At the beginning of the lockout shortened 2012–13 season, Lashoff was recalled by the Red Wings after an injury to Jonathan Ericsson on January 21, 2013.[4] He made his NHL debut the same day against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and scored his first goal in the second period against Sergei Bobrovsky.[5]
On May 11, 2013, after being sent down from Detroit, Lashoff returned to the Grand Rapids Griffins to help them during their 2013 Calder Cup run. During the 2012–13 season, Lashoff recorded two goals and four assists in 37 regular season games, and one assist in 18 postseason games.[citation needed]
On January 30, 2015, Lashoff was placed on waivers by the Red Wings.[6] After clearing waivers, Lashoff was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Prior to being placed on waivers, Lashoff appeared in 11 games for the Red Wings during the 2014–15 season, where he recorded two assists.[7]
On June 16, 2016, the Red Wings signed Lashoff to a one-year contract extension.[8] During the 2016–17 season, Lashoff recorded three goals and eights assists in 62 games during the regular season. During the 2017 Calder Cup playoffs, he recorded one goal and three assists in 17 playoffs games, and helped lead the Griffins to the Calder Cup.[citation needed]
On June 29, 2017, the Red Wings signed Lashoff to a two-year contract extension.[9] On December 6, 2018, Lashoff was recalled by the Red Wings. Prior to being recalled, he recorded three assists in 17 games for the Griffins.[10] On March 13, 2019, the Red Wings signed Lashoff to a two-year contract extension.[11]
On December 27, 2019, the Red Wings recalled Lashoff from the Griffins. Prior to being recalled, he recorded two goals and 12 assists in 25 games for the Griffins.[12]
On February 4, 2021, entering his twelfth year in the AHL, Lashoff was named the 17th captain in franchise history of the Grand Rapids Griffins before the commencement of the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season.[13] Approaching the NHL trade deadline, Lashoff was involved in a three-way trade being initially dealt by the Red Wings to the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for David Savard before he was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a 2021 first-round pick and a 2022 third-round pick on April 10, 2021.[14][15] He was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins by the Lightning to continue his tenure as captain.[16]
On July 30, 2021, the Red Wings signed Lashoff to a one-year contract.[17] During the 2021–22 season, Lashoff played exclusively with the Griffins, and recorded five goals and 16 points in 67 games.
As the Griffins longest ever tenured player, Lashoff signed a one-year AHL contract on May 25, 2022, to return for a 14th season with the team.[18] At the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Lashoff ended his professional career and announced his retirement on April 12, 2023. He played more seasons in Grand Rapids than any pro athlete in the city’s history, spending all or part of 14 seasons with the Griffins including the last three as team captain. He finished his AHL career with 629 regular season games, ranking third all-time among players who have spent their entire career with one club.[19]
Post-playing career
On June 26, 2023, Lashoff was named an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins.[20]
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