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2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins season

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2014–15 Grand Rapids Griffins
Division1st Midwest Division
Conference2nd Western Conference
2014–15 record46–22–6–2
Home record23–10–4–1
Road record23–12–2–1
Goals for249
Goals against185
Team information
General managerDan DeVos
CoachJeff Blashill
Assistant coachJim Paek
Spiros Anastas
CaptainJeff Hoggan
ArenaVan Andel Arena
Average attendance8,082 (74.6%)
Total: 307,110
Team leaders
GoalsTeemu Pulkkinen (34)
AssistsAndy Miele (44)
PointsAndy Miele (70)
Penalty minutesChris Bruton (124)
Plus/minus(+) Tomáš Nosek
Nick Jensen (30)
(−) Kevin Porter (−11)
WinsTom McCollum (19)
Goals against averagePetr Mrázek (2.06)

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

Regular season

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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

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Divisional standings

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# 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

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# 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

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2014–15 Regular season Game Log

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

Playoffs

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2015 Calder Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Skaters

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

Goaltenders

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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

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Updated May 29, 2015[4][5]

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


References

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  1. ^ "Hey Nineteen". Grand Rapids Griffins. March 20, 2015. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Streak Comes to An End". Grand Rapids Griffins. March 21, 2015. Archived from the original on March 25, 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 September 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Grand Rapids Griffins". Retrieved September 18, 2014.
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