Flint Generals

Flint Generals
Founded	1993
Home ice	Perani Arena
Based in	Flint, Michigan
Colors	Navy Blue, Gold, White
League	International Hockey League
Head coach	Larry Floyd
General manager	Robbie S. Nichols
Owner	The Perani Group

The Flint Generals are a professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan. They are a member of the International Hockey League and play their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan. Flint has been home to minor pro hockey in some incarnation since 1969, except a one year break in the 90-91 season. This incarnation of the Flint Generals came about in the 1993-1994 season, after Flint Bulldogs owner Skip Probst moved the Bulldogs from Flint to Utica, NY. Flint has won two Colonial Cup championships in the 13 year existence they've had in the UHL, the first against Thunder Bay in the 1995-1996 season, and the second in a 4-0 sweep of the Quad City Mallards in the 2000 playoffs. The 2000 Flint Generals team is generally acknowledged to be one of the best in minor pro history ^{[citation needed]} ; it was coached by former NHLer Doug Shedden and included former Toronto Maple Leaf Bobby Reynolds, former Detroit Red Wing Mark Major, former Edmonton Oiler Nick Stajuhar, two 100 point scorers in Ross Wilson and Don Parsons, UHL Defenseman of the Year Gary Roach, high flying late season additions Cory Cyrenne and Vladmir Serov, and goalie Mark Richards. Serov and Cyrenne totaled 60 points in 37 regular season games, and in the 2000 finals, Serov scored the game winning goal with 50 seconds left in game three, and the game winning goal with 3:52 left in game 4 to preserve the victories of the Generals.

Unfortunately, due to roster shakeups and instability in the coaching staff, the Generals have lost their championship caliber in recent years. Their success still remains, as they have finished below .500 only three times in 14 years, and have only missed the playoffs three times in that same span.

At the end of the 2006-07 season, the Generals have clinched 3rd place in the eastern conference and 6th place in the UHL with 75 points and a record of 33-34-9. They lost to the Kalamazoo Wings in the first round of the Colonial Cup Playoffs.

Current Roster

As of April 9, 2007.

Goaltenders
#		Player	Date of birth	Place of birth
29		Jason Muzzatti	February 3, 1970	Toronto, Ontario
30		Bryan Worosz	Sep 18, 1980	Brantford, Ontario

Defensemen
#		Player	Date of birth	Place of birth
2		Preston Cicchine	Nov 14, 1981	Kitchener, Ontario
3		Martin Ondrej	Nov 16, 1983	Presov, Slovakia
4		Sean Kotary	April 28, 1981	New Hartford, New York
7		Tyson Turgeon	April 1, 1977	Spiritwood, Saskatchewan
13		Shaun Fisher	June 02, 1979	Detroit, Michigan
18		Ryan Jorde	March 23, 1982	Kelowna, British Columbia
21		Gerard Miller	January 21, 1983	Centerport, New York

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Date of birth	Place of birth
8		Rick Smith	LW	July 29, 1978	Brighton, Michigan
9		Bogdan Rudenko	RW	Sep 13, 1977	Kamenogorski, Kazakhstan
10		Shawn Snider	C	February 1, 1981	Fergus, Ontario
11		Jan Jas	RW	June 6, 1978	Presov, Slovakia
15		Bobby Reynolds	LW	July 14, 1967	Flint, Michigan
17		Jason Selleke	RW	January 26, 1978	St. Clair Shores, Michigan
22		Mike Kinnie	RW	July 17, 1982	Shelby, Michigan
23		Jean-Michel Rizk	RW	March 24, 1986	New Liskeard, Ontario
23		John Osborne	LW	March 11, 1981	Scarborough, Ontario
26		Jordan Fox	F	July 10, 1984	Kirkwood, Missouri
27		Dave Frawley	C	January 26, 1984	Sudbury, Ontario
28		Jeff Zehr	LW	Dec 10, 1978	Woodstock, Ontario

Championships

Flint Hockey History

• Flint Generals, International Hockey League (1969-1985)
• Flint Spirits, International Hockey League (1985-1990)
• Flint Bulldogs, Colonial Hockey League (1991-1993)
• Flint Generals, Colonial Hockey League (1993-1997), United Hockey League (1997-Present)

Season By Season

W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses SOL = Shootout Loss W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses

• Note: All Time does not include original IHL Flint Generals or any other Flint IHL or CoHL team. The 2006-2007 season is now added and T/OTL/SOL are combined, as they all equal 1 point.

Retired numbers

• #1 — Bob Perani
• #5 — Stephan Brochu
• #16 — Doug Manchak
• #20 — Kevin Kerr
• #77 — Brett MacDonald

Official Site

• Flint Generals official site

Sports teams based in Michigan
Baseball	MLB: Detroit Tigers, ML: Great Lakes Loons • Lansing Lugnuts • West Michigan Whitecaps, NwL: Battle Creek Bombers, FL: Kalamazoo Kings • Traverse City Beach Bums
Basketball	NBA: Detroit Pistons, ABA: Detroit Panthers, IBL: Battle Creek Knights • Grand Rapids Flight • Holland Blast • Lansing Capitals, WNBA: Detroit Shock
Football	NFL: Detroit Lions, AFL: Grand Rapids Rampage, CIFL: Kalamazoo Xplosion • Michigan Pirates • Muskegon Thunder
Hockey	NHL: Detroit Red Wings, AHL: Grand Rapids Griffins, IHL: Flint Generals • Kalamazoo Wings • Muskegon Fury • Port Huron IceHawks, OHL: Plymouth Whalers • Saginaw Spirit, NAHL: Alpena IceDiggers • Marquette Rangers • Traverse City North Stars • US National Development Team Program
Soccer	MISL: Detroit Ignition, PDL: Michigan Bucks • West Michigan Edge
NCAA Division I	Central Michigan University • Eastern Michigan University • Michigan State University • Oakland University • University of Detroit Mercy • University of Michigan • Western Michigan University

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