GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Friday’s 4-1 home win over the Manitoba Moose featured several firsts for the Grand Rapids Griffins: Matt Puempel’s first AHL hat trick, the first goal allowed by Calvin Pickard in more than two games’ worth of action, and the first professional goal by Joe Veleno.
These firsts added up to the second win in three days for the Griffins on this homestand, as they improved to 4-2-0-1 on the season. Grand Rapids, which has outscored its foes 7-1 this week, will try to keep it rolling on Saturday when the Texas Stars pay a 7 p.