Walleye Announce 2026 Kelly Cup Playoff Roster

April 21, 2026 - TOLEDO, OH - The twelfth overall and tenth consecutive Toledo Walleye run for the Kelly Cup gets underway at the Huntington Center this Thursday, April 23 as the Bloomington Bison enter the Huntington Center for their Kelly Cup playoff debut to begin the Central Division Semifinals. Fourteen total forwards make the Kelly Cup playoff roster: Carson Bantle assigned from Grand Rapids, Sam Craggs, Tanner Dickinson, Reilly Funk, Kyle Gaffney, Cam Hausinger, Brandon Hawkins, Brandon Kruse, Mitch Le... Full Story


April 21, 2026 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The top-seeded Grand Rapids Griffins will begin their quest for a third Calder Cup championship in the best-of-five Central Division Semifinals against the winner of the First Round series between the fourth-seeded Manitoba Moose and the fifth-seeded Milwaukee Admirals. The first home playoff game at Van Andel Arena will be Game 3 of the series on Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. The Griffins will begin the Central Division Semifinals on the road for Games 1 and 2. Grand Rapid... Full Story

April 20, 2026 - GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The American Hockey League on Monday announced that Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Michal Postava has been selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending April 19, 2026. Postava, a rookie out of Valasske Mezirici, Czechia, went 2-0 this past week, with one shutout, a 1.01 goals-against average and a .960 save percentage. The 24-year-old posted 24 saves in a 5-2 victory at the Iowa Wild on Wednesday before showing a 24-save shutout at th... Full Story

April 20, 2026 - Overall Record: 43-17-7-5, 2nd Central Division, Current Streak: 2 Win LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Thursday, April 16 at Fort Wayne (4-1 Win) Friday, April 17 vs. Wheeling (5-2 Win) THIS WEEK'S GAMES (All Times Eastern) Thursday, April 23 vs. Bloomington (7:15 p.m., 1370 WSPD, BCSN, FloSports) Saturday, April 25 vs. Bloomington (7:15 p.m., 1370 WSPD, BCSN, FloSports) Walleye Notes Momentum Shift: The Toledo Walleye closed their regular season slate against a pair of eventual-divi... Full Story

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• Griffins Fall to Cleveland in Regular-Season Finale - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 19
• Cossa and Postava Win AHL's Harry "Hap"Holmes Memorial Award - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 19
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• Toledo Finishes off Regular Season Schedule with Strong Win over Wheeling - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 17
• Jurusik Stands Tall as Walleye Keep Divisional Hopes Alive - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 16
• John Leonard Signs Extension with Detroit - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 16
• Brandon Hawkins Named to Fourth Consecutive All-ECHL First Team - Toledo Walleye (ECHL) April 16
• John Leonard Named to AHL Second All-Star Team - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 16
• Brandsegg-Nygard, Mazur, Shine, Sandin-Pellikka Reassigned to Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 16
• Griffins Record 50th Victory of the Season in Win over Iowa - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 15
• Carson Bantle, Michael Milne Reassigned to Toledo - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 15
• Amadeus Lombardi Named Griffins' Man of the Year - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 14
• Griffins to Conclude 30th Regular Season - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) April 14
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Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Michal Postava (Nicolas Carrillo)

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April 23	ECHL	Bloomington at Toledo (Playoff Gm. 1)	7:15 p.m.
April 19	AHL	Grand Rapids 4 at Cleveland 6	Final
April 17	ECHL	Wheeling 2 at Toledo 5	Final
April 17	AHL	Grand Rapids 8 at Milwaukee 0	Final
April 16	ECHL	Toledo 4 at Fort Wayne 1	Final
April 15	AHL	Grand Rapids 5 at Iowa 2	Final
April 12	ECHL	Toledo 4 at Fort Wayne 5	Final
April 11	ECHL	Toledo 5 at Cincinnati 4	Final (SO)
April 11	AHL	Rockford 5 at Grand Rapids 2	Final
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• Walleye set playoff roster filled with size, depth - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 22)
• Monsters rally to beat Griffins, 6-4, clinch first-round playoff bye - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (April 20)
• Three Stars: Wrapping up the Komets' Thursday loss to Toledo - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 17)
• Toledo beat Komets, spoil chance to clinch Central Division - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 17)
• Toledo takes down Komets, Central title still up for grabs - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 17)
• Pregame blog: Toledo Walleye (41-17-12) at Komets (44-16-10) - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 17)
• Walleye fall to Komets in battle of Central contenders - ECHL Toledo Blade (April 13)
• Three Stars: Wrapping up the Komets win over Toledo - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 13)
• Komets survive suspenseful finish, take lead in Central - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 13)
• Bloom scores twice in Komets win over Toledo - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 13)
• Pregame blog: Toledo Walleye (41-16-12) at Komets (42-16-10) - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 12)
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