When was Utah Grizzlies founded?

Utah Grizzlies was founded in 1994 in West Valley City, UT, USA, USA.

Where is Utah Grizzlies based?

Utah Grizzlies is based in West Valley City, UT, USA.

Who is the head coach of Utah Grizzlies?

The head coach of Utah Grizzlies is Ryan Kinasewich.

Who is the captain of Utah Grizzlies?

The captain of Utah Grizzlies is Gianni Fairbrother.

What arena does Utah Grizzlies play in?

Utah Grizzlies play their home games at Maverik Center in West Valley City, UT, USA.

What are the team colors of Utah Grizzlies?

The team colors of Utah Grizzlies are Green + White + Black + Copper.

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2024-2025 Utah Grizzlies Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.	Derek Daschke (D)	65	17	39	56	26	-3
2.	Keaton Mastrodonato (RW)	53	19	30	49	24	-24
3.	Briley Wood (C/RW)	72	20	27	47	25	-7
4.	Reed Lebster (RW)	67	19	27	46	28	-3
5.	Mick Messner (C/W)	72	16	24	40	38	-25
6.	Neil Shea (LW/RW)	36	19	20	39	12	-6
7.	Luke Manning (C/W)	67	18	21	39	24	-1
8.	Cole Gallant (C/RW)	58	6	26	32	8	5
9.	Andrew Nielsen (D)	30	4	19	23	83	-8
10.	Cole Fonstad (C/LW)	30	7	13	20	8	-15
11.	Bryan Yoon (D)	32	7	12	19	12	1
12.	Craig Armstrong (C/LW)	64	7	12	19	23	-3
13.	Dylan Fitze (RW/LW)	56	10	8	18	30	-11
14.	Adam Berg (F)	50	7	10	17	8	-7
15.	Gianni Fairbrother (D)	31	8	7	15	31	-13
16.	Cade Neilson (C)	43	3	11	14	18	-11
17.	Garrett Pyke (D)	19	2	11	13	14	2
18.	Cooper Jones (D)	39	4	8	12	25	-8
19.	Aaron Aragon (LW)	53	5	5	10	50	-23
20.	Griffin Ness (RW/C)	14	3	7	10	6	-4
21.	Reilly Connors (C/RW)	13	5	3	8	19	-3
22.	Kade Jensen (D)	40	2	6	8	54	-21
23.	Cody Corbett (D)	28	2	5	7	4	-9
24.	Cameron Buhl (C/LW)	28	3	2	5	6	-15
25.	James Shearer (D)	19	1	4	5	2	-9
26.	Matt Araujo (D)	19	2	2	4	9	-2
27.	Chad Hillebrand (LW/C)	9	1	3	4	4	-3
28.	Kabore Dunn (D)	22	1	3	4	8	-7
29.	Luke LaMaster (D)	16	1	2	3	2	4
30.	Evan Friesen (C/W)	8	1	1	2	0	-3
31.	Tyson Upper (LW)	30	1	1	2	4	-7
32.	Hunter Warner (D)	3	1	0	1	2	-2
33.	Lincoln Erne (D)	13	1	0	1	9	1
34.	Brayden Nicholetts (F)	16	1	0	1	19	-8
35.	Connor Senken (D)	2	0	1	1	0	0
36.	Christian Hausinger (D)	3	0	1	1	0	-1
37.	Reed Morison (C)	3	0	1	1	2	1
38.	Connor Mayer (D)	4	0	1	1	4	1
39.	Chase Hartje (D)	8	0	1	1	4	-5
40.	Dilan Savenkov (D)	16	0	1	1	17	-2
41.	Blake Wells (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
42.	Sam Lofquist (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-2
43.	Reed Stark (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-5
44.	Kyle Pow (D)	3	0	0	0	27	0
45.	Grant Gabriele (D)	5	0	0	0	2	-4
46.	Andrius Kulbis-Marino (D)	6	0	0	0	4	-2
47.	Josh Thrower (D)	6	0	0	0	7	-1
48.	Nick Pastorious (RW)	7	0	0	0	18	-2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
ECHL
1.	Jake Barczewski (G)	40	3.49	.902	16	15	3	0	2180:17	1164
2.	Adam Scheel (G)	19	3.93	.884	5	12	2	0	1131:00	566
3.	Vincent Duplessis (G)	20	4.47	.862	4	12	3	0	1033:17	480

