When was Newfoundland Growlers founded?

Newfoundland Growlers was founded in 2018 in St. John's, NL, CAN, Canada.

Where is Newfoundland Growlers based?

Newfoundland Growlers is based in St. John's, NL, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Newfoundland Growlers?

The head coach of Newfoundland Growlers is Eric Wellwood.

Who is the captain of Newfoundland Growlers?

The captain of Newfoundland Growlers is James Melindy.

What arena does Newfoundland Growlers play in?

Newfoundland Growlers play their home games at Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, NL, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Newfoundland Growlers?

The general manager of Newfoundland Growlers is Ryan Hardy.

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Newfoundland Growlers were 48-22-2 in the 2022-23 ECHL season with 98 points, 1st in the Eastern Conference: North Division and 3rd overall.

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2022-2023 Newfoundland Growlers Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.	Zach O'Brien (C/RW)	59	23	64	87	8	13	11	4	9	13	0	-2
2.	Pavel Gogolev (LW/RW)	46	33	32	65	38	-2	16	8	9	17	12	2
3.	Todd Skirving (C)	70	31	27	58	33	15	16	8	3	11	18	9
4.	Brett Budgell (LW/C)	72	16	36	52	31	14	10	0	4	4	16	1
5.	Orrin Centazzo (LW)	39	21	25	46	30	20	16	5	9	14	14	3
6.	Isaac Johnson (RW/LW)	36	18	27	45	18	12	15	6	10	16	26	6
7.	Brandon Kruse (LW/RW)	69	7	37	44	28	8	12	1	5	6	24	6
8.	Zach Solow (C/RW)	42	14	28	42	71	15	15	5	7	12	73	0
9.	Nolan Walker (C/RW)	68	15	26	41	2	5	15	4	3	7	6	-1
10.	Michael Joyaux (D)	72	9	32	41	28	11	16	2	5	7	0	8
11.	Keenan Suthers (LW)	56	18	22	40	24	2	16	7	6	13	10	3
12.	Brennan Kapcheck (D)	58	5	25	30	59	17	16	1	6	7	10	8
13.	Derian Plouffe (C)	59	9	13	22	18	-2	6	0	1	1	4	-3
14.	Tyler Boland (C/RW)	11	9	7	16	2	11	9	4	7	11	0	-3
15.	Jack Badini (C)	31	8	8	16	15	3	16	1	7	8	26	-1
16.	Simon Kubicek (D)	60	4	10	14	163	15	3	0	1	1	4	2
17.	James Melindy (D)	47	2	11	13	162	-2
18.	Adam Dawe (RW/C)	21	7	2	9	9	-1
19.	Ryan Chyzowski (LW/C)	5	5	4	9	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
20.	Matthew Sredl (D)	42	2	5	7	19	2
21.	Tommy Miller (D)	15	2	4	6	6	14	16	2	3	5	23	-4
22.	Chris Martenet (D)	53	2	4	6	113	2
23.	Jonny Tychonick (D)	7	2	3	5	4	0	15	1	15	16	6	0
24.	Axel Rindell (D)	5	2	2	4	2	4
25.	Taylor Egan (D/F)	29	2	2	4	4	0
26.	Jordan Escott (C)	16	1	3	4	4	-2
27.	Mikko Kokkonen (D)	8	1	2	3	6	5	13	3	6	9	10	3
28.	Adam Holwell (D)	17	1	2	3	6	-3	1	0	0	0	0	-1
29.	Nathan Noel (C/RW)	27	1	2	3	58	-1
30.	Matteo Pietroniro (D)	5	0	3	3	12	2
31.	Matt Hellickson (D)	5	0	1	1	4	-2	16	2	1	3	24	4
32.	Jordan Kaplan (RW/C)	6	0	1	1	2	0
33.	Adam Samuelsson (D)	40	0	1	1	30	10
34.	Kyle McGrath (RW)	4	0	0	0	0	0
35.	Dilan Peters (D)	7	0	0	0	4	-6
36.	Chad Pietroniro (D/F)	7	0	0	0	9	-2

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
ECHL
1.	Luke Cavallin (G)	35	2.56	.917	24	9	1	2	2014:00	955	6	2.36	.925
2.	Dryden McKay (G)	33	3.06	.900	19	10	1	1	1841:45	849	12	2.72	.901
3.	Joe Murdaca (G)	1	3.00	.893	1	0	0	0	60:00	25
4.	Keith Petruzzelli (G)	7	3.70	.881	4	3	0	0	405:56	185
5.	Stan Basisty (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Ben Myers (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2022-2023 Newfoundland Growlers Staff

