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)
Penalties in 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)
< 2013–14

The 2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins season is 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.[1][2]

Standings

Divisional standings

    Midwest Division[3] 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

      Regular season

      2014–15 Regular season Game Log

      Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

      Playoffs

      2015 Calder Cup Playoffs
      Western Conference Quarterfinals vs. (7) Toronto Marlies – Toronto leads 2–1
      # 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 Grand Rapids
      5* May 3 Toronto Grand Rapids

      Legend:       Win       Loss

      Player statistics

      Updated as of April 29, 2015

      Skaters

      Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

      Regular Season
      Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
      Miele, AndyAndy Miele 71 26 44 70 10 42
      Pulkkinen, TeemuTeemu Pulkkinen 46 34 27 61 1 30
      Ferraro, LandonLandon Ferraro 70 27 15 42 14 61
      Porter, KevinKevin Porter 76 16 23 39 -11 11 25
      Callahan, MitchMitch Callahan 48 16 22 38 3 24
      Paetsch, NathanNathan Paetsch 75 8 30 38 24 42
      Zengerle, MarkMark Zengerle 72 15 22 37 17 8
      Nosek, TomášTomáš Nosek 55 11 23 34 30 22
      Mantha, AnthonyAnthony Mantha* 62 15 18 33 5 64
      Athanasiou, AndreasAndreas Athanasiou 55 16 16 32 17 25
      Hoggan, JeffJeff Hoggan 76 14 17 31 23 39
      Tvrdon, MarekMarek Tvrdon 51 10 19 29 17 16
      Jensen, NickNick Jensen 75 6 21 27 20 15
      Sproul, RyanRyan Sproul 66 5 19 24 -5 5 26
      Marchenko, AlexeiAlexei Marchenko 51 3 17 20 22 26
      Aubry, Louis-MarcLouis-Marc Aubry 66 5 11 16 9 52
      Ouellet, XavierXavier Ouellet 52 1 15 16 0 24
      Frk, MartinMartin Frk 32 6 6 12 0 16
      Czarnowczan, ScottScott Czarnowczan 29 2 8 10 11 30
      Lashoff, BrianBrian Lashoff 32 1 6 7 16 12
      Campbell, ColinColin Campbell 44 2 3 5 7 29
      Bruton, ChrisChris Bruton 51 2 2 4 -2 2 124
      Evans, BrennanBrennan Evans 54 1 3 4 10 71
      Bäckman, MattiasMattias Bäckman 18 0 4 4 -3 3 6
      Weiss, StephenStephen Weiss 3 2 0 2 0 0
      Hirschfeld, AldenAlden Hirschfeld 12 1 1 2 -1 1 10
      Bertuzzi, TylerTyler Bertuzzi 2 1 0 1 -2 2 0
      Kindl, JakubJakub Kindl 2 1 0 1 2 2
      Barnes, TylerTyler Barnes 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Chouinard, JoëlJoël Chouinard 2 0 0 0 -1 1 0
      Nightingale, JaredJared Nightingale 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Bonis, KyleKyle Bonis 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Berschbach, ShaneShane Berschbach 5 0 0 0 -3 3 0
      Nastasiuk, ZachZach Nastasiuk 6 0 0 0 -2 2 0

      Playoffs
      Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
      Pulkkinen, TeemuTeemu Pulkkinen 3 5 0 5 0 10
      Miele, AndyAndy Miele 3 2 2 4 1 0
      Hoggan, JeffJeff Hoggan 3 0 4 4 -3 3 10
      Zengerle, MarkMark Zengerle 3 0 3 3 1 0
      Athanasiou, AndreasAndreas Athanasiou 3 2 0 2 -2 2 4
      Bertuzzi, TylerTyler Bertuzzi 1 1 1 2 2 0
      Frk, MartinMartin Frk 2 0 2 2 -2 2 0
      Nosek, TomášTomáš Nosek 3 0 2 2 -5 5 2
      Ouellet, XavierXavier Ouellet 3 0 2 2 0 2
      Tvrdon, MarekMarek Tvrdon 3 0 2 2 -1 1 0
      Aubry, Louis-MarcLouis-Marc Aubry 3 1 0 1 -1 1 6
      Jensen, NickNick Jensen 3 0 1 1 -3 3 2
      Mantha, AnthonyAnthony Mantha 3 0 1 1 -1 1 0
      Paetsch, NathanNathan Paetsch 3 0 1 1 -1 1 0
      Hirschfeld, AldenAlden Hirschfeld 1 0 0 0 -1 1 0
      Nastasiuk, ZachZach Nastasiuk 2 0 0 0 0 0
      Evans, BrennanBrennan Evans 3 0 0 0 -1 1 12
      Lashoff, BrianBrian Lashoff 3 0 0 0 -1 1 0
      Porter, KevinKevin Porter 3 0 0 0 -4 4 0
      Sproul, RyanRyan Sproul 3 0 0 0 0 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
      Nagle, PatPat Nagle 2 77:13 1 0 1 0.78 34 35 .971 0 0 0 0
      Gustavsson, JonasJonas Gustavsson 2 119:04 1 1 4 2.02 59 63 .937 0 0 0 0
      Mrázek, PetrPetr Mrázek 13 756:32 9 2 26 2.06 331 357 .927 3 0 0 6
      Coreau, JaredJared Coreau 25 1474:39 16 8 54 2.20 685 739 .927 3 0 1 4
      McCollum, TomTom 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
      Coreau, JaredJared Coreau 1 58:02 0 1 3 3.10 21 24 .875 0 0 0 0
      McCollum, TomTom McCollum 2 118:48 1 1 8 4.04 53 61 .869 0 0 0 0
      Totals 180:00 1 2 14 4.67 74 88 .841 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

