Hockey roundup: Griffins hit 100-point mark; Honeybaked in OHL Cup final
The Grand Rapids Griffins hit the century-point mark for the first time since 2016-17 with a 6-3 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Friday at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Griffins’ 101 points are the fifth-most in the team’s 30-year history, and 66-games played marks the fastest in franchise history the team has reached the century mark. Michael Brandseff-Nygard was named the first star with the game-winning goal and an assist and Sebastian Cossa improved to 26-7-4 with a 29-save performance for the Griffins (48-13-4-1).
Detroit's Honeybaked in OHL Cup final Detroit Honeybaked is the first American team to advance to the championship final of the OHL Cup, the top showcase of minor midget hockey players from Ontario and the U. S. Honeybaked (6-0-0) defeated the Markham Majors, 8-3, and London Jr.
Knights, 5-3, in Thursday's action and will face the Toronto Jr. Canadiens (6-0-0) on Saturday at the Mattamy Athletic Center in Toronto at 2 p. m.
HoneyBaked netminder Carter Nash is tied with Upper Canada College's Joseph Grixtifor the tournament lead in wins with four each. Liam Voit had two goals and one assist in the semifinal win over London and Nash made 29 saves in the quarterfinal victory over Markham. Flyers tie Red Wings at 88 points The Philadelphia Flyers moved into a tie with the Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators and Columbus Blue Jackets with 88 points.
Owen Tippett, Alex Bump, Matvei Michkov and Travis Sanheim scored goals and goalie Dan Vladar made 21 saves in a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. The Senators are in the final wild-card spot because of the most regular wins (33), followed by the Red Wings (29), the Blue Jackets (27) and Flyers (24). Oilers sign Northville's Michaels The Edmonton Oilers signed forward Owen Michaels (Northville) to a one-year entry-level contract for next season.