Griffins announce training camp roster

September 28, 2012October 8, 2012 MiHockey Staff

smith7093sized — Brendan Smith (Mark Newman/Grand Rapids Griffins)

As hockey season continues to inch closer for the professional ranks, the Griffins are moving forward with their own training camp.

The Wings’ AHL affiliate released their training camp roster today. Thirty-one players will be in Grand Rapids starting on Monday, Oct. 1, and skating through Friday, Oct. 5. The camp will conclude with a scrimmage before the two preseason games against Lake Erie on Saturday, Oct. 6, in Toledo, and Sunday, Oct. 7, at Yost Ice Arena.

Here is the list of players participating in the Griffins’ camp; asterisks denotes players who have been invited on a tryout basis.

Goaltenders

Charlie Effinger*
Tom McCollum
Petr Mrazek
Jordan Pearce

Defensemen

Adam Almquist
Chad Billins
Kyle Bushee*
Brennan Evans
Gleason Fournier
Brian Lashoff
Max Nicastro
Nathan Paetsch
Brendan Smith

sheahan6336 — Riley Sheahan (Mark Newman/Grand Rapids Griffins)

Forwards

Joakim Andersson
Louis-Marc Aubry
Mitch Callahan
Max Campbell*
Willie Coetzee
Landon Ferraro
Luke Glendening
Triston Grant
Jeff Hoggan*
Tomas Jurco
Eric Kattelus*
Joey Martin*
Andrej Nestrasil
Gustav Nyquist
Francis Pare
Trevor Parkes
Brent Raedeke
Riley Sheahan

Note: Tomas Tatar is currently playing with SHK 37 Piestany in Slovakia, but he will rejoin the Griffins before the team’s first game.