2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins season

2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins
Division	1st Midwest Division
Conference	2nd Western Conference
2014–15 record	46–22–6–2
Home record	23–10–4–1
Road record	23–12–2–1
Goals for	249
Goals against	185
Team information
General manager	Dan DeVos
Coach	Jeff Blashill
Assistant coach	Jim Paek Spiros Anastas
Captain	Jeff Hoggan
Arena	Van Andel Arena
Average attendance	8,082 (74.6%) Total: 307,110
Team leaders
Goals	Teemu Pulkkinen (34)
Assists	Andy Miele (44)
Points	Andy Miele (70)
Penalty minutes	Chris Bruton (124)
Plus/minus	(+) Tomáš Nosek Nick Jensen (30) (−) Kevin Porter (−11)
Wins	Tom McCollum (19)
Goals against average	Petr Mrázek (2.06)

The 2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins season was the franchise's 14th season in the American Hockey League.

Regular season

The Griffins set a franchise record 19-game point streak, beginning on February 4, and ending on March 21. The streak was the longest in the AHL since the Norfolk Admirals concluded the 2011–12 season with 28 consecutive wins.

Standings

Divisional standings

#	Midwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
1	Grand Rapids Griffins (DRW)	76	46	22	6	2	100	249	185
2	Rockford IceHogs (CHI)	76	46	23	5	2	99	222	180
3	Chicago Wolves (SLB)	76	40	29	6	1	87	210	198
4	Lake Erie (COL)	76	35	29	8	4	82	211	240
5	Milwaukee Admirals (NAS)	76	33	28	8	7	81	206	218

 y–  indicates team has clinched division and a playoff spot
 x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
 e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention

Conference standings

#	Western Conference	Div	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA
1	y– Utica Comets (VAN)	NO	76	47	20	7	2	103	219	182
2	y– Grand Rapids Griffins (DET)	MW	76	46	22	6	2	100	249	185
3	y– San Antonio Rampage (FLA)	WT	76	45	23	7	1	98	248	222
4	x– Rockford IceHogs (CHI)	MW	76	46	23	5	2	99	222	180
5	x– Texas Stars (DAL)	WT	76	40	22	13	1	94	242	216
6	x– Oklahoma City Barons (EDM)	WT	76	41	27	5	3	90	224	212
7	x– Toronto Marlies (TOR)	NO	76	40	27	9	0	87	207	203
8	x– Chicago Wolves (STL)	MW	76	40	29	6	1	87	210	198
9	e– Lake Erie Monsters (COL)	MW	76	35	29	8	4	82	211	240
10	e– Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL)	NO	76	34	29	12	1	81	201	208
11	e– Milwaukee Admirals (NSH)	MW	76	33	28	8	7	81	206	218
12	e– Adirondack Flames (CGY)	NO	76	35	33	6	2	78	233	240
13	e– Charlotte Checkers (CAR)	WT	76	31	38	6	1	69	172	231
14	e– Rochester Americans (BUF)	NO	76	29	41	5	1	64	209	251
15	e– Iowa Wild (MIN)	WT	76	23	49	2	2	50	172	245

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014–15 Pre-Season Game Log: 0–2–0–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record 1 October 31 Lake Erie 5–2 Grand Rapids McCollum 0–1–0–0 2 October 42 Grand Rapids 3–6 Lake Erie Coreau 0–2–0–0 ^ Game played at WFCU Centre in Windsor, Ontario ^ Game played at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana

