65 games.
Dello has spent his entire pro career in the AHL bouncing around between teams. He got his first taste of AHL action during the 2019-20 campaign when he suited up for one game with the Red Wings’ affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins after wrapping up his four-year campaign at the University of Notre Dame. Dello captured back-to-back NCAA B1G Championships with Notre Dame and registered 40 points in 154 games.
The Lakewood, Illinois product’s best offensive production came in the 2021-22 campaign while playing with the Laval Rocket, he tallied five goals and 13 assists for 18 points in 55 games and added one assist in 15 Calder Cup playoff contests.
During the 2014-15 season, Dello represented Team USA at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup and captured a bronze medal on a squad that featured Tommy Novak, Brock Boeser, Troy Terry and Joe Cecconi.
In 188 games played, Dello has racked up 12 goals and 36 assists for 48 points and 112 penalty minutes over parts of six seasons with the Griffins, Rocket and Wolves.
Prior to his NCAA tenure, Dello spent three years with the Tri-City Storm of the USHL and captained the team in 2015-16 to a Clark Cup championship, registering 12 points in 50 regular season games and two goals and five points in 11 USHL postseason contests. Dello was named the USHL Gentleman of the Year.
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