Findlay Grrrowl
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The Findlay Grrrowl was a Junior "A" ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team and a member of the Northern Junior Hockey League
Northern Junior Hockey League
The Northern Junior Hockey League was an independent regional junior ice hockey league based in Jamestown, New York. The league's first and only season was the 2009-2010 season it included 7 teams including former UJHL teams....

. The team played home games at Huntington Bank Arena at the Hancock Rec Center in Findlay, Ohio
Findlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...

, USA.

Franchise History

The Franchise was founded in 2008 and is an inaugural member of the UJHL. The Grrrowl won the first and only UJHL Championship in an game #3 of the three-game final series with an OT win over the Jamestown Jets
Jamestown Jets
The Jamestown Jets are an American junior ice hockey team based in Jamestown, New York. Originally members of the United Junior Hockey League and later the Northern Junior Hockey League. The Jets played in the Canadian Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League in 2010-11.-History:The team was announced...

.. Following the 2008-2009 UJHL season The Grrrowl and many former UJHL teams left the United Junior Hockey League and joined the new Northern Junior Hockey League
Northern Junior Hockey League
The Northern Junior Hockey League was an independent regional junior ice hockey league based in Jamestown, New York. The league's first and only season was the 2009-2010 season it included 7 teams including former UJHL teams....

. After one season in the NJHL the team folded in late August 2010 after key members "Pat" of the league left. Shortly after on September 1, 2010 the NJHL went dark.

Findlay Hockey History

The market was previously served by the Findlay Freedom
Findlay Freedom
The Findlay Freedom was a semi-professional ice hockey team. The team was a member of the now defunct NEHL team based in Findlay, Ohio. They played their home games at The Clauss Ice Arena on the campus of University of Findlay The Freedom finished the 2006-07 regular season second in the NEHL to...

 a semi-pro team that played in Findlay, Ohio
Findlay, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 38,967 people, 15,905 households, and 10,004 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,266.3 people per square mile . There were 17,152 housing units at an average density of 997.6 per square mile...

 from 2006-2008.
The University of Findlay
University of Findlay
The University of Findlay is a private university located in the city of Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It was affiliated with the Churches of God, General Conference, and was founded in 1882 by the city of Findlay and the Churches of God, General Conference. Findlay offers more...

 fielded an ice hockey team in the CHA
CHA
CHA may stand for:Sports* Canadian Hockey Association * College Hockey America, the NCAA Division I conference* College Hockey Association, the ACHA Division II conference* Continental Hockey Association...

 until 2004 and the city was the home of the Findlay Warriors of the Continental Hockey League
All-American Hockey League
The All-American Hockey League was a minor league hockey organization formed in 1972 with teams based in the Upper Midwest and Great lakes regions of the United States as the Continental Hockey League. In 1986 the league folded and the Danville, Dayton, Troy went on to form the All-American Hockey...

in 1983-1984.

Regular season records

Season GP W L OTL PTS GF GA Finish League
2008-09 44 19 19 6 44 194 191 2nd UJHL
2009-10 46 9 36 1 19 154 282 7th NJHL
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