Griffins Video Game # 7 * Roadway Video game # 4 * AHL Video Game # 110
Period Collection: 0-1-0-0 Residence Collection: 0-0-0-0 Roadway Collection: 0-1-0-0
All-Time Collection: 35-23-4-4 All-Time Residence Collection: 19-15-2-1 All-Time Roadway Collection: 16-14-3-1
Lions at Stars
2nd of 8 conferences in general, secondly of 4 at H-E-B Facility at Cedar Park … Grand Rapids has factors in 3 of the last 5 video games (2-2-1-0) versus Texas at the H-E-B Facility at Cedar Park … In the previous 5 periods that destiny as well as Griffins have actually satisfied, Grand Rapids is 6-9-2-1 versus destiny in Texas, having actually been outscored 59-47 … Last period, 6 of the 8 video games in between the Lions as well as Stars were chosen by one objective, with 3 video games requiring overtime … The house group has factors in 12 of the previous 16 clashes … In 7 video games, Texas has actually racked up 24 objectives while yielding 20 … Destiny have actually quit simply 4 power-play objectives on 28 times shorthanded … Previous Lion Riley Barber (2020-22) authorized with destiny’ company throughout the offseason as well as is presently connected for the group lead with 8 factors (5-3– 8) … Joel L’Esperance took on the Texas Stars from 2017-22 as well as completed 136 factors (80-56– 136) in 183 video games.
Last Break
The Texas Stars utilized 3 objectives in the opening 5:20 of play to conquer the Grand Rapids Griffins, taking a 5-2 triumph at the H-E-B Facility at Cedar Park on Saturday. Joel L’Esperance, in his go back to Texas after skating with the club from 2017-22, handled to videotape his 3rd tally of the period using a Jonatan Berggren help. Dominik Luster taped an objective for his 2nd straight competition while Sebastian Cossa (19 conserves) saw his three-game total win touch concerned an end in internet. The Lions lacked forwards Matt Luff as well as Givani Smith as a result of being remembered to the Detroit Red Wings.
Newbie Feelings
Newbies Simon Edvinsson, Cross Hanas as well as Kirill Tyutyayev have actually left to a quick begin to start the project. All 3 are connected for 15th in the AHL amongst newbies with 4 factors. Hanas is likewise connected for 7th amongst newbies with 3 objectives in 6 video games. After amounting to 3 helps in 9 video games a year earlier, Tyutyayev currently has 2 objectives as well as 2 assistants in his initial 5 video games of the project. The Yekaterinburg, Russia, indigenous racked up an objective in successive video games from Oct. 15-19, after that added 2 assistants on Oct. 23 at Toronto. Edvinsson is connected for 9th amongst newbies with 3 helps. The defenseman taped a help in his AHL launching as well as complied with that efficiency with 3 factors (1-2– 3) on Oct. 15, that included his initial objective in The United States and Canada.
Trip!
Until now, Grand Rapids is 1-2-0-0 in its eight-game journey with drop in Iowa, Rockford as well as Cleveland yet to find. The eight-game trip is the lengthiest in franchise business background throughout the initial 2 months of a period, defeating a five-game journey in November of 2017.
This Day in Griffins Background
1996: Lions gain their first-ever shootout win, bordering Cincinnati by a 5-4 matter at Van Andel Field. Pokey Reddick scratches a season-high 42 conserves, as well as Len Hachborn tallies the crucial shootout objective.
A Welcome View
The Lions battled out of eviction in 2020-21, as the group stood at 2-3-0-1 after 6 video games, having actually been held to 2 nothings as well as simply 15 objectives racked up. In 2022-23, Grand Rapids has actually looked a lot enhanced with a 3-3-0-0 document as well as 21 complete objectives, that includes 3 video games with 3 or even more tallies. The Griffins battled to rack up a project earlier, yet this period has actually currently seen an eight-goal efficiency on Oct. 15 (8-5 W vs. San Diego), which was connected for the fifth-highest racking up house video game in franchise business background.
Matty Ice
The Detroit Red Wings this previous offseason authorized sixth-year pro Matt Luff to a 1 year agreement. After amounting to 31 factors in 30 video games with Milwaukee a period earlier, Luff grabbed right where he ended, as he has 7 factors (3-4– 7) in 5 video games to start his job in Grand Rapids. Luff is connected for 2nd on the group in factors. The Windsor, Ontario, indigenous has 3 two-point getaways in the initial 5 competitions as well as has actually been held back the scoresheet simply as soon as. Luff was remembered by the Red Wings on Thursday as well as made his period launching that exact same evening at the Boston Bruins.
Preseason Purchases
The Detroit Red Wings as well as Grand Rapids Griffins had a rewarding offseason that generated free-agent forwards Pontus Andreasson, Austin Czarnik, Cedric Lacroix, Joel L’Esperance as well as Matt Luff, as well as defenseman Steven Kampfer Every offseason finalizing contends the very least one factor for the Lions via 6 video games. Czarnik, Kampfer, L’Esperance as well as Luff all contend the very least 3 factors via the initial 6 video games of the period, consisting of 7 or even more factors for Luff as well as Czarnik. New gamers on the group, consisting of newbies, have actually made up 32 of the 57 factors by Grand Rapids this project.
