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The Utah Grizzlies are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play in West Valley City, Utah, USA at the E Center.
[edit] 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. 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.
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[edit] 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 |
67 |
32 |
30 |
10 |
74 |
239 |
259 |
4th, West |
Lost in Conference Finals |
| 3 seasons |
211 |
90 |
102 |
24 |
.472% |
658 |
789 |
0 Division Titles |
0 Kelly Cups, 0 Brabham Cups |
[edit] Playoff Roster
As of April 21, 2008. Numbers taken from ECHL website. [1]
|
Goaltenders
|
| # |
|
Player |
Catches |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 30 |
 |
Mike Mole |
R |
Oct. 12, 1982 |
Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| 52 |
|
Nathan Lawson |
L |
Sep. 29, 1985 |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
|
Defensemen
|
| # |
|
Player |
Shoots |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 3 |
|
Andrew MacDonald § |
L |
Sep. 7, 1986 |
Judique, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| 7 |
 |
Jeff Dwyer – A |
L |
Nov. 22, 1980 |
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA |
| 8 |
|
Jordan Hart |
R |
Feb. 18, 1983 |
Huntington, NY, USA |
| 15 |
|
Andy Sertich ^ |
L |
May 6, 1983 |
Coleraine, Minnesota, USA |
| 20 |
|
Sean Offers |
L |
Aug. 1, 1983 |
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| 22 |
|
Ian Forbes |
L |
August 2, 1980 |
Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| 28 |
|
T.J. Campbell Δ (3-day IR) |
R |
Aug. 12, 1983 |
ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada |
|
Forwards
|
| # |
|
Player |
Position |
Shoots |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 9 |
|
Ryan Kinasewich |
LW |
L |
Aug. 20, 1983 |
St. Albert, Alberta, Canada |
| 10 |
|
Keith Johnson |
C |
R |
Oct. 21, 1984 |
Windsor, Connecticut, USA |
| 11 |
|
Rob Sirianni |
F |
R |
Oct. 31, 1983 |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 12 |
|
Scott Burt – A |
LW |
L |
Feb. 7, 1977 |
MacKenzie, British Columbia, Canada |
| 14 |
|
Justin Bourne |
RW |
R |
Dec. 12, 1982 |
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16 |
|
Tyler Haskins |
C |
R |
May 26, 1986 |
Madidson, Ohio, USA |
| 18 |
|
Michael Haley |
LW |
L |
Mar. 31, 1986 |
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| 23 |
|
Evan Kotsopoulos (30-day IR) |
LW |
L |
Mar. 24, 1984 |
Unionville, Ontario, Canada |
| 26 |
|
Christian Gaudet |
LW |
L |
June 15, 1986 |
Memramcook, New Brunswick, Canada |
| 27 |
|
Ryan Cruthers Δ |
RW |
R |
July 4, 1984 |
Farmingdale, New York, USA |
| 29 |
|
Justin Johnson |
RW |
R |
May 5, 1981 |
Anchrage, Alaska, USA |
| 39 |
|
Travis Rycroft – C |
RW |
R |
Aug. 9, 1980 |
Penticton, British Columbia, Canada |
| 91 |
|
Olivier Labelle § |
RW |
R |
July 15, 1985 |
St. Eustache, Quebec Providence, Canada |
|
Staff
|
| Title |
Staff Member |
| Head Coach |
Jason Christie |
| Assistant Coach |
Kevin Colley |
| Trainer |
Mike Plandowski |
| Equipment Manager |
Dave Summers |
^ - currently called up to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL) § - assigned by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers € - signed as emergency backup goaltender Δ - signed Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO)
[edit] Miscellaneous
- Founded: 2005
- Arena: E Center
- Uniform colors: green and brown
- Logo design: A grizzly swatting at a hockey stick
- Affiliates: New York Islanders (NHL) and Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
- Division titles won: none
- Regular season titles won: none
- League championships won: none
[edit] References
[edit] External links