Regular season

2014–15 Regular season Game Log
October: 3–3–1–0 (Home: 0–3–1–0; Road: 3–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet 1 October 10 Lake Erie 4–0 Grand Rapids Mrazek 10,834 0–1–0–0 0 Gamesheet 2 October 11 Grand Rapids 3–2 Lake Erie McCollum 13,135 1–1–0–0 2 Gamesheet 3 October 17 Grand Rapids 2–1 Charlotte Mrazek 7,277 2–1–0–0 4 Gamesheet 4 October 18 Grand Rapids 4–1 Charlotte McCollum 5,917 3–1–0–0 6 Gamesheet 5 October 24 Lake Erie 5–4 Grand Rapids Mrazek 6,064 3–2–0–0 6 Gamesheet 6 October 29 Rockford 2–1 Grand Rapids McCollum 3,331 3–3–0–0 6 Gamesheet 7 October 31 Chicago 6–5 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 4,244 3–3–1–0 7 Gamesheet
November: 6–4–1–0 (Home: 4–1–0–0; Road: 2–3–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet 8 November 5 Chicago 3–1 Grand Rapids McCollum 5,278 3–4–1–0 7 Gamesheet 9 November 7 Grand Rapids 0–4 Milwaukee McCollum 5,702 3–5–1–0 7 Gamesheet 10 November 8 Grand Rapids 1–3 Rockford McCollum 4,878 3–6–1–0 7 Gamesheet 11 November 12 Lake Erie 3–5 Grand Rapids Mrazek 3,798 4–6–1–0 9 Gamesheet 12 November 14 Texas 2–3 Grand Rapids OT Mrazek 8,183 5–6–1–0 11 Gamesheet 13 November 15 Texas 1–2 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 8,009 6–6–1–0 13 Gamesheet 14 November 21 Grand Rapids 4–5 Lake Erie McCollum 7,384 6–7–1–0 13 Gamesheet 15 November 22 Lake Erie 2–5 Grand Rapids McCollum 8,067 7–7–1–0 15 Gamesheet 16 November 26 Grand Rapids 3–1 Rochester McCollum 4,399 8–7–1–0 17 Gamesheet 17 November 28 Grand Rapids 3–4 Rochester OT McCollum 7,107 8–7–2–0 18 Gamesheet 18 November 29 Grand Rapids 6–1 Adirondack Coreau 5,300 9–7–2–0 20 Gamesheet
December: 7–4–1–1 (Home: 2–1–1–1; Road: 5–3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet 19 December 2 Grand Rapids 2–4 Toronto McCollum 3,369 9–8–2–0 20 Gamesheet 20 December 5 Oklahoma City 4–1 Grand Rapids McCollum 8,722 9–9–2–0 20 Gamesheet 21 December 6 Grand Rapids 4–0 Rockford Coreau 5,349 10–9–2–0 22 Gamesheet 22 December 7 Grand Rapids 2–1 Milwaukee SO Coreau 3,238 11–9–2–0 24 Gamesheet 23 December 10 Lake Erie 3–2 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 5,488 11–9–3–0 25 Gamesheet 24 December 12 Grand Rapids 5–2 Oklahoma City Coreau 3,797 12–9–3–0 27 Gamesheet 25 December 13 Grand Rapids 2–3 Oklahoma City McCollum 4,061 12–10–3–0 27 Gamesheet 26 December 19 Toronto 1–7 Grand Rapids Coreau 8,236 13–10–3–0 29 Gamesheet 27 December 20 Grand Rapids 4–3 Lake Erie SO Coreau 11,056 14–10–3–0 31 Gamesheet 28 December 22 Grand Rapids 3–5 Chicago Coreau 5,155 14–11–3–0 31 Gamesheet 29 December 27 Iowa 2–9 Grand Rapids McCollum 10,834 15–11–3–0 33 Gamesheet 30 December 30 Grand Rapids 2–1 Chicago OT McCollum 6,179 16–11–3–0 35 Gamesheet 31 December 31 Rockford 3–2 Grand Rapids SO Coreau 10,834 16–11–3–1 36 Gamesheet
January: 7–6–0–0 (Home: 5–3–0–0; Road: 2–3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet 32 January 2 Milwaukee 2–4 Grand Rapids McCollum 7,421 17–11–3–1 38 Gamesheet 33 January 7 Charlotte 2–3 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 4,221 18–11–3–1 40 Gamesheet 34 January 9 Charlotte 2–1 Grand Rapids Coreau 7,669 18–12–3–1 40 Gamesheet 35 January 10 Chicago 1–5 Grand Rapids McCollum 8,804 19–12–3–1 42 Gamesheet 36 January 14 Grand Rapids 2–4 Utica Coreau 3,395 19–13–3–1 42 Gamesheet 37 January 16 Grand Rapids 1–2 Hamilton Coreau 3,619 19–14–3–1 42 Gamesheet 38 January 17 Grand Rapids 2–5 Hamilton Coreau 4,766 19–15–3–1 42 Gamesheet 39 January 21 Chicago 4–2 Grand Rapids Coreau 7,037 19–16–3–1 42 Gamesheet 40 January 23 Utica 1–5 Grand Rapids Nagle 9,504 20–16–3–1 44 Gamesheet 41 January 24 Iowa 3–4 Grand Rapids Coreau 10,834 21–16–3–1 46 Gamesheet 42 January 29 Grand Rapids 6–0 Iowa Coreau 3,408 22–16–3–1 48 Gamesheet 43 January 30 Grand Rapids 3–0 Milwaukee Coreau 6,179 23–16–3–1 50 Gamesheet 44 January 31 Milwaukee 4–0 Grand Rapids Gustavsson 8,767 23–17–3–1 50 Gamesheet
