- Red Wings sign forward Chase Stillman to a one-year, two-way contract
- Deal carries an $850,000 NHL salary and $90,000 in the minors
- Read below for how the former first-rounder landed in Detroit
Chase Stillman is getting a change of scenery, again.
The Red Wings signed the forward to a one-year, two-way contract on Friday. The deal carries an $850,000 salary at the NHL level and $90,000 in the minors.
Detroit made the move official on social media:
This is Stillman’s fourth team in 16 months. New Jersey took him in the first round back in 2021, but the pro game hasn’t come easy for the 21-year-old.
He never reached a point per game across three OHL seasons, topping out at 49 and 48 points. His best pro year was his rookie campaign with AHL Utica in 2023-24, when he put up 14 goals and 10 assists in 54 games.
Things went sideways after that. Pittsburgh acquired him at the 2025 deadline, and he managed just three points in 19 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Vancouver landed him last summer in the swap that sent goalie Arturs Silovs to the Penguins.
An injury-riddled year followed. Stillman played only 24 games in the Canucks organization, scoring three goals and adding six assists. Vancouver non-tendered him on Monday rather than hand over a qualifying offer.
Detroit has spent the offseason reshuffling its own forward group, and Stillman adds cheap depth to the mix. He projects to open next season with AHL Grand Rapids, where a healthy year could finally earn him his first NHL game.
