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Encyclopedia > Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Griffins
Grand Rapids Griffins
Founded 1996 (originally in the IHL)
Home ice Van Andel Arena
Based in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Colors red, blue, and gold
League American Hockey League
Head coach Greg Ireland
General manager Bob McNamara
Owner Dan DeVos

The Grand Rapids Griffins are a hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA at the Van Andel Arena. Image File history File links Grand_rapids_griffins_200x200. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... For the article about International Humanitarian Law, click here. ... The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... Nickname: Furniture City Founded Incorporated 1850  County Kent County Mayor George Heartwell Area  - Total  - Water 117. ... This logo is being used to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the AHLs founding. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... This logo is being used to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the AHLs founding. ... Nickname: Furniture City Founded Incorporated 1850  County Kent County Mayor George Heartwell Area  - Total  - Water 117. ... The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...

Founded: 1996-1997
Arena: Van Andel Arena (capacity 10,834)
Uniform colors: red, blue, and gold
Logo design: A griffin poised to strike.
Affiliate: Detroit Red Wings (NHL), Toledo Storm (ECHL)
Division titles won: 4 (1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03)
Regular season titles won: 1 (2000-01)
League championships won: none
Local Media: Grand Rapids Press

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1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... The Detroit Red Wings are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Founded: 1926 Formerly known as: Cougars 1926-1930, Falcons 1930-1932 Home arena: Joe Louis Arena Former Home Arenas: Windsor Arena (1926-27); Detroit Olympia (1927-1979) Uniform colors: Red and white. ... NHL can also be an abbreviation for National Historic Landmark or Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. ... The Toledo Storm is an ECHL ice hockey team located in Toledo, Ohio, USA. The team is in the North Division of the ECHLs National Conference and is affiliated with the Grand Rapids Griffins of the AHL and the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL. The Storm play in... The ECHL is a professional hockey minor league based in the United States and Canada, generally regarded as being a tier below the American Hockey League. ... The Grand Rapids Press is a daily newspaper published in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ...


History

Year-by-year Record

American Hockey League

Year GP W L T OL GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
2005-06 11 8 2 0 1 47 32 17
2004-05 80 41 35 2 2 200 200 86 5th, West Out of Playoffs
2003-04 80 44 28 8 0 196 166 96 2nd, West Lost in round 1
2002-03 80 48 22 8 2 240 177 106 1st, Central Lost in round 3
2001-02 80 42 27 11 0 217 178 95 1st, West Lost in round 1

International Hockey League

Year GP W L T OL GF GA PTS Finish Playoffs
2000-01 82 53 22 - 7 279 196 113 1st, Eastern Lost in round 2
1999-00 82 51 22 - 9 254 200 111 1st, Eastern Lost in Finals
1998-99 82 34 40 - 8 256 281 76 Last, Northeast Out of Playoffs
1997-98 82 38 31 - 13 225 242 89 3rd, Northeast Lost in round 1
1996-97 82 40 30 - 12 244 246 92 Last, Northeast Lost in round 1

Team Records

Goals: 44 Canada Michel Picard (1996-97)
Assists: 55 Canada Jeff Nelson (1996-97), Canada Michel Picard (1996-97)
Points: 101 Canada Michel Picard (1996-97)
Penalty Minutes: 364 Canada Matt Ruchty (1996-97)
GAA: 1.83 Czech Republic Martin Prusek (2001-02)
SV%: .936 Canada Joey MacDonald (2003-04)
Career Goals: 158 Canada Michel Picard
Career Assists: 222 CanadaMichel Picard
Career Points: 380 Canada Michel Picard
Career Penalty Minutes: 781 Canada Bruce Ramsay
Career Goaltending Wins: 70 Canada Joey MacDonald
Career Shutouts: 14 Canada Joey MacDonald
Career Games: 642 United States Travis Richards

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External links

  • Grand Rapids Griffins Official Website
  • The Unoffocial Grand Rapids Griffins Forum
  • The Internet Hockey Database - Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL)
  • The Internet Hockey Database - Grand Rapids Griffins (IHL)
American Hockey League
2005-06 teams: Albany River Rats | Binghamton Senators | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Chicago Wolves | Cleveland Barons | Grand Rapids Griffins | Hamilton Bulldogs | Hartford Wolf Pack | Hershey Bears | Houston Aeros | Iowa Stars | Lowell Lock Monsters | Manchester Monarchs | Manitoba Moose | Milwaukee Admirals | Norfolk Admirals | Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights | Peoria Rivermen | Philadelphia Phantoms | Portland Pirates | Providence Bruins | Rochester Americans | San Antonio Rampage | Springfield Falcons | Syracuse Crunch | Toronto Marlies | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Trophies and Awards: Calder Cup
Related Articles: NHL | ECHL | UHL | World Cup

  Results from FactBites:
 
Grand Rapids, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2152 words)
Grand Rapids is a city in the United States.
The Grand Rapids area was first settled by Europeans near the start of the 19th century by missionaries and fur traders, who generally lived in reasonable peace alongside the Ottawa tribespeople, trading their European metal and textile goods for the fur pelts.
Grand Valley State University continues to develop its presence in the city with an expanding downtown campus, begun in the late 1990s on the west bank of the Grand River.
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