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, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2005–06 | 72 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 78 | 235 | 236 | 4th, West | Lost in Division Semi-finals |
| 2006–07 | 72 | 22 | 42 | 8 | 52 | 184 | 294 | 5th, West | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | 72 | 32 | 30 | 10 | 74 | 239 | 259 | 4th, West | Lost in Conference Finals |
| 2008–09 | 72 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 72 | 220 | 246 | 4th, West | Lost in Division Semi-finals |
| 2009–10 | 72 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 77 | 260 | 253 | 3rd, West | Lost in Division Finals |
| 2010–11 | 72 | 33 | 32 | 7 | 73 | 189 | 227 | 3rd, West | Lost in Division Finals |
| 2011–12 | 72 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 72 | 183 | 223 | 3rd, Mountain | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals |
| 2012–13 | 72 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 71 | 217 | 277 | 4th, Mountain | Lost in Conference Quarterfinals |
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Current roster
Updated August 28, 2013.[2]
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Nat |
Player |
Pos |
S/G |
Age |
Acquired |
Birthplace |
Contract |
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| 6 |
Canada ! |
Lee, MartinMartin Lee |
2.0 !D |
L |
24 |
2013 |
Toronto, Ontario |
Grizzlies |
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Canada ! |
McKinlay, DylenDylen McKinlay |
7.0 !RW |
R |
21 |
2013 |
Langley, British Columbia |
Grizzlies |
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| 30 |
Canada ! |
Meisner, BenBen Meisner |
1.0 !G |
L |
23 |
2013 |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Grizzlies |
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United States ! |
Pineault, AdamAdam Pineault |
7.0 !RW |
R |
27 |
2013 |
Holyoke, Massachusetts |
Grizzlies |
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Canada ! |
Vallorani, DavidDavid Vallorani |
3.0 !F |
L |
24 |
2013 |
Hamilton, Ontario |
Grizzlies |
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| Staff |
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| Title |
align=left!!width=85%|Staff member |
| Head coach |
Tim Branham |
| Assistant coach |
Greg McCauley |
| Trainer |
Mike Plandowski |
| Equipment manager |
Jeff Maxwell |
Notes
- ↑ Email response from Communications and Broadcasting VP Adrian Denny: "Copper is the third color."
- ↑ "utahgrizzlies.com: Players". Retrieved 2011-10-29.
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