Grand Rapids Griffins 17-18

[Henkka]

Turgeon has heavy feet. His first few strides are laborious.
Sheahan isn't the kind of skater who gets separation. But for a bigger guy (215 pounds), he's a good skater.
His combination of size, skating and defensive acumen will ensure he'll be in the NHL for a long time.

It's what makes Sheahan an NHLer and will make guys like Nosek and Turgeon AHLers.

Nosek plays in NHL, if you didn't know. 41 games at this season. Also Turgeon played last night in NHl, if you didn't know. Guy is a freaking rookie, he has 4 years of time to develop better than Sheahan ever was.

But keep trolling.

 

[TheMule93]

I want to see svech get a game or two this year. Maybe he will actually look decent, or maybe it will kickstart him in the AHL. Either way I think he needs a mix up at least for a game or two.

 

[turkleton85]

I want to see svech get a game or two this year. Maybe he will actually look decent, or maybe it will kickstart him in the AHL. Either way I think he needs a mix up at least for a game or two.

been thinking the same. I would really like to see him get a few games and get an impression of how his NHL game could look like

 

[lilidk]

I want to see svech get a game or two this year. Maybe he will actually look decent, or maybe it will kickstart him in the AHL. Either way I think he needs a mix up at least for a game or two.

Window is getting smaller to make a decision. We need to see if he has a feature with Wings or trade him to join his brother during draft

 

[The Zetterberg Era]

Nosek plays in NHL, if you didn't know. 41 games at this season. Also Turgeon played last night in NHl, if you didn't know. Guy is a freaking rookie, he has 4 years of time to develop better than Sheahan ever was.

But keep trolling.

Having the opposite opinion of someone isn't trolling.

I have yet to see a single NHL talent evaluation guy say a single negative thing about Riley Sheahan's skating.

He has powerful strides, covers a lot of ground and has good acceleration. I know I need to pretend to talk about his stride or something, sorry skating isn't an issue that Sheahan has. He is an athletic dude with a good skating motion that is how you get drafted in the first round. I completely disagree with those pretending that is an issue. He doesn't read the game offensively fast enough or shoot enough which is his one plus offensive skill. But the guy is a defensive forward that is likely to hang in the league for a while. I hope Turgeon can do the same.

 

[GrGriffins]

Rockford IceHogs 1 at Grand Rapids Griffins 4 - Status: Final
Saturday, January 27, 2018 - Van Andel Arena

Rockford 1 0 0 - 1
Grand Rapids 0 3 1 - 4

1st Period-1, Rockford, Louis 7 (Pelletier, Dahlstrom), 18:06.

Penalties-Clendening Rfd (holding), 13:17.

2nd Period-2, Grand Rapids, Puempel 17 (Hronek, Lorito), 2:59 (PP). 3, Grand Rapids, Lashoff 3 11:17. 4, Grand Rapids, Svechnikov 6 (Tangradi, Street), 15:25.

Penalties-Knott Rfd (boarding), 2:20; Pokka Rfd (hooking), 7:18; Hayden Rfd (fighting), 14:05; Elson Gr (fighting), 14:05; Campbell Gr (high-sticking), 18:15.

3rd Period-5, Grand Rapids, Ford 17 (Street, Tangradi), 16:57.

Penalties-Renouf Gr (interference), 1:11; Svechnikov Gr (high-sticking), 9:30.

Shots on Goal-Rockford 5-9-3-17. Grand Rapids 7-12-5-24.

Power Play Opportunities-Rockford 0 / 3; Grand Rapids 1 / 3.

Goalies-Rockford, Tomkins 1-3-2 (24 shots-20 saves). Grand Rapids, Coreau 16-10-2 (17 shots-16 saves).

A-10,834

Referees-Peter Tarnaris (17), Conor O'Donnell (6).
Linesmen-Jake Davis (23), Bob Marcis (65).

 

[cjm502]

Hronek and Purmpel keep the points coming, Svech pots one, and Coreau only lets one in

 

[SpookyTsuki]

At this rate hronek will be a 2nd pair dman by next year

 

[Henkka]

At this rate hronek will be a 2nd pair dman by next year

I don't know when I last time checked that Hronek was team-leading +8. Now he is team-leading +13.

Is now tied with Russo as highest scoring defenceman, both have 4+15=19 points, but Hronek in less games.

 

[SpookyTsuki]

I don't know when I last time checked that Hronek was team-leading +8. Now he is team-leading +13.

Is now tied with Russo as highest scoring defenceman, both have 4+15=19 points, but Hronek in less games.

