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Grand Rapids Griffins Wiki Information
The Grand Rapids Griffins
are a professional hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Van Andel Arena. They are also the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League. The franchise began in the now-defunct International Hockey League in 1996, and merged into the AHL in 2001. Notable players in the team's history include Jiri Hudler, Niklas Kronwall, Sean Avery and Darren McCarty. The only player to have his number retired in team history is Travis Richards. In the summer of 2008, Griffins team management announced that Mike Stothers would not be returning as coach for the 2008-2009 season.
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Team records
;Single season
Goals:
56 Donald MacLean (2005–06)
Assists:
60 Jiri Hudler (2005–06)
Points:
101 Michel Picard (1996–97)
Penalty Minutes:
390 Darryl Bootland (2005–06)
Wins:
34 Mike Fountain (2000-01) and Joey MacDonald (2004-05)
GAA:
1.83 Martin Prusek (2001–02)
SV%:
.936 Joey MacDonald (2003–04)
;Career
Career Goals:
158 Michel Picard
Career Assists:
222 Michel Picard
Career Points:
380 Michel Picard
Career Penalty Minutes:
1,164 Darryl Bootland
Career Goaltending Wins:
90 Jimmy Howard
Career Shutouts:
16 Joey MacDonald
Career Games:
655 Travis Richards
Season-by-season results
- 1996–2001 (International Hockey League)
- 2001-Present (American Hockey League)
Regular season
| Season
| Games
| Won
| Lost
| Tied
| OTL
| SOL
| Points
| Goals
for
| Goals
against
| Standing
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| 1996–97
| 82
| 40
| 30
| —
| 12
| —
| 92
| 244
| 246
| 5th, Northeast
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| 1997–98
| 82
| 38
| 31
| —
| 13
| —
| 89
| 225
| 242
| 3rd, Northeast
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| 1998–99
| 82
| 34
| 40
| —
| 8
| —
| 76
| 256
| 281
| 4th, Northeast
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| 1999–00
| 82
| 51
| 22
| —
| 9
| —
| 111
| 254
| 200
| 1st, Eastern
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| 2000–01
| 82
| 53
| 22
| —
| 7
| —
| 113
| 279
| 196
| 1st, Eastern
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| 2001–02
| 80
| 42
| 27
| 11
| 0
| —
| 95
| 217
| 178
| 1st, West
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| 2002–03
| 80
| 48
| 22
| 8
| 2
| —
| 106
| 240
| 177
| 1st, Central
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| 2003–04
| 80
| 44
| 28
| 8
| 0
| —
| 96
| 196
| 166
| 2nd, West
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| 2004–05
| 80
| 41
| 35
| —
| 2
| 2
| 86
| 200
| 200
| 5th, West
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| 2005–06
| 80
| 55
| 20
| —
| 10
| 4
| 115
| 323
| 247
| 1st, North
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| 2006–07
| 80
| 37
| 32
| —
| 6
| 5
| 85
| 226
| 244
| 4th, North
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| 2007–08
| 80
| 31
| 41
| —
| 2
| 6
| 70
| 210
| 245
| 5th, North
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| 2008–09
| 78
| 43
| 23
| —
| 6
| 6
| 98
| 251
| 218
| 2nd, North
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Playoffs
| Season
| 1st round
| 2nd round
| 3rd round
| Finals
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| 1996–97
| L, 2–3, Orlando
| —
| —
| —
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| 1997–98
| L, 0–3, Cincinnati
| —
| —
| —
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| 1998–99
| Out of playoffs.
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| 1999–00
| W, 4–2, Cleveland
| W, 4–1, Cincinnati
| —
| L, 2–4, Chicago
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| 2000–01
| W, 4–0, Cleveland
| L, 2–4, Orlando
| —
| —
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| 2001–02
| L, 2–3, Chicago
| —
| —
| —
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| 2002–03
| W, 3–1, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
| W, 4–0, Chicago
| L, 3–4, Houston
| —
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| 2003–04
| L, 0–4, Chicago
| —
| —
| —
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| 2004–05
| Out of playoffs.
