Two seasons ago, Anthony Mantha appeared on a fast track to the NHL and the Detroit Red Wings when a broken leg suffered at the rookie tournament in Traverse City put him on the sidelines. Since then he has tried to make his way back to Motown and while he has played a handful of
There is still plenty of time for things to change and that would not even be that unusual in the American Hockey League’s Central Division which includes all six of the Midwest-based AHL teams. But, as of right now, it seems four of the six — Rockford Ice Hogs, Milwaukee Admirals, Grand Rapids Griffins and
The Grand Rapids Griffins, top minor league afiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, officially opened camp at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids Monday (Sept. 28) with 22 players in attendance including: Forwards — Martin Frk; Marek Tvrdon; Jeff Hoggan; Kurt Etchegary; Alden Hirschfeld; Jean-Paul LaFontaine; Evan Rankin; Joel Rechlicz; Josh Shalla; Tyler Sikura;
The Detroit Red Wings reassigned four players and released another half dozen from tryout agreements on Saturday (Sept. 25). The following players have been sent to Grand Rapids to begin the season with the Griffins: Martin Frk – A 22-year-old 6’1,” 194 lbs. forward and native of Pelhrimov, Czech Republic, Frk was selected in the Second