Category Archives: Utah
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…
ECHL’s Grizzlies sign Herriman native Mannek for remainder of ’20-21 season
May 19th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed forward Mason Mannek, who was born and raised in Herriman. Mannek played with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks from 2018-21, and in four seasons with Portland, scored 43 goals and 51 assists for 94 points, along with a plus-27 rating. This season with Portland, he had 10 goals and seven…
Salt Lake City native, Rampage graduate Metcalf selected ECHL Goaltender of the Week
April 27th, 2021Garrett Metcalf of the Utah Grizzlies is the Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for April 19-25. Metcalf went 2-0-0 with a 1.50 GAA and a save percentage of .944 in two appearances at Allen last week. The 25-year-old stopped 24 shots in a 4-2 win on Friday and made 27 saves in a…
Thunderbirds alum, Utah native Grongstad wraps first season of junior hockey with USPHL powerhouse Jets
April 15th, 2021As a Salt Lake City native, Anders Grongstad has had to move around a bit to find hockey opportunities that fit his skill set. Growing up, he played for the Utah Jr. Grizzlies and then moved to the Denver area to play AAA hockey for the Colorado Thunderbirds. This past season, Grongstad, now living in…
Grizzles sign three, including Team USA World Junior gold medalist Skinner
January 21st, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have added defenseman Hunter Skinner and goaltenders Kevin Carr and Evan Buitenhuis to the 2020-21 roster. Skinner played for the United States in the 2021 World Junior Championship, winning gold on Jan. 6 with a 2-0 win over Canada. Skinner (pictured) was a fourth-round pick (112th overall) by the New York…