Detroit Red Wings Roster Transactions 10/08/2026

The Detroit Red Wings return tomorrow night following a big 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. The win was their first of the 2026-27 season. Today they announced that they are activating defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker from IR. They are also placing forward JT Compher on IR retroactive to 10/04. Compher is considered day-to-day as he didn’t skate on Wednesday during practice and their hasn’t been an update yet. He’s expected to miss the next two games making his return as early as Tuesday against New Jersey. Bernard-Docker has been out with an upper-body injury as he was on injured reserve since September 28th.

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Compher in two games this season is yet to record a point. he is even in plus/minus and is 42.3% at the faceoff dot. Since joining the Red Wings he’s appeared in 237 games recording 108 points on 41 goals and 67 assists. He’s a -25 with ten power-play goals, two shorthanded goals, and four game-winning goals. He’s 46.9% at faceoff as a Red Wing.

Last season was Bernard-Docker’s first as a Red Wing. He played in 63 games recording five points on a goal and four assists. He was even in plus/minus with 87 blocked shots and 66 total hits.

The Red Wings currently have eight defenseman active so it’ll be interesting to see which one sits if not two depending on if they got with an 11/7 lineup tomorrow night.