ECHL Utah Grizzlies

Grizzlies Home Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Published on January 19, 2009 under ECHL (ECHL)
Utah Grizzlies News Release


The Situation

Utah heads into the all-star break with a record of 15-14-4-4. Currently, the Grizzlies have tied a season-high by going unbeaten in five-straight games (2-0-1-2) and are 7-3-3-3 in their last 16 games overall.

Offensive Tear

The Grizzlies have scored 19 goals in their last four games for their best four-game output of the year. Utah has scored six goals in two of those four games. The Grizzlies are 10-2-0-1 this season when scoring four or more goals in a game.

Kinasewich On Fire

Grizzlies captain Ryan Kinasewich had three goals and five assists in three games this past week. Overall, he has five multiple-point games in his last seven games played and four-point nights in two of the Grizzlies last four games overall.

May Heads To All-Star Game Following Hottest Stretch Of Season

Utah rookie Tom May, who was named an ECHL All-Star Thursday, scored two goals in two games following his appointment. Overall, he has a season-high of four goals in his last four games. The All-Star festivities take place Tuesday in Reading, Pennsylvania with the skills competition and Wednesday the game starts at 5 p.m. mountain time.

Free Hockey And Piling Up The Points

The Grizzlies have gone past regulation in eight of their last 13 games spanning less than a month. Once a game goes past regulation, each team receives a point in the standings with the winner collecting two.

Coming From Behind

The Grizzlies battled back from a 3-1 third period deficit Friday before winning 4-3 in overtime. Saturday, Utah trailed 6-3 in the final period before answering back with three goals in four minutes and 29 seconds to tie and force overtime.

Back Home

The Grizzlies return to the E-Center Friday, Saturday and Sunday when they will host the Idaho Steelheads. Friday and Saturday's games will start at 7:05 p.m. with Sunday's face-off slated for 5:05 p.m.

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