The Flint Generals were a professional hockey team in Flint, Michigan from 1969–1985. They were members of the International Hockey League and played their home games at the

IMA Sports Arena The Dort Financial Center (originally IMA Sports Arena and formerly Perani Arena and Event Center) is a sports, entertainment and convention venue located in Flint, Michigan, United States. It opened in 1969 and is the home of the Flint Firebird ...

. Their team colors were originally black and gold, but they were changed to royal blue, gold, and white. They were moved to

Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw () is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County, Michigan, Saginaw County. The city of Saginaw and Saginaw County are both in the area known as Mid-Michigan. Saginaw is adjacent to Saginaw Charter Township, Michi ...

after the 1985 season, becoming the

Saginaw Generals The Saginaw Hawks were an ice hockey team that competed in the International Hockey League from 1987 to 1989. Prominent former Saginaw Hawks include goalie Ed Belfour. The team was formerly known as the Saginaw Generals from 1985 to 1987. The Sa ...

. After the Generals departed Flint, they were replaced by the Flint Spirits.

Championships

Standings

Former players with NHL experience

Doug Rombough Douglas George Rombough (July 8, 1950 – June 20, 2015) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He was drafted in the eighth round, 97th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft. He played in the National Hockey Le ...

* Rick Knickle *

Ted Bulley Edward Harvey Bulley (born March 25, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Drafted in 1975 by both the Chicago Black Hawks of the National Hockey League and the Quebec Nordiques of the World Hockey Association, Bulley played ...

Kirk Bowman Robert Kirk Bowman (born September 30, 1952) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey winger. He played 88 regular season games in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black Hawks (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map ...

* Pierre Giroux * Gilles Meloche

External links

HockeyDB.com page
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