Todd Griffith (born January 27, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward.
| Todd Griffith | |||
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| Born |
January 27, 1985 Welland, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers ECHL Toledo Walleye Reading Royals Johnstown Chiefs South Carolina Stingrays Bakersfield Condors CHL Wichita Thunder Laredo Bucks Missouri Mavericks Texas Brahmas EIHL Newcastle Vipers | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2013 | ||
Playing career edit
Griffith spent time playing Junior Hockey for the Welland Cougars of the Golden Horseshoe Junior Hockey League and the Belleville Bulls, Owen Sound Attack, and Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.[1]
Griffith began his professional career with the Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League during the 2005-06 season.[1] During the 2006-07 Ice Hockey season, Griffith played 48 games for the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL and 1 game for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League.[1]
During the 2007–08 season, Griffith remained in the ECHL, playing for the Condors and the South Carolina Stingrays.[1][2] For the 2008-09 Ice Hockey season, Griffith began the season with the Newcastle Vipers of the EIHL, before leaving the team to join the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL.[2][3]
On May 22, 2009, after being with the Chiefs in the interim, Griffith re-signed with the Newcastle Vipers.[3] On October 24, 2009, Griffith left the Vipers again, signing with the Laredo Bucks of the Central Hockey League on January 8, 2010.[4][5] On November 3, 2010, Griffith was traded by the Bucks to the Texas Brahmas, also of the Central Hockey League, in exchange for Jeff Hazelwood.[6] On February 4, 2011, for the second time during the 2010-2011 season, Griffith was traded, along with Steven Later, to the Missouri Mavericks in exchange for Sean Muncy.[7]
On September 8, 2011, Griffith re-joined the Bucks by signing with the team.[8] On December 11, 2011, Griffith signed with the Reading Royals of the ECHL.[9] On January 29, 2012, Griffith was traded by the Royals to the Toledo Walleye of the ECHL in exchange for Aaron Lewicki and Ryan Blair.[10] On November 19, 2012, Griffith was released by the Walleye.[11] On November 24, 2012, Griffith was signed by the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League.[12]
Todd also played Jr.B Lacrosse for the Welland Warlords for 2 seasons. Racking up over 200 PIM in under 10 games over those 2 seasons. Legend has it he brought a sledgehammer to center floor in a game against the Six Nations Warriors Jr.B club. Griffith was best known as the toughest player in the league to ever to wear a cascade helmet
Career statistics edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Welland Cougars | GHL | 27 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 51 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||
| 2003–04 | Belleville Bulls | OHL | 37 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Owen Sound Attack | OHL | 28 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 68 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 55 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 111 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 2005-06 | Laredo Bucks | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 46 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bakersfield Condors | ECHL | 43 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | South Carolina Stingrays | ECHL | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 29 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Johnstown Chiefs | ECHL | 29 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Newcastle Vipers | EIHL | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Laredo Bucks | CHL | 33 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 11 | ||
| 2010–11 | Texas Brahmas | CHL | 16 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Missouri Mavericks | CHL | 24 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Laredo Bucks | CHL | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Reading Royals | ECHL | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 24 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Toledo Walleye | ECHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Wichita Thunder | CHL | 25 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
| AHL totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| ECHL totals | 172 | 72 | 60 | 132 | 380 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| CHL totals | 110 | 45 | 50 | 95 | 203 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 22 | ||||
| EIHL totals | 42 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Todd Griffith". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Ice Hockey: Todd Griffith Boosts Vipers' Bite". Daily Mirror. August 11, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "Griffith Agrees Newcastle Return". BBC. May 22, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ Lee Ryder (October 24, 2009). "Fans' Favourite Todd Griffith Departs Vipers". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Laredo Bucks 2009–10 CHL season Transactions". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Brahmas Make Trade for Scorer Todd Griffith". OurSportsCentral.com. November 3, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Mavericks Acquire Steven Later to Complete Trade with Brahmas". OurSportsCentral.com. February 7, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Bucks Bring Back Sniper". OurSportsCentral.com. September 8, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Royals Sign Forwards Chase Watson and Todd Griffith". OurSportsCentral.com. December 11, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Walleye Send Lewicki and Blair to Reading". OurSportsCentral.com. January 31, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "ECHL Transactions - Nov. 19". ECHL. November 19, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
- ^ "Thunder Make Changes as Fort Worth Looms". OurSportsCentral.com. November 24, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2013.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database