Twelve Players Arrive from Detroit
Published on October 3, 2010 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Detroit Red Wings on Sunday assigned 12 players to the Grand Rapids Griffins: goaltender Thomas McCollum; defensemen Brian Lashoff, Logan Pyett and Brendan Smith; and forwards Joakim Andersson, Willie Coetzee, Cory Emmerton, Chris Minard, Jordan Owens, Francis Pare, Jamie Tardif and Tomas Tatar.
As many as 21 players will take to the ice on Monday when the Griffins hold their first local practice at 10:30 a.m. at Griff's IceHouse.
The Griffins will aim for their 15th consecutive opening night sellout this Friday, Oct. 8 when they host the Abbotsford Heat at 7 p.m., marking the first time since 2005 that they'll open the AHL's regular season at home. Tickets are still available by visiting griffinshockey.com or calling the Griffins at (616) 774-4585.
American Hockey League Stories from October 3, 2010
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- Bears Trim Roster by Seven - Hershey Bears
- Bulldogs Sweep B-Sens in Pre-Season Action - Binghamton Senators
- Admirals Reduce Roster by Nine - Milwaukee Admirals
- Twelve Players Arrive from Detroit - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Admirals Defeat Checkers 4-1 in Pre-Season Finale - Norfolk Admirals
- Sharks Drop Final Exhibition Game 5-2 to Wolf Pack - Worcester Sharks
- Islanders Assign 12 to Sound Tigers, Release Five - Bridgeport Islanders
- Checkers Downed by Norfolk, 4-1, in Preseason Finale - Charlotte Checkers
- Bulldogs Defeat Senators 4-3 in Shootout for Third Straight Pre-Season Win - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Panthers Assign Markstrom to Rochester, Three Placed on Waivers - Rochester Americans
- Rampage Reduce Roster by Five Players - San Antonio Rampage
- Rangers Trim Training Camp Roster by Four - Connecticut Whale
- Crunch Trim Roster by One - Syracuse Crunch
- Moose Trim Roster by 15 - Manitoba Moose
- Rivermen Reduce Roster by Eleven - Peoria Rivermen
- Columbus Assigns Eight Players to Springfield - Springfield Falcons
- Blues Recall Four from Peoria - Peoria Rivermen
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