GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Dominik Shine, captain of the Grand Rapids Griffins, picked up the American Hockey League weekly player award on Monday after a three-game stretch in which he scored five times and set two franchise marks.
The league honor covers the week that ended Nov. 8. Shine finished that span with five goals and one assist for six points, went plus-one, and converted 45.5% of his shots. Two of his goals held up as game-winners.
His biggest night came in a 6-2 home win over the Texas Stars, when he became the first Griffin to score four goals in a game. His second goal that night was the 103rd of his career with Grand Rapids, a franchise record for a Griffins skater since the club joined the AHL in 2001, moving him past Francis Pare.
Shine added a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals on Friday before the Griffins dropped a 6-4 game at Rockford on Saturday, which ended his scoring run.
Now in an 11th straight season wearing a Griffins sweater, the Detroit native is in year two as captain. Only Brian Lashoff, with 14 seasons, has spent more years with the club. Through 14 games this season Shine has 10 goals and 17 points, and over 537 career AHL games he has 106 goals and 134 assists. He has also played 27 NHL games for the Detroit Red Wings, scoring three goals.
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