Down by two goals and 12 minutes away from elimination, the Grand Rapids Griffins got two goals and an assist from Jonatan Berggren during a four-goal eruption in a span of 3:30, and went on to defeat Milwaukee, 4-2, in Game 4 of the Central Division Finals at Van Andel Arena on Friday night. The…
The Milwaukee Admirals secured a spot in the Western Conference Finals with a 2-0 victory over the Grand Rapids Griffins at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena on Sunday evening. After a hard-fought series, the Admirals triumphed over the Griffins in a five-game battle and are now set to face off against the Coachella Valley Firebirds in the…
Watson on Grand Rapid’s first playoff win on home ice in seven years “It was great. The crowd was electric (on May 3). I know I was excited after the win and the goals. It was really loud. I know the guys appreciate it, but that’s sort of what we expect. That’s what we want…
Photo: Brad Repplinger The Grand Rapids Griffins secured their spot in the Central Division Finals on Sunday with a 4-2 victory over the Rockford IceHogs. The Griffins defeated the IceHogs in three out of four games and now await the outcome of the Milwaukee-Texas series. In Game 4, Grand Rapids saw a goal and an…
Photo: Brad Repplinger Jonatan Berggren slipped a shot past Jaxson Stauber with 4:14 gone in overtime to give the Grand Rapids Griffins a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Rockford in the opener of the teams’ Central Division semifinal series on Saturday night. The Griffins host Game 2 of the best-of-five series on Wednesday night. Rockford, which…
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League’s Player Safety Committee today announced that Grand Rapids Griffins forward Taro Hirose has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of a slashing incident in a game at Rockford on Apr. 6. Hirose will miss Grand Rapids’ games Friday (Apr. 12) vs. Rockford and Saturday (Apr….
The Grand Rapids Griffins clinched a berth in the 2024 Calder Cup Playoffs on Wednesday night with a 5-2 victory over the visiting Cleveland Monsters at Van Andel Arena. The two-time Calder Cup champion Griffins (2013, 2017) are heading to the postseason for the first time since 2019. Wednesday’s victory improved their streak of home…
Photo: Christian Bonin SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today that Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Sebastian Cossa has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 25, 2024. Cossa stopped 65 of 67 shots over two starts last week, good for a 1.00 goals-against average…
Photo: Nicolas Carrillo Sebastian Cossa made 37 saves to backstop the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals at Van Andel Arena on Sunday evening in the first game in AHL history between two teams riding points streaks of 14 games or more. The Griffins improved to 11-0-2-2 in their last…
Patrick Williams, TheAHL.com Features Writer The results are starting to show for the Grand Rapids Griffins, but the trust came first. Bidding for their first trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs since 2019, the Griffins start this week one point behind Texas for second place in the Central Division, and 13 points clear of the divisional…
