The defending Calder Cup Champion Grand Rapids Griffins kicked off the 2017-18 American Hockey League season splitting a two-game set at Van Andel Arena against the Manitoba Moose this past weekend. After opening with a 5-2 win in its season opener, the Griffs Friday (Oct. 6), the Griffs were no match for the Moose in
A 39-save effort from Jared Coreau and a couple of goals from Matt Lorito helped clinch a berth in the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup Championship for the Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday (May 27, 2017) at the Van Andel Arena. While Coreau weathered the storm, in particular through a final 20 minutes that saw
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info The Grand Rapids Griffins advanced to the American Hockey League’s Central Division championship with a 4-1 win over the visiting Milwaukee Admirals in one of the strangest games seen at Van Andel Arena Tuesday (April 26) night. The Griffins, hosting it’s first game in a Best-of-Five series after back-to-back wins
A pair of Red Wings hopefuls helped their cause with four-point efforts Thursday (Sept. 24) as the Wings hosted and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 in 2015-16 pre-season play at the Joe Louis Arena. Selected in the Fourth Round (111th Overall), Teemu Pulkkinen has bided his time at Grand Rapids while inching toward Motown. He