Frk was also recalled under emergency conditions by Detroit on Wednesday under but returned to Grand Rapids on Thursday. The 25-year-old has split the 2018-19 season between Detroit and Grand Rapids. In 25 games with the Red Wings, he has recorded five points (1-4-5) and two penalty minutes. Since joining the Griffins on Feb. 14, Frk has totaled 13 points (4-9-13), a plus-12 rating and six penalty minutes in 10 games and ranks third in the AHL with a 1.30 point-per-game average (among players with five-or-more games played). The sixth-year pro has appeared in 95 NHL games with Carolina and Detroit since 2016-17, posting 30 points (12-18-30) and 16 penalty minutes. He has also skated in 224 games for Grand Rapids since 2013-14, showing 131 points (67-64-131) and 191 penalty minutes. Frk also has 21 points (6-15-21) and 22 penalty minutes in 26 career AHL playoff games and helped the Griffins win the 2017 Calder Cup championship after scoring the game-winning goal in the team's series-deciding Game 6 win against Syracuse.
Originally drafted by the Red Wings in the second round (49th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, Frk spent three seasons (2010-13) with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's Halifax Mooseheads prior to turning pro. In 152 games with Halifax, he logged 163 points (73-90-163) and 200 penalty minutes and won a QMJHL championship and CHL Memorial Cup championship in 2012-13. The Pelhrimov, Czech Republic, native has also represented his country internationally on several occasions, combining for 10 points (6-4-10) in 12 games at the 2011 and 2013 IIHF World Junior Championships and 12 points (3-9-12) at the 2010 and 2011 IIHF World Under-18 Championships.
Chelios, 28, has appeared in 59 games for the Griffins this season, logging 14 points (1-13-14), a plus-17 rating and 22 penalty minutes. He is tied for third among Griffins defensemen in scoring and ranks second overall on the club in plus-minus. Chelios has appeared in 294 career AHL games between the Chicago Wolves, Charlotte Checkers and Griffins, totaling 107 points (17-90-107) and 197 penalty minutes since turning pro during the 2013-14 season. The Chicago native posted his most productive AHL season with Charlotte in 2016-17, notching 32 points (4-28-32) in 76 games while serving as one of the team's alternate captains.
The son of former Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios and a free agent signee by Detroit on July 1, 2018, Chelios also tallied five points (2-3-5) in 15 games over two ECHL stints with the Toledo Walleye and Kalamazoo Wings between 2013-15. The sixth-year pro graduated from Michigan State University prior to turning pro, totaling 54 points (17-37-54) and 195 penalty minutes in 154 games from the Spartans from 2010-14. He was an All-Big Ten honorable mention as a senior after leading Michigan State's defensemen in scoring and winning the team's most-outstanding defensive player award. Chelios is also a product of the Little Caesars AAA Hockey Club and spent one seasons with the United States Hockey League's Chicago Steel, where he posted 34 points (12-22-34) in 52 games during the 2009-10 campaign.
Martin Frk, Right Wing
Born Oct 5 1993 -- Pelhrimov, Czech Rep.
Height 6.01 -- Weight 205 -- Shoots R
Selected by Detroit Red Wings round 2 #49 overall 2012 NHL Entry Draft
Jake Chelios, Defenseman
Born Mar 8 1991 -- Chicago, IL
Height 6.02 -- Weight 185 -- Shoots L
