Ahead of today’s 2024-2025 AHL schedule release, the Grand Rapids Griffins website’s Andrew Streitel reviews goaltender Sebastian Cossa’s 2023-2024 campaign:
Goaltender Sebastian Cossa competed in his second season with the Griffins, compiling a 22-9-9 record with two shutouts to go along with a 2.41 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in 40 regular-season games. Cossa set a new franchise record with a 19-game point streak from Jan. 19-April 5 (13-0-6), beating out Marc Lamothe’s 15-game run from Oct. 19-Nov. 30, 2002. He also tied the record for longest home point streak at 13 games (9-0-4 Jan. 24-April 5) and tied the mark for the longest road point streak at 10 contests (8-0-2 Dec. 27-April 17).
During the regular season, the 21-year-old ranked among the top goaltenders in the AHL in GAA (T3rd among rookies, T6th among qualified goalies), SV% (T5th rookies, T13th qualified goalies), wins (5th rookies), shutouts (T5th rookies), 2,388:59 minutes played (4th rookies, 11th qualified goalies), and a .778 shootout SV% (6th rookies). Cossa was named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending on Feb. 25 when he went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .970 SV%, collecting his first AHL shutout on Feb. 21 against the Texas Stars.
Cossa then went on to compete in every Calder Cup Playoff game for the Griffins during his first postseason in the AHL and finished with a 5-4 mark, a 2.72 GAA and a .900 SV% in nine appearances. He became the first Griffins rookie to win a playoff series since Petr Mrazek in 2013.
