HOME OPENER SET FOR OCT. 14

The Griffins will begin the home portion of their 2016-17 season with Opening Night presented by Huntington Bank on Friday, Oct. 14 at Van Andel Arena, one of six home dates that have been confirmed by the American Hockey League.

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By The Numbers: Luke Glendening

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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DETROIT SIGNS NOSEK TO CONTRACT EXTENSION

The Detroit Red Wings on Friday signed center Tomas Nosek to a two-year contract extension.

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Nosek signs to two-year extension

DETROIT – The Red Wings announced on Friday that they have signed center Tomas Nosek to a two-year contract extension. Nosek, 23, has spent the past two seasons with the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins after signing with the Red ...

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Marchenko added to World Cup roster

DETROIT – One addition and one snub. That’s what the Red Wings learned when the six nations competing in September’s World Cup of Hockey revealed the final seven roster spots for each squad on Friday. Wings defenseman Alexey Marchenko was ad...

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Wings acquire prospect from Sharks

DETROIT – The Red Wings made their first player move of this offseason, and it could be a significant one down the road. Detroit acquired prospect Dylan Sadowy from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for the Wings’ third-round draft pick in 2017. ...

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Red Wings acquire Dylan Shadowy from San Jose

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today acquired left wing Dylan Sadowy from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a third-round draft pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Sadowy, 20, recently completed his fourth full season in the Ontario Hockey Lea...

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Red Wings to hold annual equipment and memorabilia sale on Saturday, June 4

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings will hold their annual equipment and memorabilia sale at Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (1845 E. Big Beaver Rd.) on Saturday, June 4, starting at 10:00 a.m. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase game-worn regula...

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KEN-O-SHA PARK ELEMENTARY WINS MEDIA ROOM MAKEOVER

Ken-O-Sha Park Elementary School in Grand Rapids has been chosen from 21 elementary and middle schools throughout Kent County as the winner of the second annual Media Room Makeover Contest conducted by the Griffins and Farm Bureau Insurance.

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GRIFFINS ALUMNI TRACKER

Wondering who will be back in 2016-17, who's unsigned, and where former Griffins players and coaches will be next season? You've come to the right place.

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GRIFFINS' STAFFER PURSUES DREAM OF PLAYING PRO HOCKEY

Tara Boliard (right), a season ticket sales account executive for the Grand Rapids Griffins, has been invited to participate in one of three free agent camps that the National Women’s Hockey League will hold next month.

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By The Numbers: Brad Richards

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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Nyquist the horse has plenty of company

It is unlikely Gustav Nyquist will ever catch Nicklas Lidstrom in the Red Wings record books. But Nyquist's namesake horse has already stormed past Lidstrom's and will never be caught. Nyquist, the 2016 Kentucky Derby winner, increased his c...

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Salajko should make easy transition

DETROIT – Last week, Jeff Blashill called him the ‘lead candidate’ in the search for the next Red Wings’ goaltending coach. On Tuesday, Blashill signed his top contender, promoting Jeff Salajko from AHL Grand Rapids, where the two coached ...

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SALAJKO NAMED RED WINGS GOALTENDING COACH

The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday named Jeff Salajko the team’s goaltending coach.

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HEADS HELD HIGH

Zach Werenski’s goal 12:32 into overtime on Monday put an end to the Griffins’ hopes for a historic series comeback, as the Lake Erie Monsters claimed the Central Division Finals with a 4-3 win in Game 6 at Van Andel Arena. The loss was Grand Rapids’ second overtime setback and fourth one-goal defeat of the series, as the Griffins fell one goal shy of becoming just the fifth team in AHL history to force a Game 7 in a series in which it had trailed 0-3.

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By The Numbers: Pavel Datsyuk

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on cente...

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NO LYING DOWN

Tyler Bertuzzi’s hat trick and three-point nights by Andreas Athanasiou and Ryan Sproul powered the Griffins to a 6-1 win over the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday in Game 5 at Quicken Loans Arena, cutting the Monsters’ series lead to 3-2 with their second straight victory. The Griffins will now host Game 6 on Monday at 7 p.m. at Van Andel Arena, where they are 6-0 when facing elimination since the start of their Calder Cup run in 2013.

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POTENTIAL GAME 7 OF GRIFFINS-MONSTERS SERIES MOVED TO COLUMBUS

The American Hockey League on Saturday announced that the potential Game 7 of the Central Division Finals between the Grand Rapids Griffins and Lake Erie Monsters, originally scheduled for Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, has been moved to Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the home of Lake Erie’s NHL affiliate, the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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PEPPINO'S SOUTH TO HOST GRIFFINS WATCH PARTY FOR GAME 5 ON SATURDAY

Saturday’s watch party for Game 5 of the Central Division Finals between the Grand Rapids Griffins and Lake Erie Monsters will be held at Peppino’s South, located at 1515 Eastport Drive SE near Kalamazoo Avenue and M-6.

