Hockeytown West Podcast

This week on the Toledo Walleye update we talk about the big 4 game in 5 day road trip down south. Toledo makes another trade to address some physicality. A look around the league as the playoff picture continues to take shape and so much more!  Player Photo Credit: Toledo Walleye  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast  Follow for highlights: X (Twitter): https://twitter....

Detroit Red Wings 2025 second round pick Eddie Genborg is coming to play with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the timing could not have been more perfect as the Griffins roster has been decimated with injuries and call ups to the Red Wings. The Griffins had a weird weekend of hockey including having to postpone a game due to poor and unsafe ice conditions on Friday night. Lots of roster updates and...

On this weeks Toledo update we discuss the teams 5 game win streak. Toledos most impressive win of the season vs Wichita in witch they set a new franchise record for shots in a game with 58. The third lines impact on this past weekends games and much more!  Player Photo Credit: Toledo Walleye  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast  Follow for highlights: X (Twitter): http...

The legend Andrew from Griffins Nest dusts off the mic and joins us to talk some Grand Rapids Griffins Hockey! The NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone and the Griffins roster has managed to stay mostly intact! The Grand Rapids Griffins have hit the 90 point mark 56 games into the season with a massive win at home over Rockford then split the back to back in Cleveland against the Monsters but the...

In this weeks Toledo update we are joined by Toledo Walleye forward Mitch Lewandowski who is in his third tour of duty with the Walleye. Following the interview we discuss the teams huge weekend at home. It was a huge bounce back for Toledo featuring shutouts from Nolan Lalonde and Carter Gylander.  Player Photo Credit: Toledo Walleye  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcas...

The Grand Rapids Griffins have clinched their spot in the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs earlier than any Griffins team ever in the 30 year history of the franchise! This past week the Griffins played three games one heartbreaker against Manitoba, and a back to back at home against Iowa where the Griffins looked like two different teams in each game. All that and more in this weeks Grand Rapids Griffins...

Toledo added some experience this week in a big trade with Jacksonville. The fish also headed to Quebec in a Kelly Cup Finals repeat for a 3 in 3 with the Lions. A quick stop in Cincinnati for a matchup with the Cyclones. All that and more on this weeks Toledo Walleye update. Player Photo Credit: Toledo Walleye Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follow for highlights:...

We got together with the guys from  ⁨@LockedOnRedWings⁩  to share an update for Detroit Red Wings fans on everything Grand Rapids Griffins hockey. Why are the 25-26 Griffins the most successful team in AHL history? How are the prospects doing? Goalies?? Hear all that and more! Thank you to both Brian and Scotty for having us on! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follo...

The Grand Rapids Griffins have won SIX STRAIGHT GAMES, Team USA wins the gold, and Amadeus Lombardi has a massive 5 point week for the Griffins! The Griffs battled with the Cleveland Monsters, Chicago Wolves, and Milwaukee Admirals this past week and each game was a true battle. All games were one goal games, two games were overtime wins, and Amadeus Lombardi too a puck to the face and decided to...

Brandon Kruse is back for the Toledo Walleye and the other new guys are showing up in a big way for the fish. Plus the Toledo Walleye had another three games as they battled the Cincinnati Cyclones and the Fort Wayne Komets. There were good things and there were bad...but the bad seems to be consistent as of late especially in the third period. All that and more on this weeks Toledo Walleye Weekly...

Former Grand Rapids Griffin and two time Calder Cup Champion Mitch Callahan joins the show to reflect on the six seasons he spent with the Griffins from draft day to the final buzzer including stories we've never heard before about the Championship celebrations Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follow for highlights: X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HockeytownWpod Blu...

The Grand Rapids Griffins are BACK from the AHL All-Star break and they returned in dominant fashion as they wrapped up the regular season against the Texas Stars on home ice with back to back wins snapping the Stars 7 game win streak and sending them home with a losing streak. Dominik Shine moves up the all time leaderboard with the Griffins with his 95th career goal and Sebastian Cossa posts his...

