Red Wings sign D Ryan Murphy to one-year contract extension

The Detroit Red Wings have signed defenseman Ryan Murphy to a one-year contract.

SportsNet’s Elliotte Friedman reports it’s a two-way deal.

Murphy, 28, spent this past season with the AHL’s Henderson Silver Knights. He was drafted back in 2011 out of the Kitchener Rangers, 12th overall.

Murphy adds depth to Detroit’s defensive group, allowing the organization to move him around more freely between the Red Wings and the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.

NHL free agency opens noon Wednesday, July 28.

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Previously:

• Gustav Lindstrom signs two-year deal; answering inbox questions
• Marc Staal signs for another season; draft recap
• Red Wings 2021 draft: Edvinsson, Cossa, Buium, Mazur, Savage, Dower Nilsson, Plandowski, Zito
• Red Wings select goalie Sebastian Cossa at 15th overall in 2021 NHL Draft
• Nedeljkovic returns to Michigan; Yzerman draft focus; Rasmussen extension
• Kraken grab Cholowski, trade frenzy looms, then draft
• Should Red Wings select goalie in 1st round of 2021 NHL Draft?
• Welcome, Nick Leddy
• Ken Holland strikes, Kucherov calls Larionov, and a quiz
• Tanguay joins coaching staff; Chelios to ESPN
• Expansion draft primer, Sergei Fedorov quiz
• Gallant goes to Rangers; coaches quiz time
• Recalling the magical 2012-13 playoff run with two epic game 7s
• May 31, 2002 -- Red Wings score 7 goals vs. Avalanche in Game 7
• Wings will have 6th overall pick in 2021 NHL Draft
• Chris Osgood -- Hall of Famer?
• Jack Eichel -- could Yzerman add him?
• End-of-season notes: 2020-21 vs. 2019-20, looking ahead
• Veleno, Rasmussen showing promise down the middle
• Trading Anthony Mantha was more than Red Wings fans could ask for at deadline