Grand Rapids Griffins 17-18

[GrGriffins]

Matthew Ford did not play tonight. Dan Renouf did play, but was a game time decision (both illness?). Patrick McCarron (D) [Lashoff Wings callup] & Matej Machovsky (G) [Coreau illness?] were both called up from Toledo (ECHL) prior to tonight's game. Nelson decided to try the 5 forwards PP unit for the first time this season and it resulted in the Bertuzzi PP goal. Will see if Nelson will continue to use this PP unit in upcoming games. Former Griffins/Wings forward Landon Ferraro got the GWG tonight for Iowa.

Tomorrow night the Griffins will finish their 5 game road trip with a visit in Rockford, IL to battle the IceHogs.

 

[GrGriffins]

Griffins lose in shootout to the IceHogs in Rockford to end 5 game road trip:

Griffins overcame a 1-0 deficit in the first period with 2 goals in the second. Tangradi got an unassisted goal at 1:52 to tie the game up at 1-1. Turgeon scored on a nice backhand at 4:28 from Tangradi & Renouf to give the Griffins their only lead at 2-1. Rockford tied the game up at 8:23 to even the score at 2-2. Griffins had to kill off 4 straight penalties in the 3rd period to keep the game tied at 2-2 and force OT. Vinnie Hinostraza scored the first and only goal in the shootout to give the IceHogs the victory 3-2 (SO). Lashoff did play in this game as McCammon was sent back down to Toledo (ECHL) after the game in Iowa. He did not play on Friday. Ford (flu) did not play tonight. McCollum was in net again for the Griffins as he stopped 36 of 38 shots. Coreau is current injured (not disclosed) the last 2 games. Griffins back home (finally) on Friday against the Manitoba Moose.

1 2 3 OT SO F
GR 0 2 0 0 0 2
Rock 1 1 0 0 1 3

GR 16 12 6 0 0 34
Rock 13 13 10 2 1 39

PP: 0-2
PK: 5-5

Griffins goals: Tangradi, Turgeon
Griffins assists: Tangradi, Renouf

Shootout: Lorito, Puempel, Bertuzzi all 0-1

 

[muchbetterthanlada]

Thanks for the game reports.

Surprised to see that "tie goes the veteran" is the mantra, even in GR.

Hronek didn't get in until they managed to trade Sproul, and Saarijarvi has basically sat out 1/5 of the season beacuse they have too many vets. How they weren't at least rotating them in by default is a mystery to me.. and the fact that they now rushed Lashoff back from Detroit to sit Vili again??! I don't understand that at all.

Is a radical idea for an AHL affiliate to sit a veteran once in a while? I get that Nelson and GR want to win, but come on...

 

[GrGriffins]

Red Wings prospect Vili Saarijarvi among four Griffins sent to Toledo

Griffins/Wings made more moves down on the farm. Forwards are getting healthy and the rotating guys need playing time, so 4 got sent down to Toledo (ECHL).

 

[Redder Winger]

Moose 3 Griffins 1

Manitoba Moose 3 at Grand Rapids Griffins 1 - Status: Final
Friday, November 24, 2017 - Van Andel Arena

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

1st Period-1, Manitoba, Cormier 6 (Niku, Lemieux), 1:05. 2, Manitoba, Appleton 6 (Lemieux, Petan), 8:01 (PP). Penalties-Russo Gr (delay of game), 7:39; Sgarbossa Mb (high-sticking), 9:13; Spacek Mb (hooking), 14:06; McIlrath Gr (slashing), 18:07.

2nd Period-3, Grand Rapids, Elson 7 2:42. Penalties-Robinson Mb (holding the stick), 6:10; Cormier Mb (cross-checking), 6:33; Robinson Mb (tripping), 8:33; Lashoff Gr (tripping), 14:09; Puempel Gr (holding the stick), 17:08.

3rd Period-4, Manitoba, Lipon 4 (De Leo, Sgarbossa), 11:24. Penalties-McIlrath Gr (slashing), 0:56; De Leo Mb (interference), 2:09; Beaudoin Mb (delay of game), 4:31; Gotovets Mb (roughing), 8:31; Bertuzzi Gr (roughing), 8:31; Hicketts Gr (holding), 8:44; Cormier Mb (hooking), 19:45.