February: 10–0–2–0 (Home: 5–0–2–0; Road: 5–0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet 45 February 4 Grand Rapids 3–1 Toronto Gustavsson 7,851 24–17–3–1 52 Gamesheet 46 February 6 Rochester 4–5 Grand Rapids OT Coreau 6,454 25–17–3–1 54 Gamesheet 47 February 7 Rochester 4–3 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 10,834 25–17–4–1 55 Gamesheet 48 February 13 San Antonio 5–4 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 7,168 25–17–5–1 56 Gamesheet 49 February 14 San Antonio 2–4 Grand Rapids Coreau 7,753 26–17–5–1 58 Gamesheet 50 February 15 Grand Rapids 5–1 Chicago Coreau 8,784 27–17–5–1 60 Gamesheet 51 February 18 Milwaukee 3–4 Grand Rapids OT Coreau 4,602 28–17–5–1 62 Gamesheet 52 February 20 Hamilton 2–3 Grand Rapids OT Mrazek 8,388 29–17–5–1 64 Gamesheet 53 February 21 Hamilton 0–2 Grand Rapids Mrazek 10,834 30–17–5–1 66 Gamesheet 54 February 24 Grand Rapids 6–2 Iowa Mrazek 4,122 31–17–5–1 68 Gamesheet 55 February 27 Grand Rapids 4–0 Milwaukee Mrazek 12,315 32–17–5–1 70 Gamesheet 56 February 28 Grand Rapids 5–0 Chicago Mrazek 8,713 33–17–5–1 72 Gamesheet
March: 7–2–1–1 (Home: 3–1–0–0; Road: 4–1–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet 57 March 4 Oklahoma City 1–7 Grand Rapids Mrazek 6,306 34–17–5–1 74 Gamesheet 58 March 6 Grand Rapids 2–3 Milwaukee OT Mrazek 5,388 34–17–6–1 75 Gamesheet 59 March 7 Grand Rapids 3–2 Rockford OT McCollum 6,475 35–17–6–1 77 Gamesheet 60 March 10 Grand Rapids 3–2 Charlotte McCollum 3,917 36–17–6–1 79 Gamesheet 61 March 12 Grand Rapids 1–2 Charlotte SO McCollum 4,903 36–17–6–2 80 Gamesheet 62 March 14 Rockford 1–3 Grand Rapids McCollum 10,834 37–17–6–2 82 Gamesheet 63 March 20 Milwaukee 1–3 Grand Rapids McCollum 10,834 38–17–6–2 84 Gamesheet 64 March 21 Grand Rapids 3–4 Lake Erie Coreau 12,532 38–18–6–2 84 Gamesheet 65 March 22 Adirondack 4–1 Grand Rapids McCollum 9,638 38–19–6–2 84 Gamesheet 66 March 27 Grand Rapids 2–0 Texas McCollum 5,079 39–19–6–2 86 Gamesheet 67 March 28 Grand Rapids 4–3 Texas McCollum 6,863 40–19–6–2 88 Gamesheet
April: 6–3–0–0 (Home: 4–1–0–0; Road: 2–2–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Gamesheet 68 April 1 Rockford 1–6 Grand Rapids McCollum 8,024 41–19–6–2 90 Gamesheet 69 April 3 Grand Rapids 2–6 Rockford McCollum 3,830 41–20–6–2 90 Gamesheet 70 April 4 Toronto 2–7 Grand Rapids Coreau 9,360 42–20–6–2 92 Gamesheet 71 April 8 Milwaukee 2–6 Grand Rapids McCollum 10,834 43–20–6–2 94 Gamesheet 72 April 10 Grand Rapids 0–2 San Antonio McCollum 8,734 43–21–6–2 94 Gamesheet 73 April 11 Grand Rapids 2–1 San Antonio OT Coreau 7,828 44–21–6–2 96 Gamesheet 74 April 16 Grand Rapids 6–4 Lake Erie McCollum 6,244 45–21–6–2 98 Gamesheet 75 April 17 Charlotte 1–2 Grand Rapids Coreau 9,264 46–21–6–2 100 Gamesheet 76 April 18 Charlotte 7–3 Grand Rapids Coreau 9,804 46–22–6–2 100 Gamesheet
