AHL Grand Rapids Griffins

Griffins Announce Training Camp Schedule

Published on September 21, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday announced the schedule for their 2012-13 training camp, which will begin on Monday, Oct. 1 at Van Andel Arena.

The team will report to Grand Rapids for physicals that morning before beginning on-ice sessions in the afternoon. Players will be split into White and Blue teams that will alternate on-ice and off-ice sessions, with one full-team special teams practice scheduled each day. Camp will wrap up with a scrimmage on Friday, Oct. 5 before the team departs for two preseason contests against the Lake Erie Monsters on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio, and Sunday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.

All practices will be conducted at Van Andel Arena and closed to the public, with the exception of a 10 a.m. morning skate at Griff's IceHouse on Oct. 6. Media availability will be at the conclusion of each day's events. A complete training camp roster and camp groupings will be announced at a later date, but the team's active roster can be viewed here. The full schedule is as follows:

Monday, Oct. 1

1-1:15 p.m. - Video Session (White Team)

1:15-2:15 p.m. - On-Ice Practice (White Team)/Off-Ice Workout (Blue Team)

2:15-2:30 p.m. - Ice Cut/Video Session (Blue Team)

2:30-2:40 p.m. - Video Session (White Team)/On-Ice Warm-up (Blue Team)

2:40-3 p.m. - Special Teams Practice (Both Teams)

3-4 p.m. - On-Ice Practice (Blue Team)

3:15-4 p.m. - Off-Ice Workout (White Team)

Tuesday, Oct. 2

9-9:15 a.m. - Video Session (Blue Team)

9:15-10:15 a.m. - Off-Ice Workout (White Team)/On-Ice Practice (Blue Team)

10:15-10:30 a.m. - Ice Cut/Video Session (White Team)

10:30-10:40 a.m. - On-Ice Warm-up (White Team)/Video Session (Blue Team)

10:40-11 a.m. - Special Teams Practice (Both Teams)

11-12 p.m. - On-Ice Practice (White Team)

11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. - Off-Ice Workout (Blue Team)

Wednesday, Oct. 3

9-9:15 a.m. - Video Session (White Team)

9:15-10:15 a.m. - On-Ice Practice (White Team)/Off-Ice Workout (Blue Team)

10:15-10:30 a.m. - Ice Cut/Video Session (Blue Team)

10:30-10:40 a.m. - Video Session (White Team)/On-Ice Warm-up (Blue Team)

10:40-11 a.m. - Special Teams Practice (Both Teams)

11 a.m.-12 p.m. - On-Ice Practice (Blue Team)

11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. - Off-Ice Workout (White Team)

Thursday, Oct. 4

9-9:15 a.m. - Video Session (Blue Team)

9:15-10:15 a.m. - Off-Ice Workout (White Team)/On-Ice Practice (Blue Team)

10:15-10:30 a.m. - Ice Cut/Video Session (White Team)

10:30-10:40 a.m. - On-Ice Warm-up (White Team)/Video Session (Blue Team)

10:40-11 a.m. - Special Teams Practice (Both Teams)

11-11:10 a.m. - Video Session (White Team)

11:10 a.m.-12 p.m. - On-Ice Practice (White Team)

11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. - Off-Ice Workout (Blue Team)

Friday, Oct. 5

11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Full-Team Scrimmage (two 20-minute periods)

Saturday, Oct. 6

10 a.m. - Morning Skate at Griff's IceHouse

6 p.m. - Game vs. Lake Erie at Huntington Center in Toledo (GR home team)

Sunday, Oct. 7

7 p.m. - Game vs. Lake Erie at Yost Ice Arena in Ann Arbor (GR visiting team)

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