They were a member of the International Hockey League and played their home games at the Industrial Mutual Association (IMA) Sports Arena.

Flint had been home to minor professional hockey in some incarnation since 1969, except a one-year break in the 1990–91 season.

The following summer, Dr. Khaled M. Shukairy was granted an expansion franchise in the CoHL to play in Flint.

This team included such players as Kevin Kerr, who would later break the all time minor league hockey scoring record and coach the Generals; Robin Bouchard, who was traded early the next season in a lopsided trade that did not favor the Generals;[citation needed] Andrei Mezin, the goalie who would go on to play for his native Belarus in the Olympics and upset Sweden; and female goaltender, Erin Whitten.

The Generals were coached by former NHL player Doug Shedden and included former NHL players Bobby Reynolds, Mark Major, and Nick Stajduhar, as well as two 100 point scorers in Ross Wilson and Don Parsons, UHL Defenseman of the Year Gary Roach, late season additions Cory Cyrenne and Vladmir Serov, and goalie Mark Richards.