In May, the Ice Hawks were accepted as an expansion team into the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) for the 2015–16 season.

[7] Hofmann was replaced by Chris Blaisius, formerly the head coach of the Willmar WarHawks, in December 2017.

[8] After the completion of the 2017–18 season, Michael Fatis sold the franchise to the ownership of the Tier II North American Hockey League's Austin Bruins, consisting of Craig Patrick and Mike Cooper.

[9] The new ownership rebranded the franchise to match the Bruins and the team was changed to the Rochester Grizzlies.

On April 23, they named Casey Mignone as the new head coach and general manager for the 2018–19 season.