Homer seems to be picking up his game as the playoff push is in full force.
2018-04-02 | Patrick McCarron (D) | Grand Rapids | DEL | Returned on loan to Toledo (ECHL) |
2018-04-02 | Dylan Sadowy (LW) | Grand Rapids | DEL | Reassigned by Detroit (NHL) to Toledo (ECHL) |
Homer seems to be picking up his game as the playoff push is in full force.
2018-04-03 | Marcus Crawford (D) | Grand Rapids | ADD | Signed to ATO |
2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team (stats through Apr. 3)
Goaltender – Ville Husso, San Antonio Rampage (37gp, 15-13-5, 2.32gaa, .926sv%, 4so)
Defense – Filip Hronek, Grand Rapids Griffins (62gp, 9+24=33pts., +21, 4 GWG)
Defense – Sami Niku, Manitoba Moose (71gp, 15+37=52pts., +18, 9 PPG)
Forward – Mason Appleton, Manitoba Moose (71gp, 21+40=61pts., +13, 7 PPG, 6 GWG)
Forward – Daniel Sprong, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (59gp, 28+29=57pts., +2, 10 PPG, 6 GWG)
Forward – Dylan Strome, Tucson Roadrunners (47gp, 22+28=50pts., +8, 9 PPG, 3 GWG)
2017-18 AHL All-Rookie Team (stats through Apr. 3)
Goaltender – Ville Husso, San Antonio Rampage (37gp, 15-13-5, 2.32gaa, .926sv%, 4so)
Defense – Filip Hronek, Grand Rapids Griffins (62gp, 9+24=33pts., +21, 4 GWG)
Defense – Sami Niku, Manitoba Moose (71gp, 15+37=52pts., +18, 9 PPG)
Forward – Mason Appleton, Manitoba Moose (71gp, 21+40=61pts., +13, 7 PPG, 6 GWG)
Forward – Daniel Sprong, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (59gp, 28+29=57pts., +2, 10 PPG, 6 GWG)
Forward – Dylan Strome, Tucson Roadrunners (47gp, 22+28=50pts., +8, 9 PPG, 3 GWG)
Niku played very well against Montreal, offensive defensemen are where it’s atWait Sami Niku was picked in the 7th round. Man WPG really had a good 2015 draft, 3 players have already scored their first NHL goal and then you have guys like Erik Foley and Appleton who look to have a solid shot at becoming NHL'ers aswell. They could end up having 3-5 solid NHL players come out of that draft and one of them is Kyle Connor, that's how you turn your organization around.
Why hasn't Shine played in the last coupla games?Griffins gets split in Tucson, plus Chicago beats Milwaukee, so Chicago, Manitoba, and the Griffins all clinch playoff spots tonight. Rockford lost in Austin to the Texas Stars 4-3 to keep Milwaukee barely alive for the final Central Division playoff spot.
Griffins is a point behind Chicago and even with the Manitoba Moose, but both teams have a game in hand on the Griffins. Griffins are 2 points ahead of the Rockford Icehogs in the 3rd spot in the Central Division.
Griffins completed their AZ road trip, but next week they will do the Texas two step on the road to complete their road trip and their road schedule for the regular season with a Wed game in Austin vs the Texas Stars and on Thur in San Antonio vs the Rampage before coming back home on Sat night for the regular season final game vs the Cleveland Monsters.
Why hasn't Shine played in the last coupla games?
Nastasiuk has surpassed him in the pecking order?Combination of Svech coming back from Detroit trying to kick start his game and improve before the playoffs and with Luke Esposito playing and producing the past 2 weeks, put Shine on the outside looking in at the moment.
Nastasiuk has surpassed him in the pecking order?
Grand Rapids Griffins 2 at Texas Stars 3 (OT) - Status: Final OT
Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - H-E-B Center at Cedar Park
Grand Rapids 0 2 0 0 - 2
Texas 0 2 0 1 - 3
1st Period- No Scoring.
Penalties-served by Shine Gr (bench minor - too many men), 11:53.
2nd Period-1, Texas, Gurianov 17 (Dries), 8:47. 2, Texas, Rallo 5 (Bayreuther, Regner), 11:32. 3, Grand Rapids, Renouf 2 (Street, Tangradi), 13:04. 4, Grand Rapids, Lashoff 5 (McIlrath, Svechnikov), 15:40.
Penalties-No Penalties
3rd Period- No Scoring.
Penalties-Payne Tex (delay of game), 5:35.
OT Period-5, Texas, Morin 10 (Bayreuther), 1:44.
Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 6-12-9-0-27. Texas 10-9-9-1-29.
Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 0 / 1; Texas 0 / 1.
Goalies-Grand Rapids, Coreau 20-10-5 (29 shots-26 saves). Texas, McKenna 16-9-4 (27 shots-25 saves).
A-3,850
Referees-Evgenii Romasko (39), Stephen Thomson (15).
Linesmen-Libor Suchanek (60), Eric McDonald (24).
Why wasn't Turgeon playing?
Discovery of bloodclot sidelines Griffins' Dominic TurgeonMy guess is that Nelson decided to give Turgeon the night off to give him a rest before the playoffs and to give Trevor Yates a look to see what he is about since the Griffins signed him for next season.