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Griffins hockey is returning to TV - WoodTV
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) Fans of the Grand Rapids Griffins can catch 10 regular-season games this year thanks to a partnership.
Voice of Grand Rapids Griffins Bob Kaser ‘has new lease on life’ after five bypass surgery
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
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Bob Kaser attended his first hockey game when he was growing up in Florida about a half-century ago.
The longtime Grand Rapids Griffins radio broadcaster said he was nine or 10 years old, and his neighbor’s father was playing for the old Jacksonville Rockets of the Eastern Hockey League. He joined his friend at a Jacksonville game on Halloween night, and he recalled that there was a bench-clearing brawl.
“From that point on, I fell in love with it,” said Kaser, who has been working in hockey for 41 years. “I used to go down to the rink with my neighbor and watch his dad practice. It was like yesterday. It was pretty warm in Jacksonville, and we would go into the rink and it would feel pretty good.
All Grand Rapids Griffins home games to be televised
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
Fans react as Grand Rapids Griffins defenseman Filip Hronek (13) scores the team s first point in the third period during a game against the Manitoba Moose at Van Andel Arena on Feb. 6, 2019 in Grand Rapids, MI. The Griffins defeated the Moose 2-1.Alyssa Keown | MLive.com
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Grand Rapids Griffins fans will not be permitted to attend the team’s Feb. 20 home opener at the Van Andel Arena due to coronavirus restrictions.
Fans will still be able to catch the game, however, and all of the rest of the Griffins’ home games this season, too. The team announced Friday that WXSP-TV will televise Grand Rapids’ 15 home games.