Grand Rapids Griffins

AHL

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2019-2020

2019-2020 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Jacob Etzel (G)	29	1995	Des Moines, IA, USA	5'11"	190	L
	#33	Jimmy Howard (G)	41	1984	Ogdensburg, NY, USA	6'1"	218	L
	#30	Filip Larsson (G)	26	1998	Stockholm, SWE	6'2"	194	L
	#35	Pat Nagle (G)	37	1987	Bloomfield Township, MI, USA	6'2"	170	L
	#31	Calvin Pickard (G)	33	1992	Moncton, NB, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#34	Kevin Poulin (G)	35	1990	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	216	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#51	Brandon Anselmini (D)Loan	32	1993	Guelph, ON, CAN	5'10"	183	L
	#3	Madison Bowey (D)	30	1995	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'2"	203	R
	#44	Dennis Cholowski (D)	27	1998	Langley, BC, CAN	6'2"	209	L
	#16	Charles-Édouard D'Astous (D)	27	1998	Rimouski, QC, CAN	6'2"	187	L
	#20	Tory Dello (D)	28	1997	Lakewood, IL, USA	6'0"	194	R
	#4	Jonathan Ericsson (D)	41	1984	Karlskrona, SWE	6'5"	218	L
	#2	Joe Hicketts (D)	28	1996	Kamloops, BC, CAN	5'8"	176	L
	#3	Blake Hillman (D)Loan	29	1996	Elk River, MN, USA	6'1"	194	L
	#7	Oliwer Kaski (D)	29	1995	Pori, FIN	6'3"	196	R
	#18	Brian Lashoff (D)"A"	34	1990	East Greenbush, NY, USA	6'3"	216	L
	#5	Gustav Lindström (D)	26	1998	Östervåla, SWE	6'2"	183	R
	#7	Patrick McCarron (D)Loan	30	1994	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'3"	198	R
	#29	Alec McCrea (D)	30	1995	San Diego, CA, USA	6'3"	207	R
	#52	Dylan McIlrath (D)"A"	33	1992	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	6'5"	231	R
	#9	Vili Saarijärvi (D)	27	1997	Rovaniemi, FIN	5'10"	172	R
	#53	Moritz Seider (D)	24	2001	Zell (Mosel), GER	6'4"	205	R
	#36	Kyle Wood (D)	28	1996	Waterloo, ON, CAN	6'7"	223	R
FORWARDS
	#15	Turner Elson (C/LW)"A"	32	1992	New Westminster, BC, CAN	6'0"	192	L
	#55	Matthew Ford (RW)"C"	40	1984	Los Angeles, CA, USA	6'1"	207	R
	#17	Taro Hirose (LW)	28	1996	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'10"	170	L
	#21	Ryan Kuffner (LW)	28	1996	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'1"	185	L
	#8	Troy Loggins (LW)	29	1995	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	5'11"	174	L
	#14	Jarid Lukosevicius (RW)	30	1995	Squamish, BC, CAN	5'10"	194	R
	#10	Gregor MacLeod (LW/C)	26	1998	Halifax, NS, CAN	6'0"	176	L
	#22	Chase Pearson (C/LW)	27	1997	Cornwall, ON, CAN	6'3"	203	L
	#73	Matt Puempel (LW)	32	1993	Windsor, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	#27	Michael Rasmussen (C)	26	1999	Surrey, BC, CAN	6'6"	220	L
	#65	Dominik Shine (C/RW)	32	1993	Pinckney, MI, USA	5'11"	181	R
	#54	Givani Smith (RW/LW)	27	1998	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	214	L
	#32	Tyler Spezia (LW/C)	31	1993	Clinton Township, MI, USA	5'10"	181	L
	#37	Yevgeni Svechnikov (RW/LW)	28	1996	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, RUS	6'3"	207	L
	#26	Eric Tangradi (LW)	36	1989	Philadelphia, PA, USA	6'4"	227	L
	#25	Chris Terry (LW)	36	1989	Brampton, ON, CAN	5'10"	203	L
	#23	Dominic Turgeon (C)	29	1996	Pointe-Claire, QC, CAN	6'2"	203	L
	#90	Joe Veleno (C)	25	2000	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'1"	205	L
	#11	Filip Zadina (RW/LW)	25	1999	Pardubice, CZE	6'0"	196	L

Position: G: 4, D: 11, F: 18Av Age: 25.00 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 198 lbsCompare with other teams »

2019-2020 Grand Rapids Griffins Staff

Head CoachBen Simon
Asst. CoachMike Knuble
Asst. CoachTodd Krygier
Asst. CoachMatt MacDonald
General ManagerRyan Martin
Asst. Athletic TrainerAnthony Polazzo
Asst. Equipment ManagerCharlie Kaser
CEODan DeVos
ChairmanDavid Van Andel
Dir. of BroadcastingBob Kaser
Dir. of Public RelationsRandy Cleves
Franchise OwnerDan DeVos
Franchise OwnerDavid Van Andel
Goaltending Development CoachBrian Mahoney-Wilson
Head Athletic TrainerJosh Chapman
Head Equipment ManagerBrad Thompson

2019-2020 Grand Rapids Griffins Captains

"C"

Matthew Ford

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Grand Rapids Griffins Facts

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

2019-2020 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Grand Rapids Griffins: 3 849 GP
NHL: 2 451 GP
WC: 46 GP
OG: 10 GP
SHL: 121 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 110 GP
Liiga: 144 GP
KHL: 39 GP
Czechia: 27 GP
AHL: 6 512 GP
DEL: 76 GP
NL: 2 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
05/05/2025 11:00 PM UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Texas Stars	-	AHL
04/29/2025 11:00 PM UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Texas Stars	-	AHL
04/19/2025 11:00 PM UTC	Iowa Wild	Grand Rapids Griffins	1 - 2 (SO)	AHL
04/19/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Rockford IceHogs	Grand Rapids Griffins	4 - 1	AHL
04/17/2025 12:00 AM UTC	Rockford IceHogs	Grand Rapids Griffins	1 - 2	AHL

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Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (F)

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Jacob Truscott (D)

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03/26/2025

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Emmitt Finnie (F)

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03/11/2025

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Nikolai Knyzhov (D)

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01/27/2025

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Dominik Shine (F)

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Elmer Söderblom (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	72	37	29	-	-	6	202	203	80	1.11	3	-
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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