Grizzlies Weekly: Fillion Signs With Utah, Road Game Dates Change 

Salt Lake City, Utah – The Utah Grizzlies are on the road this weekend to face the Tulsa Oilers on Friday and Saturday nights at 6:05 pm mountain time. 

The Grizzlies picked up 3 of a possible 6 standings points last weekend vs Idaho. Utah won 4-3 on November 15 at Idaho as Kyle Keyser saved 41 of 44 and Tyler Gratton scored two goals. Gratton scored 3 goals and 2 assists in the three-game series. Gratton leads Utah with 12 points this season (4 goals, 8 assists). Luke Manning and Griffin Ness each had 3 assists in the series. 

The next homestand for the Grizzlies is a three-game series next week on November 26, 28-29 vs Allen. Tickets for every Grizzlies home game are available at utahgrizzlies.com or by calling (801) 988-8000. 

Games This Week 

Friday, November 21, 2025 – Utah at Tulsa. 6:05 pm. BOK Center.  

Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Utah at Tulsa. 6:05 pm. BOK Center.  

Games This Week 

Friday, November 14, 2025 – Idaho 3 Utah 2 (Overtime) - Utah got goals from Tyler Gratton and Stepan Timofeyev. Idaho’s Mitch Wahl scored the tying goal with 55 seconds left in regulation and Jade Miller got the game winner shorthanded 54 seconds into overtime. Utah outshot Idaho 44 to 26. It was Utah’s highest shot total in a game this season. Utah was 1 for 6 on the power play, Idaho was 1 for 2. Luke Manning had 1 assist and was a +1 for Utah.  

Saturday, November 15, 2025 – Utah 4 Idaho 3 – Tyler Gratton scored 2 goals. Kyle Keyser saved 41 of 44.  Griffin Ness got 2 primary assists. Stepan Timofeyev scored a first period power play goal. Reed Lebster had 1 goal and 1 assist. Idaho outshot Utah 44 to 18. Utah was 2 for 4 on the power play and 3 for 3 on the penalty kill.  

Sunday, November 16, 2025 – Utah 3 Idaho 6 – Noah Ganske, Danny Dzhaniyev and Jack Ricketts each scored a first period goal. Luke Manning had 2 assists. 

Player Notes
Danny Dzhaniyev is third among league rookies with 41 shots on goal.

Noah Ganske scored his first goal in a Grizzlies uniform on November 16 at Idaho. Ganske had 8 goals over the last two plus seasons with the Fort Wayne Komets. 

Captain Tyler Gratton had 2 goals in Utah’s 4-3 win on November 15 at Idaho. He had 3 goals and 2 assists in the three game series vs Idaho last weekend. Gratton has a point in 8 of his last 11. He leads Utah with 12 points (4g, 8a). 
Goaltender Kyle Keyser has had 2 great games with Utah. He earned a 29 save shutout at Wichita on November 7.
In his next outing he stopped 41 of 44 in Utah’s 4-3 road win at Idaho. 

Reed Lebster leads Utah with 6 goals and is second with 10 points (6g, 4a). 

Luke Manning has 3 assists in his last 3 games. Manning has 1 goal and 3 assists in his last 4 games. 

Griffin Ness has 3 primary assists in his last 3 games.

Jack Ricketts has 5 goals and 2 assists this season. Ricketts has 9 shots on goal over his last 3 games. 

Stepan Timofeyev has 7 points (3g, 4a) in his last 8 games. 

Team Notes

Utah has scored a power play goal in 7 straight games. Utah is 3-2-1 when scoring first and 3-0-1 when leading after
two periods. They have been a good road team as they are 4-3-1 on the road, outscoring opponents 24 to 23. Utah
has had four players score their first professional goals this season (Danny Dzhaniyev, Christian Felton, John Gelatt,
Jack Ricketts). Utah's Penalty Kill is 36 for 42 and 24 for 27 on the road. Utah's team save % is .905. Utah has had 60 hat tricks since the beginning of the 2006-07 season. Utah is outscoring opponents 13 to 10 in the second period. Utah is 5-1-2 when either leading or tied after 2 periods.

