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Grand Rapids Griffins Alumni Report 3/11
By Jason Kasiorek
www.griffinscentral.com
March 30, 2011

The Griffins can boast 147 alumni still playing professional hockey somewhere in the world, from north america to Europe and even Asia. Ville Leino is the leading scorer among thirty-seven playing at the NHL level with 19 goals and 52 points on the season for the Philadelphia Flyers. Todd Robinson is atop the alumni leaderboard with 99 points scored with the CHL's Odessa Jackalopes, a home for several former Griffins, including fan favorite Darryl Bootland and blueliners Dave Van Drunen and Phillipe Plante. The Hartford Wolfpack/Connecticut Whale has the largest contingent of alumni with 6 on the roster at one point this season (Jason Williams, Jeremy Williams, Kris Newbury, Brandon Wong, Todd White and Frankie Lemieux).

Pos Name 09-10 Team GP G A Pts PIM
LW Justin Abdelkader Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 66 5 11 16 50
LW Bryan Adams Munich EHC (DEL) 52 8 12 20 20
LW Dmitry Afanasenkov Chelyabinsk Traktor (KHL) 30 7 8 15 18
RW Riley Armstrong Utah Grizzlies (ECHL) 2 0 2 2 4
RW Riley Armstrong Augsburg Panthers (DEL) 17 5 3 8 40
RW Riley Armstrong Astana Barys (KHL) 9 1 0 1 16
D PJ Atherton Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) 37 6 18 24 42
LW Sean Avery New York Rangers (NHL) 70 3 21 24 164
LW Dick Axelsson Farjestads BK Karlstad (SEL) 47 15 15 30 126
RW Scott Barney SaiPa Lappeenranta (SM-Liiga) 21 9 9 18 18
RW Scott Barney Mlada Boleslav BK (Czech) 13 2 2 4 8
RW Scott Barney HPK Hameenlinna (SM-Liiga) 18 5 1 6 20
C Mike Bayrack Jesenice (Aust) 14 4 3 7 6
C Mike Bayrack Belfast Giants (EIHL) 36 12 23 35 18
D Jason Beckett Jesenice (Aust) 39 1 5 6 91
D Radim Bicanek Brno Kometa (Cze) 40 5 12 17 44
D Nicholas Bilotto Sherbrooke St Francois (LNAH) 9 2 1 3 6
D Sean Blanchard Nuermberg Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers (DEL) 52 5 14 19 38
C Hugo Boisvert Dresden Ice Lions (2.Gbun) 35 11 13 24 18
LW Brad Bonello Alleghe HC (Italy) 8 2 0 2 0
D Ryan Bonni Soenderjyske (Denmark) 40 7 17 24 141
RW Darryl Bootland Odessa Jackalopes (CHL) 56 13 10 23 161
D Aris Brimanis Hannover Scorpions (DEL) 52 6 13 19 50
D Sheldon Brookbank Anaheim Ducks (NHL) 32 0 0 0 52
LW Wade Brookbank Rockford IceHogs (AHL) 46 2 0 2 127
RW Brendan brooks Langnau (Swiss-A) 47 10 12 22 10
C Dan Charleston Albany Devils (AHL) 9 0 0 0 6
C Dan Charleston Trenton Devils (ECHL) 32 12 21 33 103
C Colin Chaulk Alleghe HC (Italy) 26 4 15 19 0
C Colin Chaulk Fort Wayne Komets (CHL) 37 9 29 38 49
LW Ivan Ciernik Cologne Sharks (DEL) 52 12 23 35 30
LW Neil Clark Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) 60 37 32 69 93
RW Rob Collins DEG Metro Stars (DEL) 49 11 37 48 52
RW Carl Corazzini Straubing Tigers (DEL) 50 10 19 29 35
