GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins signed goaltender Jonathan Lemieux to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2026-27 season.   

Lemieux competed in 26 games last season with the ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings, totaling an 11-9-4 record with a 2.95 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. In addition, the 25-year-old made his AHL debut with the Abbotsford Canucks in 2025-26 and logged a 0-0-1 ledger with a 2.82 GAA and a .902 save percentage in two outings. The fourth-year pro has appeared in 105 ECHL outings with Kalamazoo since 2023-24 and has produced a 42-44-11 record with four shutouts, a 2.96 GAA and a .907 save percentage.  

Prior to turning pro, Lemieux was named the 2022-23 USports OUA East Goaltender and Rookie of the Year when he notched a 16-4-0 record, three shutouts, a 1.98 GAA and a .933 save percentage in 21 games with Concordia University. The 6-foot-1 netminder also competed in six seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Val-d’Or Foreurs (2017-21), Saint John Sea Dogs (2021-22) and Moncton Wildcats (2021-22). Throughout 184-career QMJHL games, Lemieux possessed a 78-75-18 mark with three shutouts, a 3.69 GAA and an. 895 save percentage. He had his best QMJHL season in 2020-21 when he was named to the Second All-Star Team with a 20-2-2 record to go along with a 1.96 GAA and a .920 save percentage in 24 games with Val-d’Or. Also in 2020-21, Lemieux led Val-d’Or to the QMJHL Finals with an 11-4 postseason record to go along with a 1.95 GAA and a .910 save percentage in 15 games.

Fans can secure their full-season, select-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2 or visit griffinshockey.com for more information. Single-game tickets for the Griffins’ 2026-27 season will go on sale to the public later this summer through griffinshockey.com/tickets. Be sure to sign up to receive the Griffins Nation newsletters to be the first to know when tickets go on sale.

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