Griffins Playoff Sport #2 * Residence Playoff Sport #2 * AHL Sport #M2
Common-Season Sequence: <\/strong>3-3-2-0\u00a0Common-Season<\/strong>\u00a0Residence Sequence:<\/strong> 1-2-1-0\u00a0Common-Season\u00a0Street Sequence: <\/strong>2-1-1-0<\/p>\n

All-Time Common-Season\u00a0Sequence:<\/strong> 45-32-7-5\u00a0All-Time Common-Season Residence Sequence:<\/strong> 24-14-2-4\u00a0All-Time Common-Season Street Sequence:<\/strong> 21-18-5-1
Playoff\u00a0Sequence: <\/strong>0-1\u00a0Playoff\u00a0Residence Sequence:<\/strong> 0-1\u00a0Playoff\u00a0Street Sequence: <\/strong>0-0
All-Time Playoff Sequence:<\/strong> 2-5\u00a0All-Time Playoff Residence Sequence:<\/strong> 2-2\u00a0All-Time Playoff Street Sequence:<\/strong> 0-3
Sport 1 Recap<\/strong>
The Texas Stars rode Remi Poirier\u2019s 29 saves to a 4-0 victory over the Griffins on Tuesday in Sport 1 of the Central Division Semifinals at Van Andel Enviornment. The Stars scored two targets within the first and second durations earlier than coasting to victory within the third.\u00a0Sebastian Cossa\u00a0<\/strong>received the beginning in web however after 15 saves on 19 pictures in 28:57 minutes,\u00a0Jack Campbell\u00a0<\/strong>changed him and completed with 11 saves on 11 pictures in 30:36 of ice time. The Griffins had gained Sport 1 in every of their final three playoff collection and in seven of eight collection courting to 2017, however the Stars handed the house workforce its second straight postseason shutout, courting again to Sport 5 of the 2024 Central Division Finals at Milwaukee. The Griffins have been shut out in two straight playoff video games for the primary time ever – together with Sport 5 of the 2024 Central Division Finals at Milwaukee – after struggling their first dwelling playoff shutout since Sport 1 of the 2006 Western Convention Finals versus Milwaukee. Grand Rapids\u2019 scoreless postseason drought now stands at 128:27, going again to the third interval of its 4-2 win over Milwaukee in Sport 4 of the division finals on Might 24, 2024. All time, the Griffins have rallied to win two of 4 best-of-five collection when trailing after Sport 1. The six-day hole between Video games 1 and a pair of is the biggest ever between the primary two video games of a Griffins playoff collection. The earlier excessive of 5 days was set throughout Grand Rapids\u2019 final playoff collection, the 2024 Central Division Finals towards Milwaukee (Sport 1 on Might 15 in MIL, Sport 2 on Might 20 in MIL).\u00a0
This Date in Griffins Playoff Historical past<\/strong>
2001: Three third-period targets \u2013 together with unassisted tallies from\u00a0Petr Schastlivy<\/strong> and\u00a0David Oliver<\/strong> \u2013 break a 1-1 impasse and propel the Griffins to a 4-2 win at Orlando, tying the Jap Convention Finals at one win apiece.
Preserve the Religion<\/strong>
The final time the Griffins have been shut out within the opening recreation of the playoffs and even Sport 1 of a collection, they went on to win the Calder Cup. On April 26, 2013, Darcy Kuemper made 36 saves to guide the Houston Aeros to a 3-0 dwelling win over Grand Rapids in Sport 1 of the Western Convention Quarterfinals. The collection ultimately went the gap, with the Griffins claiming Sport 5 at dwelling by a 7-0 depend on Might 4, 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Calder Cup Playoffs Debuts<\/strong>
Throughout Sport 1 final Tuesday, seven Griffins made their Calder Cup Playoffs debut, together with defensemen\u00a0Shai Buium<\/strong>,\u00a0Anton Johansson<\/strong>, and\u00a0Axel Sandin-Pellikka<\/strong>, and forwards\u00a0Ondrej Becher<\/strong>,\u00a0Michael Brandsegg-Nygard<\/strong>,\u00a0Emmitt Finnie<\/strong>, and\u00a0Gabriel Seger<\/strong>. Becher (eightieth in 2024), Buium (thirty sixth in 2021), Brandsegg-Nygard (fifteenth in 2024), Finnie (201st in 2023), Johansson (a hundred and fifth in 2022), and Sandin-Pellikka (seventeenth in 2023) are all latest draft picks of the Detroit Purple Wings.\u00a0
Setting the Stage<\/strong>
