Grand Rapids Griffins 17-18

[GrGriffins]

Cleveland Monsters 4 at Grand Rapids Griffins 6 - Status: Final
Saturday, April 14, 2018 - Van Andel Arena

Cleveland 0 1 3 - 4
Grand Rapids 2 2 2 - 6

1st Period-1, Grand Rapids, Hronek 11 0:44. 2, Grand Rapids, Campbell 8 (Nastasiuk, Hronek), 12:21.

Penalties-Collins Cle (holding), 16:58.

2nd Period-3, Cleveland, Naas 3 (Thurkauf, Schroeder), 0:23. 4, Grand Rapids, Campbell 9 (Sulak), 12:35. 5, Grand Rapids, Shine 8 (Hronek, Lashoff), 17:57.

Penalties-Svechnikov Gr (roughing), 7:49.

3rd Period-6, Cleveland, Carlsson 2 (Schroeder, Cockerill), 3:28. 7, Grand Rapids, Street 21 (Hronek, Tangradi), 6:37. 8, Cleveland, Naas 4 (Schroeder, Collins), 7:26. 9, Cleveland, Somerby 1 (Besse, Kujawinski), 11:15. 10, Grand Rapids, Campbell 10 19:04 (EN).

Penalties-Savage Cle (roughing), 2:47; Hronek Gr (roughing), 2:47; served by Naas Cle (bench minor - abuse of officials), 8:25; Cle (game misconduct - abuse of officials), 8:25; Scott Cle (cross-checking), 8:25.

Shots on Goal-Cleveland 8-8-7-23. Grand Rapids 17-10-9-36.

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

Goalies-Cleveland, Kivlenieks 14-20-4 (35 shots-30 saves). Grand Rapids, Coreau 20-10-5 (23 shots-19 saves).

A-10,834

Referees-Shaun Davis (31), Mitch Dunning (3).
Linesmen-Bob Marcis (65), Jim Scarpace (75).

 

[TheMule93]

glad to see Hronek have such a big game

 

[GrGriffins]

ROSTER MOVES ANNOUNCED

04/15/2018 1:33 PM

Trevor Yates

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Sunday announced that center Trevor Yates has been released from his amateur tryout and that goaltender Matej Machovsky will be returning to the Czech Republic for the remainder of the season.

Signed to a contract for the 2018-19 campaign and to an amateur tryout for this season on March 29, Yates skated in his professional debut with the Griffins on Wednesday at Texas. He appeared in a total of two games with Grand Rapids and picked up his first pro point on an assist in Thursday’s 6-2 win at San Antonio.

Yates, 23, appeared in 33 games with the Cornell Big Red (ECAC) this season as an alternate captain and posted career highs in points (26), goals (13), assists (13) and plus-minus rating (+17) to cap off a four-year career. He tied for the team lead in both points and goals, helping the Big Red capture the Cleary Cup as the ECAC’s regular season champion and earn a second consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament.

A native of Beaconsfield, Quebec, Yates appeared in 120 career games with Cornell from 2014-18, producing 65 points (32-33—65), 30 penalty minutes and a plus-20 rating.

In his first pro season in North America, Machovsky, 24, showed a 1-1-1 record, a 2.43 goals against average and a 0.911 save percentage in four games with the Griffins. He made his AHL debut on Feb. 21 against Chicago and stopped 14-of-15 shots in a relief effort. Machovsky picked up his first career AHL victory in his first start on Feb. 25 versus Iowa, recording 26 saves and turning aside all three of the Wild’s shootout attempts.

Machovksy produced an 11-9-1 record with two shutouts in 21 games with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye this season. If he had enough minutes to qualify, he would have tied for second in the league in GAA (2.02) and ranked fourth in save percentage (0.928).

A native of Opava, Czech Republic, Machovsky played the last four seasons with Plzen HC of the Czech Extraliga. Appearing in 178 games from 2013-17, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound netminder amassed a 94-84-0 record and a 2.23 GAA.

Second-seeded Grand Rapids will face third-seeded Manitoba in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals. Game 1 is set for Saturday, April 21 at Manitoba.

 

[Henkka]

helping the Big Red capture the Cleary Cup as the ECAC’s regular season champion...

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[ShelbyZ]

He just doesn't skate well enough. I like him, he is a heavy body and he is a really good AHL player. But it is his skating that has kept him out of the NHL.

x2.

Even with the 8 year age gap, Ericsson is a much better skater and can still be semi-competent in a spot in the top 4.

him and Dylan McIlrath. I wonder about Dylan . Can he replace Ericson ?

IMO, if McIlrath has any future in the NHL it would be in a role similar to the one that Luke Witkowski filled this past season. A spare dman that can maybe play wing on the 4th line in a pinch and act as a part time enforcer. Then again, one of the driving factors in Witkowski holding that role is his ability to skate better than the average player of his ilk, while McIlrath is on the opposite side of the skating spectrum.

