HAPPY NEW YEAR!

A three-goal second period propelled the Griffins to a 5-2 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday before another sold-out New Year’s Eve crowd of 10,834 at Van Andel Arena.

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NELSON TO COACH CENTRAL DIVISION IN 2017 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC

Griffins head coach Todd Nelson has earned the honor to coach the Central Division in the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross, to be held Jan. 29-30 at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.

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NASTASIUK REASSIGNED TO TOLEDO

The Detroit Red Wings have reassigned forward Zach Nastasiuk from the Griffins to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. In his second professional season, Nastasiuk has skated in four games with the Griffins this year and contributed one assist

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MONSTERS SNAP GRIFFINS' FIVE-GAME WIN STREAK

Behind four second-period goals and a 28-save shutout from Anton Forsberg, the Cleveland Monsters snapped the Griffins’ five-game win streak in a 4-0 decision on Friday at Quicken Loans Arena.

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STREET OF DREAMS

Ben Street’s power play marker with 4:12 remaining proved to be the game-winner as the Western Conference-leading Griffins won their season-high fifth consecutive game, defeating the Cleveland Monsters 3-2 on Wednesday before a crowd of 11,325 at Quicken Loans Arena.

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BERTUZZI AND LASHOFF ASSIGNED

The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday assigned forward Tyler Bertuzzi and defenseman Brian Lashoff to the Griffins. Bertuzzi has appeared in seven games with Detroit while Lashoff has skated in five.

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LEADERS OF THE WEST

Grand Rapids has won four straight games and leads the Western Conference. Road games at Cleveland on Wednesday and Friday await the Griffins before returning home on New Year's Eve to play Rockford.

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SCHASTLIVOGO ROZHDESTVA, EVGENY!

Evgeny Svechnikov’s first two-goal game as a pro gave Grand Rapids more than enough offense and Eddie Pasquale shut the door on the other end with 27 saves to propel the Griffins to a 3-0 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals on Wednesday, before a robust Christmas-week crowd of 9,761 at Van Andel Arena.

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DETROIT RECALLS COREAU, GRIFFINS BRING UP HEETER

The Detroit Red Wings have recalled goaltender Jared Coreau from the Griffins while the Griffins have summoned goaltender Cal Heeter from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. 

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SPREADING HOLIDAY CHEER

The Griffins have points in 11 of their last 12 games, including wins in three straight. Before taking a week off for the holidays, Grand Rapids will host Western Conference-leading Milwaukee on Wednesday. 

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JENSEN RECALLED

The Detroit Red Wings have recalled defenseman Nick Jensen from the Griffins. In his fourth professional season, Jensen has recorded six points (1-5—6), six penalty minutes and a team-best plus-eight rating in 27 games with the Griffins.

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STORY

Goals from Tomas Nosek, Kyle Criscuolo and Ben Street propelled the Griffins to their third straight win, defeating the Charlotte Checkers 3-1 on Sunday at Bojangles’ Coliseum.

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NET PROFIT

The Griffins’ offense struck early and often, scoring four times in the opening period in a 6-1 rout of the Charlotte Checkers on Saturday at Bojangles’ Coliseum.

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THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

The Griffins used seven goals from seven different goal scorers to thrash the Chicago Wolves 7-1 on Thursday before a crowd of 13,953 at Allstate Arena.

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GRIFFINS HEAD TO CHICAGO AND CHARLOTTE

Despite having their eight-game point streak snapped, the Griffins remain in second place in the Central Division, two points behind Milwaukee. This week, Grand Rapids concludes a four-game road trip with visits to Chicago and Charlotte.

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GRIFFINS TO TAKE PART IN DRIVE THRU FUNDRAISER AT WENDY'S ON TUESDAY

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GLOOMY SUNDAY

Evgeny Svechnikov opened the scoring for the Griffins less than three minutes into the second period, but the Chicago Wolves responded with four unanswered markers in a 4-1 defeat on Sunday at Allstate Arena. 

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FLYING HIGH

In a battle of the Central Division’s top two teams on Friday at Van Andel Arena, the Griffins rode a dominant 35-17 shot advantage to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals, who entered the game with the highest points percentage in the American Hockey League.

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GRIFFINS WELCOME NEW HIRES

The Griffins on Friday announced the hiring of Jake Engel as a corporate sales account executive and Abbey Haji-Sheikh as the corporate sales fulfillment coordinator.

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HEETER GOES BACK TO WALLEYE

The Griffins on Thursday assigned goaltender Cal Heeter to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. A first-year Griffin, Heeter has won each of his two starts with the team this season.

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SEE-SAW WITH CHICAGO

Matt Lorito scored 1:56 into overtime while Tomas Nosek and Joe Hicketts each lit the lamp twice during regulation as the Grand Rapids Griffins prevailed 6-5 in a back-and-forth struggle against the Chicago Wolves on Wednesday at Van Andel Arena.

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DETROIT ASSIGNS COREAU AND NOSEK

The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday assigned goaltender Jared Coreau and forward Tomas Nosek to the Griffins. Coreau became the 158th Griffins alumnus to play in the NHL when he debuted with the Red Wings in a 5-3 loss at Pittsburgh last Saturday.

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LAKE EFFECT

Eddie Pasquale turned aside 39 shots – including 19 in the third period – to send the Griffins into overtime, but John Ramage’s power play goal 2:28 into the extra session gave the Cleveland Monsters the extra point in a 3-2 decision on Tuesday at Quicken Loans Arena.

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HIGH FIVE

The Griffins have points in five consecutive games and currently rank second in the Central Division. Grand Rapids faces a mid-week road-home back-to-back against Cleveland and Chicago before hosting division-leading Milwaukee on Friday and traveling to Chicago on Sunday.

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NASTASIUK REASSIGNED TO GRAND RAPIDS

The Detroit Red Wings on Monday reassigned forward Zach Nastasiuk (nuh-STAY-zee-ak) to the Griffins from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. In his second professional season, Nastasiuk has skated in 10 games with the Walleye and recorded five points (2-3—5) and a plus-one rating.

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TURNING UP THE HEET

A 33-save performance from Cal Heeter in his Griffins debut led the way in a 4-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday at BMO Harris Bank Center.

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RED WINGS BRING UP LASHOFF AND NOSEK

The Detroit Red Wings on Saturday recalled defenseman Brian Lashoff and forward Tomas Nosek from the Griffins. Lashoff, an alternate captain, has recorded three points (1-2—3) in 18 games with the Griffins this season, while Nosek has 10 points (2-8—10) in 11 games.

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ENDING TILTS IOWA'S WAY

For the second straight game, the Griffins rallied from a third-period deficit to force overtime on Friday, thanks to Martin Frk’s game-tying goal with 8.3 seconds remaining in regulation. And for the second straight game, the Griffins came up with one point in the shootout, as the Iowa Wild escaped Van Andel Arena with a 4-3 decision.

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CAITO RECALLED FROM TOLEDO

The Griffins on Thursday recalled defenseman Matt Caito from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. Caito has skated in 13 games with the Walleye and recorded seven points (5-2—7), a plus-six rating and 12 penalty minutes.

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GRIFFINS ENHANCE FAN EXPERIENCE AT VAN ANDEL ARENA WITH EATON'S ADVANCED LED LIGHTING SYSTEM

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