2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 43-25-6 (SO: 0-6) - 98 points
in the AHL's North Division
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Curt Fraser (43-25, 12 OTL)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Attendance: 297,905, Avg. 7,448 in 40 home dates
2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins Statistics

The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 43 wins and 25 losses (and 6 overtime losses), with a 0-6 showing in shootouts for 98 points in the AHL's North Division.

The Griffins scored 255 goals and yielded 226. Darren Haydar netted 31 goals for Grand Rapids and contributed 49 assists. Daniel Larsson topped the squad with 22 wins, while Jimmy Howard added 15 or more wins, too. Jimmy Howard recorded a 2.54 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Curt Fraser coached the team. The 2008-09 Grand Rapids Griffins lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Justin AbdelkaderLFebruary 25, 19876'1"195LMuskegon, MI USA
Joakim AnderssonCFebruary 5, 19896'2"207LMunkedal, Sweden
P.J. AthertonDAugust 16, 19826'2"210REdina, MN
Dan CharlestonFNovember 27, 19845'8"180LOak Forest, IL
Chris CheliosDJanuary 25, 19626'1"191RChicago, IL USA
Aaron DowneyRAugust 27, 19746'1"215RShelburne, ON Canada
Cory EmmertonCJune 1, 19886'0"195LSt. Thomas, ON
Jonathan EricssonDMarch 2, 19846'4"205LKarlskrona, Sweden
Aaron GagnonCApril 24, 19865'11"189RQuesnel, BC Canada
Tom GalvinDNovember 2, 19795'10"195RStaten Island, NY
Randall GelechRWFebruary 2, 19846'2"212RWynyard, SK
Darren HaydarROctober 22, 19795'9"170RMilton, ON Canada
Darren HelmCJanuary 21, 19875'11"172LSt. Andrews, MB Canada
Jimmy HowardGMarch 26, 19846'0"218LSyracuse, NY USA
Jason JozsaDJuly 4, 19816'1"195RCalgary, AB
Jakub KindlDFebruary 10, 19876'3"199LSumperk, Czech Republic
Sergei KolosovDMay 22, 19866'4"217LNovopolotsk, Belarus
Daniel LarssonGFebruary 7, 19866'0"180LBoden, Sweden
Brian LashoffDJuly 16, 19906'3"216LAlbany, NY
Ville LeinoLOctober 6, 19836'0"182LSavonlinna, Finland
Francis LemieuxCFebruary 22, 19845'10"195LSherbrooke, QC
Darren McCartyRApril 1, 19726'1"210RBurnaby, BC Canada
Evan McGrathCJanuary 14, 19866'0"200LOakville, ON
Jan MursakLWJanuary 20, 19885'11"190RMaribor, Slovenia
Ryan OulahenLWMarch 26, 19856'1"195LNewmarket, ON
Francis PareRWJune 30, 19875'10"191RLemoyne, QC
Jordan PearceGOctober 10, 19866'1"195LAnchorage, AK
Brett PetersonDOctober 21, 19816'0"215LNorthborough, MA
Logan PyettDMay 26, 19885'10"195RRegina, SK
Brent RaedekeDMay 29, 19906'0"195LRegina, SK
Mattias RitolaCMarch 14, 19876'0"192LBorlange, Sweden
Garrett StaffordDJanuary 28, 19806'0"200RLos Angeles, CA USA
Jamie TardifRWJanuary 23, 19856'0"199RWelland, ON
Zack TorquatoCJune 8, 19896'0"198RSault Ste. Marie, ON
Mike WalshLWJanuary 12, 19836'2"215LRoyal Oak, MI
Landon WilsonRMarch 13, 19756'3"226RSt. Louis, MO USA



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