AHL names 2022-23 winners of excellence awards
The Belleville Senators (Eastern) and Grand Rapids Griffins (Western) earned the nods for exceptional community relations efforts. (TheAHL.com)
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The Belleville Senators (Eastern) and Grand Rapids Griffins (Western) earned the nods for exceptional community relations efforts. (TheAHL.com)
Going from juniors to pros was a big step for Sebastian Cossa. Going from ECHL Toledo to AHL Grand Rapids this season would be another level of progression for the prized Detroit Red Wings goaltending prospect. (MLive)
The Griffins game at Cleveland originally scheduled for March 13 has been moved to March 12.
Luff skated in his first season with the Griffins and notched 25 points (8-17—25) in 28 games.
Cossa is a huge, powerful, athletic goalie, and those last two things don’t always come with the first. He’s a fiery, confident, talkative competitor who doesn’t like to get beat. (The Athletic)
Söderblom is further along than Johansson, who could play NHL games this season. The potential for Wallinder, Cossa and Lombardi are all so intriguing that I ranked them ahead of the steady, reliable Johansson. (The Athletic)
Huge was joined in studio by Brian Lashoff, who is the new assistant coach of the Grand Rapids Griffins. He talks about his journey from playing on the ice for the Griffins, to coaching them, and more. (The Huge Show)
Bliss scored his first goal in the AHL on Dec. 3 against the Texas Stars.
Logically, Alex Lyon will be the No. 1 goalie for Detroit’s top farm club, the Grand Rapids Griffins. With 202 AHL games on his resume, Lyon, 30, gives the Griffins a reliable AHL puckstopper. (Detroit Hockey Now)
McIsaac, 23, played the entire 2022-23 season with the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins, recording 22 points (3-19-22) and 30 penalty minutes in 61 games. (The Detroit News)
Simon Edvinsson and Marco Kasper, two of Detroit Red Wings Executive VP and General Manager Steve Yzerman's former first-round draft selections, both made their NHL debuts in the 2022-23 season. (DetroitRedWings.com)
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