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| 2005–06
| W, 4–0, Toronto
| W, 4–3, Manitoba
| L, 0–4, Milwaukee
| —
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| 2006–07
| L, 3–4, Manitoba
| —
| —
| —
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| 2007–08
| Out of playoffs.
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| 2008–09
| W, 4–2, Hamilton
| L, 0–4, Manitoba
| —
| —
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Players
Current roster
As of April 22, 2009. Date taken from AHL website. [1]
| GOALTENDERS
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Catches
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 1
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| Jordan Pearce
| L
| October 10, 1986
| Anchorage, AK, USA
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| 31
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| Daniel Larsson
| L
| February 7, 1986
| Boden, Sweden
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| 33
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| Jimmy Howard
| L
| March 26, 1984
| Syracuse, NY, USA
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| DEFENSEMEN
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Shoots
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 3
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| Logan Pyett
| R
| May 26, 1988
| Regina, SK, Canada
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| 5
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| Jakub Kindl
| L
| February 10, 1987
| Sumperk, Czech Republic
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| 6
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| Brett Peterson
| L
| October 21, 1981
| Northborough, MA, USA
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| 7
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| Garrett Stafford
| R
| January 28, 1980
| Los Angeles, CA, USA
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| 10
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| Jason Jozsa
| R
| July 4, 1981
| Calgary, AB, Canada
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| 12
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| Tom Galvin
| R
| November 2, 1979
| Staten Island, NY, USA
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| 14
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| Brent Raedeke
| L
| May 29, 1990
| Regina, SK, Canada
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| 28
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| Sergei Kolosov
| L
| May 22, 1986
| Novopolotsk, Belarus
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| 32
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| Brian Lashoff
| L
| July 16, 1990
| Albany, NY, USA
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| FORWARDS
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Position
| Shoots
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 8
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| Cory Emmerton
| C
| L
| June 1, 1988
| St. Thomas, ON, Canada
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| 9
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| Evan McGrath
| C
| L
| January 14, 1986
| Oakville, ON, Canada
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| 11
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| Ville Leino
| LW
| L
| October 6, 1983
| Savonlinna, Finland
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| 13
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| Jan Mursak
| RW
| R
| January 20, 1988
| Maribor, Slovenia
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| 16
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| Ryan Oulahen
| LW
| L
| March 26, 1985
| Newmarket, ON, Canada
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| 17
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| Francis Pare
| RW
| R
| June 30, 1987
| Lemoyne, QC, Canada
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| 18
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| Mattias Ritola
| LW
| L
| March 14, 1987
| Borlange, Sweden
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| 19
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| Justin Abdelkader
| C
| L
| February 25, 1987
| Muskegon, MI, USA
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| 20
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| Darren Haydar
| RW
| R
| October 22, 1979
| Toronto, ON, Canada
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| 21
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| Francis Lemieux
| LW
| L
| February 22, 1984
| Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
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| 23
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| Jamie Tardif
| RW
| R
| January 23, 1985
| Welland, ON, Canada
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| 25
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| Darren McCarty
| RW
| R
| April 1, 1972
| Burnaby, BC, Canada
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| 26
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| Joakim Andersson
| C
| L
| February 5, 1989
| Munkedal, Sweden
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| 27
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| Aaron Gagnon
| C
| R
| April 24, 1986
| Quesnel, BC, Canada
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| 37
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| Zack Torquato
| C
| R
| June 8, 1989
| Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada
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| 44
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| Aaron Downey
| RW
| R
| August 27, 1974
| Shelburne, ON, Canada
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| 46
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| Dan Charleston
| F
| L
| November 27, 1984
| Oak Forest, IL, USA
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| Staff
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| Title
| align=left
| STAFF MEMBER
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| Head Coach
| Curt Fraser
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| Assistant Coach
| Jim Paek
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References
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