      Roster

      Updated April 29, 2015[4][5]

      # Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
      23 Canada Athanasiou, AndreasAndreas Athanasiou LW L 20 2012 Woodbridge, Ontario Red Wings
      22 Canada Aubry, Louis-MarcLouis-Marc Aubry C L 23 2010 Arthabaska, Quebec Red Wings
      39 Canada Bertuzzi, TylerTyler Bertuzzi LW L 20 2014 Sudbury, Ontario Griffins
      20 Canada Bonis, KyleKyle Bonis LW L 26 2014 Lindsay, Ontario Griffins
      55 Canada Bruton, ChrisChris Bruton LW R 28 2014 Calgary, Alberta Red Wings
      15 United States Callahan, MitchMitch Callahan RW R 23 2011 Whittier, California Red Wings
      17 Canada Campbell, ColinColin Campbell F R 24 2013 Pickering, Ontario Red Wings
      31 Canada Coreau, JaredJared Coreau G L 23 2013 Perth, Ontario Red Wings
      44 Canada Evans, BrennanBrennan Evans (A) D L 33 2012 North Battleford, Saskatchewan Griffins
      5 Canada Hicketts, JoeJoe Hicketts D L 18 2014 Kamloops, British Columbia Griffins
      32 United States Hirschfeld, AldenAlden Hirschfeld F R 27 2014 Dallas, Texas Griffins
      10 Canada Hoggan, JeffJeff Hoggan (C) LW L 37 2011 Hope, British Columbia Griffins
      14 United States Jensen, NickNick Jensen D R 24 2009 Rogers, Minnesota Red Wings
      18 United States Lashoff, BrianBrian Lashoff (A) D L 24 2010 Albany, New York Red Wings
      35 United States Lerg, JeffJeff Lerg G L 29 2014 Livonia, Michigan Griffins
      8 Canada Mantha, AnthonyAnthony Mantha RW L 20 2013 Longueuil, Quebec Red Wings
      30 United States McCollum, TomTom McCollum G L 25 2009 Cambria, New York Red Wings
      21 United States Miele, AndyAndy Miele C L 27 2014 Detroit, Michigan Red Wings
      37 Canada Nastasiuk, ZachZach Nastasiuk RW R 20 2013 Barrie, Ontario Red Wings
      19 Czech Republic Nosek, TomasTomas Nosek F L 22 2014 Pardubice, Czech Republic Red Wings
      16 Canada Ouellet, XavierXavier Ouellet D L 21 2011 Bayonne, France Red Wings
      4 Canada Paetsch, NathanNathan Paetsch (A) D L 32 2012 Humboldt, Saskatchewan Griffins
      1 Canada Paterson, JakeJake Paterson G L 20 2013 Mississauga, Ontario Red Wings
      12 United States Porter, KevinKevin Porter C L 29 2014 Detroit, Michigan Red Wings
      6 Finland Pulkkinen, TeemuTeemu Pulkkinen RW R 23 2013 Vantaa, Finland Red Wings
      7 Canada Sproul, RyanRyan Sproul D R 22 2011 Mississauga, Ontario Red Wings
      13 Slovakia Tvrdon, MarekMarek Tvrdon LW L 22 2011 Nitra, Slovakia Red Wings
      9 United States Zengerle, MarkMark Zengerle C R 25 2014 Rochester, New York Griffins

      References

      1. "Hey Nineteen". Grand Rapids Griffins. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
      2. "The Streak Comes to An End". Grand Rapids Griffins. March 21, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
      3. "2014–15 Regular Season – Division". American Hockey League. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
      4. "Grand Rapids Griffins 2014-15 Regular Season". Retrieved 2014-09-18.
      5. "Eliteprospects.com - Grand Rapids Griffins". Retrieved 2014-09-18.

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