The 2013–14 Grand Rapids Griffins season was the franchise's 13th season in the American Hockey League .
Off-season
Following the Grand Rapids Griffins' Calder Cup -winning season last year, several of the players were called up to the Detroit Red Wings , including forwards Joakim Andersson and Tomáš Tatar ; and defensemen Danny DeKeyser , Brian Lashoff and Brendan Smith .[ 1] There was a great deal of roster movements between the two teams throughout the off-season, with some players getting repeatedly called back and forth, which meant Griffins coach Jeff Blashill could not finalize the roster or power play and penalty kill teams until just before the regular season began.[ 2] Ten of the 20 players on Detroit's starting roster had played with Grand Rapids the previous year.[ 3] Other Griffins departures included defenseman Chad Billins ,[ 4] goaltender Jordan Pearce ,[ 5] and forwards Jan Muršak ,[ 6] and Francis Paré .[ 7] Winger Cory Emmerton began the regular season with Detroit after Patrick Eaves was placed on long-term injured reserve .[ 8]
Gustav Nyquist was sent down to Grand Rapids from Detroit, but was not expected to remain there long. The move was primarily intended to keep the team under its salary cap , since Nyquist could be transferred without having to clear waivers .[ 9] The Griffins signed several new skaters during the off-season, giving the roster a mix of veterans and young prospects. New additions included goaltender Jared Coreau; defensemen Alexey Marchenko , Richard Nedomlel and Xavier Ouellet ; forwards Martin Frk , David McIntyre and Marek Tvrdon . McIntyre was the only one of the seven with previous American Hockey League experience.[ 10] The team re-signed defensemen Nathan Paetsch and Brennan Evans , and forwards Triston Grant and team captain Jeff Hoggan ,[ 4] as well as several skaters who had played only a handful of games the previous year, including center Calle Järnkrok , winger Teemu Pulkkinen ,[ 10] and defenseman Ryan Sproul .[ 2]
After a training camp that began September 23 at Van Andel Arena ,[ 4] the Griffins played a pair of off-season games against the Lake Erie Monsters , although eight of their players were absent due to a call-up to Detroit.[ 11] Grand Rapids won the first game 3–2 in a shootout, with Frk scoring the sole shootout goal and McCollum making 36 saves and stopped five shootout shots.[ 12] Lake Erie won the second game in a 2–0 shutout.[ 13] Center Landon Ferraro , the team's third-highest score the previous year, suffered a foot injury during the off-season that kept him out of the first two weeks of the regular season.[ 2]
Regular season
On October 4, the Grand Rapids Griffins won their season opener against the Rochester Americans by a score of 8–1, setting a franchise record for largest margin of victory in a season debut, breaking the previous record of four goals in 2004. Gustav Nyquist and Adam Almquist led the scoring with three points apiece.
Standings
Conference standings
Template:2013–14 AHL Western Conference standings
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2013–14 Pre-season Game Log: 1–1–0–0
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Record
1
September 281
Lake Erie
2–3
Grand Rapids
SO
McCollum
1–0–0–0
2
September 292
Grand Rapids
0–2
Lake Erie
Coreau
1–1–0–0
Regular season
2013–14 Regular season Game Log
October: 5–2–1–1 (Home: 1–2–0–0 ; Road: 4–0–1–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Gamesheet
1
October 4
Grand Rapids
8–1
Rochester
McCollum
6,500
1–0–0–0
2
Gamesheet
2
October 5
Grand Rapids
3–4
Toronto
OT
Coreau
6,525
1–0–1–0
3
Gamesheet
3