2024-2025 Utah Grizzlies Staff

Head CoachRyan Kinasewich
Asst. CoachChristian Horn
CEOKevin Bruder
Dir. of BroadcastingTyson Whiting
Dir. of CommunicationsTyson Whiting
Dir. of Game OperationsNoah Hill
Franchise OwnerDonna Tuttle
Head Athletic TrainerCollin Lee
Head Equipment ManagerJaxson Hibbard

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2024-2025 Utah Grizzlies Captains

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Gianni Fairbrother

"A"

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Utah Grizzlies Facts

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Team Colors: Green + White + Black + Copper
Town: West Valley City, UT, USA Map
Founded: 1994

2024-2025 Utah Grizzlies Roster Facts

Nationalities

28 players
21 players
1 player
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Experience

Utah Grizzlies: 1 983 GP
WC: 14 GP
SHL: 33 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 149 GP
Liiga: 164 GP
KHL: 82 GP
AHL: 990 GP
DEL: 63 GP
NL: 24 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Colorado Avalanche (NHL)
Colorado Eagles (AHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Maverik Center
Location: West Valley City, UT, USA
Capacity: -
Construction Year: 1997

Utah Grizzlies Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/12/2026 09:10 PM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Rapid City Rush	4 - 5 (OT 61:26)	ECHL
04/12/2026 01:10 AM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Rapid City Rush	2 - 1 (OT 61:28)	ECHL
04/11/2026 01:10 AM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Rapid City Rush	6 - 3	ECHL
04/08/2026 01:10 AM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Idaho Steelheads	3 - 2	ECHL
04/05/2026 01:10 AM UTC	Utah Grizzlies	Wichita Thunder	3 - 2 (OT 65:11)	ECHL

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Utah Grizzlies History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	ECHL	72	30	32	-	-	10	237	255	70	0.97	5	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	ECHL	72	25	39	-	-	8	226	292	58	0.81	7	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	ECHL	72	31	36	-	-	5	227	264	67	0.93	5	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	ECHL	72	35	33	-	-	4	230	259	74	1.03	4	Division Semifinal loss
2021-2022	ECHL	72	42	27	-	-	3	240	225	87	1.21	1	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	ECHL	72	35	26	-	-	11	207	219	81	1.13	4	Quarterfinal loss
2019-2020	ECHL	62	34	17	-	-	11	207	164	79	1.27	3	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	ECHL	72	37	26	-	-	9	232	218	83	1.15	3	Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018	ECHL	72	28	29	-	-	15	230	256	71	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	ECHL	72	36	29	-	-	7	225	240	79	1.1	4	Division Semifinal loss
2015-2016	ECHL	72	39	27	-	-	6	223	206	84	1.17	3	Conference SF loss
2014-2015	ECHL	72	37	27	-	-	8	213	219	82	1.14	4	Division Final loss
2013-2014	ECHL	71	38	24	-	-	9	187	173	85	1.2	2	Conference QF loss
2012-2013	ECHL	72	29	30	-	-	13	217	277	71	0.99	4	Conference QF loss
2011-2012	ECHL	72	33	33	-	-	6	183	223	72	1	3	Conference QF loss
2010-2011	ECHL	72	33	32	-	-	7	189	227	73	1.01	3	Conference SF loss
2009-2010	ECHL	72	34	29	-	-	9	260	253	77	1.07	3	Conference SF loss
2008-2009	ECHL	72	28	28	-	-	16	220	246	72	1	4	Division Semifinal loss
2007-2008	ECHL	72	32	30	-	-	10	239	259	74	1.03	4	Conference Final loss
2006-2007	ECHL	72	22	42	-	-	8	184	294	52	0.72	5	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	ECHL	72	36	30	-	-	6	235	236	78	1.08	4	Division Semifinal loss
2004-2005	AHL	80	23	50	-	-	7	156	265	53	0.66	7	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	AHL	80	27	42	6	-	5	162	230	65	0.81	7	Did not make playoffs
2002-2003	AHL	80	37	34	4	-	5	227	243	83	1.04	5	Playoffs Qualifier loss
2001-2002	AHL	80	40	29	6	-	5	240	225	91	1.14	3	Conference QF loss
2000-2001	IHL	82	38	36	-	-	8	208	220	84	1.02	4	Did not make playoffs
1999-2000	IHL	82	45	25	-	-	12	265	220	102	1.24	2	Conference SF loss
1998-1999	IHL	82	39	34	-	-	9	244	254	87	1.06	7	Did not make playoffs
1997-1998	IHL	82	47	27	-	-	8	276	234	102	1.24	4	Conference QF loss
1996-1997	IHL	82	43	33	-	-	6	259	254	92	1.12	4	Conference SF loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alex Beaucage (F)	2026-2027	Lukko	Liiga	3	1	2	3	6
2.	Turner Ottenbreit (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	3	1	1	2	0
3.	Tim Daly (D)	2026-2027	Rungsted Seier Capital	Metal Ligaen	3	0	2	2	4
4.	Brett Stapley (F)	2026-2027	Pelicans	Liiga	3	0	2	2	4
5.	Brian Cooper (D)	2026-2027	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	2	1	0	1	0
6.	Garrett Pyke (D)	2026-2027	HPK	Liiga	3	0	1	1	2
7.	Sergei Boikov (D)	2026-2027	Shanghai Dragons	KHL	1	0	0	0	0
8.	Nate Clurman (D)	2026-2027	Rögle BK	Champions HL	2	0	0	0	2
9.	Grayson Downing (F)	2026-2027	Esbjerg Energy	Metal Ligaen	3	0	0	0	0
10.	Riley Woods (F)	2026-2027	HV71	SHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.91
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.86
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.67
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	25.00