The Griffins clinched their nineteenth playoff berth in 29 seasons with a 37-29-4-2 report and 80 factors, claiming the third spot within the Central Division, ninth within the Western Convention and 18th total within the AHL. Grand Rapids matches up towards second-seeded Texas Stars (43-26-3-0, 89 pts.), who’ve reached the Central Division Semifinals for the third consecutive season.\u00a0The Griffins completed the regular-season collection towards the Stars with a\u00a03-3-2-0 report, together with 1-2-1-0 at Van Andel Enviornment and 2-1-1-0 on the H-E-B Middle at Cedar Park.\u00a0After starting the season collection with a four-game level streak (2-0-2-0), the Griffins went on to drop three of the ultimate 4 conferences (1-3-0-0). The Griffins and Stars have met simply as soon as earlier than within the Calder Cup Playoffs, because the eventual Calder Cup champion Texas defeated defending champion Grand Rapids 4-2 within the 2014 Western Convention Semifinals. The Griffins are 2-2 at dwelling and 0-3 on the highway towards Texas within the postseason.\u00a0Grand Rapids possesses a 103-87 ledger within the postseason and 21-16 collection report, which incorporates video games within the IHL\u2019s Turner Cup Playoffs from 1996-01. Within the AHL, the Griffins are 86-69 within the postseason, which incorporates two Calder Cups (2017, 2013). The Griffins have a 7-6 mark in a best-of-five collection. This might be Texas\u2019 eleventh Calder Cup Playoff look in 16 seasons, because it has missed the postseason simply 3 times in 2012, 2017, and 2019 (no playoffs in 2020 or 2021). The Stars are 60-47 in postseason video games and have a 13-9 collection report, having reached the Calder Cup Finals 3 times (2010, 2014 (gained), 2018). Final season, Texas defeated Manitoba 2-0 within the first spherical earlier than being bested 3-2 by Milwaukee within the Central Division Semifinals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Stumbled to the End Line<\/strong>
From Nov. 8-Feb. 7, the Griffins held at the least a share of first place within the Central Division with a 25-15-3-1 mark (.628) within the first 44 video games. The Griffins tied their finest begin in franchise historical past with 13 factors (6-1-1-0) via the primary eight video games, beforehand executed in 2000-01 (6-1-1). Grand Rapids additionally started 3-0-0-0 at dwelling for the primary time since 2009-10. Nonetheless, the workforce completed the ultimate 28 outings with a 12-14-1-1 report (.464) and led to third place within the division. The Griffins faltered within the month of March, as they confirmed a 3-7-1-0 ledger and allowed 4.00 targets per recreation after permitting 2.43 targets per contest from Oct.-Jan. Grand Rapids ended April with a profitable report and concluded the common season with a 5-4-0-0 report (.556) within the remaining month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Promised Land\u00a0<\/strong>
On March 29, the Griffins clinched their nineteenth playoff berth in 29 seasons with a 4-2 Springfield Thunderbirds victory over the Iowa Wild. Grand Rapids returns to the Calder Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season beneath head coach\u00a0Dan Watson<\/strong>, after lacking the earlier two postseasons in 2022 and 2023. The Griffins held at the least a share of first place within the Central Division from Nov. 8-Feb. 7 with a 25-15-3-1 mark (.628) via the opening 44 video games earlier than ending the season with a 12-14-1-1 report over the ultimate 28 outings to finish up in third place within the division.<\/p>\n

A Minimize Above<\/strong>
There have been 10 totally different Calder Cup champions since 2011, with Grand Rapids (2017, 2013) and Hershey (2024, 2023) being the one groups to earn a number of championships throughout that point. The opposite winners have been Chicago (2022), Charlotte (2019), Toronto (2018), Lake Erie (2016), Manchester (2015), Texas (2014), Norfolk (2012) and Binghamton (2011).<\/p>\n

Prior Historical past<\/strong>
The Griffins and Stars will renew a rivalry that dates again to the 2009-10 season when Texas joined the AHL. Because the 2009-10 marketing campaign, the groups have met a mixed 89 instances within the common season, with the Griffins possessing a 45-31-7-5 report (.573). Grand Rapids and Texas have met simply as soon as earlier than within the Calder Cup Playoffs when the defending champion Griffins have been defeated 4-2 within the 2014 Western Convention Semifinals to the eventual champion Texas Stars. Present Griffins goalie\u00a0Jack Campbell\u00a0<\/strong>appeared in 4 video games for the Stars throughout their cup run and totaled a 2-1 report with a 2.54 GAA and a .917 save proportion. Present Purple Wings netminder Petr Mrazek served as Grand Rapids\u2019 goaltender in that collection. Present assistant coach\u00a0Brian Lashoff\u00a0<\/strong>performed solely with Detroit that season and didn’t face the Stars in 2014. Stars captain Curtis McKenzie is the lone participant from 2014 nonetheless with the workforce, whereas present assistant coach Maxime Fortunus was a participant on the time and normal supervisor Scott White was in his fifth season main the franchise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Laborious to Kill\u00a0<\/strong>
