3-2 final from Detroit, MI. Gustav Nyquist added two goals and has been stepping it up since Henrik Zetterberg went down. The Wings went up 3-1 and stayed ahead for good behind Daniel Alfredsson’s 15th as a Red Wing.
Jimmy Howard stopped 31 of 33 Toronto shots. The Maple Leafs had a goal disallowed in the third period, too.
This was a difficult road stretch for Detroit – in Boston, Colorado, Tampa Bay, and finally Toronto tonight. We beat the Bruins, lost 1-0 (2-0 with the empty netter) to the Avs in a throwback physical battle, surrendered a two-goal lead (twice) to fall in a shootout vs. the Lightning, then took down the Maple […]
My brother & I thought for a while about how to handle the national anthem when we returned to Van Andel Arena to see our banner raised from winning the 2017 Calder Cup Championship. Should we sit? Is there room to knee? We elected to stand during “O Canada,” and sit for “The Star-Spangled Banner.” […]
We are Calder Cup Champions!! #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/x0zYVEcCXh — GrandRapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) June 14, 2017
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……….. can you believe all the Griffins on this team……..Calder Cup experience pays off ……………Love the original 6 teams and beating them is better.