Forward Tyler Angle skated in his first season with the Griffins after signing with the franchise two days before the start of the regular season, collecting an assist in his debut on Oct. 10 at Texas. Angle finished the regular season with 26 points (6-20—26), 24 penalty minutes and a career-high plus-17 rating in 62 games, adding one goal in six playoff appearances. The 25-year-old scored his first goal as a Griffin on Nov. 21 against Charlotte and totaled 11 points (2-9—11) in his first 16 games with Grand Rapids from Oct. 10-Nov. 26. During the regular season, Angle ranked among the team leaders in points (12th), assists (8th) and plus-minus rating (T11th).  

Regular Season Stat Line

62 GP, 6 goals, 20 assists, 26 points, +17 rating, 24 PIM 

Postseason Stat Line

6 GP, 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, -2 rating, 0 PIM 

Contract Status 

Unrestricted free agent

By the Numbers 

10 – Made Griffins debut on Oct. 10 at Texas, earning an assist

12 – Registered a career-high 12 penalty minutes on Feb. 3 at Milwaukee

3 – Tied a career-best two assists in three separate games on Oct. 17 against Manitoba, Dec. 3 versus Cleveland and March 4 against Rockford

2 – Notched a season-high two points on five occasions on Oct. 17 against Manitoba (0-2—2), Dec. 3 versus Cleveland (0-2—2), Feb. 3 at Milwaukee (1-1—2), March 4 against Rockford (0-2—2) and April 15 at Iowa (1-1—2)

3 – Enjoyed a season-best two-game assist streak three times from Nov. 2-9, Nov. 22-25 and Jan. 2-3

4 – Showed a season-high four-game point streak from Nov. 21-26 (2-2—4)

3 – Posted a season-high plus-three rating in a 6-3 victory on April 3 at Manitoba

1 – Scored first-ever postseason power-play goal on May 19 at Chicago 

20 – His 20 assists were the most he’s produced in the AHL since the 2021-22 campaign with Cleveland (26) 

17 – Plus-17 rating notched a new career high, beating out the previous best of plus-eight in his rookie season in 2020-21 with Cleveland

26 – Twenty six points were the second-most in his AHL career (37 in 2021-22 with Cleveland) 

60 – Competed in over 60 games for the third time in his six-year career 

6 – Missed six games due to rehabbing an injury from Dec. 19-21 and Feb. 15-21

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