Gaylord Grizzlies

The Gaylord Grizzlies were a team that played in the North American Hockey League from 1995 to 1998. The Saginaw Gears were based out of the Saginaw Bay Ice Arena. The team relocated to the Ostego County Sportsplex in Gaylord, Michigan in December of 1995 and assumed the identity of the Gaylord Grizzlies. The team would later relocate to Grand Rapids, Michigan where they became the Grand Rapids Bearcats and later Grand Rapids Rockets. The team would then move to Lansing, Michigan in 2000 where they became the Capital Centre Pride until the team folded in 2003.