1997-98 Grand Rapids Griffins Roster

International Hockey League (IHL)
Team Record: 38-31 (SO: 0-13) - 89 points
in the IHL's Northeast Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Dave Allison (30-25, 7 OTL)
Coach: Bob McNamara (8-6, 6 OTL)
Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Attendance: 438,924, Avg. 10,705 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Grand Rapids Griffins Statistics

The Grand Rapids Griffins of the International Hockey League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 38 wins and 31 losses, with a 0-13 showing in shootouts for 89 points in the IHL's Northeast Division.

The Griffins scored 225 goals and allowed 242. Michel Picard netted 28 goals for Grand Rapids and contributed 41 assists. Ian Gordon earned 23 wins in front of the net for the squad, while Patrick Lalime registered a 2.61 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.

Dave Allison and Bob McNamara coached the team. The 1997-98 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
Tom AsheDApril 6, 19745'9"185LSpringfield, MA USA
Ruslan BatyrshinDFebruary 19, 19756'1"185LMoscow, Russia
Claude BoivinLMarch 1, 19706'2"200LSt. Foy, QC Canada
Greg BullockCFebruary 10, 19735'11"181LCambridge, ON Canada
Greg ClancyCNovember 15, 19725'11"190RKingston, ON Canada
Danton ColeRJanuary 10, 19675'11"185RPontiac, MI USA
Mark CornforthDNovember 13, 19726'1"193LMontreal, QC Canada
Scott DrevitchDSeptember 9, 19655'10"176RBrookline, MA USA
Scott FeasbyDNovember 20, 19706'2"201RPort Perry, ON Canada
Ian GordonGMay 15, 19755'10"170LNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Mark GreigRJanuary 25, 19705'11"190RHigh River, AB Canada
Shane HnidyDNovember 8, 19756'2"204RBrandon, MB Canada
Kerry HuffmanDJanuary 3, 19686'2"200LPeterborough, ON Canada
Cory JohnsonLWSeptember 15, 19736'2"205LAntigonish, NS Canada
Patrick LalimeGJuly 7, 19746'3"189LSt. Bonaventure, QC Canada
Eric LavigneDNovember 4, 19726'3"195LVictoriaville, QC Canada
Chris LindbergLApril 16, 19676'1"190LFort Frances, ON Canada
Jamie LindenRJuly 19, 19726'3"185RMedicine Hat, AB Canada
Blair ManningCMay 27, 19755'9"207RVancouver, BC Canada
Don McSweenDJune 9, 19645'11"197LDetroit, MI USA
Glen MetropolitCJune 25, 19745'10"193RToronto, ON Canada
Vaclav NedomanskyRWJanuary 5, 19716'1"203LBratislava, SVK
Todd NelsonDMay 11, 19696'0"201LPrince Albert, SK Canada
Ed PattersonRNovember 14, 19726'2"213RCalgary, AB Canada
Michel PicardLNovember 7, 19695'11"190LBeauport, QC Canada
Bruce RamsayLWMay 13, 19696'0"179LDryden, ON Canada
Pokey ReddickGOctober 6, 19645'8"170LHalifax, NS Canada
Shawn ReidDSeptember 21, 19706'1"194LToronto, ON Canada
Travis RichardsDMarch 22, 19706'1"195LCrystal, MN USA
Matt RuchtyLWNovember 27, 19696'1"225LKitchener, ON Canada
Darcy SimonDJanuary 21, 19706'1"201RNorth Battleford, SK Canada
Maxim SpiridonovRWApril 7, 19785'10"185LMoskva, Russia
Brian SullivanRApril 23, 19696'4"195RSouth Windsor, CT USA
Sean TallaireRWOctober 3, 19736'0"198RSteinbach, MB Canada
Dean TrboyevichDJune 6, 19686'0"209LBovey, MN USA
Travis TuckerDMarch 15, 19716'3"220RHartford, CT USA
Mark VilneffDNovember 28, 19736'2"207RCobourg, ON Canada
Jason WeaverLWSeptember 22, 19726'3"214LMississauga, ON Canada



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