Through the Griffins\u2019 franchise-record run of seven straight playoff appearances from 2013-2019, they gained two Calder Cups (2013 and 2017), twice misplaced to the eventual champion (Texas 2014, Lake Erie 2016), and twice misplaced to the cup runner-up (Utica 2015, Chicago 2019). Throughout their 14 earlier AHL playoff runs, they gained these pair of cups, misplaced to the eventual champion on 4 events, and likewise misplaced to the opposite finalist 4 instances. Together with their first 5 seasons as members of the Worldwide Hockey League, the Griffins have certified for the postseason on 19 prior events, profitable all of it twice, shedding six instances to the eventual champ, and shedding 4 instances to the runner-up.\u00a0
Bench Boss<\/strong>
Second-year head coach\u00a0Dan Watson\u00a0<\/strong>has made his second straight Calder Cup Playoffs. He’s the sixth head coach in franchise historical past to succeed in the postseason in each of his first two full years as head coach, becoming a member of Bruce Cassidy (2000-02), Danton Cole (2002-04), Greg Eire (2005-07) Jeff Blashill (2012-14), and Todd Nelson (2015-17). Final postseason, Watson led Grand Rapids to the Central Division Finals, the place it misplaced a winner-take-all Sport 5 on the highway to the division champion Milwaukee Admirals. Watson was named the Central Division head coach on the 2025 All-Star Basic, changing into the primary Griffins coach to attain an all-star honor since Todd Nelson in 2017 and the fourth head coach in franchise historical past to teach in an all-star recreation, becoming a member of Nelson, Jeff Blashill (2014), and Bruce Cassidy (2002 AHL, 2001 IHL). Watson has by no means missed the playoffs throughout his eight seasons as a head coach. With the ECHL\u2019s Toledo Walleye, Watson went 51-34 (.600) over 5 postseasons, reaching the Kelly Cup Finals twice (2019 and 2022) and main Toledo to 4 Western Convention Finals berths (2017, 2019, 2022 and 2023).\u00a0\u00a0
From Buddy to Foe<\/strong>
The Griffins and Stars share a pair connections on championship profitable groups. In 2023, defenseman\u00a0Brogan Rafferty\u00a0<\/strong>reached the Calder Cup Finals with Coachella Valley alongside Texas\u2019 Kole Lind.\u00a0Jack Campbell\u00a0<\/strong>gained the Calder Cup with Texas in 2014 with present Stars Curtis McKenzie, assistant coach Maxime Fortunus and normal supervisor Scott White. As well as, Stars goaltender\u00a0Magnus Hellberg\u00a0<\/strong>competed for the Griffins in 2022-23, exhibiting a 2-2-0 mark with a 2.50 GAA and a .932 save proportion in 4 video games. Texas gear supervisor\u00a0Charlie Kaser\u00a0<\/strong>is the son of Griffins\u2019 broadcaster\u00a0Bob Kaser\u00a0<\/strong>and served as Grand Rapids\u2019 assistant gear supervisor from 2018-23. Present Dallas Stars normal supervisor Jim Nill served because the Griffins\u2019 GM for 2 seasons from 2011-13, profitable the Calder Cup in 2013. Nill spent components of 19 seasons with the Detroit Purple Wings from 1994-2013, serving because the director of participant growth (1994-98) and assistant normal supervisor (1998-13) earlier than leaving for Dallas.\u00a0
Been There, Performed That<\/strong>
Jack Campbell\u00a0<\/strong>(2014 Texas),\u00a0Josiah Didier<\/strong>\u00a0(2019 Charlotte), assistant coach\u00a0Brian Lashoff\u00a0<\/strong>(2013 and 2017 Grand Rapids), and\u00a0Joe Snively\u00a0<\/strong>(2024 & 2023 Hershey) are the Griffins\u2019 earlier Calder Cup champions.\u00a0Brogan Rafferty\u00a0<\/strong>(2023 Coachella Valley) made a Calder Cup Finals look in 2023. Captain Curtis McKenzie, assistant coach Maxime Fortunus and normal supervisor Scott White all gained the Calder Cup with Texas in 2014.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Scouting Texas<\/strong>
