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Date
| | Pos. | Player | Transaction |
| 1/26/96 | Add | GM | Bob McNamara | Named Griffins General Manager/Director of Hockey Operations |
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| 6/28/96 | Add | Coach | Dave Allison | Named Griffins Head Coach |
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| 7/24/96 | Add | D | Todd Nelson | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 7/26/96 | Add | D | Travis Richards | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 7/31/96 | Add | G | Pokey Reddick | Acquired from Las Vegas (IHL) |
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| 8/8/96 | Add | C | Kevyn Adams | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 8/8/96 | | Affiliation | | Signed Affiliation agreement with Mississippi (ECHL) - 3 years |
| 8/16/96 | Add | RW | Brian Dobbin | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 8/16/96 | Add | D | Darcy Simon | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 8/16/96 | Add | D | Don McSween | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 8/19/96 | Add | C | Victor Gervais | Acquired from Cleveland (IHL) |
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| 9/9/96 | Add | G | Blaine Lacher | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 9/9/96 | Add | C | Jeff Nelson | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 9/10/96 | Add | LW | Darin Smith | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Aigars Cipruss | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | LW | Bill Armstrong | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | G | Blaine Lacher | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | RW | Brian Dobbin | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Claude Fillion | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Dan Gravelle | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Darcy Simon | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | LW | Darin Smith | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Don McSween | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Gary Gulash | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Jason Wright | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Jeff Kostuch | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Jeff Nelson | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | LW | Jim Jensen | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | RW | Kelly Hurd | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Kevyn Adams | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Len Hachborn | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | RW | Lubomir Rybovic | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 9/16/96 | Add | RW | Lubomir Rybovic | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Mike Maurice | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | G | Pat Mazzoli | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Patric Rochon | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | G | Pokey Reddick | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Randy Pearce | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | RW | Rick Judson | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | G | Sandy Allan | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Scott Feasby | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Sean McCann | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Shawn Frappier | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Stanislav Jasecko | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Stanislav Jasecko | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | LW | Steve Parson | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | RW | Tim Christian | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Todd Nelson | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Travis Richards | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | C | Victor Gervais | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | D | Yannick Jean | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/16/96 | Add | LW | Yvon Corbin | Invited to training Camp |
| 9/21/96 | Add | D | Sean McCann | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | D | Claude Fillion | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | D | Gary Gulash | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | D | Jason Wright | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | C | Jeff Kostuch | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | LW | Jim Jensen | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | RW | Rick Judson | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | G | Sandy Allan | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | RW | Tim Christian | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | D | Yannick Jean | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/23/96 | Delete | LW | Yvon Corbin | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/27/96 | Delete | C | Dan Gravelle | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/27/96 | Delete | D | Patric Rochon | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/27/96 | Delete | LW | Steve Parson | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 9/30/96 | Add | LW | Michel Picard | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
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| 10/2/96 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Assigned to Muskegon (CoHL) |
| 10/2/96 | Delete | G | Pat Mazzoli | Assigned to Muskegon (CoHL) |
| 10/2/96 | Delete | D | Scott Feasby | Assigned to Muskegon (CoHL) |
| 10/4/96 | Delete | C | Aigars Cipruss | Assigned to Muskegon (CoHL) |
| 10/4/96 | Add | LW | Bill Armstrong | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 10/4/96 | Add | C | Len Hachborn | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 10/4/96 | Delete | C | Randy Pearce | Released from Camp Tryout |
| 10/5/96 | Add | RW | Kelly Hurd | Signed 25 - GTO |
| 10/5/96 | Add | C | Mike Maurice | Signed 25 - GTO |
| 10/5/96 | Add | D | Shawn Frappier | Signed 25 - GTO |
| 10/7/96 | Delete | RW | Lubomir Rybovic | Left Team |
| 10/8/96 | Add | RW | Ben Hankinson | Assigned by Pittsburgh (NHL) |
| 10/8/96 | Add | LW | Gary Coupal | Signed 25 - GTO |
| 10/9/96 | Delete | LW | Gary Coupal | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 10/13/96 | Delete | C | Mike Maurice | Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL) |
| 10/17/96 | Add | LW | Chad Remackel | Signed 3 - GTO |
| 10/22/96 | Delete | LW | Chad Remackel | 3 - GTO Expired |
| 10/24/96 | Add | LW | Chad Remackel | Signed 25 - GTO |
| 10/24/96 | Add | RW | Jamie Linden | Assigned by Florida (NHL) |
