Admirals vs. Griffins Game Postponed at Van Andel Arena Due to Unsafe Ice

Van Andel Arena couldn't deliver safe ice on Friday night, and the American Hockey League pulled the plug before the puck ever dropped.

The league announced from its Springfield, Mass., headquarters that AHL Game #904, the scheduled matchup between the Milwaukee Admirals and the Grand Rapids Griffins, was postponed due to unsafe ice conditions at the Grand Rapids facility. The announcement came March 13, 2026, the same evening the game was set to be played.

No makeup date has been set. The AHL said a rescheduled date "has yet to be determined," a sentiment echoed by both clubs in their own releases. The Griffins said the game "will be rescheduled for a to-be-determined date," while the Admirals noted that "more information on a make-up date for the game will be released when it becomes available."

For ticketholders who made the trip to Van Andel Arena or had plans to, the Griffins were direct about what comes next: "All tickets will be honored and further information regarding rescheduling or ticket options will be communicated directly to fans." The Admirals did not repeat that language in their release but pointed fans toward forthcoming information on the rescheduled date.

Neither the AHL, the Griffins, nor the Admirals provided technical detail about what specifically made the ice surface unplayable. The cause is listed only as "unsafe ice conditions" across every official release and the Griffins' Instagram post confirming the postponement.

The Admirals' team site flagged that Assistant GM Ryan Costello addressed the situation in an audio recording posted to the Milwaukee site, though his remarks were not included in the written release. Both teams are members of the AHL's Central Division, which also includes the Chicago Wolves, Iowa Wild, Manitoba Moose, Rockford IceHogs, and Texas Stars, making the scheduling implications of a postponement worth watching as the 2025-26 season pushes toward its final stretch.