Im saying for the wings. Unless you are adding on to my point.

 

[Henkka]

Im saying for the wings. Unless you are adding on to my point.

Got your point, yeah. Looking good. Hopefully he will be the first Wright-drafted dman to be promoted.

 

[Rzombo4 prez]

Having the opposite opinion of someone isn't trolling.

I have yet to see a single NHL talent evaluation guy say a single negative thing about Riley Sheahan's skating.

He has powerful strides, covers a lot of ground and has good acceleration. I know I need to pretend to talk about his stride or something, sorry skating isn't an issue that Sheahan has. He is an athletic dude with a good skating motion that is how you get drafted in the first round. I completely disagree with those pretending that is an issue. He doesn't read the game offensively fast enough or shoot enough which is his one plus offensive skill. But the guy is a defensive forward that is likely to hang in the league for a while. I hope Turgeon can do the same.

Look, if you don’t want to have a constructive conversation about Riley Sheahan’s skating and how it influences how he plays hockey, don’t respond to a post about Riley Sheahan’s skating. Seriously, talk about coming to the nuisance. Conclusory, generic statements add nothing to a conversation and invite further explanation. You also don’t need commentary from coaches to construct a reasonable opinion about rudimentary hockey topics.

At the NHL level there is very little to like about his skating. If he had better one-step quickness he would have the ability to be more than a third defensemen, to get up in transition play and be more physical. He is the poster child for why the center position requires superior skating. If you want to be able to contribute at both ends of the rink while playing the position, you need to be a plus skater.

 

[GrGriffins]

Grand Rapids Griffins 2 at Cleveland Monsters 3 (SO) - Status: Final SO
Thursday, February 1, 2018 - Quicken Loans Arena

Grand Rapids 1 0 1 0 - 2
Cleveland 0 2 0 0 - 3

1st Period-1, Grand Rapids, Tangradi 17 (Street, Puempel), 1:40.

Penalties-Shine Gr (tripping), 2:56; Svechnikov Gr (roughing), 10:16; Austin Cle (roughing), 10:16; Svechnikov Gr (roughing), 12:37.

2nd Period-2, Cleveland, Camper 9 (Hannikainen, Carlsson), 3:08. 3, Cleveland, A. Broadhurst 10 (T. Broadhurst, Gerbe), 14:52 (PP).

Penalties-Scott Cle (roughing), 8:39; McIlrath Gr (hooking), 14:33; Vigneault Cle (hooking), 18:01.

3rd Period-4, Grand Rapids, Turgeon 10 (Campbell, Lorito), 1:27.

Penalties-Hicketts Gr (hooking), 5:12; Elson Gr (delay of game), 13:56; Lashoff Gr (high-sticking), 15:54.

OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout - Grand Rapids 0 (Holmstrom NG, Puempel NG, Lorito NG), Cleveland 1 (Dalpe NG, Hannikainen NG, Gerbe G).


Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 5-11-7-2-0-25. Cleveland 11-10-8-4-1-34.

Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 0 / 2; Cleveland 1 / 6.

Goalies-Grand Rapids, Coreau 16-10-3 (33 shots-31 saves). Cleveland, Kivlenieks 7-13-2 (25 shots-23 saves).

A-4,575

Referees-Evgenii Romasko (39), Tom Kowal (32).
Linesmen-James Tobias (61), Brendan Lewis (82).

 

[Filppula]

Hronek is quietly on a bit of a roll. 11 points past 15 games. 20 in 39. Nothing wrong with that!

 

[GrGriffins]

Svech is not playing tonight (day to day injury took place last night). Saarijarvi is in tonight as Nelson is going with 11 forwards and 7 d-men.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Hronek is quietly on a bit of a roll. 11 points past 15 games. 20 in 39. Nothing wrong with that!

If he can bulk up this offseason, there might be a spot for him in Detroit. They could stash him on the bottom pairing and throw him out with the 2nd PP unit.

 

[GrGriffins]

Grand Rapids Griffins 4 at Cleveland Monsters 2 - Status: Final
Friday, February 2, 2018 - Quicken Loans Arena

Grand Rapids 1 1 2 - 4
Cleveland 1 0 1 - 2

1st Period-1, Cleveland, Austin 4 (T. Broadhurst, Dalpe), 1:05. 2, Grand Rapids, Puempel 18 (Hronek, Lorito), 17:01 (PP).

Penalties-Shine Gr (tripping), 2:27; served by Gallant Cle (bench minor - too many men), 6:51; Puempel Gr (tripping), 8:21; Vigneault Cle (tripping), 16:32.

