Griffins Begin Crucial Four-Game Van Andel Homestand Against Manitoba Moose

The Grand Rapids Griffins opened a crucial four-game homestand at Van Andel Arena on Feb. 24, 2026, with the slate anchored by a midweek clash against the Manitoba Moose on Feb. 25. The team framed the stretch in its materials as an important run of home dates, making the Feb. 25 game the first measurable test of that messaging.

Van Andel Arena hosted the Feb. 25 meeting with the Manitoba Moose as the centerpiece of the homestand, giving the Griffins consecutive home-day continuity after beginning the homestand on Feb. 24. Team materials singled out the midweek matchup as the anchor, a designation that places emphasis on home-ice execution in front of the downtown Grand Rapids crowd.

The four-game homestand structure that began Feb. 24 gives the Griffins multiple opportunities to consolidate play at Van Andel Arena before the calendar turns late February, and the Feb. 25 game against Manitoba serves as the first checkpoint. With the homestand presented as important in team communications, the outcome of the Feb. 25 matchup will carry weight in the Griffins’ internal evaluation of line combinations and in-game strategies at Van Andel Arena.

As of Feb. 26, 2026, the Griffins have one Van Andel Arena game behind them following the Feb. 25 contest with the Manitoba Moose and three remaining home dates in the four-game stretch that began Feb. 24. The team’s emphasis in materials on this homestand signals that performance at Van Andel Arena over these specific dates will be used to gauge short-term momentum and operational plans for the remainder of the season.

The Feb. 24 start and the Feb. 25 anchor game against Manitoba put a spotlight on how the Griffins manage consecutive home dates at Van Andel Arena. Results across the four-game homestand that began on Feb. 24 will determine whether the Griffins convert the home stretch the team labeled as important into tangible on-ice gains at Van Andel Arena.