Rochester Grizzlies

The Rochester Ice Hawks are a Tier III Jr. A ice hockey playing in the Minnesota Junior Hockey League (MnJHL). The team plays their home games at the 2,600-seat Rochester Recreation Center, located in Rochester, Minnesota. The Ice Hawks play a 48 game regular season games, in addition to showcase and post season tournament games.
The Ice Hawks joined the MnJHL in 1995http://www.kttc.com/Global/story.asp?S=11560438 and played in Le Sueur, Minnesota from then until 2002. The franchise moved to Rochester, Minnesota in 2002 after the Rochester Mustangs of the United States Hockey League ceased operations.http://www.mnicehawks.com/AbouttheIceHawks/tabid/86/Default.aspx
Following the 2014-15 season, most of the active members of the Minnesota Junior Hockey League moved to the United States Premier Hockey League as part of a new Midwest Division. In May of 2015 the Ice Hawks were accepted as an expansion team into the NA3HL for the 2015-16 season.
On April 4, 2018 it was announced that the team had been sold to the ownership of the Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League.  As part of the announcement of the sale the team was announced as being renamed the Rochester Grizzlies and would become the development team for the Bruins and the team would adopt the Bruins colors of brown, gold and black.
==Season-by-season records==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	
Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League	Minnesota Junior Hockey League 	Minnesota Junior Hockey League 	Minnesota Junior Hockey League
1999–00 	36 	14 	21 	0 	1 	29 	146 	226 	5th, MnJHL 	 	
2000–01 	36 	12 	24 	— 	0 	24 	130 	229 	5th, MnJHL 	 	
2001–02 	42 	11 	26 	— 	5 	27 	122 	216 	7th, MnJHL 	 	
2002–03 	42 	15 	23 	— 	4 	34 	163 	195 	5th, MnJHL 	 	
2003–04 	40 	27 	10 	3 	0 	57 	205 	130 	2nd, MnJHL 	Nationals semifinalist 	
2004–05 	48 	36 	7 	4 	1 	77 	261 	124 	1st, MnJHL 	Won Bush CupNationals appearance 	
2005–06 	48 	40 	7 	1 	0 	81 	251 	124 	1st, MnJHL 	Won Bush CupNationals semifinalist 	
2006–07 	40 	32 	4 	2 	2 	68 	259 	110 	1st, MnJHL 	Won Bush CupNationals appearance 	
2007–08 	48 	43 	5 	0 	0 	86 	300 	125 	1st, MnJHL 	Won Bush CupNationals appearance 	
2008–09 	48 	41 	7 	0 	0 	82 	330 	100 	2nd, MnJHL 	Won Bush CupNationals appearance 	
2009–10 	50 	41 	8 	0 	1 	83 	288 	138 	1st, MnJHL 	Won Bush CupNationals semifinalist 	
2010–11 	45 	34 	9 	— 	2 	70 	216 	116 	2nd, MnJHL 	Nationals appearance (host) 	
2011–12 	48 	35 	11 	— 	2 	72 	295 	145 	2nd, MnJHL 	Nationals semifinalist 	
2012–13 	50 	42 	5 	— 	3 	87 	338 	128 	2nd, MnJHL 	Lost Division Semifinal 	
2013–14 	46 	22 	17 	— 	7 	51 	194 	181 	5th, MnJHL 	Lost Division Semifinal 	
2014–15 	42 	35 	6 	— 	1 	71 	272 	89 	2nd, MnJHL 	Won Div. Quarterfinals, 2-0 vs. Minnesota OwlsWon Div. Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Hudson CrusadersWon Crossover Semifinals, 2-0 vs. Illiana BlackbirdsLost League Finals, 1-2 vs. Dells Ducks	
North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League	North American 3 Hockey League 	North American 3 Hockey League 	North American 3 Hockey League
2015–16 	47 	10 	36 	— 	1 	21 	123 	272 	4th of 5, Central29th of 34, NA3HL	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. North Iowa Bulls 	
2016-17 	47 	10 	36 	- 	1 	21 	101 	250 	4th of 5, Central 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-2 vs. North Iowa Bulls 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	Pts 	GF 	GA 	Regular Season Finish 	Playoffs 	
2017-18 	47 	6 	39 	2 	0 	14 	93 	328 	5th of 5, Central 	Did not qualify 	
Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies 	Rochester Grizzlies
2018-19 	47 	31 	15 	1 	0 	63 	206 	134 	3rd of 7, West 	Lost Div. Semifinals, 1-2 vs. North Iowa Bulls 	
2019-20 	47 	37 	8 	1 	1 	76 	233 	94 	1st of 6, Central 	Playoffs cancelled before team plays 	
2020-21 	40 	34 	5 	0 	1 	69 	185 	63 	1st of 6, Central 	Won Division, Lost Fraser Cup Final 	
2021-22 	47 	38 	6 	2 	1 	207 	81 	79 	1st of 6, Central 	Won Fraser Cup 	
2022-23 	47 	33 	9 	2 	3 	191 	107 	71 	1st of 6, Central 	Lost Division Final 	
2023-24 	47 	35 	9 	1 	2 	221 	120 	73 	2nd of 6, Central 	Lost Division Final 	
==References==
==External links==
*Ice Hawks Webpage
*MnJHL Webpage
Category:American ice hockey teams
Category:Minnesota Junior Hockey League team
Category:North American 3 Hockey League teams