 

[ShelbyZ]

ROSTER MOVES ANNOUNCED

04/15/2018 1:33 PM

Trevor Yates

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Sunday announced that center Trevor Yates has been released from his amateur tryout and that goaltender Matej Machovsky will be returning to the Czech Republic for the remainder of the season.

Signed to a contract for the 2018-19 campaign and to an amateur tryout for this season on March 29, Yates skated in his professional debut with the Griffins on Wednesday at Texas. He appeared in a total of two games with Grand Rapids and picked up his first pro point on an assist in Thursday’s 6-2 win at San Antonio.

Yates, 23, appeared in 33 games with the Cornell Big Red (ECAC) this season as an alternate captain and posted career highs in points (26), goals (13), assists (13) and plus-minus rating (+17) to cap off a four-year career. He tied for the team lead in both points and goals, helping the Big Red capture the Cleary Cup as the ECAC’s regular season champion and earn a second consecutive bid to the NCAA Tournament.

A native of Beaconsfield, Quebec, Yates appeared in 120 career games with Cornell from 2014-18, producing 65 points (32-33—65), 30 penalty minutes and a plus-20 rating.

In his first pro season in North America, Machovsky, 24, showed a 1-1-1 record, a 2.43 goals against average and a 0.911 save percentage in four games with the Griffins. He made his AHL debut on Feb. 21 against Chicago and stopped 14-of-15 shots in a relief effort. Machovsky picked up his first career AHL victory in his first start on Feb. 25 versus Iowa, recording 26 saves and turning aside all three of the Wild’s shootout attempts.

Machovksy produced an 11-9-1 record with two shutouts in 21 games with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye this season. If he had enough minutes to qualify, he would have tied for second in the league in GAA (2.02) and ranked fourth in save percentage (0.928).

A native of Opava, Czech Republic, Machovsky played the last four seasons with Plzen HC of the Czech Extraliga. Appearing in 178 games from 2013-17, the 6-foot-2, 200-pound netminder amassed a 94-84-0 record and a 2.23 GAA.

Second-seeded Grand Rapids will face third-seeded Manitoba in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals. Game 1 is set for Saturday, April 21 at Manitoba.

I'm assuming that in Machovsky's case this means that he won't be back next season?

I figured that with Coreau and McCollum heading into unrestricted free agency and all the prospect goalies at least a year away, Machovsky would be penciled in for the #2 spot in GR for next season. However I would imagine a guy about to turn 25 with 4 seasons as a starter in his home lands top league under his belt, can do much better from a financial standpoint than earning the AHL salary on a 2-way deal in the NHL.

 

[GrGriffins]

I'm assuming that in Machovsky's case this means that he won't be back next season?

I figured that with Coreau and McCollum heading into unrestricted free agency and all the prospect goalies at least a year away, Machovsky would be penciled in for the #2 spot in GR for next season. However I would imagine a guy about to turn 25 with 4 seasons as a starter in his home lands top league under his belt, can do much better from a financial standpoint than earning the AHL salary on a 2-way deal in the NHL.

Most likely not. He even contacted the Walleye coach a week before their season ended not to put him on their playoff roster as he wanted to stay in Grand Rapids for our playoff run. But with Coreau clearing waivers and back with the Griffins, he was the odd man out and he must have felt that he was not going to get any action both in GR and in Toledo, so they sent him back to the Czech Republic.

 

[ManwithNoIdentity]

Tangradi had 31 goals in the regular season? Dang...

 

[GrGriffins]

Tom McCollum is the million dollar answer to today's big question in this afternoon's opening game of the Calder Cup Playoffs as he will get the start in goal for Game 1 in Winnipeg vs the Manitoba Moose.

 

[lhsgolf19]

Bummer no Sulak, Saarijarvi or Cholowski on the backend

 

[lilidk]

Bertuzzi focused on important summer for his Wings career

Young forward will skip AHL playoffs to improve strength, skating

makes no cense, or now I know why Svechnikovs skaiting so bad

 

[Claypool]

Bertuzzi focused on important summer for his Wings career

Young forward will skip AHL playoffs to improve strength, skating

makes no cense

He's not an AHL player anymore. There's no reason for him to go back. They didn't make Larkin go to GR once he made the NHL. Same with Mantha.

 

[GrGriffins]

Game 1
Grand Rapids Griffins 2 at Manitoba Moose 3 - Status: Final
Saturday, April 21, 2018 - Bell MTS Place

Grand Rapids 1 0 1 - 2
Manitoba 0 0 3 - 3

1st Period-1, Grand Rapids, Street 1 (Tangradi, Hicketts), 12:42.

Penalties-Stoykewych Mb (interference), 9:34; Hicketts Gr (cross-checking), 13:20; Sgarbossa Mb (interference), 14:33.

2nd Period- No Scoring.

Penalties-Renouf Gr (hooking), 5:14; Beauvillier Mb (boarding), 8:01.

3rd Period-2, Manitoba, Kostalek 1 (Schilling, De Leo), 6:22. 3, Grand Rapids, Elson 1 (Lashoff, Esposito), 12:41. 4, Manitoba, Schilling 1 (Gotovets, De Leo), 13:12. 5, Manitoba, Spacek 1 (Petan, Appleton), 18:51 (PP).

