Utah Grizzlies

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. 
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.
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 closest geographical NHL club.
The market was previously served by:
* Utah Grizzlies of the IHL and AHL (1995–2005)
== 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season 	Playoffs	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	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 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	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 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	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	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	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 	did not qualify 	did not qualify 	did not qualify
==Players==
=== Current roster===
Updated April 29, 2024.
==References==
==External links==
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Category:ECHL teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Utah
Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 2005
Category:Anaheim Ducks minor league affiliates
Category:Calgary Flames minor league affiliates
Category:Colorado Avalanche minor league affiliates
Category:New York Islanders minor league affiliates