Griffins Sport #71 * Street Sport #35 * AHL Sport #1,133
Season Collection: 7-4-0-0 Residence Collection: 3-3-0-0 Street Collection: 4-1-0-0
All-Time Collection: 74-51-11-11 All-Time Residence Collection: 41-20-6-5 All-Time Street Collection: 31-31-5-6
Griffins at IceHogs
Twelfth of 12 conferences total, sixth of six on the BMO Middle…Grand Rapids has wins in seven of the final 9 video games in opposition to Rockford…Within the final three video games in opposition to the IceHogs, the Griffins have averaged 5.67 targets per recreation whereas permitting 3.00…The Griffins are 26-16-4-1 (.606) because the 2020-21 season in opposition to Rockford and have a plus-14 scoring margin (136-122). On the highway since 2020-21, Grand Rapids is 15-8-0-0 (.652) in opposition to Rockford with a plus-seven scoring margin (70-63)…Rockford is Grand Rapids’ third-most frequent opponent, as tonight’s recreation marks the 148th assembly between the 2 franchises…The IceHogs are 4-5-0-1 of their final 10 video games…Rockford is 17-15-2-1 at house in comparison with 13-17-4-1 on the highway…The Griffins are 4-6-0-0 of their final 10 video games…Grand Rapids is 19-13-2-0 on the highway in comparison with 17-15-2-2 at house…Rockford’s energy play ranks nineteenth at 18.0% and its penalty kill ranks 18th at 81.6%…Rockford ranks twenty second with 2.89 targets per recreation and seventeenth with 3.06 targets in opposition to…The IceHogs’ Cole Guttman leads the staff in factors (57), targets (23), and assists (34)…Rockford’s goaltender Drew Commesso is tied for sixth within the AHL with 4 shutouts…Former Griffin Andreas Athanasiou (2013-16) is featured on Rockford’s roster. Athanasiou helped Grand Rapids declare a division title in 2014-15 and totaled 51 factors (25-26—51) in 83 regular-season video games with the Griffins…Rockford’s Gerry Mayhew has been hassle for the Griffins all through his profession, as he has 29 factors (17-12—29) and a plus-nine score in 32 video games in opposition to Grand Rapids between Iowa (2017-21) and Rockford (2024-25).
Final Time Out
The Griffins used two power-play targets and a 28-save efficiency from Sebastian Cossa to defeat the Rockford IceHogs 2-1 on Wednesday on the BMO Middle. Sheldon Dries netted his team-high twenty fourth purpose of the season within the outing, his fourth tally within the final six video games. Ondrej Becher additionally discovered the again of the online for his tenth of the yr with assists from Emmitt Finnie and Gabriel Seger. Finnie’s helper marked his fifth level within the final six video games (1-4—5) and Seger prolonged his level streak to a few (2-1—3). Amadeus Lombardi added an help, securing his eleventh level within the final seven video games (5-6—11). Grand Rapids earned its third straight victory over Rockford with a plus-eight scoring margin (17-9).
This Date in Griffins Historical past
2009: The Griffins rating three third-period targets to rally for a 3-1 highway win over Hamilton, taking a 2-0 sequence lead. Justin Abdelkader scores twice and provides an help, Ville Leino scores the tying purpose on the facility play and assists on the game-winner, and Darren Haydar logs two helpers to tie Willie Marshall’s AHL document of 71 profession playoff assists.
Shine Vibrant
Since coming back from the Pink Wings on April 4, Dominik Shine has eight factors (3-5—8) in six video games, gathering three multi-point outings. Via 59 video games, the veteran has career-high totals in assists (31), factors (45), power-play targets (5), game-winners (4), and multi-point outings (11). He’s additionally three targets from tying his profession better of 17 set in 2021-22. Shine ranks among the many franchise leaders in video games performed (481, third), targets (75, T7th), assists (108, tenth), factors (183, ninth), penalty minutes (535, sixth), short-handed targets (5, T8th), game-winners (12, T7th), and unassisted targets (10, T1st). With Shine out of the lineup, the Griffins are simply 4-7-0-0 (.364). On Jan. 27, Shine signed his first NHL contract, a two-year take care of the Detroit Pink Wings. Later that night, he made his NHL debut in opposition to the Los Angeles Kings. Shine, 31, turned the oldest skater to make his NHL debut since defenseman Evgeny Medvedev did it with the Philadelphia Flyers at 33 on Oct. 8, 2015, and the oldest Pink Wings participant to make his NHL debut since middle Vaclav Nedomansky did it at 33 on Nov. 18, 1977. Shine later bagged his first NHL level with an help on Feb. 1 at Calgary and completed the NHL season with one help and 15 penalty minutes in 9 outings.
