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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Thanks to the Pittsburgh Penguins' 4-games-to-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup Finals, center Kevin Porter will become the 16th former member of the Grand Rapids Griffins to have his name engraved on the most famous trophy in sports.
Porter, who scored 39 points (16-23--39) in 76 games for the Griffins in 2014-15, earned the honor by appearing in 41 regular season games with the Penguins before suffering a season-ending ankle injury.
Overall, he will be the 29th Griffins player to have his name engraved on the Cup at some point during his career. The names of Griffins alums have been added to the Cup in six of the last nine years and in eight of the last 12 seasons, with 2015 (Chicago), 2014 (Los Angeles), 2012 (Los Angeles) and 2007 (Anaheim) being the only exceptions during that span. In addition, former Griffins assistant coach Jim Paek (2005-14) won a pair of Cups as a defenseman for Pittsburgh in 1991 and 1992.
| Player | Position | Stanley Cups | Griffins Season(s) |
| *Kevyn Adams | C | 1 (2006 Carolina) | 1996-97 |
| *Dmitry Afanasenkov | LW | 1 (2004 Tampa Bay) | 2001-02 |
| *Sheldon Brookbank | D | 1 (2013 Chicago) | 2001-03 |
| Chris Chelios | D | 3 (1986 Montreal, 2002 and 2008 Detroit) | 2008-09 |
| Daniel Cleary | RW | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2015-16 |
| Danton Cole | RW/C | 1 (1995 New Jersey) | 1996-00 |
| Aaron Downey | RW | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2008-09 |
| *Mark Eaton | D | 1 (2009 Pittsburgh) | 2004-05 |
| *Valtteri Filppula | C | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2005-07 |
| *Darren Helm | C | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2007-09;13-14 |
| *Jiri Hudler | F | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2003-06 |
| *Chris Kelly | C | 1 (2011 Boston) | 2001-02 |
| Mike Knuble | RW | 1 (1998 Detroit) | 2012-13 |
| *Tomas Kopecky | LW | 2 (2008 Detroit, 2010 Chicago) | 2002-06 |
| *Niklas Kronwall | D | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2003-06 |
| *Brett Lebda | D | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2003-06 |
| Manny Legace | G | 1 (2002 Detroit) | 2005-06 |
| Andreas Lilja | D | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2009-10 |
| Brad May | LW | 1 (2007 Anaheim) | 2009-10 |
| *Darren McCarty | RW | 4 (1997-98, 2002 and 2008 Detroit) | 2007-09 |
| Marty McSorley | D | 2 (1987-88 Edmonton) | 2000-01 |
| *Derek Meech | D | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2004-08 |
| *Chris Osgood | G | 3 (1997-98 and 2008 Detroit) | 2005-06 |
| *Kevin Porter | C | 1 (2016 Pittsburgh) | 2014-15 |
| Pokey Reddick | G | 1 (1990 Edmonton) | 1996-98 |
| *Darren Rumble | D | 1 (2004 Tampa Bay) | 1998-00 |
| Mikael Samuelsson | RW | 1 (2008 Detroit) | 2013-14 |
| Blake Sloan | RW | 1 (1999 Dallas) | 2003-05 |
| Jason Williams | C | 1 (2002 Detroit) | 2002-03 |
* Won a Stanley Cup after playing for the Griffins
Note: Former Griffins Mark Hartigan (2007 Anaheim) and *Scott Parse (2012 Los Angeles) are credited by the NHL with having won the Cup but did not have their names engraved on the trophy.
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