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Flint Generals Wiki Information
See also: Flint Generals (IHL) for the 1969 to 1985 team.
The Flint Generals
are a professional ice hockey team based in Flint, Michigan.
They are a member of the International Hockey League and play their home games at Perani Arena and Event Center in Flint, Michigan.
Flint has been home to minor pro hockey in some incarnation since 1969, except a one year break in the 90-91 season. The modern Flint Generals came about in the 1993-1994 season after Flint Bulldogs owner Skip Probst moved the Bulldogs from Flint to Utica, NY. The following summer, Dr. Khaled M. Shukairy was granted an expansion franchise to play in Flint.
After a fan vote, "Generals" had been voted on by the fans to be the name of the current franchise. Since their inception in 1993, Flint has won two Colonial Cup championships, the first against the Thunder Bay Senators in the 1995-1996 season, in which the Generals claimed the Colonial Cup in a six game upset where the Generals won the final game by a score of 9-0. This team included such players as Kevin Kerr, who would later break the all time minor league hockey scoring record and coach the Generals, Robin Bouchard, who was traded early the next season in a lopsided trade that did not favor the Generals, Andrei Mezin, the goalie who would go on to play for his native Belarus in the olympics and upset Sweden, and female goaltender, Erin Whitten. Of note, Whitten was the first woman to play and win an entire regular season hockey game. [1] She accomplished it with the Generals in a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Falcons.
The second Colonial Cup came in a 4-0 sweep of the Generals arch rival, the Quad City Mallards in 2000. The 2000 Flint Generals were coached by former NHLer Doug Shedden and included former Toronto Maple Leaf Bobby Reynolds, former Detroit Red Wing Mark Major, former Edmonton Oiler Nick Stajuhar, two 100 point scorers in Ross Wilson and Don Parsons, UHL Defenseman of the Year Gary Roach, high flying 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 4 to preserve the victories of the Generals.
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FLINT GENERALS TICKETS
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Current Roster
As of November 28, 2008.
| Goaltenders
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 29
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| Chad Alban
| April 27, 1976
| Kalamazoo, Michigan
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| 30
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| Jordan Alford
| February 6, 1985
| Red Deer, Alberta
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| 33
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| Matt Spezza
| October 14, 1986
| Mississauga, Ontario
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| Defensemen
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 3
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| Martin Ondrej
| November 16, 1983
| Prešov, Slovakia
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| 4
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| Kyle Deck
| January 21, 1986
| Sedley, Saskatchewan
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| 6
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| Nick Bet(45-day IR)
| January 27, 1983
| Sarnia, Ontario
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| 8
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| C.J. Schneider
| August 18, 1985
| Oaklyn, New York
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| 11
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| Kris Mallette
| January 19, 1979
| Kelowna, British Columbia
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| 15
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| Joshua Fauth
| February 6, 1986
| Medicine Hat, Alberta
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| 23
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| Dan McNeill
| April 14, 1982
| Scarborough, Ontario
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| 44
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| Ryan Jorde
| March 23, 1981
| Kelowna, British Columbia
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| Forwards
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| #
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| align=left
| Player
| Position
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 2
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| Justin DePretis
| F
| July 25, 1982
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| 7
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| Jan Jas
| RW
| June 6, 1978
| Prešov, Slovakia
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| 9
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| Mark Versteeg-Lytwyn
| LW
| November 27, 1986
| Sharon, Ontario
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| 10
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| Josef Fojtik
| LW
| September 11, 1984
| Ostrava, Czech Republic
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| 14
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| John DiPace
| F
| April 8, 1982
| Clinton Township, Michigan
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| 17
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| Mike Alexiou
| F
| September 10, 1985
| Pickering, Ontario
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| 19
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| Steve Rymsha
| LW
| March 20, 1979
| St. Catharines, Ontario
