2017-18 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 42-25-2 (SO: 6-7) - 93 points
Finishing 2nd in the AHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Todd Nelson (42-25, 2 OTL)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Attendance: 302,471, Avg. 7,960 in 38 home dates
2017-18 Grand Rapids Griffins Statistics

The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 42 wins and 25 losses (and 2 overtime losses), with a 6-7 showing in shootouts for 93 points finishing second in the AHL's Central Division.

The Griffins netted 237 goals and allowed 210. Eric Tangradi scored 31 goals for Grand Rapids, while Ben Street contributed 44 assists. Jared Coreau topped the squad with 21 wins, plus Tom McCollum added 15 or more wins, too. Jared Coreau recorded a 2.52 goals against average, best among regular goalies.

Todd Nelson coached the team. The 2017-18 Grand Rapids Griffins lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Tyler BertuzziLWFebruary 24, 19956'1"187LSudbury, ON Canada
Mike BorkowskiFMay 30, 19926'0"175RKanata, ON
Colin CampbellFApril 17, 19916'1"203RPickering, ON
Matt CareyLWFebruary 28, 19926'1"175LHamilton, ONT
Dennis CholowskiDFebruary 15, 19986'1"185LLangley, BC
Jared CoreauGNovember 5, 19916'5"235LPerth, ON
Corey ElkinsCFebruary 23, 19856'3"216LWest Bloomfield, MI USA
Turner ElsonLWSeptember 13, 19926'0"190LNew Westminster, BC
Luke EspositoLWOctober 18, 19935'10"183LGreenwich, CT
Matthew FordRWOctober 9, 19846'1"207RWest Hills, CA
Joe HickettsDMay 4, 19965'8"186LKamloops, BC
Axel HolmstromFJune 29, 19966'0"198LArvidsjaur, Sweden
Filip HronekDNovember 2, 19976'0"170RHradec Kralove, Czech Republic
Brian LashoffDJuly 16, 19906'3"216LAlbany, NY
Matt LoritoCJuly 3, 19905'9"180LOakville, ON
Matej MachovskyGJuly 25, 19936'2"187LOpava, CZE
Patrick McCarronDAugust 13, 19946'6"201R Toronto, ON
Tom McCollumGDecember 7, 19896'2"215LCambria, NY
Dylan McIlrathDApril 20, 19926'5"230RWinnipeg, MB
Zach NastasiukRWMarch 30, 19956'2"196RBarrie, ON
Matt PuempelLWJanuary 24, 19936'0"190LEssex, ON
Daniel RenoufDJune 1, 19946'2"205LPickering, ON CAN
Robbie RussoDFebruary 15, 19936'0"190RWestmont, IL USA
Vili SaarijarviDMay 15, 19975'9"161RRovaniemi, FIN
Dylan SadowyLWApril 2, 19966'1"180LWoodbridge, ON
Dominik ShineRWApril 18, 19935'10"165RPinckney, MI USA
Ryan SproulDJanuary 13, 19936'4"205RToronto, ON
Ben StreetFFebruary 13, 19875'11"200LCoquitlam, BC
Libor SulakDMarch 4, 19946'2"207LPelhrimov, Czech Republic
Evgeny SvechnikovLWOctober 31, 19966'3"205L, Russia
Eric TangradiLFebruary 10, 19896'4"221LPhiladelphia, PA USA
Dominic TurgeonCFebruary 25, 19966'2"196LCherry Hills, CO
Trevor YatesCMarch 6, 19956'2"203LBeaconsfield, QC


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