SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League announced today Michal Postava of the Grand Rapids Griffins was selected as AHL Goaltender of the Month for October.
In a month that also marked his National Hockey League debut, Postava allowed five goals on 108 shots in four starts for the Griffins in October, good for a 1.25 goals-against average and .954 save percentage.
Postava made 18 saves in Grand Rapids’ opening night 5-2 win at Cleveland and then turned aside 36 of 37 shots to hold the Griffins to a 2-1 win over Manitoba on Oct. 9 at home. on October 18 over Rockford.
Postava sports a 22-6-0 record with a 1.62 GAA, .940 save percentage and four shutouts in 30 regular-season games with the Griffins over the past two seasons, and including the Calder Cup playoffs, he’s never allowed more than three regular-season goals in his 38 AHL games. The 24-year-old native of Valasske Mezirich, Czech Republic earned the 2025-26 Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Championship because the Griffins allowed the fewest goals in the American Hockey League.
Undrafted, Postava signed as a free agent with the Detroit Red Wings on June 10, 2025. He made his NHL debut on Oct. 22 in Vancouver, and he picked up a win in his first career NHL start with 24 saves in Edmonton on Oct. 26.
