Grand Rapids Griffins Tickets

Grand Rapids Griffins

Founded in 1996, this West Michigan club joined the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2001 and has been a downtown fixture ever since, known for a heavy forecheck and a fan base that treats weekday games like weekend events. The 2026-27 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster tilts young, with goaltender Trey Augustine, forward Carter Mazur, and defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka among the prospects that fourth-year head coach Dan Watson will lean on. Grab your Grand Rapids Griffins tickets now at Event Tickets Center.

The AHL Affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings

Every prospect who suits up here is auditioning for a job with the NHL club across the state. The 2026-27 campaign marks the club's 25th as Detroit's primary development team, a pipeline that produced Tyler Bertuzzi and now grooms Nate Danielson, Jesse Kiiskinen, and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard. Fans who follow Detroit Red Wings games get an early look at the players that will fill those lineups, since a strong stretch in the AHL often ends with a midseason call to the NHL club.

Grand Rapids Griffins at Van Andel Arena

Downtown's hockey building opened in 1996 and holds 10,834 for hockey, a footprint that keeps even upper-bowl seats close to the action. Van Andel Arena events cover concerts and family shows all year, but game nights run on their own rhythm, from the mascot's arrival to the in-game promotions between periods. Themed dates stack up through the winter, including theme nights and holiday-weekend games that draw the season's biggest crowds.

Grand Rapids Griffins Schedule

Seventy-two games make up the AHL regular season, and the 2026-27 slate opens Oct. 2, 2026, in Cleveland. Of the Grand Rapids Griffins games worth circling early, the Nov. 6, 2026, meeting with Milwaukee Admirals at home carries the most history, since the Admirals gave Grand Rapids more trouble than most Central Division opponents last season. Rockford and Chicago show up often as well, giving the schedule a heavy division tilt from October onward.

Grand Rapids Griffins Calder Cup Playoffs

Two Calder Cups sit in the trophy case, won in 2013 and 2017, and last spring brought the 20th playoff appearance in franchise history. A Grand Rapids Griffins Record of 51-16-4-1 in 2025-26 was the best regular season the club has ever assembled, good for first place in the Central Division and the Western Conference. The postseason ended sooner than expected, with a first-round win over Manitoba followed by a Central Division Finals loss to Chicago. Detroit's prospect wave makes another run realistic.

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Watching a prospect group grow up across a full season is one of the better deals in pro hockey, and this one has talent at every position. Add division rivalries, promotional nights that give families a reason to show up early, and a crowd that gets loud when the home side scores, and a Friday night in Grand Rapids sorts itself out. Join the crowd for Griffins hockey at Event Tickets Center.

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