Flint Generals

See also: Flint Generals (IHL) for the 1969 to 1985 team.

Flint Generals
City	Flint, Michigan
League	International Hockey League
Founded	1993
Home arena	Perani Arena
Colors	Navy blue, Gold, White
Head coach	Kevin Kerr
Affiliate	Detroit Red Wings
Championships
Colonial Cups	two (1996, 2000)

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. This incarnation of the Flint Generals came about in the 1993-1994 season, after Flint Bulldogs owner Skip Probst moved the Bulldogs from Flint to Utica, NY. Flint has won two Colonial Cup championships in the 13 year existence they've had in the UHL, the first against Thunder Bay in the 1995-1996 season, and the second in a 4-0 sweep of the Quad City Mallards in the 2000 playoffs. The 2000 Flint Generals team is generally acknowledged to be one of the best in minor pro history  ; it was 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.

Unfortunately, due to roster shakeups and instability in the coaching staff, the Generals have lost their championship caliber in recent years. Their success still remains, as they have finished below .500 only three times in 14 years, and have only missed the playoffs three times in that same span.

With the creation of the IHL, the Generals are now the 'AA' afilliate of the Detroit Red Wings.

Current roster

As of January 12, 2008.

Goaltenders
#		Player	Date of birth	Place of birth
40		Matt Spezza	October 14, 1986	Mississauga, Ontario
29		Chad Alban(IR)	April 27, 1976	Kalamazoo, Michigan
35		Eric Marvin	Feb 12, 1983	Naperville, Illinois

Defensemen
#		Player	Date of birth	Place of birth
2		Brett Westgarth(called up)	Feb 4, 1982	Amherstberg, Ontario
3		Martin Ondrej	Nov 16, 1983	Presov, Slovakia
7		Brock Wilson	Oct 15, 1984	St. Louis, Missouri
11		Kris Mallette	Jan 19, 1979	Kelowna, British Columbia
44		Ryan Jorde	March 23, 1982	Kelowna, British Columbia
74		Nick Tuzzolino	Jan 19, 1986	Buffalo, New York

Forwards
#		Player	Position	Date of birth	Place of birth
6		Mike Kinnie	RW	March 23, 1982	Shelby Township, Michigan
8		Jared Dumba	LW	May 28, 1979	Dysart, Saskatchewan
9		Michel Beausoleil	F	July 19, 1980	Montreal, Quebec
10		Josef Fojtik	LW	Sept 11, 1984	Ostrava, Czech Republic
12		Jonathan Duchesneau	C	Dec 28, 1986	Quebec City, Quebec
14		John DiPace	F	April 8, 1982	Clinton Township, Michigan
23		Mike Alexiou	F	Sept 10, 1985	Pickering, Ontario
24		Greg Bullock	C	Feb 10, 1973	Cambridge, Ontario
25		Darren McCarty	RW	Apr 1, 1972	Burnaby, BC
26		Jordan Fox(called up)	F	July 10, 1984	Kirkwood, Missouri
39		Jaroslav Cesky	C	April 18, 1978	Kobyliska, Czech Republic
55		Jason Cirone	C	Feb 21, 1971	Toronto, Ontario

Championships

Year	League	Trophy
1995-1996	Colonial Hockey League	Tarry Cup
1995-1996	Colonial Hockey League	Colonial Cup
1996-1997	Colonial Hockey League	Tarry Cup
1999-2000	United Hockey League	Colonial Cup

Flint ice 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

Template:Start CoHL SBS |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Flint Generals (Colonial Hockey League) |- |1993-94 || 32 || 23 || 9 || 73 || Lost in Round 2 |- |1994-95 || 34 || 34 || 6 || 74 || Lost in Round 1 |- |1995-96 || 51 || 18 || 5 || 107 || Won Colonial Cup |- |1996-97 || 55 || 18 || 1 || 111 || Lost in Finals |-'end'

Template:Start UHL SBS |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Flint Generals (United Hockey League) |- |1997-98 || 46 || 22 || 0 || 98 || Lost in Finals |- |1998-99 || 37 || 32 || 5 || 79 || Lost in Round 2 |- |1999-00 || 51 || 14 || 9 || 111 || Won Colonial Cup |- |2000-01 || 30 || 34 || 10 || 70 || Missed Playoffs |- |2001-02 || 42 || 26 || 6 || 90 || Lost in Round 1 |- |2002-03 || 32 || 36 || 8 || 72 || Missed Playoffs |- |2003-04 || 39 || 27 || 10 || 88 || Lost in Round 1 |- |2004-05 || 33 || 33 || 14 || 80 || Missed Playoffs |-'end' Template:Start UHL2 SBS |- |2005-06 || 31 || 35 || 10 || 72 || Missed Playoffs |-'end' |2006-07 || 33 || 34 || 9 || 75 || Lost in Round 1 |-'end' Template:Start IHL SBS |- | colspan="6" align="center" | Flint Generals (International Hockey League) |- |2007-08 || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- |-'end' Template:Start FlintGenerals AllTimeRecord |- |Totals || 546 || 386 || 92 || 1184 || - |-'end'

• Note: All Time does not include original IHL Flint Generals or any other Flint IHL or CoHL team. The 2006-2007 season is now added and T/OTL/SOL are combined, as they all equal 1 point.

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Retired numbers

• #1 — Bob Perani
• #5 — Stephan Brochu
• #16 — Doug Manchak
• #20 — Kevin Kerr
• #77 — Brett MacDonald

External links

• Flint Generals official site