Shots on Goal-Manitoba 12-7-11-30. Grand Rapids 9-15-14-38.
Power Play Opportunities-Manitoba 1 / 6; Grand Rapids 0 / 8.
Goalies-Manitoba, Hutchinson 6-1-1 (38 shots-37 saves). Grand Rapids, Coreau 5-4-1 (30 shots-27 saves).
A-9,930
Referees-Nick Gill (65), Chris Waterstradt (88).
Linesmen-Justin Cornell (14), John Tallieu (94).

What was Svechnikov's injury again?
0-0-0 1 shot

 

[GrGriffins]

What was Svechnikov's injury again?
0-0-0 1 shot

He was out there. Skated a little better tonight then in previous games. First game from long road trip and first game since last Saturday. Throw in the game after Thanksgiving day, and players did not show up on the ice until the 2nd period and the Moose had a 2-0 at that time. Griffins had 5 on 3 for 1:37, but Lorito was hit from behind by Moose player (only got 2 minutes for boarding) to make it 5 on 3 and Lorito was out for the rest of the game (lower back from the hit from behind) and he is our number one play maker on the PP. Griffins had 5 forwards, but with Lorito not one of them, they looked lost. Elson got a nice centering pass from a Moose d-man and beat Hutchinson high glove for the only goal (teddy bear goal) of the game. Hutchinson looked great the last 2 periods and he was the star of the game and deservedly so.

Griffins do not play until Wed when the Texas Stars come to GR for 2 straight games. Griffins were forced to send 3 players earlier in the week due to Toledo Walleye schedule (3 games in 4 nights) and with the Griffins only playing tonight, we only had Shine as an extra tonight.

 

[Redder Winger]

1 shot, no points for Svech.
At least Bertuzzi scored. Otherwise it's a bunch of AHL lifers

Texas Stars 5 (SO) at Grand Rapids Griffins 4 - Status: Final SO
Friday, December 1, 2017 - Van Andel Arena

Texas 1 1 2 0 - 5
Grand Rapids 3 1 0 0 - 4

1st Period-1, Grand Rapids, Puempel 7 (Russo, Turgeon), 0:42. 2, Texas, McNeill 2 (Gurianov, Hintz), 12:24 (PP). 3, Grand Rapids, Elson 8 (Lashoff), 13:48. 4, Grand Rapids, Bertuzzi 5 (Elson, Hicketts), 19:20. Penalties-Ford Gr (tripping), 10:31; McNeill Tex (holding), 17:33; Svechnikov Gr (holding), 18:41.

2nd Period-5, Texas, Dowling 2 (Laberge, Bodnarchuk), 6:16. 6, Grand Rapids, Ford 6 (Elkins), 8:47. Penalties-French Tex (holding), 1:52; Renouf Gr (cross-checking), 15:52; Mangene Tex (tripping), 18:51.

3rd Period-7, Texas, Hintz 7 (Mangene, Bodnarchuk), 4:27 (PP). 8, Texas, Dickinson 9 (Dowling, Hintz), 19:54. Penalties-Svechnikov Gr (high-sticking), 3:20; McIlrath Gr (slashing), 7:38.

OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout - Texas 1 (Morin NG, Hintz G), Grand Rapids 0 (Lorito NG, Puempel NG, Hronek NG).
Shots on Goal-Texas 9-12-14-2-1-38. Grand Rapids 15-7-4-5-0-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Texas 2 / 5; Grand Rapids 0 / 3.
Goalies-Texas, McKenna 6-5-1 (31 shots-27 saves). Grand Rapids, McCollum 3-5-2 (37 shots-33 saves).
A-8,770
Referees-Michael Markovic (36), Tim Mayer (19).
Linesmen-Jesse Pletsch (51), Logan Wetekamp (1).

 

[GrGriffins]

Griffins played much better last night than they did on Wednesday night against Texas. Even strength play much better, but special teams killed them Friday night. Had the game won, but Texas scored with 5.7 left to tie the game up. Griffins has not scored a shoot out goal in 9 attempts (3 games) so far this season. Good to see Lorito back in the lineup last night as he was missed the 2 previous game on the PP. Svech took 2 more penalties (1 costing us a pp goal) again. He is getting more frustrated lately in his play. Hronek is getting sloppy lately, especially on the defensive side of his game. At times not sure which to cover in his own zone. Holmstrom was the extra forward and did not play on Friday. Tonight they are in Chicago. Coreau is expected to be in net for the Griffins.

 

[GrGriffins]

Thank God for Chicago (Wolves) as the Griffins snap a 5 game losing streak on the road to give Coach Todd Nelson his 100th win as Griffins head coach.

