Griffins Captain Dominik Shine Named AHL Player of the Week

Dominik Shine was selected as the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 15, 2026, after a five-goal weekend that began with his first career AHL All‑Star Classic appearance in Rockford, Illinois. The honor capped a two-game stretch in which the Grand Rapids captain returned from the All‑Star break to score twice in a 4-2 win and finish with a hat trick in a 5-0 shutout of the Texas Stars.

When Grand Rapids resumed its schedule, Shine scored two goals in Friday’s 4-2 victory over the Texas Stars, logging seven shots and a plus‑three rating in that game. He followed with his second hat trick of the season and of his career in Sunday’s 5-0 win, a performance that secured his first-ever 20-goal campaign. Across the two games Shine totaled five goals, 13 shots and a plus‑six rating.

The league announcement reiterated the sequence: “Shine followed his first career AHL All‑Star Classic appearance by scoring five goals in two weekend games for the league-leading Griffins.” The official AHL release also used the Springfield, Mass. dateline when naming Shine the week’s recipient. Grand Rapids’ team site noted Shine “has seven points (6-1, 7) in his last four games” and confirmed the five-goal, 13-shot, plus‑six weekend that earned the award.

Season and career totals differ slightly by source. The AHL press release lists Shine at 20 goals and 34 points with a plus/minus of +22 in 34 games, and records his career AHL totals as 95 goals, 123 assists and 218 points in 517 games. The Griffins’ official site shows an updated snapshot with 21 goals and a 21-15, 36 line in 36 games, a career-high +24 rating and franchise leaderboard placements including third in goals and fourth in points. Griffinshockey also reported that Shine surpassed Mitch Callahan for the third-most goals in franchise history.

Shine’s history with the organization and brief NHL experience add context to the hot streak. The AHL release notes he has spent his entire AHL career with Grand Rapids and made his NHL debut with the Detroit Red Wings in 2024-25, registering one assist in nine contests. Team context in the league release and local coverage emphasized that the league-leading Griffins remain on pace for what the AHL described as a potentially historic regular-season record.

The Griffins’ team packet also highlighted other contributors, noting winger Sheldon Dries had a four-game point streak and earlier earned Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week honors for the period ending Dec. 21. For Shine, the combination of All‑Star participation, a second career hat trick, a milestone 20th goal and his first Player of the Week award marks a high-water moment in a veteran tenure that the Griffins list as his 10th season with the club.