Playoff Image
The Griffins clinched their spot within the Calder Cup Playoffs on March 29. With two video games remaining, Grand Rapids is presently two factors forward of Chicago for the ultimate first-round bye place within the Central Division. Grand Rapids will play Rockford and Iowa to complete the common season whereas Chicago will face Milwaukee and Rockford. The Griffins can clinch the ultimate bye place tonight with a win at Rockford and a Chicago loss in any style to Milwaukee, or an extra time/shootout loss to Rockford and a Chicago regulation loss at Milwaukee. 5 groups make the playoffs, with the highest three receiving a first-round bye into the Central Division Semifinals.
Welcome to America
The Detroit Pink Wings on Tuesday reassigned ahead Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka from the SHL’s Skelleftea to the Griffins. Brandsegg-Nygard, chosen fifteenth total by Detroit in 2024, turned the first-ever Norwegian to be chosen within the first spherical of the NHL draft. As a professional between the SHL, Allsvenskan and Eliteserien (Norway’s prime professional league), the 19-year-old has 32 factors (14-18—32), 76 penalty minutes and a plus-three score in 102 regular-season video games. Brandsegg-Nygard was named a prime three participant on Workforce Norway on the 2024 World Junior Championship and later that summer season competed for Workforce Norway on the World Championship. Sandin-Pellikka, the seventeenth total choose by Detroit in 2023, set SHL data for many targets in a single season by a U20 defenseman with 12 this yr and the document for many SHL targets in a profession by a U20 defenseman with 24. The 20-year-old was named the 2024-25 Swedish Junior Hockey Participant of the Yr when he paced all U20 SHL gamers in factors (29), assists (17), and targets (12). In 2023-24, Sandin-Pellikka gained the SHL’s Salming Trophy as the most effective Swedish-born defenseman as an 18-year-old rookie along with successful the SHL title with Skelleftea. On the worldwide degree, Sandin-Pellikka has been named the Greatest Defenseman on the final two World Junior Championships (2025, 2024), serving as captain for Workforce Sweden in 2025. He was additionally named the U18 World Junior Championship Greatest Defenseman in 2023 and garnered a spot on the All-Star Workforce when he helped Sweden win a silver medal.
The Lombardi Trophy
Second-year professional Amadeus Lombardi recorded three straight multi-point video games for the primary time in his profession from April 2-5, securing seven factors (5-2—7) in three outings. Lombardi loved a career-high five-game level streak (5-5—10) from April 2-11 and in addition has six targets within the final 9 video games (6-6—12). He posted a career-high four-game help streak from March 8-15 (0-5—5) and now has factors in 11 of the final 14 outings (6-11—17). Lombardi was sidelined for 28 video games attributable to rehabbing an upper-body harm from Dec. 6-Feb. 15. Since his return, the Aurora, Ontario, native has 23 factors (9-14—23) in 22 outings. Via 42 appearances, Lombardi has a career-high 38 factors (18-20—38) after exhibiting 26 factors (5-21—26) in 70 video games as a rookie final season. Regardless of his restricted video games, Lombardi nonetheless ranks among the many staff leaders in factors (sixth), assists (seventh) and targets (4th).