Grizzlies Sign Forward Christophe Fillion

The Grizzlies signed forward Christophe Fillion on November 18. Fillion was at Quinnipiac University for four seasons from 2020-2024. He was part of the 2023 Quinnipiac Frozen Four national championship club. He transferred to Miami (Ohio) for the 2024-25 season. In five college seasons Fillion scored 29 goals and 35 assists and was a combined +16. Fillion started his professional career by playing in 8 games with the Idaho Steelheads, scoring 1 assist. He was in training camp with the Adirondack Thunder prior to the 2025-26 season. 

Game Date and Time Change for Future Grizzlies Road Games

The Utah Grizzlies road game at Tahoe has been moved from Sunday, February 8 to Wednesday, February 4. February 8 is Super Bowl Sunday. The Grizzlies will also get one more hour to celebrate New Year’s as their road game at Wichita on December 31, 2025 has been moved up from a 6:05 pm face-off mountain time to 5:05 pm. 

Utah Grizzlies Roster 

Forwards (14): Maxim Barbashev, Adam Berg, Danny Dzhaniyev, Christophe Fillion, Evan Friesen, John Gelatt, Tyler Gratton, Rilen Kovacevic, Reed Lebster, Luke Manning, Griffin Ness, Jack Ricketts, Stepan Timofeyev, Ty Voit. 

Defenseman (8): Aiden Hansen-Bukata, Colby Enns, Christian Felton, Noah Ganske, Connor Kelley, Garrett Pyke, Luc Salem, Avery Winslow. 

Goaltenders (2): Kyle Keyser, Dylan Wells. 

2025-2026 Utah Grizzlies Regular Season Totals  

Overall record: 5-6-2 

Home record: 1-3-1 

Road record: 4-3-1 

Win percentage: .462

Standings Points: 12 

Last 10: 4-5-1 

Streak: 0-1

Goals per game: 2.85 (Tied 17^th)   Goals for: 37

Goals against per game: 3.08 (Tied 16^th) Goals Against: 40

Shots per game: 29.08 (19^th) Total Shots: 378 

Shots against per game: 32.23 (21^st) Total Shots: 419 

Power Play: 10 for 53 – 18.9 % (Tied 14^th)  

Penalty Kill: 36 for 42 – 85.7 % (14^th)  

Penalty Minutes: 146. 11.23 per game.  

Shorthanded Goals: 1.  

Shorthanded Goals Allowed: 3 

Record When Scoring First: 3-2-1. 

Opponent Scores First: 2-4-1.  

Record in One Goal Games: 1-1-2 

Games Decided Past Regulation: 0-0-2 

Attendance per game: 3,538.  

Team Leaders  

Goals: Reed Lebster (6) 

Assists: Tyler Gratton (8)  

Points: Gratton (12) 

Plus/Minus: Colby Enns (+3)  

PIM: Rilen Kovacevic (37)  

Power Play Points: Gratton (5) 

Power Play Goals: Shea (3)  

Power Play Assists: Gratton (4)  

Shots on Goal: Danny Dzhaniyev (41) 

Shooting Percentage: Jack Ricketts (22.7 %) – Minimum 15 shots 

Game Winning Goals: Dzhaniyev/Gratton/Lebster/Luke Manning/Pyle (1) 

Wins: Kyle Keyser/Dylan Wells (2) 

Save %: Keyser (.959) 

Goals Against Average: Keyser (1.50) 

Shutouts: Keyser, Wells (1)  

Recent Transactions 

November 18 – Grizzlies signed forward Christophe Fillion. Defenseman Saige Weinstein was recalled to Colorado (AHL). 

November 15 – Forward Neil Shea was recalled to Colorado. Shea has 4 goals and 4 assists 

November 13 – Defenseman Connor Kelley Reassigned to Utah from Colorado (AHL).  

November 4 – Grizzliesrelease goaltender Jake Barczewski.  

November 3- Grizzlies trade goaltender Dryden McKay to the Bloomington Bison for goaltender Jake Barczewski.  

November 3 – Goaltender Kyle Keyser reassigned to Utah from Colorado (AHL).