Grand Rapids Griffins

Grand Rapids Griffins
City	Grand Rapids, Michigan
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Western
Division	Central
Founded	1996 (In the IHL)
Home arena	Van Andel Arena
Colors	Black, red, silver, white, gold
Owner(s)	Dan DeVos
General manager	Shawn Horcoff
Head coach	Dan Watson
Captain	Josiah Didier
Media	Bally Sports Detroit NewsRadio WOOD 1300 AM/ 106.9 FM AHL.TV (Internet)
Affiliates	Detroit Red Wings (NHL) Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Website	www.griffinshockey.com
Franchise history
1996–present	Grand Rapids Griffins
Championships
Regular season titles	1 IHL (2000–01) 1 AHL (2005–06)
Division titles	2 IHL (1999–00, 2000–01) 5 AHL (2001–02, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2014–15)
Conference titles	1 IHL (1999–00) 2 AHL (2012–13, 2016–17)
Calder Cups	2 (2012–13, 2016–17)
Current season

The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional ice hockey team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They compete in the American Hockey League (AHL), playing their home games at Van Andel Arena. They are the AHL affiliate to the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League, and are the 2013 and 2017 Calder Cup champions.

The franchise began in the now-defunct International Hockey League in 1996 and merged into the AHL in 2001. Three players have since had their numbers retired.