Rattling Daniel, Again At It Once more
Rookie Nate Danielson registered three factors in consecutive video games in opposition to Rockford from April 4-5 (2-4—6). This marked the second and third occasions this season that the 20-year-old has produced three factors in a recreation (0-3—3 on Dec. 28 at CLE). On April 4 versus Rockford, Danielson bagged his first two-goal recreation as a professional. He has eight multi-point outings this season, together with three assists on April 5 at Rockford and Dec. 28 at Cleveland. Danielson now has seven factors (3-4—7) in his final six video games since April 4. The ninth total choose by Detroit in 2023 has 39 factors (12-27—39), 33 penalty minutes and a plus-five score in his rookie marketing campaign. He ranks among the many staff leaders in factors (T4th), assists (2nd), and targets (sixth). Danielson additionally locations among the many AHL rookie leaders in assists (T8th), factors (T12th), and short-handed assists (4, 1st).
Not Your Common Joe
Joe Snively registered 5 assists in two video games from April 4-5 and tied his single-game career-high three helpers on April 4 in opposition to Rockford. The 5 assists in two video games marked a profession excessive for many assists in a two-game span for Snively and the 5 factors additionally tied his career-best two video games (three earlier occasions. MR: Oct. 28-29, 2023: 2-3—5). Snively now has seven factors (1-6—7) in his final six video games. Snively has 46 factors (21-25—46), 24 penalty minutes and a minus-five score in 70 video games with the Griffins. He has already notched a career-high 21 targets, beating his earlier better of 15 in 2021-22 with Hershey. The 29-year-old ranks among the many staff leaders in factors (1st), assists (third), and targets (2nd). All through 290 AHL regular-season contests, Snively has 218 factors (79-139—218) and a plus-52 score, including 33 factors (6-27—33) in 43 playoff outings. Snively is searching for his third straight Calder Cup, which might put him in uncommon firm, as solely 11 gamers in league historical past have gained three consecutive cups within the AHL and nobody has reached this feat because the 1978 season.
Simply Preserve Capturing
Amongst gamers who’ve performed not less than 40 video games, Amadeus Lombardi ranks fourth with a capturing proportion of 23.7%, as he has 18 targets on 76 pictures. Lombardi’s capturing proportion can also be the most effective in franchise historical past amongst gamers with not less than 24 pictures in a single season. From April 2-5, Lombardi posted 5 targets on simply seven pictures (71.4%). As well as, Gabriel Seger is tied for tenth amongst gamers with not less than 40 video games performed with a capturing proportion of 21.7%. Seger has 10 targets on 46 pictures, exhibiting two targets in his final three pictures (66.7%) since April 11.
Timmy G
Veteran Tim Gettinger loved a six-game level streak (3-3—6) from April 2-12, which tied his profession excessive. Prior up to now streak, the 27-year-old had not scored a purpose since Jan. 23 and had only one level (0-1—1) in 24 video games from Jan. 25-March 26. Gettinger has 16 factors (7-9—16) and 17 penalty minutes in 52 video games with the Griffins this season, having missed the primary 17 contests attributable to rehabbing a lower-body harm. All through 344 AHL appearances, Gettinger has 174 factors (81-93—174) and 163 penalty minutes.
New Faces Producing
Emmitt Finnie secured his first professional level with an help on April 4 in opposition to Rockford and picked up his first professional purpose the next evening at Rockford. The 19-year-old logged a three-game level streak (1-2—3) from April 4-9 and now has 5 factors (1-4—5) in his final six video games. Finnie confirmed 84 factors (37-47—84) in 55 video games as captain for the WHL’s Kamloops Blazers this season. Defenseman Anton Johansson registered his first AHL level throughout a three-assist evening on April 5 at Rockford. He later bagged two assists on April 11 in opposition to Texas and now has 5 helpers in his earlier 5 contests. The 20-year-old lately joined the Griffins following the conclusion of his SHL season with Leksands IF the place he posted 10 factors (5-5—10) in 46 appearances.
