1999-00 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 51-22 (SO: 0-9) - 111 points
in the IHL's East Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Guy Charron (51-22, 9 OTL)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Attendance: 361,592, Avg. 8,819 in 41 home dates
1999-00 Grand Rapids Griffins Statistics

The Grand Rapids Griffins of the International Hockey League ended the 1999-00 season with a record of 51 wins and 22 losses, with a 0-9 showing in shootouts for 111 points in the IHL's East Division.

The Griffins scored 254 goals and allowed 200. Michel Picard netted 33 goals for Grand Rapids, and Michel Picard and Viacheslav Butsayev each recorded 35 assists. Jani Hurme earned 29 wins in front of the net for the squad, while Mike Fountain added 15 or more wins, too. Jani Hurme recorded a 2.18 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Guy Charron coached the team. The 1999-00 Grand Rapids Griffins lost in the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Dave BaseggioDOctober 28, 19676'0"195LNiagara Falls, ON
Frederik BeaubienGApril 1, 19756'1"205LLauzon, QC Canada
Viacheslav ButsayevCJune 13, 19706'2"228LTogliatti, Russia
Ivan CiernikLOctober 30, 19776'1"234LLevice, Slovakia
Danton ColeRJanuary 10, 19675'11"185RPontiac, MI USA
John EmmonsCAugust 17, 19746'1"203LSan Jose, CA USA
Mike FountainGJanuary 26, 19726'1"180LNorth York, ON Canada
Erich GoldmannDApril 7, 19766'3"212LDingolfing, Germany
Konstantin GorovikovCAugust 31, 19776'0"183LNovosibirsk, RUS
Kevin GrimesDAugust 19, 19796'2"203LOttawa, ON Canada
John GrudenDJune 4, 19706'0"203LVirginia, MN USA
Jani HurmeGJanuary 7, 19756'0"190LTurku, Finland
Kory KarlanderLWMarch 21, 19726'1"190LMelita, MB
Shane KennyDMarch 1, 19776'2"227LOromocto, NB Canada
Derek KingLFebruary 11, 19676'1"203LHamilton, ON Canada
Dieter KochanGMay 11, 19746'1"180LSaskatoon, SK Canada
Mike MauriceCApril 22, 19666'1"209LHamilton, ON Canada
Jason McBainDApril 12, 19746'2"180LKimberley, BC Canada
Jason MetcalfeDMarch 15, 19786'1"203RStreetsville, ON Canada
Kelly MillerLMarch 3, 19635'11"195LDetroit, MI USA
Kevin MillerRSeptember 2, 19655'11"190RLansing, MI USA
Chris NeilRJune 18, 19796'1"209RMarkdale, ON Canada
Todd NelsonDMay 11, 19696'0"201LPrince Albert, SK Canada
Warren NorrisCSeptember 19, 19746'1"194LSt. John's, NL Canada
Ed PattersonRNovember 14, 19726'2"213RCalgary, AB Canada
Rastislav PavlikovskýCMarch 2, 19775'11"198LIlava, SVK
Robert PetrovickyCOctober 26, 19735'11"172LKosice, Slovakia
Michel PicardLNovember 7, 19695'11"190LBeauport, QC Canada
Dennis PinfoldDFebruary 28, 19746'0"185LEdmonton, AB Canada
Philippe PlanteDAugust 10, 19786'0"200LGreenfield Park, QC
Karel RachunekDAugust 27, 19796'2"220RGottwaldov, Czech Republic
Travis RichardsDMarch 22, 19706'1"195LCrystal, MN USA
Darren RumbleDJanuary 23, 19696'1"200LBarrie, ON Canada
Yves SaraultLDecember 23, 19726'1"190LValleyfield, QC Canada
Petr SchastlivyLApril 18, 19796'1"204LVikhorevka, Russia
Konstantin ShafranovRSeptember 11, 19685'11"176LUst-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan
Jeff ShevalierLMarch 14, 19745'11"180LMississauga, ON Canada
Andrei SryubkoOctober 21, 1975Kiev, Ukraine
Chris SzyskyRWJune 8, 19766'0"205RRegina, SK Canada
David Van DrunenDJanuary 31, 19766'0"204RSherwood Park, AB Canada
Buddy WallaceCDecember 18, 19756'1"194LPalatine, IL USA



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