It was a memorable night at Van Andel Arena on Tuesday night as the Grand Rapids Griffins won the Calder Cup in front of a sold out crowd.
A, 4-3, comeback win over the Syracuse Crunch concluded a terrific postseason run by the Griffins. Martin Frk’s third-period goal with less than 10 minutes to play was the game-winning goal and Tyler Bertuzzi did his part as well as the forward was named the MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs.
This is the second time the Griffins have won the Calder Cup in the last five seasons. They claimed the title in 2013, which was also the first in the team’s history.
Here are some of the reactions from Twitter following the Griffins’ win.
The Celebration
This is a cool, on-ice, look at the celebration from the Griffins following the final horn.
We are Calder Cup Champions!! #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/x0zYVEcCXh
— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) June 14, 2017
Detroit Red Wings Players React
The Red Wings players offered their congratulations to the Griffins as former alumni of the team were extra ecstatic.
Congrats @griffinshockey!! What a run boys! #CalderCupChamps
— Dylan Larkin (@Dylanlarkin39) June 14, 2017
GRIFFFFSSSSS 🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼@griffinshockey #CalderCupChamps congrats boys!!
— Ryan Sproul (@Sproully93) June 14, 2017
Dan Cleary Hoists Calder Cup
Nine years after winning the Stanley Cup with the Red Wings, Cleary found himself celebrating the Calder Cup with the Griffins.
Ladies and gentlemen, Dan Cleary just won a Calder Cup championship with the Grand Rapids Griffins. pic.twitter.com/08qwzN3eSd
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) June 14, 2017
One of the Best Fan Bases
The Griffins have one of the best fan bases in the American Hockey League and showed why on Tuesday night as the packed house was electric.
THANK YOU #GriffinsNation for your incredible support! We couldn't have done it without you! #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/m9BvqbhiiM
— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) June 14, 2017
Griffins Players React
The champions took to Twitter to express their appreciation and share the celebrations on Twitter.
Champs! pic.twitter.com/XrWlbKdCIE
— Eric Tangradi (@ETangradi) June 14, 2017
Wow! What a year. What a group. What a city! #CalderCupChamps pic.twitter.com/rBAKFjWJQg
— Kyle Criscuolo (@_KC11_) June 14, 2017
That’s a wrap for the 2016-17 season. Stay tuned this offseason for the latest news and updates.