Grand Rapids Griffins Tickets

The Grand Rapids Griffins are owned by Dan DeVos, and Curt Fraser is their head coach. The franchise was established in 1996 as a member of the International Hockey League (IHL) and later merged into the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2001. Wearing the colors of silver, gold, red, and navy blue, the team plays their home games at the Van Andel Arena. Some of the star players of the team are Tomas Tatar, Chris Minard, Jamie Johnson, Doug Janik, Garnet Exelby, Chris Conner, Fabian Brunnstrom, and Joakim Andersson. Travis Richards is the only player in the franchise’s history to have his number retired. 

The fact that the Griffins play their home games at the Van Andel Arena explains why Grand Rapids Griffins tickets are often sold out as soon as their schedule is released! Considered one of the best multi-purpose arenas in the United States, it can seat up to almost 11,000 hockey fans. It can further accommodate over 13,000 fans for any music concert and a slightly smaller number for any arena football game. The arena is as old as the Grand Rapids Griffins and was built with a cost of $75 million. Catering to all economic classes, the arena has over 9,000 permanent seats and offers 44 luxury suites to the wealthy of Grand Rapids. As mentioned above, it is the site for all music concerts in the Grand Rapids area and famous stars and bands such as Britney Spears, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rush, Kiss, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, and others have performed there.

The Grand Rapids Griffins have won some of the most prestigious hockey titles over the years. They have won the conference championship once and division championship five times (three times while in the AHL and twice while in the IHL). Being a successful hockey franchise, the team players have made several individual records as well. For example, Michel Picard is the highest career goal scorer, while Donald MacLean is the highest goal scorer in a single season. Michel Picard also holds the record for the highest point maker both career-wise and in a single season. There are other interesting statistics as well. Get your tickets now to watch the best team in the AHL!