2nd Period-3, Grand Rapids, Elkins 8 (Elson, Shine), 14:49.

Penalties-Collins Cle (slashing), 2:15; Renouf Gr (tripping), 9:17; Schroeder Cle (boarding), 11:42.

3rd Period-4, Cleveland, A. Broadhurst 11 (T. Broadhurst, Cockerill), 8:05. 5, Grand Rapids, Hronek 5 (Russo), 15:47. 6, Grand Rapids, Lorito 13 19:37 (EN).

Penalties-Zatkoff Cle (delay of game), 4:34; Tangradi Gr (hooking), 10:32; Collins Cle (high-sticking), 13:20.

Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 10-15-6-31. Cleveland 11-4-13-28.

Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 1 / 6; Cleveland 0 / 4.

Goalies-Grand Rapids, McCollum 7-8-3 (28 shots-26 saves). Cleveland, Zatkoff 1-1-1 (30 shots-27 saves).

A-9,759

Referees-Brandon Blandina (20), Mackenzie Nichol (68).
Linesmen-Travis Gawryletz (67), Denis Urban (50).

 

[drwings40]

Hronek is quietly on a bit of a roll. 11 points past 15 games. 20 in 39. Nothing wrong with that!

Actually he has 21 points in 39 games with this 2-point game last night.
He ranks 4th in points among rookie Ds.

 

[waltdetroit]

It's so bad that the Monster's only put their goals & saves & not the Grifs' into the highlight reel

 

[waltdetroit]

Hicketts injured his left leg and won't return to the game

 

[GrGriffins]

Grand Rapids Griffins 6 at Cleveland Monsters 3 - Status: Final
Sunday, February 4, 2018 - Quicken Loans Arena

Grand Rapids 1 4 1 - 6
Cleveland 1 1 1 - 3

1st Period-1, Grand Rapids, Russo 5 (Nastasiuk, Shine), 6:16. 2, Cleveland, Dalpe 7 (Camper, Gerbe), 16:19 (PP).

Penalties-Kurker Cle (holding), 6:39; McIlrath Gr (roughing), 10:16; McIlrath Gr (tripping), 15:28.

2nd Period-3, Grand Rapids, Elson 9 (Russo, Hronek), 4:47. 4, Grand Rapids, Tangradi 18 (Street, Puempel), 7:10. 5, Cleveland, Motte 7 (Schroeder, Vigneault), 9:44 (PP). 6, Grand Rapids, Puempel 19 (Elkins, Ford), 12:08. 7, Grand Rapids, Street 8 (Lorito, Tangradi), 14:37.

Penalties-Puempel Gr (unsportsmanlike conduct), 1:04; Russo Gr (fighting), 7:58; Gaunce Cle (fighting), 7:58; Shine Gr (elbowing), 8:17; Turgeon Gr (fighting), 10:48; Thurkauf Cle (fighting), 10:48; Camper Cle (hooking), 12:27.

3rd Period-8, Cleveland, Siebenaler 3 (Gaunce, Camper), 6:06. 9, Grand Rapids, Tangradi 19 (Hronek, Puempel), 15:49 (PP).

Penalties-Campbell Gr (fighting), 0:09; Dalpe Cle (fighting), 0:09; Campbell Gr (holding), 10:15; Ford Gr (slashing), 11:34; Motte Cle (hooking), 13:00; Dalpe Cle (high-sticking), 14:51.

Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 5-17-6-28. Cleveland 12-7-9-28.

Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 1 / 4; Cleveland 2 / 6.

Goalies-Grand Rapids, Coreau 17-10-3 (28 shots-25 saves). Cleveland, Zatkoff 1-2-1 (25 shots-19 saves); Kivlenieks 7-13-2 (3 shots-3 saves).

A-8,133

Referees-Mackenzie Nichol (68), Brandon Blandina (20).
Linesmen-Travis Gawryletz (67), Joe Sherman (75).

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Hronek is ripping it up. He was +5 today. 2 assists. He leads the team in +/- and it's not very close: +19 and #2 is +12. The 2nd highest defenseman is +2.

15th in D scoring now. 9 points in his last 10 games, and 13 in his last 15.

 

[Claypool]

Hronek is ripping it up. He was +5 today. 2 assists. He leads the team in +/- and it's not very close: +19 and #2 is +12. The 2nd highest defenseman is +2.

15th in D scoring now. 9 points in his last 10 games, and 13 in his last 15.

14 points in his last 16 games.

 

[Leronziia]

Should be on the team next season providing he adds 5-10lb to his frame by then.

 

[Martinez]

Any chance we call up Russo after the TDL?