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Calder Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Toronto Marlies – Grand Rapids won series 3–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 25 Grand Rapids 4–7 Toronto McCollum 7,706 0–1 Recap 2 April 26 Grand Rapids 2–5 Toronto Coreau 7,851 0–2 Recap 3 April 29 Toronto 2–5 Grand Rapids McCollum 6,737 1–2 Recap 4 May 2 Toronto 4–5 Grand Rapids McCollum 6,622 2–2 Recap 5 May 3 Toronto 1–3 Grand Rapids McCollum 4,529 3–2 Recap Western Conference Semifinals vs. (4) Rockford IceHogs – Grand Rapids won series 4–1 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 6 Grand Rapids 5–3 Rockford McCollum 3,954 1–0 Recap 2 May 8 Grand Rapids 5–1 Rockford McCollum 7,593 2–0 Recap 3 May 13 Rockford 4–1 Grand Rapids McCollum 1,780 2–1 Recap 4 May 14 Rockford 1–2 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 1,620 3–1 Recap 5 May 17 Rockford 3–5 Grand Rapids McCollum 1,624 4–1 Recap Western Conference Finals vs. (1) Utica Comets – Utica won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 May 24 Grand Rapids 1–2 Utica McCollum 3,835 0–1 Recap 2 May 25 Grand Rapids 4–2 Utica McCollum 3,835 1–1 Recap 3 May 28 Utica 4–1 Grand Rapids McCollum 5,122 1–2 Recap 4 May 29 Utica 2–3 Grand Rapids OT McCollum 8,967 2–2 Recap 5 May 31 Utica 3–2 Grand Rapids McCollum 7,415 2–3 Recap 6 June 2 Grand Rapids 0–2 Utica McCollum 3,835 2–4 Recap
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Andy Miele	71	26	44	70	10	42
Teemu Pulkkinen‡	46	34	27	61	1	30
Landon Ferraro‡	70	27	15	42	14	61
Kevin Porter	76	16	23	39	−11	25
Mitch Callahan	48	16	22	38	3	24
Nathan Paetsch	75	8	30	38	24	42
Mark Zengerle	72	15	22	37	17	8
Tomas Nosek	55	11	23	34	30	22
Anthony Mantha*	62	15	18	33	5	64
Andreas Athanasiou	55	16	16	32	17	25
Jeff Hoggan	76	14	17	31	23	39
Marek Tvrdon	51	10	19	29	17	16
Nick Jensen	75	6	21	27	20	15
Ryan Sproul	66	5	19	24	−5	26
Alexey Marchenko‡	51	3	17	20	22	26
Louis-Marc Aubry	66	5	11	16	9	52
Xavier Ouellet	52	1	15	16	0	24
Martin Frk	32	6	6	12	0	16
Scott Czarnowczan	29	2	8	10	11	30
Brian Lashoff	32	1	6	7	16	12
Colin Campbell	44	2	3	5	7	29
Chris Bruton	51	2	2	4	−2	124
Brennan Evans	54	1	3	4	10	71
Mattias Backman‡	18	0	4	4	−3	6
Stephen Weiss‡	3	2	0	2	0	0
Alden Hirschfeld	12	1	1	2	−1	10
Tyler Bertuzzi	2	1	0	1	−2	0
Jakub Kindl‡	2	1	0	1	2	2
Tyler Barnes‡	2	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Chouinard‡	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Jared Nightingale‡	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle Bonis‡	3	0	0	0	0	0
Shane Berschbach‡	5	0	0	0	−3	0
Zach Nastasiuk	6	0	0	0	−2	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Teemu Pulkkinen	16	14	4	18	−6	22
Andy Miele	16	3	11	14	0	20
Tyler Bertuzzi	14	7	5	12	4	10
Mark Zengerle	16	2	9	11	−2	2
Andreas Athanasiou	16	5	4	9	5	6
Jeff Hoggan	16	2	7	9	−13	26
Tomas Nosek	12	2	5	7	−10	4
Marek Tvrdon	13	2	4	6	0	2
Xavier Ouellet	16	1	5	6	6	8
Dylan Larkin	6	3	2	5	−1	6
Anthony Mantha	16	2	2	4	0	16
Kevin Porter	16	1	3	4	−4	14
Alexey Marchenko	11	0	4	4	−2	2
Nathan Paetsch	16	0	4	4	−2	2
Louis-Marc Aubry	16	3	0	3	2	16
Nick Jensen	16	0	3	3	−6	4
Brian Lashoff	16	0	3	3	−2	8
Martin Frk	2	0	2	2	−2	0
Brennan Evans	16	0	2	2	2	31
Alden Hirschfeld	6	1	0	1	1	2
Colin Campbell	7	0	1	1	1	2
Zach Nastasiuk	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Sproul	5	0	0	0	−3	0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice; W = Wins; L = Losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SV = Saves; SA = Shots against; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular Season