The Stars are led by Matej Blumel who confirmed 72 factors (39-33–72) in 67 video games, main the workforce in factors, targets, and power-play targets (11). Blumel, who garnered a spot on the AHL First All-Star Group, ranked among the many AHL leaders in targets (1st), factors (T2nd), power-play targets (T6th), and pictures (274, 1st). On the defensive aspect of the ice, Kyle Capobianco led all of Texas\u2019 blueliners with 50 factors (7-43–50), 72 penalty minutes and a plus-25 score in 64 video games. He ranked among the many AHL\u2019s defensemen leaders in factors (T5th), assists (third), plus-minus score (sixth), and power-play assists (16, T6th). Remi Poirier and former Griffin Magnus Hellberg cut up time in web for the Stars. Poirier compiled a 17-11-2 mark with three shutouts (T12th), a 2.50 GAA (thirteenth) and a .908 save proportion (T18th) in 31 video games. Hellberg logged a 24-14-1 ledger (wins T4th) with two shutouts, a 2.69 GAA and a .904 save proportion in 41 video games (T8th). Justin Hryckowian was named the Dudley (Purple) Garrett Memorial Award because the AHL\u2019s excellent rookie, as he led all first-year gamers with 60 factors (22-38\u201460) in 67 video games. Hryckowian\u2019s 60 factors have been the sixth most within the AHL by an undrafted rookie since 2009-10. Texas had the second-best energy play at 21.5%, tied for fifth within the AHL with 3.33 targets per recreation and ranked ninth with 30.36 pictures per outing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lord Stanley<\/strong>
The Stanley Cup Playoffs have begun with 12 of the 16 groups having a Griffins alum amongst their participant or hockey operations ranks.\u00a0
The Champs are Right here<\/strong>
The Griffins\u2019 roster consists of quite a few coaches and gamers who’ve both reached a playoff remaining or gained a title for his or her respective professional, school, junior or nationwide workforce(s). Most not too long ago,\u00a0Joe Snively\u00a0<\/strong>gained the final two Calder Cups with Hershey (2024, 2023),\u00a0Axel Sandin-Pellikka\u00a0<\/strong>gained the 2024 SHL title with Skelleftea,\u00a0Shai Buium\u00a0<\/strong>gained the 2024 NCAA title with Denver, and\u00a0Gabriel Seger\u00a0<\/strong>took dwelling the 2024 ECAC title with Cornell College.
Common Season Sequence Notes<\/strong>
Grand Rapids completed the common season collection towards Texas with a 3-3-2-0 report, together with 1-2-1-0 at Van Andel Enviornment and 2-1-1-0 on the H-E-B Middle at Cedar Park…After starting the season collection with a four-game level streak (2-0-2-0), the Griffins went on to drop three of the ultimate 4 conferences (1-3-0-0)…The Griffins have been held to 1 aim or much less in two of the eight video games, being shut out on March 26\u2026Six of the eight conferences have been determined by two targets or extra…Grand Rapids averaged 3.50 targets per recreation at Texas and simply 2.00 targets towards the Stars at dwelling…The Stars\u2019 energy play, which ranked second within the AHL throughout the common season (21.5%), went simply 2-for-17 (11.8%) towards the Griffins…Joe Snively\u00a0<\/strong>led Grand Rapids towards Texas with seven factors (2-5\u20147) and 5 assists in eight video games, whereas Matej Blumel paced the Stars towards the Griffins with 11 factors (6-5\u201411) and 6 targets in eight appearances…Blumel and Arttu Hyry tied for the workforce lead towards Grand Rapids with 5 assists…Sheldon Dries\u00a0<\/strong>led the Griffins with three targets in six video games towards Rockford…Main every workforce in web have been\u00a0Jack Campbell<\/strong>, who went 2-1-0 with a 2.68 GAA and a .905 SV% in three video games, and Texas\u2019 Magnus Hellberg, who confirmed a 4-2-0 mark with one shutout, a 2.15 GAA and a .916 SV% in six contests…Campbell secured his first win as a Griffin towards Texas on Dec. 17 (20 saves) and made a season-high 35 saves on April 11 versus the Stars…Antti Tuomisto\u00a0<\/strong>registered his fiftieth professional help on Feb. 25 at Texas…Emmitt Finnie\u00a0<\/strong>made his season debut on March 26 towards Texas…Dries skated in his three hundredth professional recreation on Dec. 22 versus the Stars…Snively appeared in his three hundredth professional recreation on Feb. 26 at Texas and registered two-point nights towards the Stars on Dec. 17 (0-2\u20142) and Feb. 25 (1-1\u20142)…William Wallinder\u00a0<\/strong>recorded two assists on April 11 towards Texas…Tim Gettinger\u00a0<\/strong>suited up for his three hundredth AHL recreation on Dec. 17 at Texas and his a centesimal recreation as a Griffin on March 26 versus the Stars…Ondrej Becher\u00a0<\/strong>secured his first two-assist evening within the AHL on Feb. 25 at Texas…Captain\u00a0Josiah Didier\u00a0<\/strong>skated in his five hundredth professional recreation on Feb. 25 at Texas…Amadeus Lombardi\u00a0<\/strong>bagged two factors (1-1\u20142) on Feb. 25 on the Stars…Austin Watson\u00a0<\/strong>logged two factors (1-1\u20142) on Dec. 17 at Texas.