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	239	156	190	356
2.	Chris Taylor (F)	278	111	167	278
3.	John Purves (F)	293	96	120	216
4.	Kip Miller (F)	143	84	119	203
5.	Michael Pelech (F)	224	72	117	189

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	239	156	190	356
2.	Chris Taylor (F)	278	111	167	278
3.	John Purves (F)	293	96	120	216
4.	Kip Miller (F)	143	84	119	203
5.	Michael Pelech (F)	224	72	117	189

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	239	156	190	356
2.	Chris Taylor (F)	278	111	167	278
3.	Gord Dineen (D)	440	19	147	166
4.	John Purves (F)	293	96	120	216
5.	Kip Miller (F)	143	84	119	203

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	John Erskine (D)	173	5	27	694
2.	Gavin Morgan (F)	238	30	94	684
3.	Mick Vukota (F)	162	25	58	660
4.	Danick Paquette (F)	117	28	65	561
5.	Brad Herauf (F)	122	24	55	556

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Gord Dineen (D)	440	19	147	166
2.	Jeff MacMillan (D)	309	23	37	60
3.	John Purves (F)	293	96	120	216
4.	Rod Miller (D)	288	7	27	34
5.	Chris Taylor (F)	278	111	167	278

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Josh Winquist (F)	5	4	8	1.60
2.	Rob Hennigar (F)	38	15	59	1.55
3.	Austin Ortega (F)	29	17	45	1.55
4.	Trevor Lewis (F)	6	3	9	1.50
5.	Jordan Samuels-Thomas (F)	4	3	6	1.50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kip Miller (F)	1994-1995	71	46	106
2.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	2009-2010	59	48	103
3.	Kip Miller (F)	1997-1998	72	38	97
4.	Chris Taylor (F)	1994-1995	78	38	86
5.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	2005-2006	60	39	85

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	2009-2010	59	48	103
2.	Kip Miller (F)	1994-1995	71	46	106
3.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	2005-2006	60	39	85
4.	Kip Miller (F)	1997-1998	72	38	97
5.	Chris Taylor (F)	1994-1995	78	38	86

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Kip Miller (F)	1994-1995	71	60	106
2.	Kip Miller (F)	1997-1998	72	59	97
3.	Chris Taylor (F)	1997-1998	79	56	84
4.	Ryan Kinasewich (F)	2009-2010	59	55	103
5.	Louis Dumont (F)	2005-2006	65	55	71

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Brad Herauf (F)	2005-2006	72	30	344
2.	Mike MacWilliam (F)	1995-1996	53	24	317
3.	Jason Simon (F)	1994-1995	61	9	300
4.	John Erskine (D)	2000-2001	77	9	284
5.	Danick Paquette (F)	2013-2014	67	49	277

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Affiliation History:

-New York Islanders (1995-1998)

-Los Angeles Kings (1997-1998)

-Independent (1998-2000)

-Dallas Stars (2000-2004)

-Montreal Canadiens (2002-2003)

-Tampa Bay Lightning (2003-2004)

-Phoenix Coyotes (2004-2005)

-Independent (2005-2007)

-New York Islanders (2007-2010)

-Calgary Flames (2009-2013)

-Anaheim Ducks (2013-)

Team History:

-Team relocated from Denver, Co and team renamed from Denver Grizzlies to Utah Grizzlies (1995) -IHL (1995-2001)

-AHL (2001-2005)

-ECHL (2005-)