This is about the defunct IHL/AHL team that folded in 2005. For the current ECHL team, see Utah Grizzlies.

Utah Grizzlies
City	Salt Lake City, Utah
League	IHL (1995 to 2001) AHL (2001 to 2005)
Founded	1994
Home arena	E Center
Colors	Maroon and White
Franchise history
1994 to 1995	Denver Grizzlies
1995 to 2005	Utah Grizzlies
2007 to present	Lake Erie Monsters
Championships
Regular season titles	1 (1994–95)
Division Championships	1 (1994–95)
Turner Cups	2 1994–95, 1995–96

The Utah Grizzlies were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League and American Hockey League. They played in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA at the E Center.

[edit] History

The Utah Grizzles, which moved to Utah following their only season in Denver, Colorado shortly after the NHL's Quebec Nordiques announced their relocation to become the Colorado Avalanche, was admitted to the AHL when the IHL folded in 2001. They played their home games in the E Center and the Delta Center.

While in Denver, the Grizzlies won the 1994–95 Turner Cup, the official Championship of the International Hockey League. After relocating to Salt Lake City, the Utah Grizzlies once again marched to victory in the IHL playoffs. Utah swept the Orlando Solar Bears 4 games to 0 to win the 1995–96 Turner Cup. The fourth (and final) game of the series was played in the Delta Center; 17,381 fans attended, which set a national record for largest attendance at a minor league hockey game.

The franchise was granted a voluntary suspension for the 2005–06 season while the owner found a buyer for the AHL franchise. That buyer arrived in May 2006, as the owner of the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers, Dan Gilbert, purchased the franchise to replace the departing Cleveland Barons. On January 25, 2007 it was announced at a press conference that the new Cleveland team will be called the Lake Erie Monsters. The Lake Erie Monsters took the ice for the 2007–08 AHL season.

[edit] Franchise and area facts

The market was previously served by:

• Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the IHL (1984–1994)

The franchise was replaced by:

• Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL (2005–2007)

The franchise is now known as:

• Lake Erie Monsters (2007–present)

[edit] Season-by-season results

• Denver Grizzlies 1994–1995 (International Hockey League)
• Utah Grizzlies 1995–2001 (International Hockey League)
• Utah Grizzlies 2001–2005 (American Hockey League)

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Playoffs

[edit] Team records

[edit] Single season

Goals: 46 Kip Miller (1994–95)

Assists: 60 Kip Miller (1994–95)

Points: 106 Kip Miller (1994–95)

Penalty minutes: 317 Mike MacWilliam (1995–96)

GAA: 2.21 Rich Parent (1999–00)

SV%: .928 Wade Flaherty (2001–02)

Wins: 45 Tommy Salo (1994–95)

Shutouts: 5 Mike Bales (2000–01)

• Goaltending records need a minimum 25 games played by the goaltender

[edit] Career

Career goals: 111 Chris Taylor (1994–98)

Career assists: 167 Chris Taylor

Career points: 278 Chris Taylor

Career penalty minutes: 684 Gavin Morgan (1999–2003)

Career goaltending wins: 73 Tommy Salo (1994–96)

Career shutouts: 7 Tommy Salo

Career games: 440 Gord Dineen (1994–2000)

[edit] External links

• The Internet Hockey Database - Utah Grizzlies

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