Findlay Grrrowl era The franchise was founded in 2008 as the
Findlay Grrrowl based in
Findlay, Ohio, United States at the
Huntington Bank Arena at the Hancock Rec Center. The team was owned by
Barry Soskin and
Pat Pylypuik; while Dave Erickson served as head coach. The team was an inaugural member of the
United Junior Hockey League (UJHL). The Grrrowl won the first and only UJHL Championship in the final game of the best-of-three final series with an OT win over the
Jamestown Jets. 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. After one season as the NJHL, the league disbanded after key members left the NJHL in late August 2010.
MWJHL era The Grrrowl franchise was resurrected in 2012 by
Pat Pylypuik as an inaugural member the AAU-sanctioned
Midwest Junior Hockey League. The team changed name to the Northwest Ohio (NWO) Grrrowl to reflect the team's move to
Toledo, Ohio and the
Team Toledo Ice House. The team went through several large changes midway through the 2012–13 season. MR. Acquisitions and Management Group of
Belleville, Michigan took the operation of the Grrrowl while Micheal Rumps became the head coach. The team also relocated to
Allen Park, Michigan and the
Allen Park Civic Arena midway through the season. The team changed its name to the
Michigan Grrrowl. The franchise again went dormant after the 2012-13 MWJHL season while owners attempted to join a USA Hockey-sanctioned league. ==Findlay hockey history==