CAITO RECALLED

The Griffins on Saturday recalled defenseman Matt Caito from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. Skating in his first full professional season, Caito has played 10 games with the Griffins this year and logged two points.  

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FAVORABLE WINDS FILL ADMIRALS' SAILS

Down 4-0 early in the third period on a bevy of bounces that went the wrong way, the Griffins mounted a furious comeback on Friday to pull within a goal of the Milwaukee Admirals, but the visitors eventually added an empty-net goal to escape Van Andel Arena with a 5-3 victory.

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TWO TO TOLEDO

The Detroit Red Wings on Thursday reassigned forward Dylan Sadowy from the Griffins to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye and the Griffins assigned defenseman Matt Caito to the Walleye. 

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COREAU ASSIGNED FOR CONDITIONING

The Detroit Red Wings have assigned goaltender Jared Coreau to the Griffins for conditioning. Coreau shows a 5-3-3 record to go along with a 3.27 goals against average, a 0.893 save percentage and two shutouts in 13 games with the Red Wings this season.

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GRIFFINS CONCLUDE HOMESTAND AGAINST ADMIRALS

The Griffins have won four in a row and seven of their last nine as they continue to lead the Central Division while placing second in the Western Conference. Grand Rapids concludes its five-game homestand with a pair of contests against Milwaukee this weekend

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PURPLE REIGNS

Behind Cal Heeter’s 32-save performance and a balanced offensive attack, the Griffins came out on top in Friday’s annual Purple Game at Van Andel Arena, bruising the San Antonio Rampage by a 5-1 count.

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CORKS, PUCKS AND BREWS SET FOR FEB. 21

The Griffins and Easterseals Michigan are teaming up for the sixth annual Corks, Pucks and Brews, a wine and beer tasting fundraiser to be held on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Goei Center.

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THIS WEEKEND'S GREAT SKATE WINTERFEST CANCELLED

The Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday announced that this weekend’s 15th annual Great Skate Winterfest has been cancelled due to anticipated weather conditions.

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MOOSE RAMPAGE AWAITS GRIFFINS AT VAN ANDEL ARENA

Leading the Central Division and placing second in the Western Conference, the Griffins begin a five-game homestand this week with a trio of games. Grand Rapids faces Manitoba on Wednesday and San Antonio on Friday and Saturday.

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INSTANT REDEMPTION

Three times the Griffins grabbed a one-goal lead. And three times the Iowa Wild came back to even the score before Tyler Bertuzzi lit the lamp in the fourth round of the shootout to seal a 4-3 victory on Saturday before a crowd of 10,580 at Wells Fargo Arena.

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HOGGAN'S HEROES

Goals from Martin Frk and Evgeny Svechnikov helped the Griffins overcome a two-goal deficit, but the Iowa Wild responded with a pair of late tallies in a 4-2 decision on Friday at Wells Fargo Arena.

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HOWARD RECALLED FROM CONDITIONING

The Detroit Red Wings on Friday recalled goaltender Jimmy Howard from his conditioning stint with the Griffins. Howard split his two starts with the Griffins while showing a 3.35 goals against average and a 0.870 save percentage.

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THE HEET IS BACK

The Griffins on Thursday recalled goaltender Cal Heeter from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. Heeter shows a 7-2-0 record in nine games with the Griffins this season to go along with a 2.11 GAA and a 0.932 save percentage.

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GRIFFINS HAVE MANITOBA 'PEGGED

On the strength of two power play goals by Martin Frk, the Griffins rode four unanswered tallies to a 4-1 win over the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday at Van Andel Arena.

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SADOWY AND HEETER HEAD TO WALLEYE

The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday reassigned forward Dylan Sadowy (SAD-oh-way) from the Griffins to the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye and the Griffins assigned goaltender Cal Heeter to the Walleye.

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MOOSE HUNT, WILD ADVENTURE ON TAP FOR GRIFFINS

The Griffins continue to lead the Western Conference and place third in the AHL with a 0.678 points percentage (29-13-1-2). Grand Rapids hosts the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday for the first time this season before hitting the road to play Iowa.

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IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME

The Milwaukee Admirals spoiled the return of Jimmy Howard to the Griffins on Saturday, riding a pair of fortunate bounces in the early going to a 5-4 victory at Van Andel Arena.

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RED WINGS ASSIGN JIMMY HOWARD TO GRIFFINS FOR CONDITIONING

The Detroit Red Wings on Saturday assigned goaltender Jimmy Howard to the Griffins for conditioning.

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BACK TO THE GRIND

After scoring four goals in their previous three outings, the Griffins used a pair of tallies from Matt Lorito to defeat the Chicago Wolves 5-2 on Friday at Allstate Arena.

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GRIFFINS RELEASE LOUIS-MARC AUBRY FROM CONTRACT

The Griffins on Thursday released forward Louis-Marc Aubry from his contract. He will join Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Aubry has skated in 36 games with the Griffins this season and recorded nine points (4-5—9) and 17 penalty minutes.

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GRIFFINS AND SLED WINGS TO PLAY 12TH ANNUAL SLED HOCKEY GAME

The Griffins and Sled Wings will face off in their 12th annual sled hockey game presented by Meijer on Monday, Feb. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Griff’s IceHouse at Belknap Park (30 Coldbrook NE).

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