The Grand Rapids Griffins head into the AHL All-Star break with an insane 35-7-2-1 record and lead the entire American Hockey League! This past week the Griffins wrapped up their 9 day road trip with a game in Milwaukee that had a wild finish to the second period with 88PIMs from just one scrum! Then the Griffins headed down to Charlotte for the first time since 2016 to take on the Checkers where...

The Toledo Walleye had another three games in three days stretch with travel for two games! They started the weekend with a big win in Kalamazoo on Motley Zoo night and saw their offence have a big night! The Walleye headed back to Toledo where they unfortunately could not defend home ice but headed to Cincinnati to close out the weekend and had an offence explosion where Tanner Kelly found the ba...

The Grand Rapids Griffins continue their historic 30th season but this week hit a snag as they dropped three games in a row for just the second time this season losing to the Cleveland Monsters and the Chicago Wolves on home ice but the Griffins bounce back in a big way on the road in Chicago on Saturday night to avoid dropping 4 games in a row for the first time this season. Amadeus Lombardi has...

This week on the Toledo episode we talk about 70 years of pro hockey in Toledo. We then recap two tight games with Kalamazoo as well as a game with the Cyclones. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follow for highlights: X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HockeytownWpod Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/hockeytownwpod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hockey...

The Grand Rapids Griffins continue their historic 30th season and continue to rewrite the AHL history books! This week the Griffins continue their impressive response to back to back overtime losses to Milwaukee with back to back shutout wins over the Admirals this time thanks to a John Leonard hat trick. Then the Griffs head to the Great White North for a weekend of battles with the Manitoba Moos...

This week on the Toledo episode we talk about the ECHL All-Star Game. We Also dive into Toledos last road trip which they went .500 on. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follow for highlights: X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HockeytownWpod Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/hockeytownwpod.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Instagram:...

In this weeks Griffins episode we talk about the retrun of Amadeus Lombardi. We also discuss the griffins first skid of the season and what potentially caused that and why along with how important Sheldon Dries is to this team. Player Photo Credit: Macy Mineni/Griffins Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follow for highlights: X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Hockeytown...

In this episode we talk about a bunch of news and updates with the Grand Rapids Griffins. We also take a look into the two games Vs the Texas Stars where Cross Hanas made his return to Grand Rapids. Be sure to check out Elaine Shircliff's content at the following places Tiktok : @imaraindancer X : @imaraindancer Bluesky : @imaraindancer Instagram : @gracedbyrain Facebook @elaineshircliffwriter Pla...

In this weeks Toledo Walleye update we discuss the ECHL and PHPA coming to an agreement on a new CBA. We then dive into the teams 4 games coming out of the break. lastly we talk about the teams 10 game win streak along with our three stars. Stay to the end to hear about why postgame in Toledo is so special! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follow for highlights: X (T...

The Grand Rapids Griffins close out 2025 with the best record in the American Hockey League but also with just their third loss of the season in overtime against the Milwaukee Admirals. They bounce back with two massive wins to start 2026 over the Chicago Wolves including a Friday night shootout thriller staring Dominik Shine and Sebastian Cossa. Plus new and updates from the Griffins and around t...

The Grand Rapids Griffins return from the holiday break and pick up right where the left off improving their record to 26-1-0-1 as Sebastian Cossa earns his 4th shutout on the season in a 3-0 win over Milwaukee. Erik Gustafsson continues his impressive point per game play, Sheldon Dries has a big two point night and MBN continues to be a force! All that and more in this weeks Grand Rapids Griffins...

In this weeks Toledo Walleye update we go over Brandon Hawkins dominant weekend. We also go into conversation over the leagues potential pause over no CBA and what that could mean for the rest of the season. As always we go over our 3 stars of the week! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/hockeytownwestpodcast Follow for highlights: X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HockeytownWpod Blue Sky: h...

The Grand Rapids Griffins show no signs of slowing down as they head into the Christmas break with an incredible 25-1-0-1 record on the season. This week we have new injury updates and three games to breakdown including two on the road against the stubborn Iowa Wild and one at home where Carter Gylander got his first AHL shutout against the Cleveland Monsters. All that and more on this weeks Grand...