GRIFFINS HOME OPENER SET FOR OCT. 15
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins on Tuesday announced that they will open the home portion of their tenth anniversary schedule on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Van Andel Arena. In addition, the American [...]
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AHL EXTENDS CONTRACT OF LEAGUE PRESIDENT DAVID ANDREWS
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The American Hockey Leagues Board of Governors is pleased to announce that league president and chief executive officer David Andrews has agreed to terms on a new five-year contract that will see h [...]
GRIFFINS RAISED NEARLY $235,000 FOR CHARITY DURING 2004-05 SEASON
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins community programs and charitable efforts during the 2004-05 American Hockey League season generated $234,540 for various schools, organizations and non-profit groups throu [...]
GRIFFINS ADD TWO TO STAFF
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League on Wednesday announced the hiring of Mike Appel and Melissa Oliver as ticket sales account executives. Appel, a native of Sturgis, [...]
IRELAND SIGNS EXTENSION AS HEAD COACH
Griffins Ranked Among AHLs Best Over Seasons Final Weeks GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League on Wednesday signed head coach Greg Ireland to a contract extension for t [...]
GRIFFINS AND DEVOS CHILDRENS HOSPITAL TEAM UP ON SUMMER HELMET PROGRAM
Partnership Kicks Off with Bike Rodeo this Saturday GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins Put A Lid On It (PALOI) helmet safety program, presented by DeVos Childrens Hospital, will launch its summer [...]
KRONWALL, SWEDEN PLACE FOURTH
VIENNA, Austria - With a 6-3 loss to Russia in Sunday's bronze medal game, Niklas Kronwall and Sweden finished in fourth place at the 2005 IIHF World Championship. Kronwall, the AHL's 2004-05 outstanding de [...]
KRONWALL ADVANCES; DEMITRA AND VAUCLAIR DENIED
INNSBRUCK, Austria - Niklas Kronwall's first-period goal and second-period assist powered Sweden to a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Julien Vauclair's Switzerland squad in the quarterfinals of the 2005 IIHF World Champi [...]
CHASING CHAMPIONSHIPS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Its mid-May, already nearly four weeks since the Griffins 2004-05 campaign came to its conclusion. Yet the championship aspirations of almost two dozen players with Grand Rapids ties are just now [...]
GRIFFINS ALUMNI ABOUND AT IIHF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Sixteen-Nation Tournament Begins Saturday in Austria GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Swedens Niklas Kronwall headlines a list of seven former Grand Rapids Griffins chosen by their native countries to participate in the [...]
GRIFFINS PLAY ON IN OTHER LEAGUES, TOURNAMENTS
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Griffins' 2004-05 season may be over, but several players who finished the year with Grand Rapids are continuing their seasons elsewhere. Eddie Shore Award winner Niklas Kronwall w [...]
GRIFFINS END SEASON WHILE MAKING AHL HISTORY
CINCINNATI Its been 56 years since an AHL team earned as many points as the 2004-05 Grand Rapids Griffins did without qualifying for the playoffs. Regardless, they drew their season to a close on Sunday with a 3-2 road [...]