Detroit Red Wings prospects earned a week off as they prepare for the Calder Cup championship.
The Grand Rapids Griffins are back in the American League Hockey final, securing a rematch of the 2013 title round that saw the Griffins defeat the Syracuse Crunch. Game 1 is Friday in Grand Rapids.
The Griffins have shown remarkable efficiency in advancing. They swept the first-round, best-of-5 series against Milwaukee. They defeated the Chicago Wolves in five games of the best-of-7 series in Round 2 (the Wolves finished first in the Central Division). And the Griffins disposed of their Round 3 opponent, the San Jose Barracuda, 4-2, on Saturday, with the Griffins claiming the series against the top team in the Western Conference in five games.