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SV	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pat Nagle	2	77:13	1	0	1	0.78	34	35	.971	0	0	0	0
Jonas Gustavsson	2	119:04	1	1	4	2.02	59	63	.937	0	0	0	0
Petr Mrazek	13	756:32	9	2	26	2.06	331	357	.927	3	0	0	6
Jared Coreau	25	1474:39	16	8	54	2.20	685	739	.927	3	0	1	4
Tom McCollum	37	2171:02	19	11	87	2.40	949	1036	.916	1	0	4	0
Totals		4639:15	46	22	183	2.37	2058	2241	.918	7	0	5	10

Playoffs

Player	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SV	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Tom McCollum	15	894:52	9	6	38	2.55	413	451	.916	0	0	0	0
Jared Coreau	1	58:02	0	1	3	3.10	21	24	.875	0	0	0	0
Totals		965:18	9	7	46	2.86	434	480	.904	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining team. Stats reflect time with the team only.
^‡Left the team mid-season
^*Rookie

Final roster

Updated May 29, 2015

Team roster

No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
23		Andreas Athanasiou	LW	L	20	2012	Woodbridge, Ontario	Red Wings
22		Louis-Marc Aubry	C	L	23	2010	Arthabaska, Quebec	Red Wings
39		Tyler Bertuzzi	LW	L	20	2014	Sudbury, Ontario	Griffins
20		Kyle Bonis	LW	L	26	2014	Lindsay, Ontario	Griffins
55		Chris Bruton	LW	R	28	2014	Calgary, Alberta	Red Wings
15		Mitch Callahan	RW	R	23	2011	Whittier, California	Red Wings
17		Colin Campbell	F	R	24	2013	Pickering, Ontario	Red Wings
31		Jared Coreau	G	L	24	2013	Perth, Ontario	Red Wings
2		Scott Czarnowczan	D	L	24	2014	Macomb, Michigan	Griffins
44		Brennan Evans (A)	D	L	33	2012	North Battleford, Saskatchewan	Griffins
27		Martin Frk	RW	R	21	2012	Pelhřimov, Czech Republic	Red Wings
5		Joe Hicketts	D	L	19	2014	Kamloops, British Columbia	Griffins
32		Alden Hirschfeld	F	R	27	2014	Dallas, Texas	Griffins
10		Jeff Hoggan (C)	LW	L	37	2011	Hope, British Columbia	Griffins
14		Nick Jensen	D	R	24	2009	Rogers, Minnesota	Red Wings
25		Dylan Larkin	C	L	18	2014	Waterford, Michigan	Red Wings
18		Brian Lashoff (A)	D	L	24	2010	Albany, New York	Red Wings
35		Jeff Lerg	G	L	29	2014	Livonia, Michigan	Griffins
8		Anthony Mantha	RW	L	20	2013	Longueuil, Quebec	Red Wings
3		Alexey Marchenko	D	R	23	2011	Moscow, Russia	Red Wings
30		Tom McCollum	G	L	25	2009	Cambria, New York	Red Wings
21		Andy Miele	C	L	27	2014	Detroit, Michigan	Red Wings
37		Zach Nastasiuk	RW	R	20	2013	Barrie, Ontario	Red Wings
19		Tomas Nosek	F	L	22	2014	Pardubice, Czechoslovakia	Red Wings
16		Xavier Ouellet	D	L	21	2011	Bayonne, France	Red Wings
4		Nathan Paetsch (A)	D	L	32	2012	Humboldt, Saskatchewan	Griffins
1		Jake Paterson	G	L	21	2013	Mississauga, Ontario	Red Wings
12		Kevin Porter	C	L	29	2014	Detroit, Michigan	Red Wings
6		Teemu Pulkkinen	RW	R	23	2013	Vantaa, Finland	Red Wings
7		Ryan Sproul	D	R	22	2011	Mississauga, Ontario	Red Wings
13		Marek Tvrdon	LW	L	22	2011	Nitra, Slovakia	Red Wings
9		Mark Zengerle	C	R	26	2014	Rochester, New York	Griffins

External links

• Official Website of the AHL