Cleary caps playing career with Calder Cup
The smile was so wide and heartfelt, and there was a twinkle in Daniel Cleary’s eyes.
The smile was so wide and heartfelt, and there was a twinkle in Daniel Cleary’s eyes.
Jared Coreau had a statement to make and he delivered — along with a Calder Cup championship — Tuesday night at Van Andel Arena.
Todd Nelson, who returned to a familiar location with a bar set absurdly high two years ago, got his payoff Tuesday.
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The Grand Rapids Griffins are back on top of the American Hockey League, winning the Calder Cup for the second time in five years.
Martin Frk didn’t do exactly what he was supposed to, but got exactly what the Griffins needed to give the Griffins the Calder Cup.
The Griffins didn’t get the finish they wanted in Syracuse but could get what most fans wanted in the first place – to capture the Calder Cup at home.
It started badly and never really got any better Saturday for the Grand Rapids Griffins. And so there’s more hockey to be played at Van Andel Arena.
The Syracuse Crunch erupted for five goals in the first period and went on to a 5-1 victory in Game 5 of the Calder Cup Finals on Saturday night.
Eleven seasons since he joined the Detroit Red Wings organization, Daniel Cleary is helping with the development of prospects in Grand Rapids.