Penalties-McIlrath Gr (tripping), 17:25.

Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 20-8-8-36. Manitoba 8-16-7-31.

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

Goalies-Grand Rapids, McCollum (31 shots-28 saves). Manitoba, Comrie (36 shots-34 saves).

A-5,317

Referees-Chris Schlenker (48), Michael Markovic (14).
Linesmen-Andrew Stammers (96), Darrell Surminski (88).

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

GR up 4-1 at the end of the 1st.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

5-1. Greasy goal by Svechnikov

 

[turkleton85]

5-1. Greasy goal by Svechnikov

finally, he does something. how does he look overall?

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

finally, he does something. how does he look overall?

He looks okay. He's playing on a lower line with Holmstrom, I believe. He just hasn't gotten a lot of icetime, like 3rd line and 2nd PP. I don't think Hronek has, either. He plays on the #1 PP and not very much at ES. Which I really don't get, because I think Hronek has looked good at both ends.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

Holmstrom hurt. Down like he got shot. Not sure what happened. 5 min major for the Moose player.

 

[Unfriendly Ghost]

GR wins 5-1.

 

[GrGriffins]

Game 2
Grand Rapids Griffins 5 at Manitoba Moose 1 - Status: Final
Sunday, April 22, 2018 - Bell MTS Place

Grand Rapids 4 1 0 - 5
Manitoba 1 0 0 - 1

1st Period-1, Manitoba, Beauvillier 1 (Maclise, Spacek), 2:43. 2, Grand Rapids, Ford 1 (Street, Puempel), 6:40 (PP). 3, Grand Rapids, Tangradi 1 (Ford, Street), 11:33 (PP). 4, Grand Rapids, Elson 2 (Hicketts, Ford), 13:08. 5, Grand Rapids, Street 2 18:56.

Penalties-Nogier Mb (interference), 5:30; Cormier Mb (interference), 11:17; Tangradi Gr (slashing), 13:19; Esposito Gr (hooking), 16:04.

2nd Period-6, Grand Rapids, Svechnikov 1 (Holmstrom, Renouf), 13:24.

Penalties-Petan Mb (slashing), 1:30; Campbell Gr (checking to the head), 10:06; Lipon Mb (roughing), 19:39.

3rd Period- No Scoring.

Penalties-Hronek Gr (slashing), 3:59; Renouf Gr (roughing, misconduct), 7:39; Cormier Mb (misconduct), 7:39; Lemieux Mb (roughing, roughing, misconduct), 7:39; Beauvillier Mb (high-sticking), 11:59; Robinson Mb (major - interference, game misconduct - interference), 13:32; Appleton Mb (hooking), 18:30.

Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 10-14-15-39. Manitoba 11-10-1-22.

Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 2 / 8; Manitoba 0 / 4.

Goalies-Grand Rapids, McCollum 1-1 (22 shots-21 saves). Manitoba, Comrie 1-1 (24 shots-19 saves); Phillips 0-0 (15 shots-15 saves).

A-4,704

Referees-Chris Schlenker (48), Michael Markovic (14).
Linesmen-Kelsey Mahoney (52), Tarrington Wyonzek (83).

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

Lots of good development time for red wing draftees, beauty

 

[GrGriffins]

Suspensions handed out from Game 2:

Manitoba Moose forward Buddy Robinson has been suspended for two (2) games as a consequence of an interference incident in a playoff game vs. Grand Rapids on Apr. 22.

Robinson was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). He will miss the next two games of the Central Division Semifinals, Wednesday (Apr. 25) and Thursday (Apr. 26) at Grand Rapids.

Grand Rapids Griffins forward Colin Campbell has been suspended for one (1) game as a consequence of an illegal check to the head of an opponent in a playoff game at Manitoba on Apr. 22.

Campbell was suspended under the provisions of AHL Rule 28.1 (supplementary discipline). He will miss Game 3 of the Central Division Semifinals, Wednesday (Apr. 25) vs. Manitoba.

 

[raymond23]

I went to a regular season game and Robinson was a complete whiny goon. Not surprised one bit.

 

[GrGriffins]

Holmstrom hurt. Down like he got shot. Not sure what happened. 5 min major for the Moose player.

Pete Wallner‏Verified account @petewallner

Axel Holmstrom did not practice for the Griffins on Tuesday, further thinning the already-thin center position. He'll be out at least a week, coach Todd Nelson said.

 

[GrGriffins]

McCollum in goal for the Griffins tonight. No surprise there. With Holmstrom out for the rest of this series, and Campbell suspended for tonight's game, Mike Borkowski will get his first playoff action as well as Dennis Cholowski will also be inserted in tonight's lineup. Griffins are forced to play 11 forwards and 7 d-men tonight with the happenings from Game 2. Would not be surprised is Joe Hicketts will spend some time playing 4th wing at some point during tonight's game.