| Utah Grizzlies | |
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| City | West Valley City, Utah |
| League | ECHL |
| Conference | Western |
| Division | Mountain |
| Founded | 1981 (in theCHL) |
| Home arena | Maverik Center |
| Colors | Green, black, copper, white[1] |
| Owner(s) | Elmore Sports Group |
| General manager | Ryan Kinasewich[2] |
| Head coach | Ryan Kinasewich |
| Media | KSOP FloTv |
| Affiliates | Colorado Avalanche (NHL) Colorado Eagles (AHL) |
| Website | utahgrizzlies |
| Franchise history | |
| 1981–1983 | Nashville South Stars |
| 1983–1990 | 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 |
| Championships | |
| Division titles | 1 (2021–22) |
 Current season | |
TheUtah Grizzlies are a professionalice hockey team in theECHL. They play their home games atMaverik Center inWest Valley City, Utah.
The current Utah Grizzlies franchise started in 1981 as theNashville South Stars inNashville, Tennessee, in theCentral Hockey League.Henry Brabham then took over the team in 1983 and relocated them toVinton, Virginia mid-season, to become theVirginia Lancers. Brabham and the Lancers were then one of the founding members of theEast Coast Hockey League (ECHL) in 1988. The franchise was sold and relocated several times until it went dormant after the2002–03 season. After theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) incarnation of theGrizzlies suspended operations, David Elmore and Donna Tuttle bought the rights to the dormant ECHL franchise and moved the team to theE Center to replace the previous Grizzlies franchise.
Prior to the2013–14 season, their NHL affiliateCalgary Flames changed their affiliation to theAlaska Aces. Incoming head coach and general manager Tim Branham announced a three-year agreement with theAnaheim 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 the2015–16 season.[4]
Following the2017–18 season, the Grizzlies missed the post-season for the first time in 11 years. At that time, their ECHL rival, theColorado Eagles, joined the American Hockey League as an affiliate of theColorado 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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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
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| 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 theCOVID-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 | 2024 | did not qualify | |||
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