Category Archives: Utah
Salt Lake City native, East High alum Gibboney takes home NA3HL weekly award
November 17th, 2021The NA3HL announced today that Helena Bighorns forward Erik Gibboney is the Frontier Division Star of the Week. Gibboney, 20, continued his strong season as he helped his club stay undefeated with road wins over the Butte Cobras and Great Falls Americans. The Salt Lake City native had six points in the two wins. On…
Bradley to wear ‘C,’ Boucher, Gendron get an ‘A’ as Grizzlies captains for ’21-22 ECHL season
October 21st, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have announced that Trey Bradley, Matthew Boucher and Miles Gendron will serve as team captains for the 2021-22 season. Bradley enters his third full season as a professional and will wear the ‘C’ for Utah. Last season, he led the Grizzlies with 37 assists and was second the team with 47…
Salt Lake City product, Renegades, Murray High grad Nowicki bags USPHL weekly honors
October 8th, 2021Boston Advantage goalie Jack Nowicki has been named the USPHL’s New England Division Goaltender of the Week. Nowicki was a very busy netminder in the two games he played at the BJB Shootout over the weekend, stopping 64 of 68 shots, coming up with a win and a close loss in the process. A 2004…
Kinasewich tabbed new coach, general manager for ECHL’s Grizzlies
September 28th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies announced Tuesday that Ryan Kinasewich is the team’s new head coach and general manager. Kinasewich, the eighth head coach in team history and fourth since the team joined the ECHL in 2005, takes over for Tim Branham, who was named an assistant coach with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles earlier this month….
Grizzlies coach-GM Branham leaves post with ECHL club for assistant coach position with AHL’s Eagles
September 14th, 2021Utah Grizzlies head coach and general manager Tim Branham is leaving the team to become an assistant coach with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles. Branham is the winningest and longest tenured head coach in Grizzlies history, compiling 284 victories over eight seasons in Utah. The Grizzlies reached the playoffs in six of the seven seasons where…
Salt Lake City native Metcalf re-signs with ECHL’s Grizzlies for 2021-22 season
September 9th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed goaltender Garrett Metcalf for the 2021-22 season, his second season as a professional. Last season with the Grizzlies, the Salt Lake City native went 4-4-0 with a 2.33 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage in nine games. Metcalf was named the ECHL Goaltender of the Week on April…
Herriman native, Jr. Grizzlies product Mannek signs ECHL deal with Utah for ’21-22 campaign
August 5th, 2021After playing nine games for the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies at the end of the 2020-21 season, Herriman native Mason Mannek has signed with the Grizzlies for the 2021-22 season. Mannek made his professional debut on May 19 against the Allen Americans, where he posted an assist. Mannek ended the season with two assists. The 21-year-old…
Riverblades tab Randall to coach USPHL club for sophomore season in 2021-22
July 20th, 2021The USPHL’s Provo Riverblades have announced the hiring of new head coach Danny Randall. Randall, a native of Boston, joins the Riverblades to lead the program in its second season of operation. After a slow start to the season, the Riverblades blazed through the second half of the 2020-21 season as the hottest team in…
Grizzlies’ Boucher tabbed ECHL Rookie of the Year for ’20-21 season
June 7th, 2021The ECHL on Monday announced that Matthew Boucher of the Utah Grizzlies has been named ECHL Rookie of the Year and the recipient of the John A. Daley Memorial Trophy. The award is presented annually to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the ECHL as determined in…
Utah product Mannek chosen WHL’s U.S. Division Scholastic Player of the Year
June 4th, 2021The Western Hockey League announced today the U.S. Division individual award winners for the 2020-21 WHL season. WHL division awards are voted upon by general managers and head coaches. Herriman native Mason Mannek of the Portland Winterhawks has been named the U.S. Division Scholastic Player of the Year. The 21-year-old appeared in all 24 games…