Grand Rapids Griffins

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1997-1998

1997-1998 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Ian Gordon (G)	49	1975	North Battleford, SK, CAN	178	77	L
		Patrick Lalime (G)	50	1974	St-Bonaventure, QC, CAN	190	86	L
		Pokey Reddick (G)	60	1964	Halifax, NS, CAN	173	77	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#27	Tom Ashe (D)	50	1974	Springfield, MA, USA	175	84	L
		Ruslan Batyrshin (D)	49	1975	Moskva, RUS	185	82	L
		Mark Cornforth (D)	52	1972	Montréal, QC, CAN	185	88	L
	#5	Scott Drevitch (D)	59	1965	Brookline, MA, USA	178	80	R
		Scott Feasby (D)	54	1970	Port Perry, ON, CAN	188	91	R
	#21	Shane Hnidy (D)	49	1975	Neepawa, MB, CAN	188	92	R
	#28	Kerry Huffman (D)"C"	56	1968	Peterborough, ON, CAN	188	91	L
		Éric Lavigne (D)	52	1972	Victoriaville, QC, CAN	191	102	L
		Don McSween (D)	60	1964	Detroit, MI, USA	180	89	L
	#44	Todd Nelson (D)	55	1969	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	183	91	L
		Shawn Reid (D)	54	1970	Toronto, ON, CAN	185	88	L
	#24	Travis Richards (D)	54	1970	Crystal, MN, USA	185	88	L
		Darcy Simon (D)	54	1970	North Battleford, SK, CAN	185	91	R
	#32	Dean Trboyevich (D)	56	1968	Bovey, MN, USA	183	95	L
		Travis Tucker (D)	53	1971	Hartford, CT, USA	191	100	R
		Mark Vilneff (D)	51	1973	Cobourg, ON, CAN	188	94	R
FORWARDS
		Claude Boivin (LW)	54	1970	Québec, QC, CAN	188	91	L
		Greg Bullock (C)	51	1973	Cambridge, ON, CAN	180	82	L
	#34	Greg Clancy (C)	52	1972	Kingston, ON, CAN	180	86	R
	#16	Danton Cole (C/RW)	57	1967	Pontiac, MI, USA	178	83	R
	#17	Mark Greig (RW)	54	1970	High River, AB, CAN	180	89	R
		Cory Johnson (LW)	51	1973	Antigonish, NS, CAN	188	93	L
		Chris Lindberg (C)	57	1967	Fort Frances, ON, CAN	185	86	L
		Jamie Linden (RW)	52	1972	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	191	84	R
		Blair Manning (C)	49	1975	Vancouver, BC, CAN	174	94	R
		Roger Maxwell (RW)	49	1975	Brampton, ON, CAN	191	109	R
	#19	Glen Metropolit (C)	50	1974	Toronto, ON, CAN	179	90	R
		Vaclav Nedomansky (RW)	53	1971	Bratislava, SVK	185	92	L
	#23	Ed Patterson (RW)	52	1972	Delta, BC, CAN	188	97	R
	#7	Michel Picard (LW)	55	1969	Québec, QC, CAN	180	85	L
	#29	Bruce Ramsay (LW)	55	1969	Dryden, ON, CAN	183	81	L
	#11	Matt Ruchty (LW)	55	1969	Kitchener, ON, CAN	186	102	L
		Maxim Spiridonov (RW)	46	1978	Moskva, RUS	178	84	L
	#12	Brian Sullivan (RW/LW)	55	1969	South Windsor, CT, USA	193	88	R
	#9	Sean Tallaire (RW)		1973	Steinbach, MB, CAN	183	90	R
	#25	Jason Weaver (LW)	52	1972	Mississauga, ON, CAN	190	97	L

Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 26.77 yearsAv Ht: 183.77 cmAv Wt: 88.90 kgCompare with other teams »

1997-1998 Grand Rapids Griffins Staff

Head CoachDave Allison
GM/Head CoachBob McNamara
Asst. CoachCurtis Hunt
Asst. Equipment ManagerBrad Thompson
Athletic TrainerRob Snitzer
ChairmanDavid Van Andel
Dir. of BroadcastingRich Kincaide
Dir. of Media RelationsTony Lasher
Franchise OwnerDan DeVos
Franchise OwnerDavid Van Andel
Head Equipment ManagerTim Paris
Media ManagerRoman Uschak
PresidentDan DeVos

Team Staff History

1997-1998 Grand Rapids Griffins Captains

"C"