Story of the Tape<\/strong>
Right here\u2019s how the 2 rivals stacked up in key classes throughout the common season:
Grand Rapids, Texas<\/strong>
Total Report: <\/strong>37-29-4-2, 80 pts. (third Central, 18th AHL), 43-26-3-0, 89 pts. (2nd Central, tenth AHL)
Residence Report: <\/strong>27-15-2-2, 38 pts. (18th), 19-14-3-0, 41 pts. (tenth)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
Street Report: <\/strong>20-14-2-0, 42 pts. (18th), 24-12-0-0, 48 pts. (tenth)
Energy Play: <\/strong>44-for-254, 17.3% (T24th), 50-for-233, 21.5% (2nd)
Penalty Killing: <\/strong>197-for-238, 82.8% (14th), 203-for-246, 82.5% (fifteenth)
Penalty Minutes: <\/strong>10.71 avg. (thirty first), 11.78 avg. (twenty second)
Targets For: <\/strong>2.81 avg. (T26th), 3.33 avg. (T5th)
Targets Towards: <\/strong>2.82 avg. (ninth), 2.92 avg. (thirteenth)
Photographs For:<\/strong>\u00a027.43 avg. (twenty sixth), 30.36 avg. (ninth)
Photographs Towards:<\/strong>\u00a028.56 avg. (T15th), 27.99 avg. (eleventh)
Group Leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n

Video games Performed: Joe Snively<\/strong> (72), Kole Lind, Michael Karow (71)
Targets: Sheldon Dries<\/strong> (25), Matej Blumel (39) (led AHL)
Assists: Dominik Shine<\/strong> (32), Kyle Capobianco (43)
Factors: <\/strong>Snively (47), Blumel (72)
Plus\/Minus: William Lagesson<\/strong> (+13), Capobianco (+25)
Penalty Minutes: Austin Watson<\/strong> (112), Lind (93)
Energy Play Targets:<\/strong>\u00a0Snively & Watson (7), Blumel (11)
Shorthanded Targets:<\/strong>\u00a0Watson (3), Blumel, Arttu Hyry & Emilio Pettersen (2)
Sport-Successful Targets:<\/strong>\u00a0Dries (7), Hyry (7)
Wins:<\/strong>\u00a0Sebastian Cossa<\/strong> (21), Magnus Hellberg (24)
Shutouts:<\/strong>\u00a0Cossa (1), Remi Poirier (3)
Targets Towards Avg.:<\/strong>\u00a0Cossa (2.45), Poirier (2.50)
Save Proportion:<\/strong>\u00a0Cossa (.911), Poirier (.908)
2024-25 Griffins vs. Stars Head-to-Head<\/strong>
Grand Rapids, Texas<\/strong>
Total Report: <\/strong>3-3-2-0, 5-3-0-0
Residence Report: <\/strong>1-2-1-0, 2-2-0-0
Street Report: <\/strong>2-1-1-0, 3-1-0-0
Energy Play: <\/strong>3-for-22 (13.6%), 2-for-17 (11.8%)
Penalty Kill: <\/strong>15-for-17 (88.2%), 19-for-22 (86.4%)
Targets For:\u00a0<\/strong>22 (2.75 avg.), 27 (3.38 avg.)
Photographs For: <\/strong>195 (24.4 avg.), 238 (29.8 avg.)
Photograph by Nicolas Carrillo\/Griffins<\/i><\/p>\n

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