2021-22 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 33-35-6 (SO: 2-2) - 74 points
Finishing 7th in the AHL's Central Division
Coach: Ben Simon (33-35, 6 OTL)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
2021-22 Grand Rapids Griffins Statistics

The Grand Rapids Griffins of the American Hockey League ended the 2021-22 season with a record of 33 wins and 35 losses (and 6 overtime losses), with a 2-2 showing in shootouts for 74 points finishing seventh in the AHL's Central Division.

The Griffins potted 209 goals and allowed 240. Riley Barber scored 28 goals for Grand Rapids, while Jonatan Berggren accounted for 43 assists. Calvin Pickard topped the squad with 21 wins and a team-best 2.58 goals against average, best among goalies with significant playing time.

Ben Simon coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Justin AbdelkaderLFebruary 25, 19876'1"195LMuskegon, MI USA
Riley BarberRWFebruary 7, 19946'0"198RLivonia, MI USA
Seth BartonDAugust 18, 19996'3"185RKelowna, BC
Jonatan BerggrenLWJuly 16, 20005'11"183LUppsala, Sweden
Matt BerryFAugust 18, 19925'10"172RCanton, MI USA
Trenton BlissLWMarch 16, 19986'1"189LAppleton, WI
Erik BradfordCOctober 19, 19946'0"192LMarkham, ON Canada
Victor BrattstromGMarch 22, 19976'5"198LGoteborg, Sweden
Kyle CriscuoloCMay 5, 19925'8"165RSouthampton, NJ USA
Patrick CurryFJanuary 9, 19965'10"180LSchaumburg, IL
Alexis D'AoustRWApril 3, 19966'0"197RTrois-Rivieres, QC
Josh DickinsonCNovember 17, 19976'2"190LGeorgetown, ON
Samuel Dove-McFallsCApril 10, 19976'1"193LMontreal, QC
Jan DrozgLWApril 1, 19996'0"163RMaribor, Slovenia
Turner ElsonLWSeptember 13, 19926'0"190LNew Westminster, BC
Kaden FulcherGSeptember 23, 19986'3"182LBrigden, ON
Randy GazzolaDSeptember 13, 19936'2"228RThorold, ON
Butrus GhafariDJuly 4, 19965'10"183LWest Bloomfield, MI
Blake HillmanDJanuary 26, 19966'1"170LElk River, MN
Taro HiroseLWJune 30, 19965'10"162LCalgary, AB
Max HumitzFJuly 8, 19955'8"143LLivonia, MI
DJ KingLDAugust 7, 20006'3"221LScottsdale, AZ
Brian LashoffDJuly 16, 19906'3"216LAlbany, NY
Jon MartinRWAugust 23, 19956'2"212RWinnipeg, MB
Jared McIsaacDMarch 27, 20006'1"190LTruro, NS
Brett McKenzieCMarch 12, 19976'1"198LVars, ON Canada
Ryan MurphyDMarch 31, 19935'11"176RAurora, ON
Gordie MyerDFebruary 28, 19966'0"185LSylvania, OH
Wyatt NewpowerDDecember 9, 19976'3"194RHugo, MN
Chase PearsonFAugust 23, 19976'2"180LAlpharetta, GA
Calvin PickardGApril 15, 19926'1"208LWinnipeg, MB
Daniel RenoufDJune 1, 19946'2"205LPickering, ON CAN
Donovan SebrangoDJanuary 12, 20026'1"190LOttawa, ON Canada
Dominik ShineRWApril 18, 19935'10"165RPinckney, MI USA
Gemel SmithLWApril 16, 19945'11"192LThornhill, ON
Tyler SpeziaFJune 7, 19935'11"170LClinton Township, MI USA
Kirill TyutyayevLWAugust 8, 20005'9"176LYekaterinburg, Russia
Joe VelenoCJanuary 13, 20006'1"189LKirkland, QC
Hayden VerbeekCOctober 17, 19975'10"183RWinchester, ON Canada
Luke WitkowskiDApril 14, 19906'2"210RHolland, MI
Drew WorradFJune 30, 19976'2"186RDenfield, ON
Dennis YanFApril 14, 19975'7"132LTroy, MI



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