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 Grand Rapids Griffins announced in a press release Wednesday (Sept. 6, 2017) that its NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings have resigned Robbie Russo to a two-year contract. Russo, a 24-year-old defenseman hailing from Westmont, IL played a big role on the Griffins’ run to the Calder Cup last season, collecting 32 points (7g,
Toledo Walleye, ECHL affiliate of the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins and the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings added second year pro forward Ryan Obuchowski to its roster on Thursday (Sept. 7, 2017). Obuchowski, 25, from West Bloomfield, MI, is a 6’1”, 185 lbs. defenseman who played picked up 16 points (2g, 14a) in 69
For a second straight season, the American Hockey League’s Central Division was well represented in the Calder Cup playoffs as the Grand Rapids Griffins pushed everyone aside to hoist the Calder Cup in June. With a playoff run like the Cleveland Monsters (then known as the Lake Erie Monsters) the previous season, The Griffins put
The Grand Rapids Griffins led just once in Game Six of the American Hockey League Calder Cup Championship series game at Van Andel Arena on Tuesday (June 13, 2017), but that lead lasted the final 7:19 of the contest. Martin Frk fired the game winner, lifting the Griffins to a 4-3 edge in the game
The Syracuse Crunch made it clear immediately in Game Five of the American Hockey League Calder Cup Championship series, it was far from finished. A goal 17-seconds in sent the host Crunch on in its way to a 5-0 first period cushion and eventually a 5-1 win at the Onondaga County War Memorial Arena against
