Grizzlies Weekly: Road Trip Continues in Kansas City
October 31, 2022 – ECHL (ECHL) – Utah Grizzlies News Release
West Valley City, Utah – The Utah Grizzlies road trip continues as they face the Kansas City Mavericks on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday nights.
Utah split a 2 game series last weekend in Boise, winning 2-1 on October 28th with Tarun Fizer and Cameron Wright each scoring a goal and Lukas Parik saving 38 of 39 shots. On October 29th Idaho’s Jake Kupsky got a 23 save shutout as Utah fell 4-0. Utah has split each of their first 2 weekend series of the season.
Tarun Fizer leads Utah with 4 goals through 4 games. He is tied for second among all league rookies in goals and is 4th in shooting percentage at 36.4 percent (4 for 11).
Lukas Parik has started each of the last 3 games in net. Lukas has a 2-1 record with a .923 Save % and a 2.33 goals against average.
Tickets are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000. The Grizzlies will be on the road for 8 straight games and return to Maverik Center for 6 straight home games around the Thanksgiving holiday. Next homestand for Utah features a 3-game series vs Idaho on November 17-18, 20. Friday the 18th is Pooch on the Pond.
Games Last Week
October 28, 2022 – Utah 2 Idaho 1 – Utah goaltender Lukas Parik saved 38 of 39 and they got goals from Tarun Fizer and Cameron Wright to defeat Idaho 2-1. Idaho outshot Utah 39 to 27. Utah was 0 for 4 on the power play. Idaho was 0 for 3.
October 29, 2022 – Utah 0 Idaho 4 – Jake Kupsky 23 save shutout.
Games This Week
November 1, 2022 – Utah at Kansas City. 6:05 pm. Cable Dahmer Arena.
November 4, 2022 – Utah at Kansas City. 6:05 pm. Cable Dahmer Arena.
November 5, 2022 – Utah at Kansas City. 6:05 pm. Cable Dahmer Arena.
You can catch every game on FloHockey and the Grizzlies YouTube channel.
Utah Grizzlies 2022-2023 Roster
Forwards (13): Brandon Cutler, Dylan Fitze, Tarun Fizer, Keaton Jameson, Tyler Penner, Dakota Raabe, Neil Robinson, Christian Simeone, Cam Strong, Ben Tardif, Zach Tsekos, Johnny Walker, Cameron Wright.
Defenseman (9): Victor Bartley, Nate Clurman, Joey Colatarci, Brycen Martin, Connor McDonald, Andrew Nielsen, Kyle Pouncy, James Shearer, Jordon Stone.
Goaltenders (2): Garrett Metcalf, Lukas Parik.
Transactions Last Week
October 29 – Trent Miner Recalled to Colorado (AHL). Miner has appeared in 1 game with Utah this
season, saving 21 of 25 on October 21 vs Rapid City.
October 26 – Brandon Cutler signs with Grizzlies. Kyle Betts loaned to Belleville (AHL). Cutler appeared in both games last weekend at Idaho and had 8 shots on goal.
Player Trends
Tarun Fizer leads Utah with 4 goals and a 36.4 Shooting % (4 for 11). Fizer has scored the game’s first goal on 2 different occasions.
Zach Tsekos scored a goal in both games vs Rapid City on October 21, 22. Tsekos is a +1 through 4 games.
Cameron Wright leads the team with 18 shots on goal. Wright scored his first professional goal on October 28 at Idaho.
Ben Tardif has an assist in 3 of the 4 games.
Lukas Parik Has appeared in each of Utah’s last 3 games. He has a .923 save percentage, allowing 7 goals in 3 games.
Bear Bites: Grizzlies Team Notes
Utah is 2-0 when scoring first. Utah has outshot their opponents 56 to 38 in the second period(s) and has outscored them 4-3. Utah is 2-0 in one goal games.
• Discuss this story on the ECHL message board…
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
