Zakharia DeBeaussaert
Zak DeBeaussaert is a Grand Rapids Griffins writer for THW. A broadcasting junior at GVSU, he can also be found on thefarmclub.net where he writes for the Detroit Red Wings and Chelsea FC. You can occasionally hear his voice calling club sports games for the Grand Valley State Lakers on WCKS: The Whale Radio (whaleradio.org)
Author's Posts
Grand Rapids Griffins Bettering Their Championship Blueprint
December 6th, 2013 Defending a championship in any sort of professional sports is difficult. Much is made of the "Stanley Cup hangover" for example, but the same sentiment doesn't seem to transfer over to the AHL. Two months into the Grand Rapids Griffins title defense of the Calder Cup they are actually leaps and bounds better than this time one year...
Prospects Growth Being Stunted in Grand Rapids
November 25th, 2013 In the AHL, there seems to be nothing more valuable to a player than minutes. Regardless of if a player scores a hat trick or has a minus-five rating in a game when AHL prospects are on the ice they are gaining experience and are inching closer towards one day playing in the NHL. In Grand Rapids it would appear that sentiment may have...
Griffins Look to Start New Winning Streak
November 15th, 2013 The Grand Rapids Griffins started to tear away from their western conference counterparts over the last couple of weeks going on a seven game winning streak. The spoils of which resulted in a division lead and good for second place currently in the west. That streak saw it's end on Wednesday on the road as Milwaukee came out on top...
Darren Helm's Long Journey Back to the NHL
October 24th, 2013 Darren Helm has climbed a very tall mountain to get back to the NHL. In the last 18 months he has played in one competitive NHL contest. A range of injuries and setbacks have come his way, but now nearly a year and a half later through all these injuries, Darren Helm will soon be back to being a full time and healthy NHLer.