| 10/24/96 | Delete | RW | Kelly Hurd | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 10/31/96 | Add | C | Mike Maurice | Recalled from Mississippi (ECHL) |
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| 11/5/96 | Add | LW | Bruce Ramsey | Signed 25 - GTO Thunder Bay (CoHL) |
| 11/5/96 | Delete | D | Shawn Frappier | 25 - GTO expired |
| 11/5/96 | Add | D | Shawn Frappier | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 11/5/96 | Delete | D | Shawn Frappier | Assigned to Mississippi (ECHL) |
| 11/10/96 | Add | LW | Matt Ruchty | Assigned by Vancouver (NHL) |
| 11/10/96 | Delete | C | Victor Gervais | Assigned to Hampton Roads (ECHL) |
| 11/11/96 | Add | C | Aigars Cipruss | Signed 3 - GTO |
| 11/20/96 | Delete | C | Aigars Cipruss | 3 - GTO Expired |
| 11/25/96 | Delete | LW | Darin Smith | Traded to Las Vegas (IHL) |
| 11/25/96 | Add | G | Pat Mazzoli | Signed PTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 11/25/96 | Add | LW | Pavol Demitra | Acquired from Las Vegas (IHL) |
| 11/28/96 | Delete | G | Pat Mazzoli | Released from PTO |
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| 12/1/96 | Delete | C | Len Hachborn | Released |
| 12/12/96 | Add | C | Aigars Cipruss | Signed 3 - GTO |
| 12/16/96 | Delete | LW | Chad Remackel | 25 - GTO expired |
| 12/16/96 | Add | LW | Chad Remackel | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 12/18/96 | Delete | C | Aigars Cipruss | 3 - GTO Expired |
| 12/20/96 | Delete | G | Blaine Lacher | Retired |
| 12/20/96 | Add | C | Keli Corpse | Signed 25 - GTO (Wheeling ECHL) |
| 12/20/96 | Add | G | Pat Mazzoli | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 12/27/96 | Add | D | Quinn Fair | Signed 3 - GTO (Mississippi ECHL) |
| 12/27/96 | Add | D | Steve Yule | Signed 25 - GTO (Mississippi ECHL) |
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| 1/3/97 | Delete | LW | Bruce Ramsey | 25 - GTO expired |
| 1/3/97 | Add | LW | Bruce Ramsey | Signed 1 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 1/3/97 | Add | LW | Kelvin Solari | Signed 3 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 1/3/97 | Delete | D | Steve Yule | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 1/6/97 | Delete | RW | Brian Dobbin | Assigned to Muskegon (CoHL) |
| 1/6/97 | Delete | G | Pat Mazzoli | Released from 25 - PTO |
| 1/6/97 | Delete | D | Quinn Fair | Released from 3 - GTO |
| 1/6/97 | Add | G | Tyler Moss | Assigned by Tampa Bay (NHL) |
| 1/10/97 | Add | G | Jim Sutton | Signed 3 - GTO |
| 1/10/97 | Delete | LW | Kelvin Solari | Released from 3 - GTO |
| 1/10/97 | Delete | G | Tyler Moss | Recalled by Tampa Bay (NHL) |
| 1/11/97 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 1/11/97 | Delete | G | Jim Sutton | Released from 3 - GTO |
| 1/11/97 | Add | G | Pat Mazzoli | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 1/12/97 | Delete | G | Pat Mazzoli | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 1/12/97 | Add | G | Tyler Moss | Assigned by Tampa Bay (NHL) |
| 1/13/97 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 1/13/97 | Add | C | Danton Cole | Signed 2 yr contract with Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 1/14/97 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 1/16/97 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 1/17/97 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 1/18/97 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 1/24/97 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 1/27/97 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 1/27/97 | Delete | G | Tyler Moss | Assigned to Muskegon (CoHL) |
| 1/28/97 | Delete | LW | Bill Armstrong | Loaned to Orlando (IHL) |
| 1/30/97 | Add | D | Dean Trboyevich | Signed 25 - GTO (Anchorage WCHL) |
| 1/30/97 | Add | G | Tyler Moss | Recalled from Muskegon (UHL) |
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| 2/1/97 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 2/4/97 | Delete | C | Keli Corpse | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 2/5/97 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 2/6/97 | Add | C | Blair Manning | Signed to 25 - GTO (Baton Rouge ECHL) |
| 2/6/97 | Delete | D | Dean Trboyevich | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 2/6/97 | Add | D | Dean Trboyevich | Signed to 2 yr contract by Grand Rapids (IHL) |
| 2/6/97 | Add | RW | Jean Blouin | Acquired from Carolina (AHL) |
| 2/10/97 | Delete | RW | Jean Blouin | Assigned to Port Huron (CoHL) |
| 2/16/97 | Delete | C | Blair Manning | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 2/21/97 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 2/22/97 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 2/22/97 | Delete | F | Darren Ritchie | Released from PTO (Baton Rouge ECHL) |
| 2/27/97 | Add | LW | Cory Johnson | Signed 25 - GTO (Muskegon CoHL) |
| 2/28/97 | Delete | LW | Cory Johnson | Released from 25 - GTO |
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| 3/11/97 | Add | C | Blair Manning | Signed to 25 - GTO (Baton Rouge ECHL) |
| 3/11/97 | Add | D | Mike Muller | Signed to 25 - GTO (Baton Rouge ECHL) |
| 3/15/97 | Delete | LW | Pavol Demitra | Signed with St Louis (NHL) |
| 3/15/97 | Add | LW | Scott Allison | Signed to 25 - GTO (Pensacola ECHL) |
| 3/16/97 | Delete | C | Blair Manning | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 3/16/97 | Delete | D | Mike Muller | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 3/19/97 | Add | RW | Alex Vasilevsky | Assigned by St Louis (NHL) |
| 3/19/97 | Delete | D | Shawn Frappier | Long Term Injury |
| 3/19/97 | Delete | G | Tyler Moss | Recalled by Calgary (NHL) |
| 3/20/97 | Add | G | Ian Gordon | Assigned by Calgary (NHL) |
| 3/20/97 | Add | D | Patrick Traverse | Assigned by Ottawa (NHL) |
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| 4/4/97 | Add | C | Blair Manning | Signed to 25 - GTO (Baton Rouge ECHL) |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | RW | Alex Vasilevsky | Rights Returned to St Louis (NHL) |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | RW | Ben Hankinson | Rights Returned to Pittsburgh (NHL) |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | C | Blair Manning | Released from 25 - GTO |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | G | Ian Gordon | Rights Returned to Calgary (NHL) |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | RW | Jamie Linden | Rights Returned to Florida (NHL) |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | LW | Matt Ruchty | Rights Returned to Vancouver (NHL) |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | D | Patrick Traverse | Rights Returned to Ottawa (NHL) |
| 4/30/97 | Delete | LW | Scott Allison | Released from 25 - GTO |
