Winning It In Motown

Game two of the Central Division Finals didn’t go so well for the Grand Rapids Griffins. After winning game one, the Griffins are now knotted with the Milwaukee Admirals. The series swings to Grand Rapids now for games three and four. Yaroslav Askarov stymied the Griffins offense until late in the game — stopping every shot until Carter Mazur broke the shutout at 15:34 for the … [Read more...] about Late rally not enough for the Griffins in Milwaukee

Red Wings Rumblings What Could Have Been… Coulda, shoulda, woulda from Connor Earegood at The Hockey News. It’s a what-about-ism article that examines some of the trades Steve Yzerman has made, and how it affects the rebuild. I used to do stuff like this all the time, but at this point in my fandom, there’s always something to look back at and reflect on if it were the right … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda Edition

The Detroit Red Wings on Saturday announced that former first-round pick Nate Danielson has been assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins: Danielson’s WHL team, the Portland Winterhawks, just lost in the final round of the playoffs. It’s an unfortunate end to Nate Danielson’s postseason, but he dominated in just about every aspect of the game during Portland’s playoff run — 24 … [Read more...] about Red Wings send Nate Danielson to Griffins

Red Wings Rumblings Edvinsson’s motivation Simon Edvinsson is enjoying the success in Grand Rapids as the Griffins push through the Calder Cup Playoffs. In this article, Edvinsson says while all of that is great, he can’t help but to think about how the season ended in Detroit: “It’s been fun with the Griffins. But of course, it sucked to have gone out that way (with the Red … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Motivation Edition

While the Red Wings “enjoy” the offseason, the club’s AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins, are making some noise in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Last night in Milwaukee, in game one ofthe Central Division Finals, the Griffins cruised to a 4-2 victory over the Admirals and now lead the best-of-five series 1-0. It was mostly thanks to a mostrous performance by Marco … [Read more...] about Kasper dazzles, Griffins take game one in Central Division Finals