The Griffins won their first American Hockey League
championship last night with a 5-2 victory over the Syracuse Crunch. Grand Rapids, who led
the best-of-seven series 3-0 at one point, won the trophy in six games.
Tomas Tatar had two goals for the Griffins while singles
came from Mitch Callahan, Joakim Andersson, and Brennan Evans. Petr Mrazek made
24 saves in the victory. Jurco was held pointless and was a -1.
It’s the third straight year that Jurco’s season ended
with a championship. He helped Saint John win back-to-back President Cup titles
in 2011 and 2012 as well as the 2011 Memorial Cup.
The Slovakian, a second-round pick of the Detroit Red
Wings in 2011, had a solid playoff run. He recorded eight goals and six assists
in 24 post-season games after registering 14 goals and 14 assists in 74 regular
season contests.
The Crunch roster featured former Sea Dogs forward Danick
Gauthier. He did not play in any playoff games, though.
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