Grand Rapids, Mich. — Grand Rapids Griffins goaltender Michal Postava was named the Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week on Monday after winning both of his starts in the period ending Oct. 11.
Postava went 2-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and a .967 save percentage, stopping 58 of the 60 shots he faced. He made 36 saves in a 2-1 win over the Manitoba Moose on Friday, then turned aside 22 shots in a 5-1 win against the Chicago Wolves on Sunday. He also picked up his first AHL regular-season assist.
The 24-year-old is 3-0 this season with a 1.34 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage, and he has won two of the last three weekly honors dating to last April. Grand Rapids sits at 3-1-1-0 through five games.
Last season the Czech netminder set single-season franchise records with a 1.71 goals-against average and a .937 save percentage. Postava signed with the Detroit Red Wings as an undrafted free agent in June 2025.
The Griffins face the Rockford IceHogs on the road Saturday before hosting Rockford on Sunday.