C Mark Cullen Rochester Americans (AHL) 21 4 8 12 6
RW Toni Dahlman Jesenice (Aust) 20 9 12 21 20
RW Toni Dahlman Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL) 12 0 5 5 0
C Pavol Demitra Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (KHL) 54 18 43 61 29
RW Nate DiCasmirro Brunico SG (Italy) 40 16 21 37 5
D Jason Doig Basel (Swiss-A) 19 0 5 5 97
D Mark Eaton New York Islanders (NHL) 34 0 3 3 8
C Derek Edwardson Fassa HC (Italy) 40 21 20 41 6
LW Matt Ellis Buffalo Sabres (NHL) 8 0 0 0 0
LW Matt Ellis Portland Pirates (AHL) 49 10 21 31 12
RW Brett Engelhardt Hamburg Freezers (DEL) 45 21 17 38 84
D Jonathan Ericsson Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 66 3 11 14 79
C Landon Ferraro Everett Silvertips (WHL) 41 10 17 27 51
C Valtteri Filppula Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 63 16 20 36 20
LW Josef Fojtik St Georges CRS Express (LNAH) 15 8 9 17 27
C Aaron Gagnon Dallas Stars (NHL) 19 0 2 2 0
C Aaron Gagnon Texas Stars (AHL) 49 13 19 32 16
D Tom Galvin Evansville IceMen (CHL) 15 0 6 6 14
D Tom Galvin Bloomington Prairie Thunder (CHL) 22 0 7 7 18
C Alexandre Giroux Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) 63 29 38 67 59
C Alexandre Giroux Edmonton Oilers (NHL) 8 1 1 2 2
G Ian Gordon Ingolstadt ERC (DEL) 47 0 1 1 0
RW Konstantin Gorovikov Moscow Dynamo (KHL) 54 11 27 38 32
RW Stephane Goulet Bakersfield Condors (ECHL) 61 24 30 54 50
LW Igor Grigorenko UFA Salavat Yulayev (KHL) 44 24 16 40 30
D Danny Groulx Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo (KHL) 38 2 23 25 50
LW Michael Hackert Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) 28 6 20 26 24
C Mark Hartigan Riga Dynamo (KHL) 45 16 8 24 52
RW Ernie Hartlieb Florida Everblades (ECHL) 6 0 0 0 0
D Darrell Hay Mlada Boleslav BK (Czech) 52 5 10 15 69
RW Darren Haydar Chicago Wolves (AHL) 71 25 43 68 58
C Darren Helm Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 76 11 20 31 16
D Bryan Helmer Oklahoma City Barons (AHL) 38 6 18 24 23
C Eric Himelfarb Rogle (SWE) 24 5 6 11 16
D Shane Hnidy Boston Bruins (NHL) 0 0 0 0 0
G Jimmy Howard Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 58 0 1 1 4
C Jiri Hudler Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 68 10 26 36 26
C Matt Hussey Ingolstadt ERC (DEL) 51 15 15 30 36
LW Jeff Hutchins Edinburgh Capaitals (EIHL) 53 20 34 54 100
D Jon Insana Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) 52 4 12 16 70
D Jim Jackson High1 (Asia) 28 9 13 22 20
RW Jonas Johansson Cortina SG (Italy) 39 23 24 47 6
D Ryan Jorde Gap (France) 22 0 2 2 22
LW Kory Karlander Kalamazoo Wings (IHL) 65 31 44 75 68
RW Ryan Keller Binghamton Senators (AHL) 65 30 17 47 38
C Brent Kelly Langenthal (Swiss-B) 45 32 36 68 18
C Chris Kelly Ottawa Senators/Boston bruins (NHL) 75 12 13 25 33
D Jakub Kindl Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 42 1 2 3 32
