AHL Grand Rapids Griffins

Spend New Year's Eve with the Griffins

Published on December 21, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release


Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 vs. Peoria Rivermen

Time: 7 p.m. at Van Andel Arena (doors open at 6 p.m.).

Dollar Beers and Hot Dogs: Enjoy $1 hot dogs and $1 domestic drafts from 6-8 p.m., while supplies last.

Free Ride Friday: Ride the Rapid to and from any Friday game and enjoy complimentary fare by showing your ticket to the game. Visit ridetherapid.org for schedule information, routes and maps.

College Night: College students can show their ID to purchase a lower bowl ticket for $13 (or $11 in advance at The Zone) and stop by the McFadden's concourse table to receive a free pass to the post-game party at McFadden's.

Get in the D-ZONE: Every Friday night is a Griffins WGRD D-Zone night. Avoid the concession lines and get your $1 beers and $1 hot dogs served to you in your seats. Call (616) 774-4585 ext. 2 or visit griffinshockey.com/dzone to get your tickets today.

Important Traffic Note: Monroe Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids will be closed from Pearl Street to Louis Street to accommodate setup for a New Year's Eve event. Please plan accordingly.

Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011 vs. Milwaukee Admirals Presented by Fox Honda

Time: 6 p.m. at Van Andel Arena (doors open at 5 p.m.).

Team Poster Giveaway: The first 2,000 fans will receive a Griffins team poster, courtesy of Fox Honda.

Jersey Auction: The Griffins will wear jerseys designed by Jason Valenti of Sayre, Penn., who won the Griffins' third annual jersey design contest held over the summer. Valenti's entry was one of two winners selected from a pool of 119. All jerseys will be signed by the respective Griffins player and auctioned off following the game inside the Fifth Third Vault, with proceeds benefiting GVSU club roller hockey.

New Year's Feast: The Fifth Third Bank Vault restaurant inside Van Andel Arena is offering a New Year's Eve buffet, from 4:30 p.m. through the first intermission. Cost is $28 per person and includes one beverage of the guest's choice. The menu includes Chicken Provincial with rose cream sauce, London Broil with mushroom demi glaze, baked ziti with roasted tomato marinara, spring mix salad, three cheese scalloped potatoes, green bean almandine, and assorted holiday desserts. Reservations are requested by Dec. 26 and may be placed by calling (616) 742-6453 or emailing 53BankVault@smggr.com.

Organist: Dale Zieger will be on hand to provide organ music and chants for fans during the game.

J&H Family Stores Post-Game Open Skate: Bring your skates to the rink and take to the ice after the game.

Fireworks: Following the game, fans will be treated to West Michigan's largest indoor fireworks display.

Love for Lokomotiv: During all Saturday games this season, the wives and girlfriends of Griffins players -- a.k.a. the "Better Halves" -- will be at the Griffins Booster Club table on the concourse selling $10 "Love for Lokomotiv" silicone memory bracelets. All proceeds will benefit Love for Lokomotiv, a foundation established to support the families of the victims of the tragic Sept. 7 plane crash in Russia that claimed the lives of 44 people, including the entire roster and coaching staff of the Kontinental Hockey League's Lokomotiv Yaroslavl. Included among the victims were three former members of the Griffins: forward Pavol Demitra, defenseman Karel Rachunek, and goaltender Stefan Liv.

Important Traffic Note: Monroe Avenue in downtown Grand Rapids will be closed from Pearl Street to Campau Avenue to accommodate a New Year's Eve event. Please plan accordingly.

Ticket Information

Tickets for all 2011-12 Grand Rapids Griffins home games may be purchased:

- In person at all Star Tickets outlets, West Michigan Meijer locations, and at The Zone on the west side of Van Andel Arena; - By phone through Star Tickets at (616) 222-4000 or (800) 585-3737; - Online at griffinshockey.com; - For season ticket packages please call 616-774-4585; - For group information please visit griffinshockey.com/group.

Advance ticket prices are $14, $16 and $18 in the arena's upper level, and $18, $22, $26 and $32 in the lower level. (Additional $2 per ticket on day of game.) For Sunday-Thursday games, a limited number of advance-purchase, upper level tickets will go on sale for just $8 one week prior to each contest.

MOS Corner Office: Presented by Michigan Office Solutions, this section, located on the terrace level above section 118, provides the best seats in the house for groups of up to 30 people, with La-Z-Boy chairs and an array of unprecedented amenities. Call (616) 774-4585.

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