The Last Czar
Austin Czarnik has actually made his existence recognized to start his Grand Rapids job, as the Washington Area, Mich., indigenous, bagged 8 factors (4-4– 8) in the initial 6 video games of the period. Czarnik scratched his 4th AHL hat method on Saturday, Oct. 15, which noted the earliest taped by a Lion to begin a period, as well as it connected for the fastest hat method to begin a Lion’s job (see graph listed below). The 29-year-old was called the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Gamer of the Week on Oct. 17 for his initiatives as well as came to be the initial Lions onward to win the honor considering that Matt Lorito on Nov. 20, 2016. Czarnik contends the very least one factor in 5 of the 6 video games to start his Lions job.
Pour Me a Draft
Simon Edvinsson on Friday, Oct. 14 made his North American launching versus the San Diego Gulls, gathering a help at the same time. He returned on Saturday, Oct. 15 with a three-point trip (1-2– 3), that included his initial AHL objective. Edvinsson connected Moritz Seider as the highest-drafted defenseman (sixth total) to ever before bet the Griffins, as well as connected Seider as well as Filip Zadina as the fourth-highest composed gamer to dress for Grand Rapids (Jason Spezza No. 2, Darrin Shannon as well as Stephen Weiss No. 4). With his initial 5 AHL video games, Edvinsson has 4 factors (1-3– 4), which is connected for 15th amongst newbies. On Oct. 19, Sebastian Cossa connected Mathieu Chouinard (15th by Ottawa in 1998) as the highest-drafted goalkeeper to bet Grand Rapids. The Lions have actually had just one various other first-round netminder in Tom McCollum (30th by Detroit in 2008), although Tyler Moss was taken 29th total in the 2nd round by Tampa bay Bay in 1993. Cossa made 21 conserves throughout his launching versus Milwaukee as well as is presently 3-0-0 to start his professional job.
Goalkeeper Giants
Each of the Lions’ 4 goalkeepers is detailed at 6-3 or taller: Sebastian Cossa (6-6), Victor Brattstrom (6-5), Jussi Olkinuora (6-3), as well as John Lethemon (6-3). Cossa is connected for the highest gamer to ever before complete for the Griffins, that includes a listing headlined by colleague Simon Edvinsson together with Jared Coreau, Francois Leroux, Brad Norton, Michael Rasmussen as well as Dan Turple. Cossa made his professional launching on Oct. 19 versus Milwaukee as well as came to be simply the 7th newbie goaltender in Lions background to win his launching, making 21 conserves at the same time. Olkinuora is the 5th gamer to win an Olympic gold medal (2022/Beijing) prior to signing up with the Lions, signing up with Slava Butsayev (1992/Unified Team/Albertville), Curtis Joseph (2002/Canada/Salt Lake City), Stefan Liv (2006/Sweden/Turin), as well as Mikael Samuelsson (2006/Sweden/Turin).
Exactly How Swede It Is
The Detroit Red Wings have an abundant practice of having a few of the leading ability to find out of Sweden, such as Niklas Kronwall as well as Nicklas Lidstrom, as well as a lot more lately Lucas Raymond. This year is no various, as the NHL franchise business has actually sent out down a handful of Swedes to the Lions. Actually, 5 gamers come from Sweden, consisting of Pontus Andreasson, Jonatan Berggren, Victor Brattstrom, Simon Edvinsson as well as Albert Johansson Grand Rapids likewise includes one Russian, Kirill Tyutyayev, as well as 2 Finnish gamers in Jussi Olkinuora as well as Eemil Viro
O Captain! My Captain!
Captain Brian Lashoff’s 585 video games bet the Lions rate initially amongst energetic AHL gamers that have actually invested their whole AHL job with the exact same club as well as 4th in organization background amongst one-team gamers. Of the gamers in advance of him on that particular checklist, one of the most current– as well as, together, the record-holder– last played throughout the 1970-71 period (Expense Needham of the Cleveland Barons, 981 video games played). Lashoff surpassed Paul Larivee (Divine Superintendence Reds, 1952-62) for the No. 4 place on April 6, 2022 versus Cleveland as well as is currently 23 video games behind No. 3 Howie Yanosik (Hershey Bears, 1957-67). Lashoff is still 70 video games far from damaging the Lions’ all-time regular-season video games played document, held by Travis Richards with 655 video games (1995-2006).
Signed Up With Pressures
Joel L’Esperance authorized a two-year handle the Lions this previous offseason after being a hazard to Grand Rapids for the previous 4 periods with the Texas Stars. In the previous 4 war the Griffins, L’Esperance generated 18 factors (11-7– 18) as well as an also plus-minus score in 21 video games. His stat line versus Grand Rapids ends up being much more outstanding if you secure L’Esperance’s 2017-18 newbie period when he played simply 2 video games versus the Lions as well as completed no factors. Throughout the last 3 years versus the Lions from 2018-22, the Brighton, Mich., indigenous collected 18 factors (11-7– 18) in simply 19 looks to support 10 charge mins as well as a plus-one score. L’Esperance has 4 factors (3-1– 4) in his initial 6 video games to begin his Lions job.
AHL Leaderboard Tracker
Austin Czarnik— 4 objectives are connected for 12th
Simon Edvinsson— 3 helps are connected for 9th amongst newbies
Cross Hanas— 3 objectives are connected for 7th amongst newbies
Landmarks
Matt Luff gathered his 149th as well as 150th factor as a professional throughout a two-point trip on Oct. 23 at Toronto. Albert Johansson likewise skated in his 150th video game as a pro at Toronto on Oct. 23.
Austin Czarnik— 2 helps from 150 in the AHL
Joel L’Esperance— 5 factors from 150 as a professional
Donovan Sebrango— One video game from 100 as a Lion as well as in the AHL
Givani Smith— 2 factors from 50 in the AHL and also as a Lion
Tyler Spezia— 4 objectives from 50 as a professional
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