GRIFFINS SIGN SPADY
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Wednesday signed defenseman Erik Spady to a professional tryout.
A native of Deroche, British Columbia, Spady skated in 34 games with the CHL’s Fort Worth Brahmas this season before joining the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. The 23-year-old defenseman recorded 17 points (3-14—17) and 59 penalty minutes in 34 games with Fort Worth and one assist and two penalty minutes in two games with Toledo. The 5-foot-11, 205-pound defenseman is in his second professional season, having recorded 14 points (5-9—14) in 66 games with the CHL’s Texas Brahmas in 2011-12. Spady also spent four seasons at Northern Michigan University (2007-11), totaling 20 points (4-16—20) and 110 penalty minutes in 134 games.
Spady will join the Griffins for their game tonight versus the Oklahoma City Barons at 7 p.m. Grand Rapids will also host the Houston Aeros on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at griffinshockey.com.
Height: 5'11" Weight: 205 Shoots: Right Born: 6/1/89 in Deroche, British Columbia
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 2005-06 | Salmon Arm | BCHL | 53 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006-07 | Salmon Arm | BCHL | 56 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 117 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007-08 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2008-09 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2009-10 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 38 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2010-11 | Northern Michigan | CCHA | 33 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 41 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2011-12 | Texas | CHL | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 114 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 54 |
| 2012-13 | Fort Worth | CHL | 34 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 59 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Toledo | ECHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| PRO TOTALS | 102 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 175 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 54 | ||