Utah Grizzlies

	Utah Grizzlies
	File:Utah Grizzlies Logo.png
City:	West Valley City, Utah
League:	ECHL
Conference:	Western Conference
Division:	Mountain Division
Founded:	1988
Home Arena:	Maverik Center
Colors:	Green, black, copper, white ;
Owner(s):	David Elmore ; Donna Turtle
Head Coach:	Kevin Colley
Media:	KFAN (AM 1320) or KJQS (AM 1230)
Affiliates:	Calgary Flames (NHL) ; Abbotsford Heat (AHL)
Franchise history
1988–1990:	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

This article is about the ECHL franchise. For the old IHL and AHL franchise, see Utah Grizzlies (1995–2005).

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 United States 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:

Utah Grizzlies of the IHL and AHL (1995–2005)

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime/shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty infraction 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 Semifinals
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 Semifinals
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
2013–14	71	38	24	9	85	187	173	3rd, Mountain	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals
2014–15	72	37	27	8	82	213	219	4th, Pacific	Lost in Division Finals
2015–16	72	39	27	6	84	223	206	3rd, West	Lost in Conference Semifinals

Captains

Captain - Jake Gannon
Alternate - Peter Vandermeer

Notes

↑ Email response from Communications and Broadcasting VP Adrian Denny: "Copper is the third color."

External links

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[1] Email response from Communications and Broadcasting VP Adrian Denny: "Copper is the third color."

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