Kerry Huffman

Team Captaincy History

Grand Rapids Griffins Facts

Plays in: American Hockey League
Team Colors: Black + Red + Silver
Town: Grand Rapids, MI, USA Map
Founded: 1996

1997-1998 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
9 players
2 players

Experience

Grand Rapids Griffins: 2 111 GP
NHL: 1 481 GP
WC: 49 GP
OG: 16 GP
SHL: 3 GP
Czechia: 22 GP
AHL: 3 381 GP
DEL: 181 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Detroit Red Wings (NHL)
Toledo Walleye (ECHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Van Andel Arena
Location: Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Capacity: 10 834
Construction Year: 1996

Grand Rapids Griffins Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
22/12/2024 21:00 UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Texas Stars	-	AHL
21/12/2024 24:00 UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Milwaukee Admirals	-	AHL
18/12/2024 01:00 UTC	Texas Stars	Grand Rapids Griffins	2 - 4	AHL
15/12/2024 02:05 UTC	Colorado Eagles	Grand Rapids Griffins	2 - 3 (SO)	AHL
14/12/2024 02:05 UTC	Colorado Eagles	Grand Rapids Griffins	4 - 2	AHL

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Sebastian Cossa (G)

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Ondřej Becher (F)

Joining fromPrince George Cougars

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30/10/2024

loan

Trenton Bliss (F)

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28/10/2024

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Malcolm Subban (G)

Leaving forBelleville Senators

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07/10/2024

confirmed

Malcolm Subban (G)

Joining fromColumbus Blue Jackets

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13/09/2024

confirmed

Taro Hirose (F)

Leaving forEHC München

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05/09/2024

confirmed

Tyler Spezia (F)

Leaving forToledo Walleye

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20/08/2024

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Carson Bantle (F)

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Grand Rapids Griffins History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	AHL	26	17	8	-	-	1	79	65	35	1.35	1	-
2023-2024	AHL	72	37	23	-	-	12	208	202	86	1.19	2	Division Final loss
2022-2023	AHL	72	28	36	-	-	8	194	255	64	0.89	7	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	AHL	76	33	35	-	-	8	209	240	74	0.97	7	Did not make playoffs
2020-2021	AHL	32	16	12	-	-	4	96	97	36	1.13	3	No playoffs held
2019-2020	AHL	63	29	27	-	-	7	177	193	65	1.03	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	38	27	-	-	11	217	222	87	1.14	4	Conference QF loss
2017-2018	AHL	76	42	25	-	-	9	237	210	93	1.22	2	Conference QF loss
2016-2017	AHL	76	47	23	-	-	6	251	190	100	1.32	2	Champion
2015-2016	AHL	76	44	30	-	-	2	238	195	90	1.18	4	Conference SF loss
2014-2015	AHL	76	35	22	-	11	8	249	185	100	1.32	1	Conference Final loss
2013-2014	AHL	76	46	23	-	-	7	238	187	99	1.3	2	Conference SF loss
2012-2013	AHL	76	32	26	-	10	8	234	205	92	1.21	1	Champion
2011-2012	AHL	76	25	32	-	8	11	245	249	77	1.01	4	Did not make playoffs
2010-2011	AHL	80	36	34	-	2	8	227	254	82	1.03	6	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	AHL	80	29	39	-	5	7	244	265	75	0.94	7	Did not make playoffs
2008-2009	AHL	80	35	25	-	8	12	255	226	98	1.23	3	Division Final loss
2007-2008	AHL	80	25	41	-	6	8	210	245	70	0.88	5	Did not make playoffs
2006-2007	AHL	80	28	32	-	9	11	226	244	85	1.06	4	Conference QF loss
2005-2006	AHL	80	43	20	-	12	5	323	247	115	1.44	1	Conference Final loss
2004-2005	AHL	80	41	35	8	-	4	200	200	86	1.08	5	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	44	28	8	-	0	195	166	96	1.2	2	Conference QF loss
2002-2003	AHL	80	48	22	11	-	2	240	177	106	1.33	1	Conference Final loss
2001-2002	AHL	80	42	27	11	-	0	217	178	95	1.19	1	Conference QF loss
2000-2001	IHL	82	53	22	-	-	7	279	196	113	1.38	1	Semifinal loss
1999-2000	IHL	82	51	22	-	-	9	254	200	111	1.35	1	Final loss
1998-1999	IHL	82	34	40	-	-	8	256	281	76	0.93	7	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	IHL	82	38	31	-	-	13	225	242	89	1.09	5	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	IHL	82	40	30	-	-	12	244	246	92	1.12	6	Conference QF loss

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