Left wing Carson Bantle skated in his first season as a professional and totaled one goal, 23 penalty minutes and a minus-three rating in 23 games with the Griffins. He made his AHL debut on Oct. 26 at Lehigh Valley and later bagged his first AHL goal on Jan. 29 against Rockford. The 23-year-old spent the majority of season with the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye, logging 29 points (21-8—29), 33 penalty minutes and a plus-one rating in 39 regular-season games. Bantle then added seven points (5-2—7), 26 penalty minutes and a minus-one rating in 18 playoff outings with Toledo, reaching the Kelly Cup Finals.

Regular Season Stat Line

23 GP, 1 goal, 0 assists, 1 point, -3 rating, 23 PIM with GRG
39 GP, 21 goals, 8 assists, 29 points, +1 rating, 33 PIM with TOL

Postseason Stat Line

18 GP, 5 goals, 2 assists, 7 points, -1 rating, 26 PIM with TOL

Contract Status 

Under contract with Grand Rapids through 2025-26 season

By the Numbers 

26 – Made AHL debut on Oct. 26 at Lehigh Valley

29 – Registered first AHL point with a goal on Jan. 29 against Rockford

5 – AHL season-high five penalty minutes on April 5 at Rockford

19 – Made professional debut with Toledo on Oct. 19 at Bloomington, scoring a goal in the process

3 – Recorded first professional assist on Jan. 3 at Fort Wayne (ECHL)

2 – Posted a season-high two goals on Nov. 16 at Norfolk, Nov. 30 at Kalamazoo, and Feb. 28 at Cincinnati

6 – Logged six multi-point outings this season with Toledo 

3 – Tallied a season-best three points (1-2—3) on Feb. 19 at Cincinnati

3 – Amassed a season-high three-game goal streak from Nov. 29-Dec. 4 and Feb. 22-28 

4 – Showed four assists during season-best three-game assist streak from Feb. 15-19

4 – Notched a season-high four-game point streak from Nov. 29-Jan. 3 (4-1—5)

9 – Scored nine power-play goals with Toledo during regular season

2 – Potted two power-play goals on Feb. 28 at Cincinnati 

7 – Regular-season-high seven penalty minutes on Nov. 9 against Cincinnati 

21 – Made Kelly Cup Playoffs debut with Toledo on April 21 at Indy, scoring first professional postseason goal

7 – Registered seven points (5-2—7) in 18 playoff outings during first professional playoff run