Walleye Weekly No. 28: April 22, 2024

April 22, 2024 - Regular Season Record: 48-14-4-5, 1st Central Division, Current Streak: 2 Playoff Wins LAST WEEK'S RESULTS April 19 vs. Kalamazoo (3-2 Win/OT) April 20 vs. Kalamazoo (5-2 Win) ROUND ONE GAMES (All Times Eastern) April 19 vs. Kalamazoo (3-2 Win/OT) April 20 vs. Kalamazoo (5-2 Win) April 24 at Kalamazoo (7 p.m., Fox Sports Radio 1230, BCSN) April 26 at Kalamazoo (7 p.m., Fox Sports Radio 1230, BCSN) April 27 vs. Kalamazoo (IF NECESSARY) (7:15 p.m., Fox Sports Radio 1230,... Full Story


April 21, 2024 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Grand Rapids Griffins finished their regular season on a high note, as Carter Mazur's overtime-winner pushed them past the Milwaukee Admirals in a 2-1 overtime win at Van Andel Arena on Sunday. The Griffins' overtime win secured a second-place finish in the Central Division for Grand Rapids along with home-ice advantage in its upcoming Calder Cup Playoffs series against the third-place IceHogs. Game 1 of the best-of-five division semifinals will take place at the BM... Full Story

April 21, 2024 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The second-seeded Grand Rapids Griffins will begin their quest for a third Calder Cup championship by facing the third-seeded Rockford IceHogs in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals, with Game 1 Saturday at 8 p.m. EDT at the BMO Center. The Griffins' second-place finish in their division is the highest since the 2017-18 season, when they completed a six-season run during which they won two division titles (2012-13 and 2014-15), finished second on three occasions... Full Story

April 20, 2024 - TOLEDO - The Toledo Walleye defeated the Kalamazoo Wings 5-2 on Saturday night at the Huntington Center in game two of the Central Division Semifinals in the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs. What Happened: Sam Craggs' pure hat trick in the third period led the Walleye past the Wings on Labatt Hockey Night in Toledo. Jan Bednar split the iron for the Walleye. Jacob Graves and Riley McCourt skated the blue line while Brandon Hawkins, Trenton Bliss and Mitch Lewandowski led the Toledo attack. F... Full Story

• Craggs' Hat Trick Powers 5-3 Walleye Win Over Wings - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 20
• Griffins Finish Regular Season Road Games with 4-1 Loss to Iowa - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 19
• Hawkins Pokes Game-Winning Goal in 3-2 Overtime Win - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 19
• Brandon Hawkins Named ECHL Most Valuable Player - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 19
• Austin Czarnik Returns to Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 18
• Sebastian Cossa Ties Record with 10th Consecutive Road Point - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 18
• Detroit Reassigns Edvinsson and Aston-Reese to Griffins - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 17
• Schedules Announced for Griffins-IceHogs Playoff Series - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 17
• Griffins Sign Two-Time NCAA Champion Shai Buium to ATO - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 17
• Riley Sawchuk Reassigned to Toledo - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 16
• Griffins Conclude Regular Season with Three-Game Week - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 16
• Walleye Announce 2024 Playoff Roster - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 16
• Ville Husso Recalled from Conditioning Loan - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 15
• Walleye Weekly No. 26: April 15, 2024 - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 15
• Griffins Finish Three-Game Weekend with Defeat in Chicago - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 14
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Grand Rapids Griffins' Carter Mazur battles Milwaukee Admirals' Jack Matier (Nicolas Carrillo/Griffins)

OurSports Central provides coverage of the following affiliates of the Detroit Red Wings:

• Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League
• Toledo Walleye of the ECHL

April 24	ECHL	Toledo at Kalamazoo (Playoff Gm. 3)	7:00 p.m.
April 21	AHL	Milwaukee 1 at Grand Rapids 2	Final (OT)
April 20	ECHL	Kalamazoo 2 at Toledo 5 (Playoff Gm. 2)	Final
April 19	ECHL	Kalamazoo 2 at Toledo 3 (Playoff Gm. 1)	Final (OT)
April 19	AHL	Grand Rapids 1 at Iowa 4	Final
April 17	AHL	Grand Rapids 3 at Iowa 2	Final (SO)
April 14	AHL	Grand Rapids 2 at Chicago 7	Final
April 14	ECHL	Toledo 4 at Fort Wayne 3	Final
April 13	ECHL	Fort Wayne 1 at Toledo 3	Final
All times Eastern On game days, refresh page for latest results

• Up 2-0, Walleye look to continue their roll at Kalamazoo - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 23)
• Griffins take down Milwaukee in overtime, clinch home ice for Calder Cup Division Semifinals - AHL MLive (April 22)
• Photo Gallery: Toledo Walleye extend series lead against K-Wings - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 21)
• Craggs hat trick powers Walleye to 2-0 series lead over Kalamazoo - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 21)
• Walleye, K-Wings playing NHL-style format in opening-round playoff series - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 20)
• Where ECHL MVP, Game 1 hero Brandon Hawkins ranks on Walleye lists - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 20)
• Griffins vs. Wild, April 19, 2024 - AHL WOOD (April 20)
• Photo Gallery: Toledo Walleye opens series against Kalamazoo - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 20)
• Griffins lose to Iowa for the first time this season, gap between Grand Rapids and Rockford closes - AHL MLive (April 20)
• Stars and stats: Game 1 of the 2024 Central Division semifinals - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 20)
• Walleye edge Kalamazoo 3-2 in OT to take Game 1 of Central Semifinals - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 20)
• The Hammer is MVP: Toledo's Brandon Hawkins, former Komets player, gets ECHL's top honor - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 20)
• The Hammer is MVP: Toledo's Brandon Hawkins, former Komets player, gets ECHL's top honor - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 19)
• Walleye forward Brandon Hawkins named MVP of the ECHL - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 19)
• 2024 Walleye playoffs: Everything to know about this year's chase for the Kelly Cup - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 19)
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