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The puck drops tonight at the Van Andel arena to kick off the Griffins 2016-17 season. But in 3 words what does the team look like this year? Tall and Strong.

Confirming what we all already know, finance website Wallethub has named Detroit the No. 1 Best City for Hockey Fans in 2016.

A lot of times, following the awarding of the National Hockey League's coveted Stanley Cup, you'll see photos for days of various players drinking out of it. Well, one restaurant in Montreal has created a replica Stanley Cup that you can eat! That's right, it's a Stanley Cup made completely out of bacon.

Wait a minute! The Grand Rapids Griffins are hosting dogs Sunday afternoon? I thought Adirondack was in town to play the Griffins?

Sometimes it's sad leaving your four-legged best friend at home when you head out for a good time. This Sunday, March 22, your dog can join you at the Grand Rapids Griffins home hockey game! It's the American Hockey League club's inaugural Dog Day at Van Andel Arena!

It was an exciting end to the season as Rockford-Sparta High School gymnastics team won the state championship in Rockford on Friday.

Mitchell Parsons, who captains eighth-ranked Grandville High School's hockey team, is this week's Meijer-97.9 WGRD High School Athlete of the Week.

The Grand Rapids Griffins are hosting their fourth annual Purple Community Game to benefit Van Andel Institute on Friday evening.

It's hard to believe, but the Grand Rapids Griffins will take to the ice for their 20th season in 2015-16,. 20 years, are you kidding? My how the puck flies. Last Friday, they introduced a 20th anniversary logo that will be at the forefront of their year-long celebration.

The WGRD Pond Hockey Classic 2015 is done for the weekend and its remaining games will be rescheduled because of tenuous ice conditions at Richmond Park. As of 9 p.m. EST Saturday, it was determined by tournament officials the ice at the Grand Rapids park was no longer in playable condition and Sunday's schedule has been canceled, said Angela Paasche, the tourney's director and Townsquare Media G

97.9 GRD Rocks will host the fourth annual WGRD Pond Hockey Classic, presented by Labatt Blue and Dematic. More than 40 teams will play on the frozen surface at Richmond Park in Grand Rapids starting Friday night (Jan. 23) and running through Sunday, Jan. 25. Division finals will be the afternoon of Jan. 25.

The Grand Rapids Griffins and Rockford IceHogs have a history of mixing it up on the ice. Today, the rivalry carried over onto Twitter.