Category: Griffins

By @MichaelCaples – The American Hockey League has announced its rosters for the upcoming AHL All-Star Classic, and eight players with Michigan ties have been invited to the event. Check out the list below, which features two members of the Grand Rapids Griffins and three Michigan natives. The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic takes place…

By @MichaelCaples – Grand Rapids Griffins captain Jeff Hoggan will be wearing the ‘C’ on a different sweater later this month. The leader of the Griffins will be one of the two captains for the 2016 Toyota All-Star Classic, held on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Syracuse, N.Y. Hoggan and Syracuse Crunch forward Mike…

  By @MichaelCaples – The Grand Rapids Griffins are surging through the AHL standings, and a lot of that has to do with the play of goaltender Jared Coreau. Coreau was named the CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month today, after the Northern Michigan alum racked up 9-2-0 record with a 1.92 goals-against average and .938…

  By @MichaelCaples – With a 3-2 victory over the Lake Erie Monsters on Wednesday night, the Grand Rapids Griffins established a new franchise record. After a rough start to the 2015-16 season – the Griffins had only two wins in their first 11 contests – Grand Rapids picked up a win on Nov. 18…

  UPDATE (Dec. 10, 2015): The Griffins released Nagle from his professional tryout less than 24 hours after announcing the roster transaction, as the Red Wings have reassigned Jake Paterson to Grand Rapids. Nagle served as back-up to Jared Coreau last night in the Griffins’ 4-1 win over Milwaukee.   By @MichaelCaples – Pat Nagle…

Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey By @StefanKubus – DETROIT – In front of a crowd of family and friends, Torey Krug delivered for the Boston Bruins Saturday night. The Livonia native and Michigan State alumnus potted the overtime winner in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Tatar…

  By Nick Barnowski – DETROIT – Thursday night’s 6-1 Red Wings preseason win over the Penguins may mean nothing in the standings, but it was important for other reasons. Dylan Larkin, drawing cheers from the crowd nearly every time he touched the puck, dazzled, while Johan Franzen made his long-awaited return to the ice,…

Thanks to a hat trick from Tomas Tatar, the Red Wings recorded a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks in Detroit’s preseason home opener. Justin Abdelkader also scored for the Wings, while Brad Richards recorded three assists in his first game wearing the Winged Wheel in Detroit. (Photos by Andrew Knapik/MiHockey)