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Grand Rapids Griffins

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722 690

1996-1997

1996-1997 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
		Blaine Lacher (G)		1970	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	185	93	L
		Patrick Mazzoli (G)	54	1970	Markham, ON, CAN	175	85	R
		Tyler Moss (G)	49	1975	Ottawa, ON, CAN	183	87	R
	#20	Pokey Reddick (G)	60	1964	Halifax, NS, CAN	173	77	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Quinn Fair (D)	51	1973	Campbell River, BC, CAN	185	95	R
		Shawn Frappier (D)	49	1975	Sudbury, ON, CAN	183	84	R
	#8	Stanislav Jasecko (D)	51	1972	Spisska Nova Ves, SVK	192	95	R
	#10	Sean McCann (D)	53	1971	North York, ON, CAN	183	88	R
	#5	Don McSween (D)"C"	60	1964	Detroit, MI, USA	180	89	L
		Mike Muller (D)	53	1971	Edina, MN, USA	188	95	L
	#44	Todd Nelson (D)	55	1969	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	183	91	L
	#24	Travis Richards (D)	54	1970	Crystal, MN, USA	185	88	L
	#4	Darcy Simon (D)	54	1970	North Battleford, SK, CAN	185	91	R
	#25	Patrick Traverse (D)	50	1974	Montréal, QC, CAN	193	96	L
	#27	Dean Trboyevich (D)	56	1968	Bovey, MN, USA	183	95	L
		Steve Yule (D)	52	1972	Gleichen, AB, CAN	185	95	R
FORWARDS
	#19	Kevyn Adams (C/RW)	50	1974	Washington, DC, USA	185	91	R
	#12	Scott Allison (C/W)	52	1972	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	193	88	L
	#27	Bill Armstrong (LW/C)	58	1966	London, ON, CAN	188	88	L
		Jean Blouin (RW)	53	1971	Montréal, QC, CAN	183	100	L
		Aigars Cipruss (C)	52	1972	Riga, LAT	180	82	L
	#16	Danton Cole (C/RW)	57	1967	Pontiac, MI, USA	178	83	R
		Keli Corpse (C)	50	1974	London, ON, CAN	181	80	L
	#38	Pavol Demitra (C)		1974	Dubnica, SVK	183	93	L
		Brian Dobbin (RW)	58	1966	Petrolia, ON, CAN	180	93	R
		Victor Gervais (LW)	55	1969	Prince George, BC, CAN	177	80	L
		Len Hachborn (C)	63	1961	Brantford, ON, CAN	177	81	L
	#22	Ben Hankinson (RW)	55	1969	Edina, MN, USA	188	95	R
		Kelly Hurd (RW)	56	1968	Castlegar, BC, CAN	180	86	R
		Cory Johnson (LW)	51	1973	Antigonish, NS, CAN	188	93	L
	#23	Jamie Linden (RW)	52	1972	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	191	84	R
		Blair Manning (C)	49	1975	Vancouver, BC, CAN	174	94	R
		Mike Maurice (C)	58	1966	Hamilton, ON, CAN	185	95	L
	#9	Jeff Nelson (C)	51	1972	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	180	90	L
	#7	Michel Picard (LW)	55	1969	Québec, QC, CAN	180	85	L
	#21	Bruce Ramsay (LW)	55	1969	Dryden, ON, CAN	183	81	L
	#17	Chad Remackel (LW)	53	1971	St. Paul, MN, USA	185	90	L
	#11	Matt Ruchty (LW)	54	1969	Kitchener, ON, CAN	186	102	L
		Lubomir Rybovic (C)	52	1972	Kosice, SVK	187	90	R
		Darin Smith (LW)	57	1967	St. Catharines, ON, CAN	188	93	L
		Kelvin Solari (RW)	50	1974	Sudbury, ON, CAN	183	95	R
	#26	Olexander Vasilevski (RW)	49	1975	Kyiv, UKR	180	86	L

Position: G: 3, D: 8, F: 20Av Age: 26.84 yearsAv Ht: 183.55 cmAv Wt: 89.03 kgCompare with other teams »

1996-1997 Grand Rapids Griffins Staff

Head CoachDave Allison
Asst. CoachCurtis Hunt
General ManagerBob McNamara
Asst. Equipment ManagerVince Guerrero
Athletic TrainerRob Snitzer
ChairmanDavid Van Andel
Dir. of BroadcastingRich Kincaide
Dir. of CommunicationsRich Kincaide
Franchise OwnerDan DeVos
Franchise OwnerDavid Van Andel
Head Equipment ManagerTim Paris
Media ManagerRoman Uschak
PresidentDan DeVos

Team Staff History

1996-1997 Grand Rapids Griffins Captains

"C"

Don McSween

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

1996-1997 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
8 players
3 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Grand Rapids Griffins: 1 409 GP
NHL: 978 GP
WC: 61 GP
OG: 8 GP
SHL: 3 GP
AHL: 4 797 GP
DEL: 28 GP
NL: 13 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
13/11/2024 16:00 UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Rockford IceHogs	-	AHL
08/11/2024 01:00 UTC	Rockford IceHogs	Grand Rapids Griffins	2 - 4	AHL
07/11/2024 16:30 UTC	Iowa Wild	Grand Rapids Griffins	2 - 5	AHL
03/11/2024 23:30 UTC	Cleveland Monsters	Grand Rapids Griffins	3 - 1	AHL
01/11/2024 23:00 UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Rockford IceHogs	1 - 4	AHL

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Ondřej Becher (F)

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30/10/2024

loan

Trenton Bliss (F)

Joining fromToledo Walleye

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28/10/2024

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Malcolm Subban (G)

Leaving forBelleville Senators

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07/10/2024

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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

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Tyler Spezia (F)

Leaving forToledo Walleye

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20/08/2024

confirmed

Carson Bantle (F)

Joining fromUniv. of Wisconsin

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20/07/2024

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Austin Czarnik (F)

Leaving forSC Bern

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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	12	8	3	-	-	1	31	25	17	1.42	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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