BACK TO BUSINESS

Following five days off from games for the all-star break, the Western Conference-leading Griffins are back in action for a road-home back-to-back this weekend against a pair of teams chasing them in the Central Division standings.

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DREW MILLER ASSIGNED TO GRIFFINS

The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday assigned forward Drew Miller to the Griffins. Miller has skated in 35 games with the Red Wings this season, totaling six points (5-1—6) and 14 penalty minutes.

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SHINING STARS

Matt Lorito, Robbie Russo and head coach Todd Nelson are representing the Griffins at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross that is being held today and tomorrow at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa.

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STREET BEATS HEAT

Ben Street snuck behind the Stockton Heat defense to score the decisive goal with 2:51 remaining on Saturday and lift the Griffins to a 2-1 victory at Van Andel Arena.

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HEARTLESS BARRACUDA BITE GRIFFS

Behind 43 saves by Troy Grosenick, the San Jose Barracuda made Friday’s first-ever visit to Michigan a pleasant one, taking a 4-1 decision that marked the Griffins’ largest margin of defeat at Van Andel Arena this season.

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HOGGIE'S REVENGE

Iowa’s first regulation win at Van Andel Arena since March 8, 2014 pushed the Wild’s record above the 0.500 mark for the first time since Feb. 25 of that same year, as the visitors exorcised a pair of longstanding demons with a 2-1 decision over the Griffins on Wednesday.

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MID-SEASON PUSH

The Western Conference-leading Griffins have three games left in their season-high five-game homestand before pausing for the all-star break. Grand Rapids welcomes Iowa on Wednesday, San Jose on Friday and Stockton on Saturday to Van Andel Arena.

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MILLER RECALLED

The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday recalled forward Drew Miller from the Griffins. Miller has skated in 34 games with the Red Wings this season, totaling six points (5-1—6) and 14 penalty minutes. 

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RED WINGS ASSIGN DREW MILLER TO GRIFFINS

The Detroit Red Wings on Monday assigned forward Drew Miller to the Griffins. Miller has skated in 34 games with the Red Wings this season, totaling six points (5-1—6) and 14 penalty minutes.

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JANUARY HEET

The Griffins and goaltender Cal Heeter authored a thorough domination of the defending Calder Cup champions on Saturday, slaying the Cleveland Monsters by a 5-0 count before a sold-out Van Andel Arena.

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SICK OF WINNING? NOT YET

The Griffins on Friday kicked off the second half of their regular season schedule by doing the same thing they did 25 times during the first half: winning.

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ANOTHER WILD COMEBACK

Tallies from Tyler Bertuzzi and Ben Street erased a two-goal, third-period deficit before Martin Frk scored on the power play 1:34 into overtime to guide the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 3-2 victory over the Iowa Wild on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena.

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THIS WEEKEND'S GREAT SKATE WINTERFEST RESCHEDULED FOR FEB. 18-19

The Griffins on Wednesday announced that this weekend’s 15th annual Great Skate Winterfest has been rescheduled to Saturday, Feb. 18 and Sunday, Feb. 19 due to anticipated weather conditions.

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CONFERENCE-LEADING GRIFFINS READY FOR THREE DIVISIONAL MATCHUPS

The Griffins have won 10 of their last 13 games and have points in 18 of the last 22 (15-4-1-2) to lead the Western Conference and place third in the AHL with a 0.689 points percentage.

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STORMY MONDAY

Rockford IceHogs goaltender Lars Johansson once again shut the door on a potent Griffins offense, turning aside 31 shots in a 3-1 decision on Monday at BMO Harris Bank Center.

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GRIFFINS ICE 'HOGS, 5-2

Four goals in the opening 20:59 powered the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 5-2 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday at BMO Harris Bank Center.

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MORE SKATERS, MORE GOALS

The Western Conference-leading Griffins used a trio of power play goals and a 31-save shutout from Eddie Pasquale to blank the Milwaukee Admirals 3-0 on Friday at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.

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LEADERS WORTH FOLLOWING

The Western Conference-leading Griffins have won eight of their last 10 games and have points in 16 of the last 19. Following a successful homestand that included three wins in four games, Grand Rapids will play its next four on foreign ice.

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EASY STREET

Another big night by Ben Street powered the Griffins to a 6-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday at Van Andel Arena.

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ALT DELETES GRIFFINS

On the road and facing one of the AHL’s best and hottest teams, Charlotte Checkers goalie Daniel Altshuller stopped 33 shots to author a 2-1 victory over the Griffins on Friday at Van Andel Arena.

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LORITO AND RUSSO NAMED 2017 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS

The American Hockey League announced on Thursday that Griffins forward Matt Lorito and defenseman Robbie Russo have been selected to play for the Central Division All-Star Team at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross.

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NEW YEAR, SAME RESULTS

Thanks to two-goal, three-point nights by both Ben Street and Tomas Nosek, the Griffins prevailed 6-5 over the Iowa Wild on Wednesday to reclaim the top spot in the AHL’s Western Conference in front of 8,515 fans at Van Andel Arena.

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DIVISION-LEADING GRIFFINS PREP FOR HOMESTAND

Winners in six of their last seven, the Central Division-leading Griffins play host to three divisional opponents this week beginning with Iowa on Wednesday.

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