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04/16/05

6-2 LOSS ENDS GRIFFINS' PLAYOFF CHASE

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The San Antonio Rampage rode five unanswered goals to a 6-2 win over the Griffins on Saturday at Van Andel Arena, snuffing out Grand Rapids hopes for earning a spot in the 2005 Calder Cup Playoffs. [...]

04/15/05

GRIFFINS TURN UP HEAT ON DUCKS WITH 4-3 WIN

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. In a playoff-like atmosphere before a crowd of 9,152 at Van Andel Arena on Friday, the Griffins jumped out to a 4-1 lead before withstanding a furious rally to claim a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Mi [...]

04/14/05

GRIFFINS SWAP NETMINDERS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League on Thursday assigned goaltender Logan Koopmans to the ECHLs Toledo Storm and signed netminder Michael Ayers to a professional tryout. [...]

04/12/05

ADMIRALS SINK GRIFFINS 4-1

MILWAUKEE The Grand Rapids Griffins fell 4-1 to the Milwaukee Admirals on Tuesday night at the Bradley Center. The loss means the Griffins must go no worse than 2-0-1 during their remaining three games to have a chance [...]

04/12/05

KRONWALL NAMED AHLS OUTSTANDING DEFENSEMAN

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Niklas Kronwall on Tuesday was named the winner of the Eddie Shore Award as the American Hockey Leagues outstanding defenseman for the 2004-05 season, as voted by AH [...]

04/12/05

GRIFFINS RECALL KOOPMANS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League on Tuesday recalled goaltender Logan Koopmans from the Toledo Storm of the ECHL. Koopmans, 21, is playing his first pro season aft [...]

04/11/05

GRIFFINS CONTROL DESTINY ENTERING SEASONS FINAL WEEK

Playoff Chances in Their Own Hands Thanks to Two Games Against Cincinnati This Weeks Games Tue., April 12 - GRIFFINS at Milwaukee Admirals - 8 p.m. - Comcast Local/b2/WOOD 1300 AM [...]

04/09/05

GRIFFINS FALL SHORT IN UTAH

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah An early three-goal deficit was too much for the Grand Rapids Griffins to overcome as the Utah Grizzlies won 4-3 on Saturday night at the E Center. With four games to play, Grand Rapids trails Ho [...]

04/08/05

GRIFFINS KEEP PACE WITH 4-2 WIN

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah The Grand Rapids Griffins got a goal and an assist from Kip Miller and Eric Manlow to defeat the Utah Grizzlies 4-2 on Friday night at the E Center. The win pulls Grand Rapids within one point of [...]

04/07/05

GRIFFINS BLITZ RAMPAGE 7-4

SAN ANTONIO Five points by Kip Miller led the Grand Rapids Griffins to its largest scoring outburst in over two years as they won 7-4 over the San Antonio Rampage on Thursday night at the SBC Center. The last time Gran [...]

04/07/05

KRONWALL NAMED AHL FIRST-TEAM ALL-STAR

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Niklas Kronwall has been named to the 2005 American Hockey League First All-Star Team, the league announced on Thursday. Kronwalls selection, determined [...]

04/05/05

MACDONALD NAMED GRIFFINS MAN OF THE YEAR

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. The Grand Rapids Griffins are proud to announce that goaltender Joey MacDonald has been named the teams winner of the American Specialty/AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions t [...]