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USA Griffin Ness
#34 Kalamazoo Wings / ECHL - 25/26
1-time WJAC-19 Gold Medal 1
1-time NCAA (NCHC) Champion 1
1-time USHS-MN State Champion 1
Date of Birth
Dec 10, 1999
Position
RW/C
Age
26
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Wayzata, MN, USA
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Wayzata YHA
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Tucker Ness

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Griffin Ness Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 MN Blackhawks 14U AAA MNBEL 14U 16* 7* 2* 9* -* -* |
Wayzata High USHS-MN 25* 2* 6* 8* 24* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2015-16 Wayzata High USHS-MN 25* 3* 6* 9* 10* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 2 -
2016-17 Team Northwest UMHSEHL 20* 6* 17* 23* 26* -* | 3 1 1 2 0 -
Wayzata High USHS-MN 25* 11* 15* 26* 26* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -
Minnesota Magicians NAHL 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -4* |
2017-18 Team Northwest UMHSEHL 19* 15* 12* 27* 12* -* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 0 -
Wayzata High USHS-MN 25* 17* 18* 35* 17* -* | Playoffs 3 3 1 4 8 -
Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 2
2018-19 Waterloo Black Hawks “C” USHL 57* 16* 17* 33* 50* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 10 -1
2019-20 Waterloo Black Hawks “C” USHL 45* 20* 24* 44* 78* 18* |
2020-21 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 18* 0* 2* 2* 12* -4* |
2021-22 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 36* 2* 4* 6* 23* 2* |
2022-23 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 27* 5* 1* 6* 12* 3* |
2023-24 Univ. of North Dakota NCAA 30* 3* 3* 6* 16* 0* |
Maine Mariners ECHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2024-25 Toledo Walleye ECHL 59* 11* 11* 22* 31* -7* |
Utah Grizzlies ECHL 14* 3* 7* 10* 6* -4* |
2025-26 Utah Grizzlies ECHL 24* 6* 9* 15* 26* -6* |
Kalamazoo Wings ECHL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Projected ECHL 74* 17* 28* 45* 74* -14* |

Griffin Ness Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Wayzata High MN State 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2016-17 Wayzata High MN State 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2017-18 Minnesota HP 18 CCM NIT -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2018-19 USA U19 WJAC-19 6* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |

Griffin Ness Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CCM NIT 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 3 101* 20* 28* 48* 0.48* 63* -19* | 0 * * * * * *
MN State 2 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
MNBEL 14U 1 16* 7* 2* 9* 0.56* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NAHL 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 4 111* 10* 10* 20* 0.18* 63* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
UMHSEHL 2 39* 21* 29* 50* 1.28* 38* -* | 1 6 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.67 * 0 * - *
USHL 3 107* 36* 42* 78* 0.73* 132* 21* | 2 10 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.20 * 12 * 1 *
USHS-MN 4 100* 33* 45* 78* 0.78* 77* -* | 4 11 5 * 3 * 8 * 0.73 * 10 * - *
WJAC-19 1 6* 2* 0* 2* 0.33* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *

Griffin Ness Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/17/2025
12/17/2025 Confirmed Utah Grizzlies Kalamazoo Wings
07/08/2025
07/08/2025 Extension Utah Grizzlies Utah Grizzlies
03/10/2025
03/10/2025 Confirmed Toledo Walleye Utah Grizzlies
09/04/2024
09/04/2024 Confirmed Maine Mariners Toledo Walleye
04/05/2024
04/05/2024 Confirmed Univ. of North Dakota Maine Mariners
02/05/2019
02/05/2019 Confirmed Waterloo Black Hawks Univ. of North Dakota
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 10 #162 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Entry Draft