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 E 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. 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. On October 24 of the 09-10 season pink in the rink Ryan Kinasewich, set the all time goal record with 119 goals.
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 |
67 |
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 |
| 4 seasons |
283 |
118 |
130 |
40 |
.487% |
878 |
1035 |
0 Division Titles |
0 Kelly Cups, 0 Brabham Cups |
Current roster
As of December 9, 2009. Numbers taken from ECHL website.[1]
|
Goaltenders
|
| # |
|
Player |
Catches |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 1 |
 |
Mitch O'Keefe |
R |
Mar. 29, 1984 |
Almont, Ontario |
| 41 |
|
Parker van Buskirk |
L |
Mar. 26, 1988 |
Windsor, Ontario |
|
Defensemen
|
| # |
|
Player |
Shoots |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 4 |
 |
Jake Gannon § |
R |
Jan. 25, 1987 |
Roselle, Illinois |
| 15 |
|
Matt Clarke |
R |
Apr. 8, 1988 |
London, Ontario |
| 16 |
|
Dustin Friesen – A |
L |
Mar. 1, 1983 |
Waldheim, Saskatchewan |
| 25 |
|
Chris Brooks |
R |
June 2, 1982 |
New York, New York |
| 27 |
|
Tim Maxwell |
L |
Nov. 12, 1984 |
Sherwood Park, Alberta |
|
Forwards
|
| # |
|
Player |
Position |
Shoots |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 7 |
|
Tony Romano § |
C |
R |
Aug. 5, 1988 |
Smithtown, New York |
| 8 |
|
Evan Kotsopoulos |
LW |
L |
Mar. 24, 1984 |
Unionville, Ontario |
| 9 |
|
Ryan Kinasewich – C |
LW |
L |
Aug. 20, 1983 |
St. Albert, Alberta |
| 10 |
|
Bobby Hughes § |
C |
L |
Nov. 11, 1987 |
Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| 12 |
|
Shea Guthrie |
RW |
R |
July 30, 1987 |
Carleton Place, Ontario |
| 14 |
|
Tom May – A |
F |
R |
Apr. 24, 1985 |
Eagan, Minnesota |
| 17 |
|
Hugo Carpentier ₳ |
C |
L |
Mar. 17, 1988 |
Hull, Quebec |
| 19 |
|
Mark Pavli (3-day IR) |
LW |
R |
Aug. 16, 1984 |
Sarnia, Ontario |
| 23 |
|
Jadran Beljo |
LW |
R |
Feb. 25, 1987 |
Sudbury, Ontario |
| 28 |
|
Brett Parnham |
C |
R |
Jan. 30, 1989 |
Orillia, Ontario |
| 37 |
|
A.J. Perry – A |
LW |
L |
Jan. 12, 1987 |
Peterborough, Ontario |
| 71 |
|
Vladimir Nikiforov |
RW |
L |
Oct. 7, 1987 |
Hauppauge, New York |
|
Staff
|
| Title |
Staff member |
| Head coach |
Kevin Colley |
| Assistant coach |
Pat Curcio |
| Trainer |
Mike Plandowski |
| Equipment manager |
Mike Xuereb |
§ - assigned by the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
₳ - assigned by the Abbotsford Heat (AHL)
€ - signed as emergency backup goaltender
Δ - signed Amateur Tryout Contract (ATO)
Captains
Captain - Ryan Kinasewich
Alternates (Road) - James Sixsmith (Sound Tigers) & A.J. Perry
Alternates (Home) - Tom May & Dustin Friesen
Notes
External links
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