By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info This is the third of five summer review/preview type stories on the NHL’s Midwest-based NHL teams.Despite improving in every aspect statistically, the Detroit Red Wings’ ‘Yzerplan’ saw the team lose a bit of ground in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Division. After 25-straight playoff appearances, the Red Wings may have been
Three unanswered second period goals turned a 1-1 draw into a 4-1 Grand Rapids Griffins lead and paced the Griffs to a 5-2 win to capture the American Hockey League’s Central Division crown in five games against the host Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena on Saturday (May 13, 2013). Teams were even after a period
Mitch Callahan fired a hat trick while Eric Tangradi and Evgeny Svechnikov both picked up three helpers as the Grand Rapids captured a 6-3 win against the Chicago Wolves at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Monday (May 8, 2017). The win gives the Griffins a commanding 3-1 lead in its Best of
After dropping the first game of the series on home ice, the Chicago Wolves left no doubt about who was the better team at the Allstate Arena on Friday (May 5, 2017) with a 7-3 whipping of the Grand Rapids Griffins. For the Griffins, the loss was its first of the post season after four
Chicago Wolves and Grand Rapids Griffins both punched their respective tickets to advance to the American Hockey League Central Division final on Wednesday (April 26). The Griffins, top minor affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings finished off a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Admirals with a 3-2 overtime win at Milwaukee’s UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Meanwhile
A four-goal third period lifted the Chicago Wolves to a 5-1 win Tuesday (April 25) against the visiting Charlotte Checkers, pushing the Best-of-Five American Hockey League Central Division semi-final to a fifth and deciding game. After splitting a pair in Charlotte, the Wolves dropped its first home game, forcing it into a win or go
