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never good. Thank God I quit, because I was not a natural skateboarder.”
Renouf became an unrestricted free agent after last season. It meant he could choose the organization where he felt he could make the most impact.
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“I wanted to go to free agency and see what was out there and find my best opportunity,” he said. “As [an unrestricted free agent], you’re able to put yourself in the best position possible. Picking Detroit was a pretty easy situation.”
He was already spending his summers in Michigan. His girlfriend, Kylee Scholten, whom he met while playing in Charlotte, was from Charlevoix. “I already knew northern Michigan from the Red Wings camps in Traverse City, so I fell in love with the area. Spending summer there is awesome.”
Renouf said the possibility of playing in
“Hockey is all about Grand Rapids if he was not in the NHL made confidence. Winning his signing with Detroit a no-brainer. definitely helps you out in “When you go to that regard. Winning a Calder other teams, you feel like there are a lot of Cup shows that you’ve been guys you meet who have the same fond memories to the peak of the AHL. You of GR,” he said. “For me, everything started in know what to expect. And Grand Rapids. you know that you can play.” “It starts with showing that you can be an everyday AHLer and showing that you can be part of a winning team. From there, you just chip away. I think it’s a matter of being put in different situations and improving during your time in the AHL. Eventually, you gain more and more confidence. “Hockey is all about confidence. Winning definitely helps you out in that regard. Winning a Calder Cup shows that you’ve been to the peak of the AHL. You know what to expect. And you know that you can play.”
Renouf appeared in his first NHL game of the 2021-22 season on Nov. 24 in the Red Wings’ 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Photo Credit: Dave Reginek
RECORDBOOK AND Through games of Dec. 2, 2021 LEADERS
GAMES PLAYED All-Time Travis Richards Active Leader Brian Lashoff (2nd) Single-Season 5 players tied 2020-21 Riley Barber, Joe Hicketts GOALS All-Time Michel Picard Active Leader Turner Elson (T35th) Single-Season Donald MacLean (2005-06) 2020-21 Riley Barber ASSISTS All-Time Michel Picard Active Leader Brian Lashoff (18th) Single-Season Jiri Hudler (2005-06) 2020-21 Taro Hirose 655 526 *82 32
158 45 *56 20
222 83 60 23
Michel Picard Calvin Pickard
POINTS All-Time Michel Picard Active Leader Brian Lashoff (33rd) Single-Season Michel Picard (1996-97) 2020-21 Riley Barber PLUS/MINUS All-Time Travis Richards Active Leader Turner Elson (13th) Single-Season Ivan Ciernik (2000-01) 2020-21 Turner Elson PENALTY MINUTES All-Time Darryl Bootland Active Leader Brian Lashoff (20th) Single-Season Darryl Bootland (2005-06) 2020-21 Dylan McIlrath
* = Led League
Darryl Bootland
380 110 101 34
+131 +43 *+41 +6
1,164 277 390 70
Turner Elson Brian Lashoff Joey MacDonald
GOALIE GAMES PLAYED All-Time Tom McCollum Active Leader Calvin Pickard (T14th) Single-Season Joey MacDonald (2004-05) 2020-21 Kevin Boyle, Pat Nagle GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE All-Time Martin Prusek Active Leader Calvin Pickard (T17th) Single-Season Martin Prusek (2001-02) 2020-21 Pat Nagle