Grand Rapids Griffins 5 at Chicago Wolves 2 - Status: Final
Saturday, December 2, 2017 - Allstate Arena

Grand Rapids 2 2 1 - 5
Chicago 1 1 0 - 2

1st Period-1, Grand Rapids, Puempel 8 (Turgeon, McIlrath), 1:05. 2, Chicago, Bennett 2 (Barbashev), 3:52. 3, Grand Rapids, Tangradi 7 (Street, Shine), 5:48. Penalties-served by Svechnikov Gr (bench minor - too many men), 7:01; Renouf Gr (interference), 14:35.

2nd Period-4, Grand Rapids, Ford 7 (Tangradi, Lorito), 7:07 (PP). 5, Grand Rapids, Elkins 4 (Shine, Bertuzzi), 8:34. 6, Chicago, Thompson 6 (Tynan, Sterling), 16:31 (PP). Penalties-served by Puempel Gr (bench minor - delay of game (faceoff violation)), 2:28; MacEachern Chi (cross-checking), 5:49; Tynan Chi (slashing), 5:59; Bertuzzi Gr (slashing), 9:38; Puempel Gr (slashing), 14:36; Lashoff Gr (roughing, fighting), 19:26; Thompson Chi (fighting), 19:26.

3rd Period-7, Grand Rapids, Lorito 7 (Puempel, Hronek), 3:12 (PP). Penalties-Garrison Chi (hooking), 3:05; Puempel Gr (tripping), 11:21; Russo Gr (roughing), 19:10; Sterling Chi (roughing), 19:10; McIlrath Gr (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:17; Renouf Gr (fighting), 19:17; Kolesar Chi (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:17; Vaughan Chi (instigating, fighting, game misconduct - instigator (last 5:00)), 19:17.

Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 6-9-7-22. Chicago 15-15-7-37.
Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 2 / 4; Chicago 1 / 7.
Goalies-Grand Rapids, Coreau 6-5-1 (37 shots-35 saves). Chicago, Leighton 3-4-4 (2 shots-0 saves); Kaskisuo 3-7-1 (20 shots-17 saves).
A-7,822
Referees-Troy Murray (32), Peter MacDougall (45).
Linesmen-Rhodes Dolan (68), William Hancock (17).

Griffins schedule next week home and home with Rockford Icehogs (home Fri/road Sat) & Sun at Iowa.

 

[Redder Winger]

goal scorers
Lorito
Elkins
Ford
Puempel
Tangradi

IE - Don't care.
What the hell.

 

[lomekian]

Puempel is an interesting one. Decent size and speed. Good shot. Former first round pick going almost PPG over last 2 AHL seasons. Has shown nothing at NHL level, but based on size, physicality and point scoring, should be a 3rd line NHL option. Wouldn't be surprised to see him get a look if Nyquist or similar gets traded...

 

[SpookyTsuki]

Yeah we should hope he does good. Other then him very little interesting forwards

 

[GrGriffins]

SAARIJARVI, BORKOWSKI RE-JOIN GRIFFINS

 

[Winger98]

SAARIJARVI, BORKOWSKI RE-JOIN GRIFFINS

hope Villi sees some action. I'm really not a fan of having to send him to Toledo just to see game action.

 

[GrGriffins]

Elson out for Griffins (undisclosed injury/illness). Bertuzzi called up to Detroit. Zach Nastasiuk called up from Toledo. Coreau starting in net for Griffins tonight vs Rockford. Off to the rink.

 

[waltdetroit]

Matt Puempel AHL player of the month.

 

[GrGriffins]

Matt Puempel AHL player of the month.

He was named Griffins player of the month for November, not the AHL player of the month.

 

[GrGriffins]

Rockford IceHogs 4 at Grand Rapids Griffins 1 - Status: Final
Friday, December 8, 2017 - Van Andel Arena

Rockford 1 1 2 - 4
Grand Rapids 1 0 0 - 1

1st Period-1, Grand Rapids, Puempel 9 (Tangradi, Lorito), 12:45 (PP). 2, Rockford, Jurco 8 (Kampf, Dahlstrom), 15:38. Penalties-Street Gr (slashing), 7:43; Norell Rfd (interference), 11:51.

2nd Period-3, Rockford, Martinsen 3 (Sikura, Iacopelli), 17:20. Penalties-Snuggerud Rfd (slashing), 8:33; Snuggerud Rfd (slashing), 19:48.