D Cleve Kinley Stavanger Oilers (Nor) 40 7 29 36 68
RW Tomas Kopecky Chicago Black Hawks (NHL) 75 14 27 41 54
D Johann Kroll South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) 15 1 4 5 8
D Johann Kroll Hershey Bears (AHL) 21 1 1 2 12
D Niklas Kronwall Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 76 11 26 37 36
D Joel Kwiatkowski Bern (Swiss-A) 35 9 9 18 20
D Joel Kwiatkowski Bern (Swiss-A) 35 9 9 18 20
G Patrick Lalime Buffalo Sabres (NHL) 7 0 1 1 0
G Marc Lamothe Hamburg Freezers (DEL) 15 0 1 1 0
RW Josh Langfeld VSV EC (Aust) 34 17 15 32 56
G Daniel Larsson HV71 Jonkoping (SEL) 52 0 1 1 8
D Brett Lebda Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) 41 1 3 4 14
G Manny Legace Iserlohn Roosters (DEL) 40 0 0 0 0
F Ville Leino Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) 75 19 33 52 20
C Frankie Lemieux Florida Everblades (ECHL) 56 28 45 73 91
C Frankie Lemieux Manitoba Moose (AHL) 2 0 0 0 0
C Frankie Lemieux Connecticut Whale (AHL) 17 0 2 2 6
D Andreas Lilja Anaheim Ducks (NHL) 52 1 6 7 28
G Stefan Liv Novosibirsk Siber (KHL) 39 0 0 0 4
G Drew MacIntyre Chicago Wolves (AHL) 20 0 1 1 0
G Drew MacIntyre Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) 0 0 0 0 0
G Drew MacIntyre Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) 14 0 0 0 0
C Donald MacLean Zagreb Medvescak KHL (Aust) 43 8 14 22 24
C Donald MacLean Zagreb Medvescak KHL (Aust) 43 8 14 22 24
C Scott Matzka Cardiff Devils (EIHL) 62 33 64 97 66
RW Kent McDonell AIK (SEL) 39 10 14 24 45
C Evan McGrath Vasteras (SWE) 49 15 28 43 47
C Glen Metropolit Zug (Swiss-A) 47 15 38 53 32
G Tyler Moss Hannover Scorpions (DEL) 16 0 1 1 0
C Mark Mowers Fribourg-Gotteron (Swiss-A) 28 6 8 14 38
D Russ Moyer AaB (Denmark) 36 5 14 19 32
F Chris Mueller Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) 60 20 22 42 26
F Chris Mueller Nashville Predators (NHL) 15 0 3 3 2
D Anders Myrvold Frisk Askers (Nor) 43 1 9 10 136
RW Chris Neil Ottawa Senators (NHL) (NHL) 72 5 10 15 172
C Jeff Nelson Evansville Icemen (CHL) 59 15 25 40 30
C Kris Newbury New York Rangers (NHL) 11 0 1 1 35
C Kris Newbury Hartford/Connecticut Whale (AHL) 64 15 41 56 118
C Warren Norris Graz EC (Aust) 53 20 21 41 52
C Michael Nylander Rochester Americans (AHL) 7 4 2 6 8
LW Mark O'Leary Laredo Bucks (CHL) 5 1 0 1 8
G Chris Osgood Detroit Red Wings (NHL) 11 0 0 0 4
C Scott Parse Los Angeles Kings (NHL) 5 1 3 4 0
C Rastislav Pavlikovsky AIK (SEL) 44 6 14 20 18
C Robert Petrovicky Riga Dynamo (KHL) 20 1 2 3 8
C Robert Petrovicky KalPa Kuopio (SM-Liiga) 13 2 5 7 4
D Philippe Plante Odessa Jackalopes (CHL) 61 6 24 30 61
G Martin Prusek Vitkovice HC (Cze) 2 0 0 0 0
D Kyle Quincey Colorado Avalanche (NHL) 21 0 1 1 18
D Karel Rachunek Yaroslavl Lokomotiv (KHL) 50 11 35 46 98
LW Brock Radunske Anyang Halla (Asia) 36 20 13 33 28
C Tyler Redenbach SaiPa Lappeenranta (SM-Liiga) 43 6 30 36 24
