Ryan Anderson Named Grizzlies Assistant Coach
West Valley City, Utah – Ryan Anderson has been named as an assistant coach for the Utah Grizzlies.
A native of Kingsford, MI, Anderson prepares for his 2nd season behind the bench as an Assistant Coach at the ECHL level. During the 2024-205 season Anderson was the Assistant Coach of the Reading Royals. Reading was able to qualify for the Kelly Cup Playoffs eventually falling to the Kelly Cup Champions Trois-Riviere Lions. Prior to his time in Reading, Anderson has extensive experience in junior hockey. He spent seven seasons behind the bench in various roles in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL). Anderson was named NA3HL Coach of the Year during the 2019-2020 season, the team earned a league best 40-5-2 record along with the 2019-2020 Regular Season Championship.
Before his coaching career, Anderson served in the Navy for six years as an electronics technician. Following his service of four deployments, Anderson was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, In 2015-16, Anderson was brought on to serve as a video coach for the Norfolk Admirals in the ECHL where he spent the remainder of the 2015-16 season and the full 2016-17 campaign under the coaching staff of United States Hockey Hall of Famer, Robbie Ftorek.
Season tickets and a variety of ticket packages are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000. The home opener for the Grizzlies 2025-26 season is on Saturday, October 25, 2025 vs Idaho.
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