October 12
Grand Rapids
4–3
Hamilton
SO
Mrazek
3,416
2–0–1–0
5
Gamesheet
4
October 18
Milwaukee
3–2
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
10,834
2–1–1–0
5
Gamesheet
5
October 19
Grand Rapids
5–4
Rockford
SO
Mrazek
6,202
2–1–1–1
6
Gamesheet
6
October 25
Charlotte
5–0
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
5,494
2–2–1–1
6
Gamesheet
7
October 26
Grand Rapids
3–2
Chicago
McCollum
4,484
3–2–1–1
8
Gamesheet
8
October 27
Grand Rapids
3–2
Iowa
McCollum
3,825
4–2–1–1
10
Gamesheet
9
October 30
Charlotte
2–5
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
2,974
5–2–1–1
12
Gamesheet
November: 10–2–0–0 (Home: 5–0–0–0 ; Road: 5–2–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Gamesheet
10
November 1
Grand Rapids
6–4
Lake Erie
McCollum
7,044
6–2–1–1
14
Gamesheet
11
November 3
Grand Rapids
3–1
Rockford
McCollum
3,033
7–2–1–1
16
Gamesheet
12
November 6
Rockford
2–6
Grand Rapids
McCollum
6,118
8–2–1–1
18
Gamesheet
13
November 8
Grand Rapids
6–1
Hamilton
Mrazek
3,088
9–2–1–1
20
Gamesheet
14
November 13
Grand Rapids
1–2
Milwaukee
McCollum
2,659
9–3–1–1
20
Gamesheet
15
November 15
Rockford
3–5
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
9,260
10–3–1–1
22
Gamesheet
16
November 16
Grand Rapids
3–4
Chicago
McCollum
9,226
10–4–1–1
22
Gamesheet
17
November 20
Milwaukee
0–5
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
5,056
11–4–1–1
24
Gamesheet
18
November 22
Grand Rapids
2–1
Iowa
Mrazek
7,580
12–4–1–1
26
Gamesheet
19
November 23
Grand Rapids
2–1
Chicago
Mrazek
7,228
13–4–1–1
28
Gamesheet
20
November 29
Texas
4–5
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
8,288
14–4–1–1
30
Gamesheet
21
November 30
Texas
1–5
Grand Rapids
McCollum
5,749
15–4–1–1
32
Gamesheet
December: 7–4–0–1 (Home: 5–2–0–1 ; Road: 2–2–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Gamesheet
22
December 6
Rochester
1–5
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
6,901
16–4–1–1
34
Gamesheet
23
December 7
Rochester
1–3
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
5,115
17–4–1–1
36
Gamesheet
24
December 11
Chicago
4–2
Grand Rapids
McCollum
6,290
17–5–1–1
36
Gamesheet
25
December 13
Milwaukee
2–4
Grand Rapids
McCollum
5,976
18–5–1–1
38
Gamesheet
26
December 14
Milwaukee
0–5
Grand Rapids
McCollum
8,002
19–5–1–1
40
Gamesheet
27
December 18
Grand Rapids
2–1
Iowa
OT
McCollum
3,619
20–5–1–1
42
Gamesheet
28
December 20
Rockford
2–3
Grand Rapids
OT
McCollum
8,269
21–5–1–1
44
Gamesheet
29
December 21
Grand Rapids
2–3
Chicago
McCollum
5,724
21–6–1–1
44
Gamesheet
30
December 26
Grand Rapids
1–4
Milwaukee
McCollum
5,197
21–7–1–1
44
Gamesheet
31
December 27
Grand Rapids
4–2
Rockford
McCollum
4,105
22–7–1–1
46
Gamesheet
32
December 301
Toronto
4–2
Grand Rapids
SO
McCollum
20,337
22–7–1–2
47
Gamesheet
33
December 31
Toronto
3–1
Grand Rapids
McCollum
10,834
22–8–1–2
47
Gamesheet
January: 6–5–1–0 (Home: 5–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–1–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Gamesheet
34
January 3
Chicago
1–3
Grand Rapids
McCollum
6,963
23–8–1–2
49
Gamesheet
35
January 4
Grand Rapids
2–4
Rockford
Coreau
4,145
23–9–1–2
49
Gamesheet
36
January 8
Rockford
2–4
Grand Rapids
McCollum
3,672
24–9–1–2
51
Gamesheet
37
January 10
Iowa
3–2
Grand Rapids
McCollum
7,285
24–10–1–2
51
Gamesheet
38
January 11
Iowa
1–4
Grand Rapids
McCollum
9,360
25–10–1–2
53
Gamesheet
39
January 15
Chicago
1–3
Grand Rapids
McCollum
5,493
26–10–1–2
55
Gamesheet
40
January 17
Abbotsford
0–3
Grand Rapids
McCollum
8,098
27–10–1–2
57
Gamesheet
41
January 18
Abbotsford
3–2
Grand Rapids
McCollum
9,170
27–11–1–2
57
Gamesheet
42
January 24
Grand Rapids
4–6
