Category: Griffins
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Photos: Grand Rapids Griffins vs. Abbotsford Heat – Game 4
The Grand Rapids Griffins finished off their first-round series with the Abbotsford Heat Friday night at Van Andel Arena. (Photos by Amanda O’Toole/MiHockey)
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Photos: Grand Rapids Griffins vs. Abbotsford Heat – Game 3
The Grand Rapids Griffins welcomed the Abbotsford Heat to Van Andel Arena on Wednesday, April 30, for Game 3 of their first-round AHL playoff series. Check out MiHockey’s recap from the game right here. (Photos by Amanda O’Toole/MiHockey)
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Griffins fail to close out series in Game 3 on home ice
By Pat Evans – GRAND RAPIDS – The situation couldn’t have set up more perfect for the Grand Rapids Griffins, coming home from Abbotsford, British Columbia, with a chance to sweep their series on home ice and advance to the next round of the playoffs. Instead, the Griffins dropped Game 3, 2-1, on Wednesday…
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Abdelkader, DeKeyser join Team USA for World Championship
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By Michael Caples (@michaelcaples) – USA Hockey announced today that Detroit Red Wings teammates Justin Abdelkader and Danny DeKeyser will be joining them for the World Championship in May. Abdelkader (Muskegon) and DeKeyser (Clay Township) will join Michigan natives Andy Miele (Grosse Pointe Woods), Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce), Jeff Petry (Ann Arbor) and Jacob Trouba (Rochester)…
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Photos: Red Wings’ locker room clean-out day
The Detroit Red Wings held their last media availability session for the 2013-14 season today, after they took their team photo and began cleaning out their locker stalls in preparation for summer. (Photos by Michael Caples/MiHockey)
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Looking back and looking ahead for the Detroit Red Wings
By Dave Waddell – Players and coaches always claim they learn more from defeats than victories. However, the Boston Bruins exposed the Detroit Red Wings on so many levels in their five-game playoff series win it’ll take more than just one summer to act on the lessons learned. “I don’t think we played up…
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Sproul scores game-winner in double OT in playoff opener
By Michael Caples – The Grand Rapids Griffins started their 2014 AHL playoff campaign last night, and ended it in memorable fashion – courtesy of Ryan Sproul. The rookie defenseman fired a long shot on goal from the right boards at the 19:26 mark of the second overtime period that got deflected past goaltender…
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Photos: Red Wings vs. Hurricanes
The Red Wings welcomed the Carolina Hurricanes to Joe Louis Arena on Friday, April 11, for Detroit’s regular-season home finale. (Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey)
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Jeff Blashill named AHL coach of the year
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By Michael Caples – The American Hockey League announced their coach of the year today, and the award’s going to one of Michigan’s own. Jeff Blashill, head coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins, was named this year’s recipient of the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award, given to the league’s most outstanding coach as voted by fellow coaches…
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Grosse Pointe Woods native Andy Miele joined by two Griffins on AHL Second Team
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By Michael Caples – The American Hockey League announced their all-star first and second teams yesterday, and the latter squad featured plenty of Michigan names. Grosse Pointe Woods native Andy Miele was named the center of the AHL Second All-Star Team, while Grand Rapids Griffins standouts Petr Mrazek and Adam Almquist were given the same…