Firebirds Call up Giroux, Grainer
Published on December 5, 2019 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release
Barrie, Ont. - The Flint Firebirds announced today that the club has called up forward Zacharie Giroux and goaltender Peyton Grainer. Both will join the Firebirds prior to tonight's game in Barrie.
Giroux, a native of Sudbury, Ont., was selected by the Firebirds in the third-round (57th overall) of the 2019 OHL Priority Selection prior to signing with Flint on Sep. 11, 2019.ÃÂ This season, Giroux (pronounced jer-roo) has recorded 15 points (6G, 9A) in 16 games with the Rayside Balfour Canadians in the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL).ÃÂ He comes to Flint on a four game point-streak, having scored three goals and three assists in that time.
Grainer, a native of Livonia, Mich., was signed as a free-agent by the Firebirds out of training camp on Sep. 13. This year, the 6-foot-1, 165-pound netminder is playing with the Detroit Belle Tire Midget Major 18U AAA Hockey ClubÃÂ in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL).
Last season, Grainer posted a 30-5-0 record in net and a 1.50 goals against average (GAA) in 35 games with the Detroit Little Caesars Midget Minor 16U AAA Hockey Club. Grainer recorded a 3-0 record to earn Little Caesars the 2019 Michigan Amateur Hockey Association (MAHA) Midget Minor Tier 1 16U AAA State Championship in Taylor, Mich. in March. Then Grainer was a perfect 2-0 in goal at the 2019 Chipotle-USA Hockey Youth Tier I 16U AAA National Championship in Grand Rapids, Mich. in April.
The Firebirds will play three road games in four nights, beginning Thursday in Barrie against the Colts. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) at Colts Centre.
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