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1995-1996 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#1 Mark McArthur (G) 45 1975 East York, ON, CAN 5'11" 190 L
Jamie McLennan (G) 49 1971 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'0" 198 L
Tommy Salo (G) 50 1971 Surahammar, SWE 6'0" 179 L
DEFENSEMEN
Bob Beers (D) 53 1967 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 6'2" 203 R
#44 Todd Copeland (D) 52 1968 Ridgewood, NJ, USA 6'2" 216 L
#2 Gord Dineen (D)   “C” 58 1962 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'0" 196 R
Bob Halkidis (D) 54 1966 Toronto, ON, CAN 5'11" 205 L
Jason Herter (D) 50 1970 Hafford, SK, CAN 6'1" 203 R
#19 Viktors Ignatjevs (D) 50 1970 Riga, LAT 6'4" 220 L
Aaron Kriss (D) 48 1972 Parma, OH, USA 6'2" 203 L
Brad Miller (D) 51 1969 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'4" 227 L
Rod Miller (D) 51 1970 Prince Albert, SK, CAN 6'1" 205 L
Chris Phelps (D) 48 1973 Troy, MI, USA 6'0" 190 R
#9 Jeff Sharples (D) 53 1967 Terrace, BC, CAN 5'9" 190 L
Milan Tichy (D) 51 1969 Plzen, CZE 6'3" 203 L
FORWARDS
#12 Micah Aivazoff (C) 51 1969 Powell River, BC, CAN 6'0" 196 L
#11 Niklas Andersson (LW) 49 1971 Kungälv, SWE 5'9" 176 L
Dave Archibald (RW) 51 1969 Chilliwack, BC, CAN 6'0" 203 L
#14 Scott Arniel (LW) 58 1962 Kingston, ON, CAN 6'1" 190 L
Yegor Bashkatov (C) 49 1971 Moskva, RUS 5'10" 185 L
#15 Andy Brickley (LW) 59 1961 Melrose, MA, USA 5'11" 201 L
Danton Cole (RW) 54 1967 Pontiac, MI, USA 5'10" 183 R
Róbert Döme (RW) 42 1979 Zlate Moravce, SVK 5'11" 205 L
Brian Farrell (LW) 48 1972 Hartford, CT, USA 6'1" 205 L
#13 Viktor Gordiyuk (C/RW) 50 1970 Odintsovo, RUS 5'11" 190 L
Trevor Halverson (LW) 49 1971 White River, ON, CAN 6'1" 201 L
Jamey Hicks (C) 51 1969 Timmins, ON, CAN 5'9" 176 R
Paul Jackson (C) 55 1966 Toronto, ON, CAN 5'10" 176 L
#11 Andreas Johansson (LW) 47 1973 Hofors, SWE 6'0" 205 L
Rick Judson (LW) 51 1969 Lambertville, MI, USA 5'10" 198 L
Yan Kaminsky (RW) 49 1971 Penza, RUS 6'0" 174 L
Frank Kovacs (LW) 49 1971 Regina, SK, CAN 6'3" 227 L
#18 Brett Lievers (C) 49 1971 Syracuse, NY, USA 6'0" 187 R
Mike MacWilliam (LW) 54 1967 Burnaby, BC, CAN 6'4" 229 L
Chris Marinucci (RW) 49 1971 Grand Rapids, MN, USA 6'1" 209 L
Alan May (LW) 56 1965 Barrhead, AB, CAN 6'1" 201 R
Barry Nieckar (LW) 53 1967 Rama, SK, CAN 6'3" 205 L
Sean O'Brien (D/F) 49 1972 Boston, MA, USA - - L
Grigorijs Pantelejevs (LW) 48 1972 Gastello, RUS 5'9" 185 L
Ron Pasco (C) 49 1972 Ottawa, ON, CAN 6'0" 194 L
Kyle Reeves (C) 49 1971 Swan River, MB, CAN 5'11" 198 R
#28 Marc Rodgers (RW) 48 1972 Shawville, QC, CAN 5'11" 187 R
Alexander Savchenkov (F) 47 1973 Moskva, RUS 5'9" 190 R
Brian Shantz (C) 50 1970 Edmonton, AB, CAN 5'9" 181 L
#21 Chris Taylor (C) 48 1972 Stratford, ON, CAN 6'0" 198 L
#23 Andrei Vasilyev (C) 48 1972 Voskresensk, RUS 5'8" 181 R
Colin Ward (C) 50 1970 Edmonton, AB, CAN 5'11" 194 R
Todd Wetzel (C) 47 1973 Sarnia, ON, CAN 5'11" 185 R
Oleg Yashin (LW) 52 1968 Voskresensk, RUS 5'11" 198 R
