Wednesday’s biggest story came from Denmark, where Detroit Clutch forward Hilary Knight scored a hat trick as the United States closed group play at the Women’s World Championship. Back home, the Griffins hosted Rockford in their annual School Day Game, and the Walleye collected an ECHL weekly honor.

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Detroit Clutch’s Hilary Knight scores a hat trick as the Americans close group play at Women’s Worlds
Knight now leads the tournament in goals, and all four teams carrying Clutch players on the final group day move on to Friday’s quarterfinals.

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Griffins Game Recap: vs. IceHogs (Nov. 11) — John Leonard’s hat trick headlines the School Day Game
Grand Rapids got its rematch with Rockford four days after the IceHogs’ comeback, with Michal Postava back in the Griffins’ crease; full recap inside.

Walleye’s Mitch Lewandowski named ECHL Player of the Week after six-point week
The Clarkston native and former Michigan State forward had a hand in all three wins of Toledo’s perfect week, a day after Dominik Shine took the AHL’s weekly honor.

What the numbers say about the Walleye’s first eight games
Strong second and third periods, scoring spread across 13 players, and a busy penalty kill have carried Toledo, while slow starts and a cooling power play are worth watching.

Report: Frölunda has approached Griffins defenseman William Lagesson about a future contract
Unconfirmed Swedish reports say the SHL club wants the pending free agent back for next season, though neither team has announced anything and no agreement has been reported.

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