Ford announces retirement after 716 AHL games
Ford won a Calder Cup championship with Grand Rapids in 2017 and served as the Western Conference team captain at the 2020 AHL All-Star Classic. (TheAHL.com)
Headlines
Griffins Host School Day Game & Military Appreciation Night
Join the Griffins for a three-game homestand against Manitoba and Chicago.
AHLTV Free Game of the Week
The Griffins will visit Iowa this Friday at 7 p.m. EDT, and you can watch the game for free at AHLTV.com. (TheAHL.com)
Griffins’ Witkowski, Thunderbirds’ Kaspick suspended
Griffins defenseman Luke Witkowski has been suspended for two games as a consequence of a cross-checking incident in a game vs. Milwaukee on Oct. 30. (TheAHL.com)
Grand Rapids Signs Max Humitz and D.J. King
Both are on professional tryouts.
Midwest Road Trip
The Griffins hit the road this week for match ups against the Iowa Wild on Friday and the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday.
AHL joins NHL’s Hockey Fights Cancer initiative
The American Hockey League is proud to be joining the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association for their Hockey Fights Cancer™ initiative, which begins today. (TheAHL.com)
Sunday Scaries
Riley Barber’s two-goal outing proved not enough as the Grand Rapids Griffins fell to the Chicago Wolves 6-3 at Van Andel Arena on Sunday.
Game Notes: Griffins vs. Wolves - Oct. 31, 2021
The Griffins wrap up a three-game homestand with a Halloween matchup against the Chicago Wolves at 4 p.m.
Sunken Ship
Chase Pearson’s two-goal performance and Calvin Pickard’s 37 saves helped the Grand Rapids Griffins defeat the Milwaukee Admirals 4-1 at Van Andel Arena on Saturday.
Detroit Recalls Joe Veleno
The third-year pro has logged a team-high three goals in the opening five games this season for the Griffins, including a two-goal outing on Oct. 16 at Milwaukee.
Game Notes: Griffins vs. Admirals - Oct. 30, 2021
Griffins welcome the Admirals to Van Andel Arena for the first time since Dec. 27, 2019.