Position: G: 3, D: 9, F: 25 | Av Age: 25.51 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 197 lbs | Compare with other teams

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Arena Information
  • Arena Name Maverik Center
  • Location West Valley City, UT
  • Capacity 10 100*
  • Construction Year 1997
RSS
Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
02/23/2021
02/23/2021 Up/Down Leaving Ty Lewis (F) Leaving for Colorado Eagles
02/23/2021 Up/Down Leaving Nick Henry (F) Leaving for Colorado Eagles
02/22/2021
02/22/2021 Up/Down Joining Riley Woods (F) Joining from Colorado Eagles
02/21/2021
02/21/2021 Confirmed Leaving Kris Myllari (D) Leaving for Kansas City Mavericks
02/20/2021
02/20/2021 Confirmed Joining Connor McDonald (D) Joining from Indy Fuel
02/20/2021 Confirmed Leaving Diego Cuglietta (F) Leaving for Indy Fuel
02/18/2021
02/18/2021 Confirmed Joining Brandon Fehd (D) Joining from Rapid City Rush
02/16/2021
02/16/2021 Up/Down Leaving Kevin Carr (G) Leaving for Colorado Eagles
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
Denver Grizzlies
1994-1995 IHL 81 57 - 18 - 6 339 235 120 1 Champion
Utah Grizzlies
1995-1996 IHL 82 49 - 29 - 4 291 232 102 2 Champion
1996-1997 IHL 82 43 - 33 - 6 259 254 92 4 Conference SF loss
1997-1998 IHL 82 47 - 27 - 8 276 234 102 4 Conference QF loss
1998-1999 IHL 82 39 - 34 - 9 244 254 87 7 Did not make playoffs
1999-2000 IHL 82 45 - 25 - 12 265 220 102 2 Conference SF loss
2000-2001 IHL 82 38 - 36 - 8 208 220 84 4 Did not make playoffs
2001-2002 AHL 80 40 6 29 - 5 240 225 91 3 Conference QF loss
2002-2003 AHL 80 37 4 34 - 5 227 243 83 5 Playoffs Qualifier loss
2003-2004 AHL 80 27 6 42 - 5 162 230 65 7 Did not make playoffs
2004-2005 AHL 80 23 - 50 - 7 156 265 53 7 Did not make playoffs
2005-2006 ECHL 72 36 - 30 - 6 235 236 78 4 Division Semifinal loss
2006-2007 ECHL 72 22 - 42 - 8 184 294 52 5 Did not make playoffs
2007-2008 ECHL 72 32 - 30 - 10 239 259 74 4 Conference Final loss
2008-2009 ECHL 72 28 - 28 - 16 220 246 72 4 Division Semifinal loss
2009-2010 ECHL 72 34 - 29 - 9 260 253 77 3 Conference SF loss
2010-2011 ECHL 72 33 - 32 - 7 189 227 73 3 Conference SF loss
2011-2012 ECHL 72 33 - 33 - 6 183 223 72 3 Conference QF loss
2012-2013 ECHL 72 29 - 30 - 13 217 277 71 4 Conference QF loss
2013-2014 ECHL 71 38 - 24 - 9 187 173 85 2 Conference QF loss
2014-2015 ECHL 72 37 - 27 - 8 213 219 82 4 Division Final loss
2015-2016 ECHL 72 39 - 27 - 6 223 206 84 3 Conference SF loss
2016-2017 ECHL 72 36 - 29 - 7 225 240 79 4 Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018 ECHL 72 28 - 29 - 15 230 256 71 6 Did not make playoffs
2018-2019 ECHL 72 37 - 26 - 9 232 218 83 3 Division Semifinal loss
2019-2020 ECHL 62 34 - 17 - 11 207 164 79 3 Playoffs Cancelled
2020-2021 ECHL 28 13 - 7 - 8 85 89 34 4 -

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Josh MacDonald (F) 2020-2021 Aalborg Pirates Denmark 43 25 30 55 -
2. Brance Orbán (F) 2020-2021 MAC HKB Újbuda Erste Liga 37 22 31 53 -
