COUNTDOWN TO THE CALDER CUP PLAYOFFS - APRIL 18

Apr 18, 2013

Western Conference Standings

TEAM	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS	PCT	GF	GA	PIM	HOME	ROAD	LAST TEN	STREAK	S/O
1. *y Texas	74	43	20	5	6	97	0.655	229	192	899	18-11-2-5	25-9-3-1	6-4-0-0	3-0-0-0	6-6
2. *x Toronto	73	41	23	3	6	91	0.623	226	191	1133	25-8-1-2	16-15-2-4	5-3-1-1	1-0-0-0	3-6
3. *x Grand Rapids	73	40	25	4	4	88	0.603	228	202	1195	20-12-3-2	20-13-1-2	4-4-1-1	0-2-1-1	5-4
4. x Charlotte	74	41	25	4	4	90	0.608	217	196	898	19-16-2-1	22-9-2-3	5-2-2-1	2-0-2-1	3-4
5. Houston	73	38	25	5	5	86	0.589	203	191	962	21-11-3-3	17-14-2-2	5-3-1-1	2-0-0-0	5-5
6. Rochester	73	41	28	3	1	86	0.589	224	203	1052	21-14-0-1	20-14-3-0	7-3-0-0	1-0-0-0	10-1
7. Oklahoma City	73	37	25	2	9	85	0.582	229	225	1055	19-11-2-3	18-14-0-6	7-2-0-1	0-1-0-0	4-9
8. Milwaukee	73	38	28	4	3	83	0.568	186	196	987	20-12-3-2	18-16-1-1	6-4-0-0	1-0-0-0	3-3
9. Rockford	74	40	31	2	1	83	0.561	232	218	1700	21-17-0-0	19-14-2-1	7-3-0-0	2-0-0-0	5-1
10. Chicago	73	36	28	5	4	81	0.555	198	200	1059	20-10-2-4	16-18-3-0	5-5-0-0	0-1-0-0	6-4
11. ~~Lake Erie~~	74	34	30	3	7	78	0.527	208	215	1361	15-15-2-4	19-15-1-3	7-2-1-0	5-0-0-0	6-7
12. ~~Abbotsford~~	74	34	30	4	6	78	0.527	168	190	1051	23-12-2-1	11-18-2-5	6-3-1-0	3-0-0-0	7-6
13. ~~Peoria~~	73	33	32	5	3	74	0.507	182	207	992	20-11-2-3	13-21-3-0	5-4-1-0	2-0-1-0	6-3
14. ~~San Antonio~~	74	29	36	2	7	67	0.453	189	227	1139	16-15-0-5	13-21-2-2	1-7-1-1	0-7-1-1	3-7
15. ~~Hamilton~~	73	28	39	1	5	62	0.425	153	218	1393	17-16-1-2	11-23-0-3	3-7-0-0	0-4-0-0	3-5

* Division Leader
x = Teams that have clinched a playoff berth.
y = Teams that have clinched first place in their division.
~~Crossout~~ = Teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention.

The Griffins' Magic Numbers...

For clinching the Midwest Division (Norman R. (Bud) Poile Trophy): 2 points
For clinching the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference: 10 points

After clinching its first playoff appearance since 2008-09, Grand Rapids now has its sights set on winning its first division title since 2005-06.

The Griffins have been eliminated from contention for both the AHL regular season points championship (Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy) and the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

Division Clinching Scenarios for Friday, April 19

The Griffins can win the Midwest Division title tomorrow by beating Peoria in their regular season home finale. They can also clinch the division with either:

A Milwaukee loss in regulation versus Charlotte, or;
An overtime or shootout loss to Peoria coupled with a Milwaukee OTL/SOL to Charlotte.

If The Season Ended Today...

#3 Grand Rapids would face #6 Rochester in the best-of-five Western Conference Quarterfinals. It would mark the teams' first-ever meeting in the postseason.

The Griffins and Americans met only twice this season, with Grand Rapids winning 4-2 on Dec. 19 at Van Andel Arena and Rochester winning 4-3 on Oct. 19 at the Blue Cross Arena.

Get Your Playoff Tickets (and a Sweet Deal During the Games)!

Tickets for the Griffins’ first home game of the 2013 Calder Cup Playoffs will go on sale to the public on Friday, April 19 at 10 a.m. (Date and opponent TBD.)

Tickets for "Game A," which are included in Griffins full season ticket packages, are priced at $33, $27, $23, $19, $17 and $15 (additional $2 per ticket on day of game), reflecting a league-wide increase of $1 over regular season prices. Playoff tickets may be purchased in person at The Zone at Van Andel Arena and all Star Tickets locations, by phone at (800) 585-3737, or through griffinshockey.com.

In celebration of the team’s return to the Calder Cup Playoffs, the Griffins are adapting their popular Friday promotion and will offer $2 beers and $2 hot dogs for all home playoff games, including Fridays, from the time doors open until one hour after the start of the game.

AHL Schedule This Week

THU, APRIL 18
	No games scheduled.
FRI, APRIL 19
	Hershey at Adirondack - 7:00 PM EDT Connecticut at Albany - 7:00 PM EDT Peoria at Grand Rapids - 7:00 PM EDT Bridgeport at Portland - 7:00 PM EDT Manchester at Binghamton - 7:05 PM EDT Springfield at Providence - 7:05 PM EDT Toronto at Rochester - 7:05 PM EDT Worcester at W-B/Scranton - 7:05 PM EDT St. John's at Hamilton - 7:30 PM EDT Chicago at Lake Erie - 7:30 PM EDT Norfolk at Syracuse - 7:30 PM EDT Charlotte at Milwaukee - 7:00 PM CDT Abbotsford at Oklahoma City - 7:00 PM CDT Rockford at San Antonio - 7:30 PM CDT Houston at Texas - 7:30 PM CDT
SAT, APRIL 20
	St. John's at Toronto - 3:00 PM EDT Norfolk at Albany - 5:00 PM EDT Springfield at Adirondack - 7:00 PM EDT Providence at Bridgeport - 7:00 PM EDT Connecticut at Portland - 7:00 PM EDT Hershey at Binghamton - 7:05 PM EDT Hamilton at Rochester - 7:05 PM EDT Manchester at W-B/Scranton - 7:05 PM EDT Grand Rapids at Lake Erie - 7:30 PM EDT Worcester at Syracuse - 7:30 PM EDT Milwaukee at Chicago - 7:00 PM CDT Abbotsford at Oklahoma City - 7:00 PM CDT Houston at San Antonio - 7:00 PM CDT Rockford at Texas - 7:00 PM CDT Charlotte at Peoria - 7:05 PM CDT
SUN, APRIL 21 (END OF REGULAR SEASON)
	Adirondack at Albany - 3:00 PM EDT Portland at Bridgeport - 3:00 PM EDT Rochester at Hamilton - 3:00 PM EDT Binghamton at Syracuse - 3:00 PM EDT St. John's at Toronto - 3:00 PM EDT Norfolk at Providence - 3:05 PM EDT Grand Rapids at Chicago - 4:00 PM CDT Manchester at Hershey - 5:00 PM EDT Houston at Oklahoma City - 4:00 PM CDT Milwaukee at Peoria - 5:05 PM CDT