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Keefe and Tardif Headline Griffins' Returning Quartet

July 26, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Grand Rapids Griffins News Release


GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Adding punch, scoring and depth to their lineup, the Grand Rapids Griffins on Thursday re-signed four players to contracts for the 2007-08 American Hockey League season: right wings Adam Keefe, Jamie Tardif and Mike Walsh, and defenseman Cleve Kinley. All four made their Grand Rapids debuts last season.

Keefe, 23, quickly became a fan favorite after being acquired in a Feb. 23 trade with the Manitoba Moose. He racked up 97 penalty minutes in just 16 games with Grand Rapids before his season came to a premature end due to a severe hand laceration suffered in a March 28 game against Milwaukee.

A third-year pro who won a Memorial Cup with Kitchener in 2003, Keefe has totaled 12 points (5-7-12) and 346 PIM in 69 career AHL contests, along with 33 points (15-18-33) and 547 PIM in 105 pro games.

Tardif, 22, earned his way into Grand Rapids' record book while logging his first pro hat trick on March 3 at Syracuse, as he became only the third player in Griffins history to score three goals in a single period. Calgary's fourth selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, he registered nine goals and 15 points in 27 games with the Griffins, after totaling three other AHL contests with Manitoba and Iowa.

Tardif began his rookie campaign with the ECHL's Toledo Storm, compiling 30 points (10-20-30) in 34 games and scoring a goal during the league's all-star game on Jan. 17. He subsequently signed with the Griffins on Jan. 26.

Kinley, 23, originally signed an amateur tryout with the Griffins on March 12, following his senior season as captain at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. After tallying nine points (3-6-9) in 31 games for the River Hawks, he went scoreless in his pro debut with the Griffins on March 16 before logging two assists in three appearances with the UHL's Muskegon Fury.

Walsh, 24, signed his first pro contract with the Griffins last summer and spent the majority of the 2006-07 season with their ECHL affiliate in Toledo. The native of Royal Oak, Mich., tied for third on the Storm in scoring with 40 points (14-26-40) in 66 games and netted his first pro hat trick in Toledo's 3-0 win over Columbia on Feb. 17. A Notre Dame alum who was the New York Rangers' fourth choice in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Walsh saw action in five games with the Griffins last season.

ADAM KEEFE * Right Wing

Height: 5'10" Weight: 195 Shoots: Right Born: 4/26/84 in Brampton, Ontario

Regular Season Playoffs

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM

2000-01 Sudbury OHL 50 4 10 14 62 8 0 0 0 2

2001-02 Sudbury OHL 16 1 2 3 46 -- -- -- -- --

Kitchener OHL 49 0 2 2 208 3 0 0 0 14

2002-03 Kitchener OHL 45 8 8 16 168 21 0 1 1 19

2003-04 Kitchener OHL 67 18 20 38 205 5 1 3 4 12

2004-05 Kitchener OHL 67 16 30 46 286 14 3 4 7 44

2005-06 Manitoba AHL 31 3 2 5 158 -- -- -- -- --

Toledo ECHL 28 10 11 21 174 11 2 0 2 50

2006-07 Manitoba AHL 22 2 2 4 91 -- -- -- -- --

Victoria ECHL 8 0 0 0 27 -- -- -- -- --

Grand Rapids AHL 16 0 3 3 97 -- -- -- -- --

GRIFFINS TOTALS 16 0 3 3 97 -- -- -- -- --

AHL TOTALS 69 5 7 12 346 -- -- -- -- --

PRO TOTALS 105 15 18 33 547 11 2 0 2 50

CLEVE KINLEY * Defenseman

Height: 6'0" Weight: 190 Shoots: Right Born: 1/13/84 in Surrey, British Columbia

Regular Season Playoffs

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM

2000-01 Powell River BCHL 24 1 4 5 22 -- -- -- -- --

2001-02 Powell River BCHL 58 2 30 32 104 -- -- -- -- --

2002-03 DID NOT PLAY -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

2003-04 U. Mass-Lowell HE 40 4 11 15 32 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 U. Mass-Lowell HE 36 8 21 29 20 -- -- -- -- --

2005-06 U. Mass-Lowell HE 30 0 12 12 38 -- -- -- -- --

2006-07 U. Mass-Lowell HE 31 3 6 9 26 -- -- -- -- --

Grand Rapids AHL 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --

Muskegon UHL 3 0 2 2 2 -- -- -- -- --

GRIFFINS/AHL TOTALS 1 0 0 0 2 -- -- -- -- --

PRO TOTALS 4 0 2 2 4 -- -- -- -- --

JAMIE TARDIF * Right Wing

Height: 6'0" Weight: 203 Shoots: Right Born: 1/23/85 in Welland, Ontario

Drafted: Calgary's 4th choice, 112th overall, in 2003 NHL Entry Draft

Regular Season Playoffs

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM

2001-02 Peterborough OHL 64 22 22 44 30 6 0 1 1 2

2002-03 Peterborough OHL 68 31 29 60 32 7 3 4 7 0

2003-04 Peterborough OHL 64 25 28 53 56 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 Peterborough OHL 66 37 28 65 84 14 8 3 11 14

2005-06 Peterborough OHL 62 40 29 69 108 19 6 6 12 18

2006-07 Toledo ECHL 34 10 20 30 37 -- -- -- -- --

Manitoba AHL 1 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

Iowa AHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

Grand Rapids AHL 27 9 6 15 18 2 0 0 0 0

GRIFFINS TOTALS 27 9 6 15 18 2 0 0 0 0

AHL TOTALS 30 9 6 15 18 2 0 0 0 0

PRO TOTALS 64 19 26 45 55 2 0 0 0 0

MIKE WALSH * Right Wing

Height: 6'2" Weight: 215 Shoots: Left Born: 1/12/83 in Royal Oak, Mich.

Drafted: NY Rangers' 4th choice, 143rd overall, in 2002 NHL Entry Draft

Regular Season Playoffs

Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM

2002-03 Notre Dame CCHA 23 1 1 2 14 -- -- -- -- --

2003-04 Notre Dame CCHA 39 12 13 25 46 -- -- -- -- --

2004-05 Notre Dame CCHA 36 2 8 10 43 -- -- -- -- --

2005-06 Notre Dame CCHA 36 10 7 17 42 -- -- -- -- --

2006-07 Toledo ECHL 66 14 26 40 58 3 0 0 0 0

Grand Rapids AHL 5 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

GRIFFINS/AHL TOTALS 5 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --

PRO TOTALS 71 14 26 40 58 3 0 0 0 0

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