Signed by the Red Wings as a free agent on July 1, 2018, right wing Chris Terry paced the Griffins with 61 points (29-32—61) and 29 goals in 69 games.

69 GP, 29 goals, 32 assists, 61 points, +5 rating, 38 PIM

5 GP, 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, +1 rating, 2 PIM

Entering the second year of a two-year contract (signed to a two-year contract by Detroit, 7/1/18)

:07 – Terry scored seven seconds into Nov. 16’s 4-3 home loss to Ontario, the fastest goal to open any period in Griffins franchise history. The previous fastest was eight seconds, set by Jamie Tardif on Dec. 30, 2008 at Peoria.

2 – Terry was named the team’s winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Grand Rapids community. It marked his second consecutive Man of the Year award after being Laval’s recipient in 2017-18. Read more about his community contributions.

3 – For the third time in as many seasons, Terry has led his team in scoring. He posted a league-leading 71 points (32-39—71) in 62 games with the Laval Rocket in 2017-18 and 68 points (30-38—68) in 58 games with the St. John’s IceCaps in 2016-17.

4 – Terry suited up for the Central Division All-Star Team at the 2019 AHL All-Star Classic, his fourth AHL All-Star selection and third consecutive.

5 – The 10th-year pro posted a career-high five points (2-3—5) during March 6’s 5-2 win against Texas, the first five-point outing by a Griffin since Eric Tangradi (2-3—5) on March 11, 2016 vs. Manitoba.

6 – With 61 points, Terry reached 60-point mark for the sixth time in his AHL career.

8 – Terry recorded a team-high eight shootout attempts and his three goals tied Matt Puempel for most on the club.

14 – 29 goals tied for 14th in the AHL while 61 points tied for 18th.

96 – Terry became the 96th player in AHL history to amass 500 or more points when he tallied an assist on Turner Elson’s power play goal on March 31 vs. Milwaukee.

200 – Terry’s goal at 10:37 of the second period on Dec. 14 vs. Rockford marked his 200th AHL goal. Among active goal scorers, Terry concluded the season ranking third behind Chris Bourque’s (Bridgeport) 250 and Chris Mueller’s (Toronto) 222.

550 – Terry skated in his 550th AHL game during a 3-2 loss at Chicago on Feb. 23. His AHL debut came as a member of the Albany River Rats on April 9, 2008 vs. Norfolk Admirals.

700 – While playing in his 700th professional game on Feb. 16 vs. San Antonio, Terry recorded an assist in a 3-2 overtime victory. Terry was originally drafted in the fifth round, 132nd overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes and has logged 152 games in the NHL and 569 in the AHL.

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Radio interview on ESPN 96.1’s Big Drew & Jim

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MLive – Chris Terry scores fastest goal ever for Grand Rapids Griffins

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Photo at top by Sam Iannamico/Griffins