Flint Generals
Flint Generals | |
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Perani Arena | |
Colors | Navy blue, gold |
Owner(s) | Franke Family |
Head coach | Jason Muzzatti |
Media | WFNT(1470 AM) Flint Journal |
Franchise history | |
1993–2010 | Flint Generals |
Championships | |
Regular season titles | 2 (1996, 1997) |
Colonial Cups | 2 (1996, 2000) |
The Flint Generals were a
History
Flint had been home to minor professional hockey in some incarnation since 1969, except a one-year break in the 1990–91 season. This incarnation of the Flint Generals came about in the
After a fan vote, "Generals" had been voted on by the fans to be the name of the new franchise after the original
The second Colonial Cup came in a 4–0 sweep of the Generals rival, the Quad City Mallards, in 2000. The Generals were coached by former NHL player Doug Shedden and included former NHL players Bobby Reynolds, Mark Major, and Nick Stajduhar, as well as two 100 point scorers in Ross Wilson and Don Parsons, UHL Defenseman of the Year Gary Roach, late season additions Cory Cyrenne and Vladmir Serov, and goalie Mark Richards. Serov and Cyrenne totaled 60 points in 37 regular season games, and in the 2000 finals, Serov scored the game-winning goal with 50 seconds left in game three, and the game-winning goal with 3:52 left in game four to preserve the victories for the Generals.
After several years of mediocre hockey and questionable ownership, the Generals finished the 2009–10 season on a hot streak, clinching the final Turner Cup playoff berth on the final day of the season. The Generals faced the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the first round of the Turner Cup playoffs, and after falling behind three games to one, came back to win the series in seven games. The Generals then fell to the Fort Wayne Komets in a five-game series; the Generals only win in the series was a 7–6 overtime win in Game 3. Despite the turnaround in 2009–10 and rumors of more stable ownership taking over, the Generals folded when Perani Arena management decided to give the arena lease to the junior Michigan Warriors of the North American Hockey League.[1]
Championships
Year | League | Trophy |
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1995–96 | Colonial Hockey League
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Tarry Cup
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1995–96 | Colonial Hockey League
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Colonial Cup
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1996–97 | Colonial Hockey League
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Tarry Cup |
1999–00 | United Hockey League | Colonial Cup |
Season-by-season results
Season | League | GP | W | L | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | Standing | Playoffs |
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1993–94 | CoHL | 64 | 32 | 23 | 9 | — | — | 73 | 328 | 314 | 4th, West | Lost in round 2 |
1994–95 | CoHL | 74 | 34 | 34 | 6 | — | — | 74 | 350 | 353 | 4th, West | Lost in round 1 |
1995–96 | CoHL | 74 | 51 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 107 | 347 | 248 | 1st, East | Won Colonial Cup |
1996–97 | CoHL | 74 | 55 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 111 | 371 | 232 | 1st, East | Lost in Finals |
1997–98 | UHL | 74 | 46 | 22 | — | 6 | — | 98 | 371 | 278 | 1st, East | Lost in Finals |
1998–99 | UHL | 74 | 37 | 32 | — | 5 | — | 79 | 318 | 299 | 3rd, Central | Lost in round 2 |
1999–2000 | UHL | 74 | 51 | 14 | — | 9 | — | 111 | 379 | 250 | 1st, Central | Won Colonial Cup |
2000–01 | UHL | 74 | 30 | 34 | — | 10 | — | 70 | 253 | 303 | 4th, West | Did not qualify |
2001–02 | UHL | 74 | 42 | 26 | — | 6 | — | 90 | 294 | 245 | 4th, West | Lost in round 1 |
2002–03 | UHL | 76 | 32 | 36 | — | 8 | — | 72 | 257 | 298 | 5th, East | Did not qualify |
2003–04 | UHL | 76 | 39 | 27 | — | 10 | — | 88 | 253 | 244 | 2nd, East | Lost in round 1 |
2004–05 | UHL | 80 | 33 | 33 | — | 14 | — | 80 | 237 | 236 | 4th, Central | Did not qualify |
2005–06 | UHL | 76 | 31 | 35 | — | — | 10 | 72 | 236 | 294 | 4th, Central | Did not qualify |
2006–07 | UHL | 76 | 33 | 34 | — | — | 9 | 75 | 250 | 286 | 3rd, Eastern | Lost in round 1 |
2007–08 | IHL | 76 | 34 | 28 | — | 5 | 9 | 82 | 271 | 276 | 3rd, League | Lost in round 1 |
2008–09 | IHL | 76 | 22 | 47 | — | 2 | 5 | 51 | 241 | 359 | 6th, League | Did not qualify |
2009–10 | IHL | 76 | 33 | 36 | — | 3 | 4 | 73 | 234 | 257 | 4th, League | Lost in Finals |
Totals | 1268 | 635 | 497 | 21 | 78 | 37 | 1406 | 4990 | 4772 |
Retired numbers
- #1 — Bob Perani
- #5 — Stephan Brochu
- #16 — Doug Manchak
- #20 — Kevin Kerr
- #77 — Brett MacDonald
References
- ^ Cohn, Justin A. (June 17, 2010). "Flint, Port Huron bow out of IHL". The Journal Gazette. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2010.