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| 21
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| Jason McCrimmon
| F
| May 9, 1983
| Detroit, Michigan
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| 24
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| Greg Bullock
| C
| February 10, 1973
| Cambridge, Ontario
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| 26
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| Justin Styffe
| RW
| October 14, 1984
| Okanagan Falls, British Columbia
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| 27
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| Matt Elich
| RW
| September 22, 1978
| Grosse Pointe, Michigan
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Championships
| Year
| League
| Trophy
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| 1995-1996
| Colonial Hockey League
| Tarry Cup
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| 1995-1996
| Colonial Hockey League
| Colonial Cup
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| 1996-1997
| Colonial Hockey League
| Tarry Cup
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| 1999-2000
| United Hockey League
| Colonial Cup
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Flint Hockey History
- Flint Generals, International Hockey League (1969-1985)
- Flint Spirits, International Hockey League (1985-1990)
- Flint Bulldogs, Colonial Hockey League (1991-1993)
- Flint Generals, Colonial Hockey League (1993-1997), United Hockey League (1997-2007), International Hockey League (2007-Present)
Season-by-season results
Legend
: OTL
=Overtime Loss, SOL
=Shootout Loss
| Season
| League
| Games
| Won
| Lost
| Tied
| OTL
| SOL
| Points
| Goals
for
| Goals
against
| Standing
| Playoffs
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| 1993-94
| CoHL
| 64
| 32
| 23
| 9
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| 73
| 328
| 314
| 4th, West
| Lost in round 2
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| 1994-95
| CoHL
| 74
| 34
| 34
| 6
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| 74
| 350
| 353
| 4th, West
| Lost in round 1
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| 1995-96
| CoHL
| 74
| 51
| 18
| 5
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| 107
| 347
| 248
| 1st, East
| Won Colonial Cup
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| 1996-97
| CoHL
| 74
| 55
| 18
| 1
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| 111
| 371
| 232
| 1st, East
| Lost in Finals
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| 1997-98
| UHL
| 74
| 46
| 22
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| 6
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| 98
| 371
| 278
| 1st, East
| Lost in Finals
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| 1998-99
| UHL
| 74
| 37
| 32
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| 5
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| 79
| 318
| 299
| 3rd, Central
| Lost in round 2
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| 1999-00
| UHL
| 74
| 51
| 14
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| 9
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| 111
| 379
| 250
| 1st, Central
| Won Colonial Cup
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| 2000-01
| UHL
| 74
| 30
| 34
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| 10
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| 70
| 253
| 303
| 4th, West
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2001-02
| UHL
| 74
| 42
| 26
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| 6
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| 90
| 294
| 245
| 4th, West
| Lost in round 1
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| 2002-03
| UHL
| 76
| 32
| 36
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| 8
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| 72
| 257
| 298
| 5th, East
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2003-04
| UHL
| 76
| 39
| 27
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| 10
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| 88
| 253
| 244
| 2nd, East
| Lost in round 1
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| 2004-05
| UHL
| 80
| 33
| 33
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| 14
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| 80
| 237
| 236
| 4th, Central
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2005-06
| UHL
| 76
| 31
| 35
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| 10
| 72
| 236
| 294
| 4th, Central
| Out of Playoffs
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| 2006-07
| UHL
| 76
| 33
| 34
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| 9
| 75
| 250
| 286
| 3rd, Eastern
| Lost in round 1
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| 2007-08
| IHL
| 76
| 34
| 28
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| 5
| 9
| 82
| 271
| 276
| 3rd, League
| Lost in round 1
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| 2008-09
| IHL
| 76
| 22
| 47
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| 2
| 5
| 51
| 241
| 359
| 6th, League
| Out of Playoffs
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| TOTALS
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| 1192
| 602
| 461
| 21
| 75
| 33
| 1333
| 4756
| 4515
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Retired numbers
- #1 — Bob Perani
- #5 — Stephan Brochu
- #16 — Doug Manchak
- #20 — Kevin Kerr
- #77 — Brett MacDonald
References
- Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.49, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
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