3. Patrick Asselin (F) 2020-2021 Herner EV 2007 Germany3 33 24 26 50 14
4. Charlie Sarault (F) 2020-2021 Rungsted Seier Capital Denmark 44 11 35 46 -
5. Mitch Hults (F) 2020-2021 Bratislava Capitals ICEHL 48 20 25 45 20
6. Phil Pietroniro (D) 2020-2021 Cortina AlpsHL 31 16 26 42 32
7. Ryan Hayes (F) 2020-2021 GC Küsnacht Lions SL 32 23 12 35 32
8. Roberts Lipsbergs (F) 2020-2021 EC Bregenzerwald AlpsHL 23 20 14 34 16
9. Tim McGauley (F) 2020-2021 Stjernen Hockey Norway 24 11 23 34 12
10. Brendan Harms (F) 2020-2021 SønderjyskE Denmark 45 11 22 33 -
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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
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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
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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
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# 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
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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
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Josh Winquist (F) 5 4 8 1.600
2. Rob Hennigar (F) 38 15 59 1.553
3. Austin Ortega (F) 29 17 45 1.552
4. Trevor Lewis (F) 6 3 9 1.500
5. Jordan Samuels-Thomas (F) 4 3 6 1.500
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kip Miller (F) 1994-1995 IHL 71 46 60 106 1.49 54
2. Ryan Kinasewich (F) 2009-2010 ECHL 59 48 55 103 1.75 70
3. Kip Miller (F) 1997-1998 IHL 72 38 59 97 1.35 30
4. Chris Taylor (F) 1994-1995 IHL 78 38 48 86 1.10 47
5. Ryan Kinasewich (F) 2005-2006 ECHL 60 39 46 85 1.42 48
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ryan Kinasewich (F) 2009-2010 ECHL 59 48 55 103 1.75 70
2. Kip Miller (F) 1994-1995 IHL 71 46 60 106 1.49 54
3. Ryan Kinasewich (F) 2005-2006 ECHL 60 39 46 85 1.42 48
4. Kip Miller (F) 1997-1998 IHL 72 38 59 97 1.35 30
5. Chris Taylor (F) 1994-1995 IHL 78 38 48 86 1.10 47
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Kip Miller (F) 1994-1995 IHL 71 46 60 106 1.49 54
2. Kip Miller (F) 1997-1998 IHL 72 38 59 97 1.35 30
3. Chris Taylor (F) 1997-1998 IHL 79 28 56 84 1.06 66
4. Ryan Kinasewich (F) 2009-2010 ECHL 59 48 55 103 1.75 70
5. Louis Dumont (F) 2005-2006 ECHL 65 16 55 71 1.09 72
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Brad Herauf (F) 2005-2006 ECHL 72 13 17 30 0.42 344
2. Mike MacWilliam (F) 1995-1996 IHL 53 8 16 24 0.45 317
3. Jason Simon (F) 1994-1995 IHL 61 3 6 9 0.15 300
4. John Erskine (D) 2000-2001 IHL 77 1 8 9 0.12 284
5. Danick Paquette (F) 2013-2014 ECHL 67 23 26 49 0.73 277
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2020-2021 View roster 6'0" 190 lbs 25.72
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 193 lbs 24.88
2018-2019 View roster 6'0" 193 lbs 24.53
2017-2018 View roster 6'1" 194 lbs 25.65
2016-2017 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 25.46
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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-)