Month: September 2025

Press release: Grand Rapids Griffins single-game tickets go on sale September 4th

Per the Grand Rapids Griffins:

GRIFFINS 2025-26 SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ON SALE ON SEPT. 4

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Single-game tickets for each of the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 36 regular-season home games at Van Andel Arena will go on sale to the general public this Thursday, Sept. 4 through griffinshockey.com/tickets. Fans can sign up for the Griffins Nation newsletters to receive early access to various ticket pre-sale opportunities.

Under third-year head coach Dan Watson, the Griffins will begin the home portion of their 72-game slate on Friday, Oct. 17 against the Manitoba Moose with Opening Night presented by Huntington Bank.

Griffins tickets can be purchased through the following methods (all purchases subject to a convenience charge):

  • Online through griffinshockey.com/buytickets;
  • On the Griffins app, available for iPhone and Android;
  • In person at The Zone at Van Andel Arena, beginning Sept. 4 (open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday);
  • By phone at (616) 774-4585 or (800) 2-HOCKEY.

New this season, the Griffins are introducing the Pick ‘Em Plan, giving fans the chance to create their own lineup by choosing three or six games to bundle together. Starting Thursday, this plan allows fans to save money, secure priority seating for their selected games and experience the season in their own way.

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Tweet of note: Griffins promotional schedule the focus of ‘GRG City’ Tweet

The Grand Rapids Griffins posted a unique Tweet on Sunday to promote their, well, their promotional schedule for the 2025-2026 AHL season:

Catch-up post: Sunday and Monday’s Red Wings news

I had to crash over the course of Sunday afternoon an all of Monday, so I apologize for the lack of content during that time. Here’s a digest of what Red Wings-related happenings were posted during that time:

  1. As Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff noted, when Red Wings prospect Anton Johansson took a 5-minute major penalty for boarding in Leksands IF’s first exhibition game vs. Linkopings HC, he missed the opportunity to play in a full game with his brother Victor Johansson, who’s a 19-year-old left defenseman. As you probably know by now, Anton and Victor’s father, Thomas (or “Tjomme”) is Leksands IF’s GM.

Per Duff:

The two were forming a defense pairing on the weekend as Leksands was facing Linköping in SHL preseason action. However, the pairing didn’t last long. Anton was assessed a match penalty for boarding eight minutes into the game.

“I told him afterwards it was fun that I got to play with you,” Victor told Swedish website Falu-Kuriren.

“We had of course hoped to play more together now that we started together. But that’s what happens.

“I hope for more minutes (together) in the future.”

Anton’s older brother, Simon, plays for Ilves of the Finnish Liiga. He was in the Minnesota Wild’s system for several seasons.

2. Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen also took note of several exhibition games’ results on Sunday:

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Pronman’s list of the top 172 NHL prospects includes praise for Danielson and an Augustine absence

The Athletic’s Corey Pronman lists his top prospects in the NHL this morning, all 172(?) of them…

And he lists Nate Danielson #42nd, Simon Edvinsson #46th, Marco Kasper #52nd, Axel Sandin Pellikka #54th, Carter Bear #66th, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard #68th, and Sebastian Cossa #137th.

Pronman is bullish on Danielson…

Danielson’s production in Grand Rapids wasn’t amazing this season, but he played huge minutes and was often highly noticeable, a trend that’s followed him the last few years. He has excellent one-on-one skills, he skates well and his ability to create chances in transition will make him dangerous in the NHL. He’s a strong passer and shooter who can make a lot of things happen inside the offensive zone. Danielson is also a diligent two-way center. I get the concerns about his production, and at some point, he’s going to need to produce points consistently, but when I’ve watched him, I think his skill is legit and that he can be a top-six forward.

But a little less psyched about Axel Sandin Pellikka…

Sandin Pellikka had an excellent season, posting huge numbers in the SHL for a teenage defenseman, and was the best defenseman at the World Juniors. ASP is a highly skilled and poised defenseman. He looks calm and intelligent with the puck, making a lot of great plays, and has the soft touch of a power-play quarterback. ASP can beat teams with his skill, but also his shot, as he has a bullet one-timer from the left circle that projects to be a legit weapon versus NHL goalies. He’s not that big, but he’s mobile and wins a surprising number of battles for a guy his size. He projects as a top-four defenseman who should be OK defensively in the NHL while being able to run a first power-play unit.

Trey Augustine doesn’t make his list at all, with Pronman believing that the 6’1,” 194-pound Augustine is too small to stick in the NHL, per the embedded audio clip.

5’10,” 170-pound Dmitri Buchelnikov probably misses the list due to his size as well.