C Tyler Rennette Bloomington Prairie Thunder (CHL) 2 0 0 0 0
LW Patrick Rissmiller Chicago Wolves (AHL) 6 1 0 1 6
LW Patrick Rissmiller Lake Erie Monsters (AHL) 43 11 19 30 10
LW Patrick Rissmiller Atlanta Thrashers (NHL) 1 0 0 0 0
LW Patrick Rissmiller Rochester Americans (AHL) 5 2 5 7 2
LW Patrick Rissmiller Florida Panthers (NHL) 6 0 0 0 0
LW Mattias Ritola Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL) 31 4 4 8 11
LW Mattias Ritola Norfolk Admirals (AHL) 9 2 9 11 6
D Jamie Rivers Zagreb Medvescak KHL (Aust) 14 1 8 9 37
C Nathan Robinson Mannheim Eagles (DEL) 32 6 6 12 28
C Nathan Robinson Blues (SM-Liiga) 14 4 5 9 2
C Todd Robinson Odessa Jackalopes (CHL) 62 29 70 99 49
C Stacy Roest Rapperswil-Jona (Swiss-A) 50 14 39 53 18
D David Rohlfs Cortina SG (Italy) 30 3 3 6 0
RW Gaetan Royer Riviere-du-Loup 3L (LNAH) 42 12 18 30 95
LW Johan Ryno Oskarshamn (SWE) 50 18 26 46 54
LW Yves Sarault Riviere-du-Loup 3L (LNAH) 16 7 12 19 14
LW Petr Schastlivy UFA Salavat Yulayev (KHL) 53 10 13 23 14
D Aaron Schneekloth Colorado Eagles (CHL) 36 9 24 33 34
C Ben Simon Sheffield Steelers (EIHL) 62 27 39 66 83
LW Blake Sloan Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL) 43 2 10 12 77
C Jason Spezza Ottawa Senators (NHL) 57 17 31 48 26
RW Maxim Spiridonov Minsk Dynamo (KHL) 43 11 18 29 20
D Garrett Stafford Phoenix Coyotes (NHL) 2 0 0 0 0
D Garrett Stafford San Antonio Rampage (AHL) 58 12 30 42 70
D Ryan Stokes Toledo Walleye (ECHL) 30 4 9 13 89
D Danny Syvret Syracuse Crunch (AHL) 8 0 4 4 11
D Danny Syvret Anaheim Ducks (NHL) 6 1 1 2 4
D Danny Syvret Adirondack Phantoms (AHL) 50 9 26 35 27
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen Modo Hockey Ornskoldsvik (SEL) 43 1 2 3 95
C Zack Torquato Toledo Walleye (ECHL) 54 11 33 44 14
C Zack Torquato Rockford IceHogs (AHL) 11 0 0 0 4
D Patrick Traverse Hamburg Freezers (DEL) 52 8 18 26 28
G Dan Turple Dundas Real McCoys (MLH) 7 0 0 0 0
RW Jeff Ulmer Novokuznetsk Metallurg (KHL) 24 2 1 3 15
RW Jeff Ulmer Linkoping HC (DEL) 29 6 3 9 6
D David Van Drunen Odessa Jackalopes (CHL) 22 3 6 9 58
LW Pete Vandermeer Victoria Salmon Kings (ECHL) 29 4 6 10 119
D Julien Vauclair Lugano (Swiss-A) 40 12 7 19 38
LW John Vigilante Asiago HC (Italy) 39 18 27 45 5
C Todd White New York Rangers (NHL) 18 1 1 2 2
C Todd White Connecticut Whale (AHL) 9 3 2 5 0
C Dustin Whitecotton Straubing Tigers (DEL) 52 8 20 28 14
C Jason Williams Hartford/Connecticut Whale (AHL) 17 4 5 9 10
C Jason Williams Dallas Stars (NHL) 20 2 3 5 4
LW Jeremy Williams Hartford/Connecticut Whale (AHL) 70 29 20 49 62
LW Jeremy Williams New York Rangers (NHL) 1 0 0 0 0
D Clay Wilson Rochester Americans (AHL) 65 10 36 46 24
D Clay Wilson Florida Panthers (NHL) 10 2 1 3 2
F Brandon Wong Hartford/Connecticut Whale (AHL) 6 0 0 0 0
F Brandon Wong Greenville Road Warriors (ECHL) 61 20 25 45 23