Utah Grizzlies

This article is about the ECHL franchise. For the old IHL and AHL franchise, see Utah Grizzlies (1995–2005).
Utah Grizzlies
2016–17 ECHL season
City West Valley City, Utah
League ECHL
Conference Western
Division Mountain
Founded 1981 (In the CHL)
Home arena Maverik Center
Colors Green, black, copper, white
                   [1]
Owner(s) David Elmore
Donna Turtle
Head coach Tim Branham
Media KFAN (AM 1320) or KJQS (AM 1230)
Affiliates Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
San Diego Gulls (AHL)
Franchise history
1981–1983 Nashville South Stars
1983–1990 Virginia Lancers
1990–1992 Roanoke Valley Rebels
1992–1993 Roanoke Valley Rampage
1993–1994 Huntsville Blast
1994–2001 Tallahassee Tiger Sharks
2001–2002 Macon Whoopee
2002–2003 Lexington Men O' War
2005–present Utah Grizzlies

The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play out of West Valley City, Utah, United States, with their home games at the Maverik Center.

Franchise history

The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started as the Virginia Lancers, one of the founding members of the East Coast Hockey League. The franchise was under seven different names in five different southeastern cities from 1988 to 2003 when the Lexington Men O' War franchise suspended operations after one season. Notably, the Denver Grizzlies won the IHL Turner Cup in 1995, in the McNichols Sports Arena. After the AHL incarnation of the Grizzlies suspended operations, David Elmore and Donna Tuttle bought the rights to the dormant Lexington Men O' War franchise and moved the team to the E Center to replace the previous Grizzlies franchise.

The market was previously served by:

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL=Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty infraction minutes

Regular Season Playoffs
Season GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Standing Year 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Kelly Cup
2005–06 72 36 30 5 1 78 235 236 1712 4th of 6, West 2006 L, 0–4, AK ———
2006–07 72 22 42 4 4 52 184 294 1953 5th of 5, West 2007 Did not qualify
2007–08 72 32 30 2 8 74 239 259 1595 4th of 5, West 2008 W, 4–2, FRE W, 4–1, VIC L, 0–4, LV —
2008–09 72 28 28 6 10 72 220 246 1372 4th of 6, West 2009 L, 1–4, AK ———
2009–10 72 34 29 4 5 77 260 253 1292 3rd of 4, West 2010 W, 3–2, LV L, 0–4, IDH ——
2010–11 72 33 32 4 3 73 189 227 1674 3rd of 4, Mountain 2011 W, 3–1, STK L, 0–4, VIC ——
2011–12 72 33 33 0 6 72 183 223 1573 3rd of 4, Mountain 2012 L, 0–3, LV ———
2012–13 72 29 30 4 9 71 217 277 1741 4th of 4, Mountain 2013 L, 0–4, ONT ———
2013–14 71 38 24 3 6 85 187 173 1329 3rd of 4, Mountain 2014 L, 1–4, BAK ———
2014–15 72 37 27 5 3 82 213 219 1170 4th of 7, Pacific 2015 W, 4–2, IDH L, 1–4, ONT ——
2015–16 72 39 27 3 3 84 223 206 942 3rd of 5, West 2016 W, 4–2, COL L, 0–4, FW ——

Current roster

Updated November 22, 2016.[2][3]
# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
22 Canada Amestoy, CarlosCarlos Amestoy C R 24 2016 Toronto, Ontario Grizzlies
9 Canada Aubin, MathieuMathieu Aubin C R 30 2013 Sorel, Quebec Grizzlies
16 Canada Banwell, MikeMike Banwell D L 29 2016 Scarborough, Ontario Grizzlies
31 United States Boyle, KevinKevin Boyle G L 24 2016 Manalapan, New Jersey Ducks
19 Canada Bradford, ErikErik Bradford C L 22 2016 Orangeville, Ontario Grizzlies
17 Canada Carrier, AlexandreAlexandre Carrier RW R 25 2016 St-Elzéar, Quebec Grizzlies
28 Canada Cuddemi, RalphRalph Cuddemi RW R 23 2016 Concord, Ontario Grizzlies
8 Canada Daly, TimTim Daly D R 24 2016 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Grizzlies
25 United States Donahoe, RobbieRobbie Donahoe D L 25 2016 Canton, Massachusetts Grizzlies
18 United States Eick, C.J.C.J. Eick LW L 24 2016 Appleton, Wisconsin Grizzlies
19 United States Eiserman, WilliamWilliam Eiserman D L 24 2016 Newburyport, Massachusetts Grizzlies
68 Canada Faragher, RyanRyan Faragher G L 26 2014 Fort Frances, Ontario Grizzlies
71 Canada Helgesen, KentonKenton Helgesen LW L 22 2015 Fairview, Alberta Ducks
62 United States Higby, EricEric Higby LW L 27 2015 New Braunfels, Texas Grizzlies
24 United States Howe, TravisTravis Howe D R 22 2016 Hull, Massachusetts Grizzlies
6 Canada Martin, ColinColin Martin LW L 25 2016 London, Ontario Grizzlies
74 United States McNally, BrandonBrandon McNally LW L 24 2016 Saugus, Massachusetts Grizzlies
37 Canada Pietroniro, PhilPhil Pietroniro D R 22 2015 Saint-Eustache, Quebec Grizzlies
23 United States Puskar, JonJon Puskar C L 27 2015 Canton, Michigan Grizzlies
11 United States Richart, TaylorTaylor Richart D R 24 2016 Blaine, Minnesota Grizzlies
7 United States Springer, EricEric Springer D L 27 2016 Wrightstown, Wisconsin Grizzlies
42 United States Stoflet, EvanEvan Stoflet D R 32 2016 Madison, Wisconsin Grizzlies
10 United States Walsh, ShaneShane Walsh RW R 25 2016 Boston, Massachusetts Grizzlies
3 United States Windle, SamSam Windle D R 24 2016 Osseo, Minnesota Grizzlies

References

  1. ↑ Email response from Communications and Broadcasting VP Adrian Denny: "Copper is the third color."
  2. ↑ "utahgrizzlies.com: Players". Retrieved March 12, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Utah Grizzlies Roster". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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