Texas
Coreau
4,639
27–12–1–2
57
Gamesheet
43
January 25
Grand Rapids
4–1
Texas
McCollum
6,863
28–12–1–2
59
Gamesheet
44
January 26
Grand Rapids
5–6
San Antonio
OT
Coreau
4,995
28–12–2–2
60
Gamesheet
45
January 31
Chicago
6–2
Grand Rapids
McCollum
10,834
28–13–2–2
60
Gamesheet
February: 6–4–0–1 (Home: 2–3–0–1 ; Road: 4–1–0–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Gamesheet
46
February 1
Grand Rapids
3–2
Milwaukee
SO
Mrazek
7,621
29–13–2–2
62
Gamesheet
47
February 5
Lake Erie
4–0
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
6,346
29–14–2–2
62
Gamesheet
48
February 7
Grand Rapids
1–4
Toronto
Mrazek
5,237
29–15–2–2
62
Gamesheet
49
February 8
Grand Rapids
5–1
Rochester
McCollum
17,968
30–15–2–2
64
Gamesheet
50
February 14
San Antonio
2–1
Grand Rapids
SO
McCollum
6,724
30–15–2–3
65
Gamesheet
51
February 15
San Antonio
3–0
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
10,018
30–16–2–3
65
Gamesheet
52
February 21
Oklahoma City
4–2
Grand Rapids
McCollum
10,834
30–17–2–3
65
Gamesheet
53
February 22
Oklahoma City
3–4
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
8,254
31–17–2–3
67
Gamesheet
54
February 23
Milwaukee
0–1
Grand Rapids
SO
Mrazek
8,451
32–17–2–3
69
Gamesheet
55
February 26
Grand Rapids
5–1
Milwaukee
Mrazek
3,002
33–17–2–3
71
Gamesheet
56
February 28
Grand Rapids
4–3
Abbotsford
SO
Mrazek
3,068
34–17–2–3
73
Gamesheet
March: 9–3–0–1 (Home: 3–1–0–0 ; Road: 6–2–0–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Gamesheet
57
March 1
Grand Rapids
5–2
Abbotsford
Mrazek
2,774
35–17–2–3
75
Gamesheet
58
March 5
Chicago
2–4
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
5,343
36–17–2–3
77
Gamesheet
59
March 7
Iowa
0–4
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
8,594
37–17–2–3
79
Gamesheet
60
March 8
Iowa
3–1
Grand Rapids
McCollum
10,834
37–18–2–3
79
Gamesheet
61
March 13
Grand Rapids
1–2
San Antonio
SO
McCollum
6,772
37–18–2–4
80
Gamesheet
62
March 14
Grand Rapids
3–2
Oklahoma City
McCollum
3,294
38–18–2–4
82
Gamesheet
63
March 15
Grand Rapids
4–3
Oklahoma City
McCollum
4,494
39–18–2–4
84
Gamesheet
64
March 21
Grand Rapids
4–1
Iowa
McCollum
6,547
40–18–2–4
86
Gamesheet
65
March 22
Grand Rapids
3–2
Iowa
Mrazek
6,359
41–18–2–4
88
Gamesheet
66
March 23
Grand Rapids
2–6
Chicago
Mrazek
11,388
41–19–2–4
88
Gamesheet
67
March 28
Grand Rapids
4–5
Rockford
McCollum
5,223
41–20–2–4
88
Gamesheet
68
March 29
Rockford
1–4
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
10,834
42–20–2–4
90
Gamesheet
69
March 30
Grand Rapids
3–1
Milwaukee
Mrazek
8,090
43–20–2–4
92
Gamesheet
April: 3–3–0–1 (Home: 2–2–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Gamesheet
70
April 2
Iowa
1–6
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
8,077
44–20–2–4
94
Gamesheet
71
April 4
Hamilton
4–1
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
10,834
44–21–2–4
94
Gamesheet
72
April 5
Hamilton
1–2
Grand Rapids
SO
McCollum
10,006
45–21–2–4
96
Gamesheet
73
April 10
Grand Rapids
0–3
Charlotte
Mrazek
6,709
45–22–2–4
96
Gamesheet
74
April 13
Grand Rapids
2–1
Charlotte
McCollum
8,002
46–22–2–4
98
Gamesheet
75
April 18
Lake Erie
4–2
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
10,834
46–23–2–4
98
Gamesheet
76
April 19
Grand Rapids
3–4
Lake Erie
SO
McCollum
14,064
46–22–2–5
99
Gamesheet
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1-point)
Playoffs
2014 Calder Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (5) Abbotsford Heat – Grand Rapids won series 3–1
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
April 25
Grand Rapids
2–1
Abbotsford
2 OT
Mrazek
2,420
1–0
Recap
2
April 26
Grand Rapids
7–2
Abbotsford
