Sebastian Cossa, the top goaltending prospect in the organization, has been called up by the Detroit Red Wings on an emergency basis.
The move was made in the morning of Wednesday, March 4, two days after the team’s starting goaltender, John Gibson, left Monday’s game at the Nashville Predators with an upper-body injury after getting hit in the shoulder area with a puck. Gibson was to be looked at when he returned home. The Red Wings were off on Tuesday.
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Coach Todd McLellan said later Wednesday that Gibson was day-to-day and that Cam Talbot would start Wednesday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network Detroit).
Cossa has appeared in one NHL game, coming in in relief on Dec. 9, 2024, in a game at the Buffalo Sabres, which he won in a shootout.
Selected at No. 15 in 2021 draft, Cossa has compiled a 68-29-17 record with a 2.38 goals-against average, a 0.914 save percentage and eight shutouts in 115 AHL games with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Cossa, 23, this season has posted a 24-4-3 record with a 1.99 goals-against average, a 0.927 save percentage and five shutouts in 31 appearances with the Griffins. The 6-foot-7, 220-pound netminder was named the AHL Goaltender of the Month for both November and December 2025, representing the Griffins at the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Sebastian Cossa recalled by Red Wings after John Gibson injury
