Utah Grizzlies
Professional minor league ice hockey team in Salt Lake City, Utah
The Utah Grizzlies are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL . They play their home games at Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah .
Franchise history
The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started in 1981 as the Nashville South Stars in Nashville, Tennessee , in the Central Hockey League . Henry Brabham then took over the team in 1983 and relocated them to Vinton, Virginia mid-season, to become the Virginia Lancers . Brabham and the Lancers were then one of the founding members of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) in 1988. The franchise was sold and relocated several times until it went dormant after the 2002–03 season . After the American Hockey League (AHL) incarnation of the Grizzlies suspended operations, David Elmore and Donna Tuttle bought the rights to the dormant ECHL franchise and moved the team to the E Center to replace the previous Grizzlies franchise.
Prior to the 2013–14 season , their NHL affiliate Calgary Flames changed their affiliation to the Alaska Aces . Incoming head coach and general manager Tim Branham announced a three-year agreement with the Anaheim Ducks on August 7, 2013.[3]
After the Grizzlies made the post-season in every season within the Ducks organization, the Grizzlies and Ducks agreed to a multi-year extension during the 2015–16 season .[4]
Following the 2017–18 season , the Grizzlies missed the post-season for the first time in 11 years. At that time, their ECHL rival, the Colorado Eagles , joined the American Hockey League as an affiliate of the Colorado Avalanche after previously serving as the Avalanche affiliate in the ECHL. The Grizzlies ended their agreement with the Ducks and affiliated with the Avalanche, their then-closest geographical NHL club.[5] [6]
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Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL= Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalty infraction minutes
Regular season
Playoffs
Season
GP
W
L
OTL
SOL
Pts
GF
GA
PIM
Standing
Year
1st round
2nd round
3rd round
Kelly Cup
2005–06
72
36
30
5
1
78
235
236
1712
4th of 6, West
2006
L, 0–4, AK
—
—
—
2006–07
72
22
42
4
4
52
184
294
1953
5th of 5, West
2007
did not qualify
2007–08
72
32
30
2
8
74
239
259
1595
4th of 5, West
2008
W, 4–2, FRE
W, 4–1, VIC
L, 0–4, LV
—
2008–09
72
28
28
6
10
72
220
246
1372
4th of 6, West
2009
L, 1–4, AK
—
—
—
2009–10
72
34
29
4
5
77
260
253
1292
3rd of 4, West
2010
W, 3–2, LV
L, 0–4, IDH
—
—
2010–11
72
33
32
4
3
73
189
227
1674
3rd of 4, Mountain
2011
W, 3–1, STK
L, 0–4, VIC
—
—
2011–12
72
33
33
0
6
72
183
223
1573
3rd of 4, Mountain
2012
L, 0–3, LV
—
—
—
2012–13
72
29
30
4
9
71
217
277
1741
4th of 4, Mountain
2013
L, 0–4, ONT
—
—
—
2013–14
71
38
24
3
6
85
187
173
1329
3rd of 4, Mountain
2014
L, 1–4, BAK
—
—
—
2014–15
72
37
27
5
3
82
213
219
1170
4th of 7, Pacific
2015
W, 4–2, IDH
L, 1–4, ONT
—
—
2015–16
72
39
27
3
3
84
223
206
942
3rd of 5, West
2016
W, 4–2, COL
L, 0–4, FW
—
—
2016–17
72
36
29
5
2
79
225
240
1312
4th of 7, Mountain
2017
L, 1–4, ALN
—
—
—
2017–18
72
28
29
9
6
71
230
256
1212
6th of 7, Mountain
2018
did not qualify
2018–19
72
37
26
4
5
83
232
218
1264
3rd of 7, Mountain
2019
L, 1–4, IDH
—
—
—
2019–20
62
34
17
7
4
79
207
164
884
3rd of 7, Mountain
2020
Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
72
35
26
5
6
81
207
219
1037
4th of 7, Western
2021
—
L, 0–3, ALN
—
—
2021–22
72
42
27
2
1
87
240
225
959
1st of 7, Mountain
2022
W, 4–3, TUL
W, 4–2, RC
L, 1–4, TOL
—
2022–23
72
35
33
4
0
74
230
259
1316
4th of 7, Mountain
2023
L, 2–4, IDH
—
—
—
2023–24
72
31
36
5
0
67
227
264
750
5th of 7, Mountain
2018
did not qualify
References
External links
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