3rd Period-4, Rockford, Norell 1 (Louis, Jurco), 18:21. 5, Rockford, Johnson 6 (Dahlstrom, Svedberg), 19:19 (EN). Penalties-Pokka Rfd (tripping), 9:44.

Shots on Goal-Rockford 11-6-10-27. Grand Rapids 14-11-9-34.
Power Play Opportunities-Rockford 0 / 1; Grand Rapids 1 / 4.
Goalies-Rockford, Glass 8-2-1 (34 shots-33 saves). Grand Rapids, Coreau 6-6-1 (26 shots-23 saves).
A-7,560
Referees-Beaudry Halkidis (32), Stephen Reneau (34).
Linesmen-Nicholas Bet (86), Pat Richardson (67).

 

[Kingpin794]

That was just a brutal game to watch. The ice hogs were skating circles around us all night (minus part of the 3rd). Not a lot of speed in the system. Also idk what's up with Svech but he is invisible out there almost every single night. You'd really like your first round forward to be able to create some opportunities but maybe without the depth of last year's team it's coming out that he's more of a complimentary guy.

 

[waltdetroit]

Svech was checking hard all night but a terrible game.

 

[TheMule93]

What prospect Evgeny Svechnikov is aiming for this season with Griffins

His goals for the season were:
- score more goals
- be a better leader
- make players around him better

I think the better leader part is still possible

 

[GrGriffins]

Another brutal game with Rockford only on the road. Hicketts & Russo both -7 each in the back to back games. Later today Griffins play in Iowa against the Wild before the 2 teams come back to GR to play on Wed.

Grand Rapids Griffins 2 at Rockford IceHogs 7 - Status: Final
Saturday, December 9, 2017 - BMO Harris Bank Center

Grand Rapids 0 0 2 - 2
Rockford 1 2 4 - 7

1st Period-1, Rockford, Martinsen 4 (Dahlstrom, Iacopelli), 6:41. Penalties-Hicketts Gr (hooking), 3:14; served by Louis Rfd (bench minor - too many men), 7:39.

2nd Period-2, Rockford, Jurco 9 (Dauphin, Pokka), 6:01. 3, Rockford, Raddysh 3 (Knott, Svedberg), 9:58. Penalties-Norell Rfd (tripping), 3:52; Street Gr (interference), 4:16; Pelletier Rfd (goaltender interference), 5:20; Lashoff Gr (cross-checking), 11:04; Campbell Gr (tripping), 13:36; Jurco Rfd (roughing), 18:28.

3rd Period-4, Rockford, Highmore 11 (Kampf, Dahlstrom), 1:19. 5, Rockford, Dahlstrom 2 (Kampf, Kero), 2:03 (PP). 6, Rockford, Iacopelli 5 (Sikura, Martinsen), 3:18. 7, Grand Rapids, Shine 2 (Holmstrom, Svechnikov), 5:59. 8, Grand Rapids, McIlrath 2 (Elkins), 17:43. 9, Rockford, Kampf 5 (Louis, Norell), 18:49. Penalties-Renouf Gr (interference), 1:56; Dauphin Rfd (high-sticking), 8:18; Hicketts Gr (slashing), 15:23; Kero Rfd (high-sticking), 15:31; McIlrath Gr (roughing, high-sticking), 19:20; Dauphin Rfd (roughing, slashing), 19:20.

Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 12-11-15-38. Rockford 11-15-6-32.
Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 0 / 6; Rockford 1 / 5.
Goalies-Grand Rapids, McCollum 3-6-2 (32 shots-25 saves). Rockford, Berube 7-6-0 (18 shots-18 saves); Glass 8-2-1 (20 shots-18 saves).
A-4,200
Referees-Beaudry Halkidis (32), Stephen Reneau (34).
Linesmen-Tyler Gregory (66), William Hancock (17).

 

[Dotter]

Is there a way to watch Griffins online? I wish it was supported by my NHL.tv subscription since I already pay $120 year for that.

 

[waltdetroit]

At ahl.com you can watch individual games for $7.99

video quality fluctuates

 

[GrGriffins]

Luke Esposito called up from Toledo (ECHL) this morning and is playing right now as the Griffins are in Des Moines, IA playing the Iowa Wild. Matt Puempel and Matt Lorito both got hurt last night in Rockford and they are both out. Turner Elson is still out. Zach Nastasiuk is playing in his first Griffins game this season. Hronek back in lineup as Hicketts is sitting out. Coreau in goal tonight.