Great Skate Winterfest
January 18 - 19
The Great Skate Winterfest presented by the Daniel and Pamella DeVos Foundation and Meijer returns for its 20th edition in 2025, running from Saturday, Jan. 18 at 10 p.m. through Sunday, Jan. 19 at 10 p.m.
This beloved fundraiser for the Griffins Youth Foundation is centered around our 24-hour ice skating marathon held at the outdoor Rosa Parks Circle ice rink in downtown Grand Rapids, with every Griffins player and coach skating with fans for at least one hour each around the clock.
Please consider making a donation in the name of your favorite Griffins player, coach or staffer by clicking on his or her name below. You can also become a fundraiser and invite your family and friends to support your efforts. And through Wednesday, Jan. 22 starting at noon, check out our amazing week-long online auction that offers something for everyone, with 150 items and experiences!
Please note a change in the schedule: For the sake of their drivers in the frigid temperatures, the horse-drawn carriage rides will not be offered on Sunday afternoon. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for understanding.
Schedule of Griffins Skaters (subject to change) - Click on a name to sponsor a Griffin!
SATURDAY, JAN. 18
10-11 p.m. - Griff and Finn
11 p.m.-Midnight - #15 Sheldon Dries, #51 Austin Watson, Physical therapist Zack Harvey, Strength & conditioning coordinator Marcus Kinney, Biomechanist/sport scientist Jack Rummells, Equipment manager Brad Thompson
SUNDAY, JAN. 19
Midnight-1 a.m. - #30 Jack Campbell, #43 Carter Mazur
1-2 a.m. - #26 Tim Gettinger
2-3 a.m. - #33 Sebastian Cossa
3-4 a.m. - Head coach Dan Watson
4-5 a.m. - Assistant coach Steph Julien
5-6 a.m. - #81 Jakub Rychlovsky
6-7 a.m. - Goaltending coach Roope Koistinen
7-8 a.m. - #47 Alex Doucet
8-9 a.m. - #29 Nate Danielson, #93 Amadeus Lombardi
9-10 a.m. - #5 Eemil Viro, Athletic trainer Austin Frank
10-11 a.m. - #44 Josiah Didier, Video coach Erich Junge
11 a.m.-Noon - #65 Dominik Shine, Assistant coach Brian Lashoff, Assistant equipment manager Kyle Hornkohl
Noon-1 p.m. - #25 Brogan Rafferty
1-2 p.m. - #21 Joe Snively, Assistant athletic trainer Katie Berglund
2-3 p.m. - #3 Tory Dello
3-4 p.m. - #71 Cross Hanas
4-5 p.m. - #85 Elmer Soderblom
5-6 p.m. - #22 William Wallinder
6-7 p.m. - #4 Antti Tuomisto, #11 Gabriel Seger
7-8 p.m. - #8 Shai Buium
8-9 p.m. - #28 Hunter Johannes
9-10 p.m. - #41 Ondrej Becher
To Be Determined:
#34 Ville Husso
#37 William Lagesson
Massage therapist Mandi Zemba
VP of broadcasting Bob Kaser
VP of communications Randy Cleves