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Griffins announce 2019 home opener, other season highlights

 

By @MichaelCaples –

The Griffins’ 2018-19 season just came to a close, but it’s not too soon to start looking ahead to next season.

Today, Grand Rapids announced the date of the Griffins’ 2019-2020 home opener at Van Andel Arena, as well as some other dates to know.

The Griffins will kick off the home portion of next year’s schedule on Friday, Oct. 11.

Grand Rapids will host their 23rd annual New Year’s Eve Celebration game on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

A home contest on Saturday, Jan. 18 will be the team’s ‘Girl Scout Night’ as well as the lead-in to the 2020 Great Skate Winterfest annual event.

The Griffins will host a cross-ice jamboree on Saturday, Jan. 25, as well as ‘Boy Scout Night’ on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Grand Rapids also knows they will be hosting a game on Saturday, March 7.

The rest of the schedule will be released later this summer.