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A NIGHT TO REMEMBER

Down 3-0 in the series and trailing 4-1 in the waning moments of the second period, the Griffins scored four goals over the game’s final 20:55 – capped off by Andreas Athanasiou’s game-winner with 1:55 remaining – to stun the Lake Erie Monsters 5-4 at Van Andel Arena and stay alive in the Central Division Finals. Game 5 is Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

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Houda will work with Wings' defense, PK

DETROIT – Jeff Blashill was impressed with the top choice to fill one of Red Wings' assistant coaching gigs – and that was before the two sat down for a face-to-face interview last week. Blashill announce Tuesday that he hired former Boston ass...

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Houda returns to Detroit as an assistant

DETROIT – The Red Wings like Doug Houda so much they’re bringing him back to the organization for a third time. The former NHL defenseman is returning to Hockeytown with a wealth of coaching knowledge as an assistant in the league spanning the...

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By the Numbers: Drew Miller

By The Numbers will highlight the Red Wings on-ice accomplishments in the 2015-16 season. Each week during the off-season, By The Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on their statistical highs. This week we focus on forwa...

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BY THE SLIMMEST OF MARGINS

Despite firing 42 shots at Lake Erie’s Joonas Korpisalo on Sunday, Grand Rapids suffered its third straight one-goal loss of the Central Division Finals, falling 2-1 to the Monsters at Van Andel Arena. The Griffins, who are now tasked with trying to become the fourth team in AHL history to win a best-of-seven series after trailing 0-3, will host Game 4 on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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Nyquist wins 142nd Kentucky Derby

After posing with the Stanley Cup on Saturday morning, Nyquist took the first step toward horse racing's ultimate prize. Nyquist, named after Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist, won the 142nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. T...

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FROM BEHIND

The Lake Erie Monsters scored twice in the final six minutes of the third period on Saturday to rally for a 4-3 victory over Grand Rapids at Quicken Loans Arena and take a 2-0 lead in the Central Division Finals. The Griffins will now host Game 3 on Sunday at 4 p.m. and Game 4 on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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Red Wings forward cheering on Derby favorite

DETROIT -- The call of his home country was stronger than that of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Gustav Nyquist. This Saturday, Windsor, Ontario native Paul Reddam, owner of thoroughbred horse Nyquist, will watch be at the Kentucky Derby ...

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MONSTERS PREVAIL IN OVERTIME

Oliver Bjorkstrand scored on a one-timer from the left circle at 12:23 of overtime on Thursday to give the Lake Erie Monsters a 3-2 victory over the Griffins in Game 1 of the Central Division Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Lake Erie will host Game 2 of the best-of-seven series on Saturday at noon.

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Nyquist is 3-1 favorite in Kentucky Derby

Nyquist was made the morning line favorite in the Kentucky Derby on Wednesday. The horse named after Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist was listed at 3-1 after the Derby draw and will run Saturday out of post position No. 13 at Churchill Downs in...

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GRIFFINS ANNOUNCE FINALISTS IN MEDIA ROOM MAKEOVER CONTEST

The Griffins and Farm Bureau Insurance on Wednesday announced the three local schools that have been chosen as finalists in their second annual Media Room Makeover contest.

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Tatar had higher expectations for season

DETROIT – It wasn’t what Tomas Tatar was hoping to achieve. The Red Wings’ forward had far higher expectations for this third NHL season, especially since he was coming off such a successful second full campaign in Detroit the previous year. ...

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GRIFFINS BATTLE MONSTERS IN CENTRAL DIVISION FINALS

After sweeping the division champion Milwaukee Admirals in the division semifinals, the Griffins move on to the Central Division Finals to square off against the Lake Erie Monsters. Game 1 of the seven-game series is set for Thursday at 7 p.m. at Cleveland.

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GRIFFINS SIGN SANTOS

The Griffins have signed forward Mathew Santos to a standard player’s contract for the 2016-17 season.

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PEPPINO'S TO HOST GRIFFINS WATCH PARTIES FOR GAMES 1 AND 2 IN CLEVELAND

Griffins fans are invited to Peppino’s Sports Grille in downtown Grand Rapids later this week to watch Games 1 and 2 of the AHL Central Division Finals, as the Griffins travel to Cleveland to take on the Lake Erie Monsters.

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Red Wings forward needs time to decide future

DETROIT -- Brad Richards will have a little more time to decide about his future this summer. Richards, who turns 36 today, said he hadn't started thinking about his next move when he spoke after the Red Wings cleaned out their lockers last Mon...

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