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Height	›	6'1"
Weight	›	195
Shoots	›	Left
Age	›	21
Experience	›	1 Year
Rookie Year	›	2008
Birthdate	›	February 25th, 1987
Birthplace	›	Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Drafted	›	42nd Overall, 2nd Round, 2005 (DET)
Acquired	›	Detroit's 2nd choice (42nd overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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› 01/04: Carlson plays big role in success of Roughriders - Gazette Online
› 01/02: Nanooks return to Ice against Spartans - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
› 12/30: Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Weekly Notes - MLN - The Raw Feed
› 12/29: Griffins Grab Share of First Place in North Division - OurSports Central (press relea..
› 12/28: Goals remain out of Monsters' reach - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
› 12/27: Griffins unable to close out Rivermen - MLive.com
› 12/26: Griffins stuck in second after losing to Peoria in OT - MLive.com
› 12/25: First hockey stick a memorable Christmas gift - MLive.com
› 12/22: Griffins' Pare named AHL'er of the week - MLive.com
› 12/22: USHL Weekly - OurSports Central (press release)

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Contract Details

Cap Number	Cap Hit/Day	08-09	09-10	10-11	11-12	12-13	13-14	14-15	15-16
2008-09 Salary Cap		Seasonal Salary ($M) & Free Agency Status
$740,000	$3,957	0.660	0.710	RFA

Abdelkader enters the second year of his three-year entry-level contract in 2008-09. Abdelkader was a late regular season signing by the Red Wings and only earned the pro-rated salary amount left over from a 2007-08 salary of $850,000. Abdelkader's second and third years are signifigantly lower in base salary ($660,000 and $710,000, respectively), helping bring down his salary cap number down to $740,000. Abdelkader will be a restricted free agent on July 1st, 2010.

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