Coming into Saturday afternoon’s game, the Detroit Red Wings had won five straight against the Boston Bruins, including the previous two games this season. However, the streak came to an end, as the Red Wings lost 4-1 to the league-leading Bruins at TD Garden.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — When the Detroit Red Wings selected Evgeny Svechnikov 19th overall in the 2015 NHL draft, he was projected as a highly skilled, big-bodied winger who could help return the Red Wings to Stanley Cup contenders. Of course, the journey for Svechnikov has been anything but smooth. The 23-year-old suffered a season-ending…
The Detroit Red Wings were looking for their first win against a Metropolitan Division opponent Monday when they hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. However, that win will have to wait until another day, as the Flyers won 3-0 at Little Caesars Arena. Thoughts and Highlights Is this good? Via @NHLonNBCSports pic.twitter.com/yEuBE5XDMP — Tom Mitsos (@tom_mitsos) February…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Griffins wrapped up an eight-game homestand on Saturday with a 3-1 loss to the San Diego Gulls. However, going 5-1-0-2 during their eight-game homestand has propelled them from eighth in the Central Division to a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot. “Pretty happy with it,” captain…
No, that is not a typo in the headline. Grand Rapids has a roller hockey team, and former Grand Rapids Griffins goalie Thomas McCollum was selected in the first round of the draft. The Grand Rapids Warthogs of the National Roller Hockey League selected McCollum second overall. We are excited to announced our first pick…
The American Hockey League announced Monday that Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Calvin Pickard was selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 12.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — During the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 1-0 win against the Manitoba Moose on Friday at Van Andel Arena, Joe Veleno and Moritz Seider received a short video tribute for their time spent at the 2020 World Junior Championships.
The Detroit Red Wings traveled to Dallas to take on the Stars in their first game of 2020, fresh off their 2-0 win against the San Jose Sharks on Dec. 31. The winning streak could not be extended, however, as the Red Wings lost 4-1 on Friday night. Thoughts and Highlights The moms joined the…
The American Hockey League announced on Friday that the Grand Rapids Griffins’ leading scorer, Chris Terry, was selected to play for the Central Division All-Star Team at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic, to be held Jan. 26-27 in Ontario, California.
The Detroit Red Wings were patient with Filip Zadina last season. The then 19-year-old received a call-up in late February, played in exactly nine games and was sent back to Grand Rapids in order to slide his three-year entry-level deal. It made sense at the time because not only were the Red Wings well out…
The Detroit Red Wings on Monday assigned forward Filip Zadina, defenseman Brian Lashoff and goaltender Calvin Pickard to the Grand Rapids Griffins. But don’t fret, Red Wings fans. This most likely will be a short assignment for Zadina, as the Red Wings don’t play until Saturday, and the Griffins host the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday. Zadina,…
The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday assigned goaltender Jimmy Howard to the Grand Rapids Griffins for conditioning and recalled defenseman Brian Lashoff from the Griffins. In 14 appearances for the Red Wings this season, Howard is 2-11-1 with a 3.94 goals against average and a 0.887 save percentage. He has not played since sustaining an injury during Detroit’s 6-0…
