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
The name may be slightly different, but it sure looks like the same old Monsters after the opening weekend of the American Hockey League. All six Midwest-based teams were in action on the first weekend, including the former Lake Erie Monsters, no known as the Cleveland Monsters. The Cleveland crew opened the regular season Friday
In the first of two pre-season matches between the Manitoba Moose and Iowa Wild to be played in North Dakota, it was goaltender Eric Comrie leading the Moose to a 3-0 win with a 27-save shutout at Grand Forks. The Minnesota Wild American affiliate couldnt’ find an opening past Comrie who backstopped Moose, top affiliate of
