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2003-2004

2003-2004 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Bujar Amidovski (G)Loan	48	1977	Toronto, ON, CAN	181	82	L
	#1	Greg Hewitt (G)	45	1979	London, ON, CAN	171	70	L
	#30	Curtis Joseph (G)	58	1967	Keswick, ON, CAN	180	88	L
	#35	Marc Lamothe (G)	51	1974	New Liskeard, ON, CAN	188	97	L
	#31	Joey MacDonald (G)	45	1980	Pictou, NS, CAN	188	89	L
	#30	Mark Scally (G)	47	1977	Pittsburgh, PA, USA	178	75	L
	#1	Doug Teskey (G)	50	1975	London, ON, CAN	185	86	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Paul Ballantyne (D)	42	1982	Waterloo, ON, CAN	190	91	R
		Jim Baxter (D)	45	1979	Brantford, ON, CAN	191	107	R
	#32	Nicholas Bilotto (D)	46	1979	Montréal, QC, CAN	188	91	R
	#11	Ryan Bonni (D)	46	1979	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	192	98	L
	#4	Danny Groulx (D)	43	1981	LaSalle, QC, CAN	183	92	L
	#5	Niklas Kronwall (D)	44	1981	Stockholm, SWE	182	88	L
	#2	Brett Lebda (D)	43	1982	Buffalo Grove, IL, USA	178	88	L
	#44	Anders Myrvold (D)	49	1975	Lørenskog, NOR	188	94	L
	#24	Travis Richards (D)"C"	55	1970	Crystal, MN, USA	185	88	L
		Jamie Rivers (D)	50	1975	Ottawa, ON, CAN	188	95	L
	#15	Aaron Schneekloth (D)	46	1978	Calgary, AB, CAN	180	84	L
		Blake Sloan (D)	49	1975	Park Ridge, IL, USA	178	91	R
	#17	David Van Drunen (D)	49	1976	Sherwood Park, AB, CAN	184	94	R
FORWARDS
	#25	Ryan Barnes (LW)	45	1980	Dunnville, ON, CAN	185	91	L
	#12	Hugo Boisvert (C)"A"	49	1976	St-Eustache, QC, CAN	182	88	L
	#27	Darryl Bootland (RW)	43	1981	Schomberg, ON, CAN	185	89	R
		David Brisson (C)	47	1978	Québec, QC, CAN	178	88	R
	#23	Matt Ellis (LW)	43	1981	Welland, ON, CAN	184	94	L
		Jim Henkel (C)	46	1979	Hazlet, NJ, USA	187	86	L
	#42	Eric Himelfarb (C)	42	1983	Thornhill, ON, CAN	176	77	R
	#26	Jiri Hudler (W/C)	41	1984	Olomouc, CZE	177	86	L
	#33	Kory Karlander (C)	53	1972	Melita, MB, CAN	186	86	L
	#9	Derek King (LW)	58	1967	Hamilton, ON, CAN	188	100	L
	#18	Tomas Kopecky (W/C)	43	1982	Ilava, SVK	190	95	L
	#14	Kevin Miller (RW)"A"	59	1965	Lansing, MI, USA	180	84	R
		Mark Mowers (C)	51	1974	Decatur, GA, USA	180	86	R
	#16	Jeff Nelson (C)	52	1972	Prince Albert, SK, CAN	180	90	L
	#7	Michel Picard (LW)	55	1969	Québec, QC, CAN	180	85	L
		Tyler Rennette (C)	46	1979	North Bay, ON, CAN	185	82	R
	#8	Nathan Robinson (RW/C)	43	1981	Scarborough, ON, CAN	175	82	L
	#19	Tim Skarperud (F)	47	1978	Grand Forks, ND, USA	180	82	R

Position: G: 6, D: 10, F: 17Av Age: 26.55 yearsAv Ht: 182.55 cmAv Wt: 87.76 kgCompare with other teams »

2003-2004 Grand Rapids Griffins Staff

Head CoachDanton Cole
Asst. CoachGreg Ireland
Player-CoachDerek King
General ManagerBob McNamara
Asst. Equipment ManagerJim Heintzelman
Athletic TrainerRob Snitzer
CEODan DeVos
ChairmanDavid Van Andel
Dir. of BroadcastingBob Kaser
Dir. of Media RelationsRandy Cleves
Franchise OwnerDan DeVos
Franchise OwnerDavid Van Andel
Head Equipment ManagerBrad Thompson
PresidentDan DeVos
Video CoachBill LeRoy

Team Staff History

2003-2004 Grand Rapids Griffins Captains

"C"

Travis Richards

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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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

2003-2004 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster Facts

Nationalities

26 players
8 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Grand Rapids Griffins: 3 548 GP
NHL: 3 388 GP
WC: 79 GP
OG: 14 GP
SHL: 268 GP
Czechia: 115 GP
AHL: 4 533 GP
DEL: 225 GP
NL: 129 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
10/05/2025 24:00 UTC	Texas Stars	Grand Rapids Griffins	5 - 4 (OT 90:46)	AHL
05/05/2025 23:00 UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Texas Stars	2 - 4	AHL
29/04/2025 23:00 UTC	Grand Rapids Griffins	Texas Stars	0 - 4	AHL
19/04/2025 23:00 UTC	Iowa Wild	Grand Rapids Griffins	1 - 2 (SO)	AHL
19/04/2025 24:00 UTC	Rockford IceHogs	Grand Rapids Griffins	4 - 1	AHL

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09/06/2025

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Gabriel Seger (F)

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05/06/2025

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Eemil Viro (D)

Leaving forMalmö Redhawks

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15/04/2025

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Axel Sandin-Pellikka (D)

Joining fromSkellefteå AIK

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Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (F)

Joining fromSkellefteå AIK

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13/04/2025

confirmed

Jacob Truscott (D)

Joining fromUniv. of Michigan

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26/03/2025

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Emmitt Finnie (F)

Joining fromKamloops Blazers

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11/03/2025

confirmed

Nikolai Knyzhov (D)

Joining fromWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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27/01/2025

confirmed

Dominik Shine (F)

Leaving forDetroit Red Wings

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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	Division Semifinal loss
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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