GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Tuesday signed Brandon Straub to a standard player’s contract.

Straub, 27, signed a professional tryout with Grand Rapids on Oct. 12 and has since appeared in six games, earning 21 penalty minutes.

A defenseman by trade who has played at forward as a Griffin, Straub logged 15 AHL games prior to this season with Houston, Quad City and Lake Erie. The Colorado Springs native and Colorado College product appeared in 58 games for the CHL’s Allen (Texas) Americans last season, totaling seven points (2-5--7) and a team-leading 185 PIM.