Energy Surge
The Griffins exploded for a season-high three power-play targets on March 15 at Rockford and are actually 10-for-37 (27.0%) on the man-advantage of their final 11 video games, which features a 6-for-22 mark (27.3%) within the final six outings. The ability play has additionally scored in 10 of the final 21 video games (14-for-68, 20.6%). The ability play has moved right into a tie for twenty second place on the circuit at 17.5% (43-for-246) after being ranked tenth firstly of February (18.7%). If you happen to break it down additional, Grand Rapids’ house energy play is 20-for-113 (17.7%, twenty first) and its highway energy play is 23-for-133 (17.3%, twenty first). The Griffins have given up 10 short-handed targets, which is tied for the sixth most. The Griffins’ penalty kill has gone 51-for-63 (81.0%) in its final 21 video games and 22-for-28 (78.6%) within the final 11 contests. The staff has allowed a power-play purpose in 5 of the final seven video games (13-for-18 on PK, 72.2%) and in 17 of the earlier 30 video games (66-for-87 on PK, 75.9%). The Griffins have the fewest penalty minutes within the AHL this season at 701, 32 minutes lower than Hershey (733). The penalty kill ranks seventeenth at 81.9% after beginning the month of February in seventh place at 85.1%. The Griffins are 23-6-2-2 when scoring on the facility play and 15-17-2-1 once they enable a power-play purpose.
Batten Down the Hatches
The Griffins’ protection has allowed 3.30 targets per recreation in its final 10 video games. Grand Rapids allowed 2.90 targets per recreation within the month of March and has now allowed 3.05 targets because the begin of the calendar yr. The Griffins have dropped to tenth within the AHL with 2.83 targets allowed after beginning February ranked first with 2.43 targets allowed. Sebastian Cossa has proven a 2.44 GAA and .912 save proportion by way of 40 video games, and Jack Campbell has a 3.08 GAA and an .886 save proportion in 13 appearances. Scoring not less than three targets has been key for Grand Rapids, because it has a 29-4-0-1 mark (.868) when reaching not less than three targets and a 7-24-4-1 (.264) document when it fails to take action.
Profitable Abilities
The Griffins are 7-2 throughout shootouts this season, because the seven wins are tied for the league lead with Ontario (7-1). The final time Grand Rapids gained not less than seven video games within the expertise competitors was again in 2006-07 (8-5), and it has not had a successful season in a shootout since 2018-19 (6-4). The Griffins are 125-129 all time in the course of the shootout. Cross Hanas (2-for-2), Ondrej Becher (1-for-2) and Nate Danielson (3-for-6) cleared the path for Grand Rapids. In internet, Sebastian Cossa is 17-for-22 (77.3%) this season and 31-for-40 (77.5%) all time as a Griffin within the shootout, which ranks fifth in franchise historical past.
AHL Leaderboard Tracker
Shai Buium—Tied for sixth amongst rookie defensemen in assists (23), tied for eleventh amongst rookie defensemen in factors (25), tied for sixth amongst rookie defensemen in power-play targets (2), sixth amongst rookie defensemen in power-play assists (9), tied for twelfth amongst rookie defensemen in pictures (79)
Sebastian Cossa—Eighth in minutes performed (2,364:58), tied for ninth in video games performed (40), eleventh in GAA (2.44), tied for ninth in wins (21), thirteenth in save proportion (.912)
Nate Danielson—Tied for eighth amongst rookies in assists (27), tied for twelfth amongst rookies in factors (39), second in short-handed assists (4), first amongst rookies in short-handed assists (4)
Josiah Didier—Tied for seventh in short-handed assists (2), tied for third amongst defensemen in short-handed assists (2)
Alex Doucet—Tied for third amongst rookies in short-handed targets (2)
Sheldon Dries—Tied for fourth in game-winners (7)
Dominik Shine—Tied for seventh in short-handed assists (2)
x Austin Watson—Tied for first in main penalties (10), tied for seventh in short-handed targets (3)
Milestones
Final Friday, Dominik Shine moved right into a tie for seventh place on the franchise’s all-time targets scored listing with 75 (Landon Ferraro & Kip Miller).
Brogan Rafferty—Two factors from 50 as a Griffin
Dominik Shine—Three targets from transferring right into a tie for sixth place on the franchise’s all-time targets scored listing (Jamie Tardif 78), one help from transferring right into a tie for ninth on the franchise’s all-time help listing (Tomas Tatar 109), one unassisted purpose from claiming the franchise document of 11
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