Shaved Ice – June 10
What a weekend for Grand Rapids.
The Griffins recorded back-to-back road wins on Saturday and Sunday to take control of their AHL Finals series with the Syracuse Crunch. On Saturday, Grand Rapids recorded a 3-1 win, while on Sunday, they were on the good side of a 6-4 shootout.
Game 3 – Wed., June 12 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:00
Game 4 – Fri., June 14 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sat., June 15 – Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:00
*Game 6 – Tue., June 18 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7:00
*Game 7 – Thu., June 20 – Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7:00
We picked Danny DeKeyser to be our Michi-gamer for Monday, after he made his AHL debut with the Griffins and didn’t show much rust after missing a month of hockey due to a hand injury.
The Saginaw Spirit officially announced the OHL doubleheader that will take place at Comerica Park next December, which will also feature the Plymouth Whalers, the Windsor Spitfires, and the London Knights. Click here to read more about that.
Former Novi HS coach Todd Krygier is the new bench boss for the Muskegon Lumberjacks.
Sunday evening highlights with the Griffins.
Congrats to the Team USA National Inline Team for winning gold in the World Championships this weekend. Michigan native Jerry Kuhn made 28 saves in the final game against Sweden to lead the U.S. to a 6-3 win.
It’s an Original Six Stanley Cup Finals. Patrick Kane scored a hat trick in the Blackhawks’ Game 5 win over the Kings Saturday to secure a date with the Bruins in the final round. Here’s the Cup Finals schedule:
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013 | 8 p.m. | BOSTON AT CHICAGO | NBC, CBC, RDS |
| SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013 | 8 p.m. | BOSTON AT CHICAGO | NBCSN, CBC, RDS |
| MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013 | 8 p.m. | CHICAGO AT BOSTON | NBCSN, CBC, RDS |
| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2013 | 8 p.m. | CHICAGO AT BOSTON | NBC, CBC, RDS |
| *SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2013 | 8 p.m. | BOSTON AT CHICAGO | NBC, CBC, RDS |
| *MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013 | 8 p.m. | CHICAGO AT BOSTON | NBC, CBC, RDS |
| *WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2013 | 8 p.m. | BOSTON AT CHICAGO | NBC, CBC, RDS |
The Edmonton Oilers are expected to hire Dallas Ekins as their new bench boss, two days after letting Ralph Krueger go via Skype.
Jim Nill is getting to work – the new Dallas GM just signed Sergei Gonchar to a two-year, $10 million deal after trading for his rights earlier.
Talking about Lord Stanley’s Cup.
We’ll see you later today.