GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Grand Rapids Griffins on Thursday recalled goaltender Jan Bednar from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye. 

Bednar, the 107th overall pick by the Detroit Red Wings in 2020, has appeared in 33 games with the Walleye this season, showing a 21-8-4 mark with three shutouts to go along with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage. Bednar ranks among the ECHL leaders in games played (5th), wins (T2nd), goals-against average (12th), shutouts (T3rd), and saves (825, 10th). Last campaign as a rookie with Toledo, the 22-year-old logged a 22-7-2 record with two shutouts with a 2.66 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage in 36 regular-season outings. He added a 4-1 ledger in the 2024 Kelly Cup Playoffs with a 2.37 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage. In 72 career regular-season contests with the Walleye, Bednar has established a 44-16-6 ledger with a 2.52 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. Bednar spent three seasons in the QMJHL from 2020-23 with Acadie-Bathurst and compiled a 38-24-5 record with a 3.12 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage. 

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