griffinshockey.com - News Releases http://griffinshockey.com/ Infinity Site Manager en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2545 The Calder Cup belongs to the Calder City! The first championship in the Griffins’ 17 seasons, as well as the 27-year history of professional hockey in Grand Rapids, was secured on Tuesday with a 5-2 win over the Syracuse Crunch at the Onondaga County War Memorial. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:00:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2256 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:40:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2542 Behind a 40-save performance by Cedrick Desjardins on Saturday, the Syracuse Crunch guaranteed that the 2013 Calder Cup champion will be determined on their home ice. But despite a 5-2 loss at Van Andel Arena, the Griffins will take a 3-2 series lead back to the Onondaga County War Memorial for Game 6 on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:40:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2540 The Syracuse Crunch lifted themselves off the mat and extended the Calder Cup Finals with a 3-2 victory over the Griffins in Game 4 at Van Andel Arena on Friday. The Griffins held a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes, but second-period tallies by Ondrej Palat and Richard Panik forced a Game 5 that will be played on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Van Andel Arena. Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:46:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2538 Jeff Hoggan set up the game-winning goal with 4:49 remaining and scored an insurance tally with 2:28 left to put the Griffins within one win of a Calder Cup championship. Wednesday’s 4-2 win over the Syracuse Crunch – the Griffins’ fourth straight and sixth in their last seven games – set up a potential title-clinching contest on Friday, when Grand Rapids will host Game 4 of the Calder Cup Finals at 7 p.m. The game is already sold out. Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:08:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2536 The American Hockey League’s Calder Cup will appear at numerous locations throughout West Michigan this week as the Grand Rapids Griffins prepare to host as many as three straight Calder Cup Finals games against the Syracuse Crunch. Sun, 9 Jun 2013 18:06:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2535 The Griffins are heading home to Grand Rapids with a 2-0 lead in the Calder Cup Finals. Six Griffins scored goals and Petr Mrazek made 30 saves on Sunday to give Grand Rapids a wild 6-4 victory over the Syracuse Crunch in Game 2 at the Onondaga County War Memorial. Games 3 and 4 will be at Van Andel Arena this Wednesday, June 12 and Friday, June 14. Sat, 8 Jun 2013 19:31:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2533 Petr Mrazek made 28 saves and Riley Sheahan scored what proved to be the game-winning goal with eight minutes remaining as the Griffins took Game 1 of the Calder Cup Finals by a 3-1 count over the Syracuse Crunch on Saturday at the Onondaga County War Memorial. Sat, 8 Jun 2013 09:13:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2532 A long and memorable season has paved the way for a final showdown between the Griffins and Syracuse Crunch in the Calder Cup Finals. Although the teams haven't met since 2009, there are plenty of storylines between the two that could make this series one for the ages. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 20:06:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2527 The Griffins will play for the Calder Cup for the first time in franchise history after defeating the Oklahoma City Barons four games to three in the Western Conference Finals, capped off by tonight's wild 5-4 victory in Game 7 at Van Andel Arena. Games 1 and 2 of the Calder Cup Finals are this Saturday and Sunday in Syracuse. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 19:56:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2531 Tomas Jurco finished off a wild, back-and-forth contest by scoring the game-winning goal with 6:12 remaining on Wednesday, as the Griffins defeated the Oklahoma City Barons 5-4 in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals at Van Andel Arena. Grand Rapids advances to face the Syracuse Crunch in its first Calder Cup Finals and its first championship series appearance since the 2000 IHL Turner Cup Finals. Wed, 5 Jun 2013 08:19:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2529 Two hundred local children will receive a new bike helmet at no cost when the Grand Rapids Griffins and Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids host the sixth annual “Lids at the Library.” The event will take place on two separate days at branches of the Grand Rapids Public Library and the Kent District Library. KDL’s Comstock Park branch will be the site on Monday, June 10 at 2 p.m., while GRPL’s West Leonard branch will host the event on Wednesday, June 12 at 3 p.m. Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:58:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2528 The Oklahoma City Barons scored three times in the last 10:19 of the third period, including the tying and game-winning goals within the final 2:27, to shock the Griffins with a 4-3 victory on Tuesday at Van Andel Arena, tying the Western Conference Finals at three games apiece. As a result, the Griffins will host Game 7 on Wednesday to determine who will face Syracuse in the Calder Cup Finals. Mon, 3 Jun 2013 13:28:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2526 The Red Wings on Monday assigned defenseman Danny DeKeyser to the Griffins. A native of Detroit, DeKeyser signed with the Red Wings on March 30 after completing his junior season at Western Michigan University, where he was named an NCAA Second Team All-American and the CCHA’s Best Defensive Defenseman for the second straight season before debuting with the Red Wings. Sun, 2 Jun 2013 18:03:00 http://www.griffinshockey.com/news/releases/?article_id=2525 The Griffins need one more win to advance to their first Calder Cup Finals in franchise history, following an impressive 3-0 win over the Oklahoma City Barons on Sunday at the Cox Convention Center. Petr Mrazek posted his second straight shutout behind 37 saves, extending his personal shutout streak to 161:38 and his consecutive saves streak to 100.