Grand Rapids Griffins center Sheldon Dries was named AHL player of the week for the period ending on Sunday ... This is the first-career AHL player of the week award for the 31-year-old native of Macomb, Mich.
Both goalies appeared in two games each during the Penguins’ busy four-game week last week, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to continue to see the team go back to a similar rotation while the two are on the AHL roster.
The crowd of 16,248, the largest to watch the Monsters at home since 2019, saved their loudest cheer for RomanAchan when he scored an empty-net goal with 6.3 seconds left to seal a 2-0 win on Dec. 20 to complete a two-game sweep of the LavalRocket.
The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were certainly glad to see a new opponent Friday night. And with a new opponent came another chance to put together a winning streak ... The locals also have a Sunday home game against Hershey ... ....
The GrandRapids Griffins are off to such a torrid that Dan Watson has already been named coach for the Central Division at the 2026 AHL All-Star Classic Feb ... Griffins roll to AHL’s best-ever 26-game ...