Mrazek
2,154
2–0
Recap
3
April 30
Abbotsford
2–1
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
7,193
2–1
Recap
4
May 2
Abbotsford
3–5
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
7,641
3–1
Recap
Western Conference Semifinals vs. (1) Texas Stars – Texas won series 4–2
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
May 8
Grand Rapids
2–5
Texas
Mrazek
2,661
0–1
Recap
2
May 10
Grand Rapids
0–4
Texas
Mrazek
4,635
0–2
Recap
3
May 13
Texas
2–5
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
4,293
1–2
Recap
4
May 14
Texas
2–3
Grand Rapids
Mrazek
5,089
2–2
Recap
5
May 16
Texas
3–2
Grand Rapids
OT
Mrazek
8,057
2–3
Recap
6
May 18
Grand Rapids
1–7
Texas
Mrazek
4,010
2–4
Recap
Legend :
Win
Loss
Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular Season
Player
GP
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SV
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Petr Mrazek
32
1829:52
22
9
64
2.10
774
838
.924
3
0
2
2
Tom McCollum
46
2560:46
24
12
98
2.30
1158
1256
.922
2
0
0
6
Jared Coreau
5
205:06
0
4
15
4.39
103
118
.873
0
0
1
0
Totals
4622:56
46
25
182
2.36
2035
2217
.918
5
0
3
8
Playoffs
Player
GP
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SV
SA
SV%
SO
G
A
PIM
Petr Mrazek
10
599:32
5
5
28
2.80
288
316
.911
0
0
0
0
Tom McCollum
1
28:01
0
0
2
4.28
14
16
.875
0
0
0
0
Totals
632:49
5
5
31
2.94
302
333
.907
0
0
0
0
† Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only.
‡ Left the team mid-season
* Rookie
Final roster
Updated April 19, 2014[ 14]
Team roster
No.
Nat
Player
Pos
S /G
Age
Acquired
Birthplace
Contract
5
Adam Almqvist
D
L
23
2012
Jönköping, Sweden
Red Wings
47
Andreas Athanasiou
LW
L
19
2012
Woodbridge, Ontario
Red Wings
22
Louis-Marc Aubry
C
L
22
2010
Arthabaska, Quebec
Red Wings
46
Mattias Backman
D
L
21
2013
Linköping, Sweden
Red Wings
15
Mitch Callahan
RW
R
22
2011
Whittier, California
Red Wings
32
Colin Campbell
F
R
23
2013
Pickering, Ontario
Red Wings
8
Willie Coetzee
RW
R
23
2009
Johannesburg, South Africa
Red Wings
31
Jared Coreau
G
L
22
2013
Perth, Ontario
Red Wings
44
Brennan Evans (A )
D
L
32
2012
North Battleford, Saskatchewan
Griffins
18
Cory Emmerton
C
L
25
2006
St. Thomas, Ontario
Red Wings
29
Landon Ferraro
C
R
22
2010
Trail, British Columbia
Red Wings
27
Martin Frk
RW
R
20
2012
Pelhřimov, Czech Republic
Red Wings
20
Gleason Fournier
D
L
22
2011
Saint-Fabien, Quebec
Red Wings
23
Triston Grant
LW
L
30
2010
Neepawa, Manitoba
Griffins
10
Jeff Hoggan (C )
LW
L
36
2011
Hope, British Columbia
Griffins
38
Mattias Janmark-Nylen
C
L
21
2013
Stockholm, Sweden
Griffins
14
Nick Jensen
D
R
23
2009
Rogers, Minnesota
Red Wings
3
Alexey Marchenko
D
R
22
2011
Moscow, Russia
Red Wings
30
Tom McCollum
G
L
24
2009
Cambria, New York
Red Wings
26
David McIntyre
C
L
27
2013
Pefferlaw, Ontario
Griffins
34
Petr Mrazek
G
L
22
2012
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Red Wings
37
Zach Nastasiuk
RW
R
19
2013
Barrie, Ontario
Red Wings
42
Richard Nedomlel
D
L
20
2011
Prague, Czech Republic
Red Wings
11
Andrej Nestrasil
RW
L
23
2011
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Red Wings
17
Max Nicastro
D
R
24
2012
Thousand Oaks, California
Red Wings
16
Xavier Ouellet
D
L
20
2011
Bayonne, France
Red Wings
4
Nathan Paetsch (A )
D
L
31
2012
LeRoy, Saskatchewan
Griffins
21
Trevor Parkes
LW
R
22
2011
Fort Erie, Ontario
Red Wings
1
Jake Paterson
G
L
19
2013
Mississauga, Ontario
Red Wings
6
Teemu Pulkkinen
RW
R
22
2013
Vantaa, Finland
Red Wings
7
Ryan Sproul
D
R
21
2011
Toronto, Ontario
Red Wings
22
Jordin Tootoo
RW
R
30
2012
Churchill, Manitoba
Red Wings
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