List of Grand Rapids Griffins seasons

The Grand Rapids Griffins are a professional ice hockey team based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The team is a member of the North Division in the Western Conference of the American Hockey League (AHL). The Griffins began as an independent expansion franchise in the International Hockey League (IHL) in 1996. After failing to qualify for the IHL playoffs in their third season, the Griffins entered into an affiliation agreement with the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League (NHL). In the following season, the team finished the regular season in first place in the Eastern Conference and won the conference in the playoffs before losing to the Chicago Wolves in the Turner Cup Finals. In the 2000–01 season – the IHL's last before folding – Grand Rapids captured the Fred A. Huber Trophy as the team with the best regular season record.
Grand Rapids, along with five other IHL teams, joined the AHL in 2001. The Griffins won the West Division in their first season in the league, which was also their last as an affiliate of the Senators. In January 2002, the franchise signed an affiliation agreement with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings, which has since been extended through the 2010–11 season. The Griffins' first season as an affiliate of the Red Wings resulted in the team's winning the Central Division in the regular season and reaching the Western Conference finals in the playoffs, where they lost to the Houston Aeros in seven games. The 2005–06 team won the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy for finishing the regular season with the best record; in the playoffs they again lost in the Western Conference finals, this time to the Milwaukee Admirals. In their fourteen seasons in the IHL and AHL, the Grand Rapids Griffins have won over half of the 1,200-plus games they have played, and qualified for the playoffs in all but four seasons.
==Season-by-season results==
===International Hockey League (1996–2001)===
Turner Cup Champions †	Fred A. Huber Trophy *	Conference Champions ^	Division Champions ¤
IHL season 	Griffins season 	Conference 	Division 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason
IHL season 	Griffins season 	Conference 	Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Result
1996–97 	1996–97 	Eastern 	Northeast 	5th 	82 	40 	30 	12 	92 	244 	246 	5 	2 	3 	12 	14 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–3 (Solar Bears)
1997–98 	1997–98 	Eastern 	Northeast 	3rd 	82 	38 	31 	13 	89 	225 	242 	3 	0 	3 	7 	13 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0–3 (Cyclones)
1998–99 	1998–99 	Eastern 	Northeast 	4th 	82 	34 	40 	8 	76 	256 	281 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1999–00 	1999–00 	Eastern ^ 	— 	1st 	82 	51 	22 	9 	111 	254 	200 	17 	10 	7 	50 	41 	Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–2 (Lumberjacks)Won in Conference Finals, 4–1 (Cyclones)Lost in Turner Cup Finals, 2–4 (Wolves)
2000–01 	2000–01 	Eastern 	— 	1st 	82 	53 	22 	7 	113 * 	279 	196 	10 	6 	4 	38 	26 	Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–0 (Lumberjacks)Lost in Conference Finals, 2–4 (Solar Bears)
IHL Totals (5 seasons)	IHL Totals (5 seasons)	IHL Totals (5 seasons)	IHL Totals (5 seasons)	IHL Totals (5 seasons)	410 	216 	145 	49 	481 	1258 	1165 	35 	18 	17 	107 	94 	4 playoff appearances
===American Hockey League (2001–present)===
Calder Cup Champions †	Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy *	Robert W. Clarke Trophy ^	Division Champions ¤
AHL season 	Griffins season 	Conference 	Division 	Regular season 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason 	Postseason
AHL season 	Griffins season 	Conference 	Division 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Result
2001–02 	2001–02 	Western 	West ¤ 	1st 	80 	42 	27 	11 	0 	— 	95 	217 	178 	5 	2 	3 	11 	12 	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 2–3 (Wolves)
2002–03 	2002–03 	Western 	Central ¤ 	1st 	80 	48 	22 	8 	2 	— 	106 	240 	177 	15 	10 	5 	36 	30 	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–1 (Penguins)Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–0 (Wolves)Lost in Conference Finals, 3–4 (Aeros)
2003–04 	2003–04 	Western 	West 	2nd 	80 	44 	28 	8 	0 	— 	96 	196 	166 	4 	0 	4 	6 	17 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 0–4 (Wolves)
2004–05 	2004–05 	Western 	West 	5th 	80 	41 	35 	— 	2 	2 	89 	200 	200 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005–06 	2005–06 	Western 	North ¤ 	1st 	80 	55 	20 	— 	1 	4 	115 * 	323 	247 	15 	8 	7 	44 	52 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–0 (Marlies)Won in Division Finals, 4–3 (Moose)Lost in Conference Finals, 0–4 (Admirals)
2006–07 	2006–07 	Western 	North 	4th 	80 	37 	32 	— 	6 	5 	85 	226 	244 	7 	3 	4 	13 	16 	Lost in Division Semifinals, 3–4 (Moose)
2007–08 	2007–08 	Western 	North 	5th 	80 	31 	41 	— 	2 	6 	70 	210 	245 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008–09 	2008–09 	Western 	North 	3rd 	80 	43 	25 	— 	6 	6 	98 	255 	226 	10 	4 	6 	27 	25 	Won in Division Semifinals, 4–2 (Bulldogs)Lost in Division Finals, 0–4 (Moose)
2009–10 	2009–10 	Western 	North 	7th 	80 	34 	39 	— 	3 	4 	75 	244 	265 	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
AHL Totals (9 seasons)	AHL Totals (9 seasons)	AHL Totals (9 seasons)	AHL Totals (9 seasons)	AHL Totals (9 seasons)	720 	375 	269 	27 	22 	27 	829 	2111 	1948 	56 	27 	29 	137 	152 	6 playoff appearances
Totals (14 seasons) 	Totals (14 seasons) 	Totals (14 seasons) 	Totals (14 seasons) 	Totals (14 seasons) 	1130 	591 	414 	27 	71 	27 	1310 	3369 	3113 	91 	45 	46 	244 	246 	10 playoff appearances
==Notes==
*Wins are worth two points, losses are worth zero points and ties, overtime losses and shootout losses are worth one point.
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