Head CoachEric Wellwood
Asst. CoachNathan McIver
Goaltending CoachMarek Benda
General ManagerRyan Hardy
Asst. General ManagerEric Wellwood
BroadcasterChris Ballard
BroadcasterBen Murphy
Dir. of Hockey OperationsMike Dixon
Equipment ManagerNick Hornby
Franchise OwnerDean MacDonald
Head Athletic TherapistBrie Donelson
PresidentTrevor Murphy
PresidentGlenn Stanford
Video CoachChandler Biggar
VP. of Business OperationsKenny O'Leary

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Newfoundland Growlers Captains

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James Melindy

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2022-2023 Newfoundland Growlers Demographics

Newfoundland Growlers Facts

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Team Colors: -
Town: St. John's, NL, CAN Map
Founded: 2018

2022-2023 Newfoundland Growlers Roster Facts

Nationalities

19 players
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2 players
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Experience

Newfoundland Growlers: 2 096 GP
WC: 9 GP
SHL: 26 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 12 GP
Liiga: 373 GP
Czechia: 21 GP
AHL: 981 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Mary Brown's Centre
Location: St. John's, NL, CAN
Capacity: 6 250
Construction Year: 2001
Secondary Arena: Conception Bay South Arena

Newfoundland Growlers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/30/2024 11:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Newfoundland Growlers	3 - 9	ECHL
03/29/2024 11:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Newfoundland Growlers	3 - 2	ECHL
03/27/2024 11:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Newfoundland Growlers	5 - 2	ECHL
03/24/2024 07:00 PM UTC	Maine Mariners	Newfoundland Growlers	5 - 3	ECHL
03/23/2024 10:00 PM UTC	Maine Mariners	Newfoundland Growlers	2 - 6	ECHL

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Newfoundland Growlers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	ECHL	66	28	28	-	-	10	220	234	66	1	6	Expelled
2022-2023	ECHL	72	48	22	-	-	2	271	217	98	1.36	1	Conference Final loss
2021-2022	ECHL	67	42	20	-	-	5	262	191	89	1.33	2	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	ECHL	60	42	17	-	-	1	240	177	85	1.42	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	ECHL	72	43	21	-	-	8	258	207	94	1.31	1	Champion

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	J.J. Piccinich (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	4	5	3	8	0
2.	Bobby Lynch (F)	2026-2027	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	2	2	3	5	0
3.	Trent Bourque (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	5	1	3	4	4
4.	Michael Kapla (D)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Champions HL	4	0	4	4	0
5.	Joe Gatenby (D)	2026-2027	Storhamar	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	0
6.	Sergei Sapego (D)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	5	2	1	3	0
7.	Matthew Sredl (D)	2026-2027	GKS Katowice	PHL	3	1	2	3	6
8.	Zach Solow (F)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	Champions HL	4	1	2	3	4
9.	Mathieu Gosselin (F)	2026-2027	Guildford Flames	-	4	0	3	3	0
10.	Mikko Kokkonen (D)	2026-2027	Linköping HC	SHL	1	1	1	2	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.06
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.14
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.32
2019-2020	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	24.69
2018-2019	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.06

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Isaac Johnson (F)	125	64	75	139
3.	Marcus Power (F)	141	58	80	138
4.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	65	132
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	106	54	67	121

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	65	132
3.	Isaac Johnson (F)	125	64	75	139
4.	Marcus Power (F)	141	58	80	138
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	106	54	67	121

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Marcus Power (F)	141	58	80	138
3.	Isaac Johnson (F)	125	64	75	139
4.	Brady Ferguson (F)	106	54	67	121
5.	Giorgio Estephan (F)	113	38	67	105

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	James Melindy (D)	202	9	56	579
2.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	132	168
3.	Simon Kubicek (D)	60	4	14	163
4.	Nathan Noel (F)	55	5	16	129
5.	Matt Bradley (F)	123	25	79	127

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	65	132
3.	James Melindy (D)	202	9	47	56
4.	Derian Plouffe (F)	152	28	37	65
5.	Garrett Johnston (D)	145	5	51	56

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ben Finkelstein (D)	36	11	62	1.72
2.	Ty Voit (F)	5	2	8	1.60
3.	Pavel Gogolev (F)	60	42	85	1.42
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	339	1.30
5.	Grant Cruikshank (F)	35	21	43	1.23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2022-2023	59	23	87
2.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2021-2022	53	28	78
3.	Isaac Johnson (F)	2023-2024	50	31	68
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2018-2019	53	28	68
5.	Pavel Gogolev (F)	2022-2023	46	33	65

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Pavel Gogolev (F)	2022-2023	46	33	65
2.	Isaac Johnson (F)	2023-2024	50	31	68
3.	Todd Skirving (F)	2022-2023	70	31	58
4.	Scott Pooley (F)	2018-2019	60	31	52
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	2018-2019	49	30	58

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2022-2023	59	64	87
2.	Ben Finkelstein (D)	2021-2022	36	51	62
3.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2021-2022	53	50	78
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2018-2019	53	40	68
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	2019-2020	57	39	63

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	James Melindy (D)	2018-2019	55	16	185
2.	Simon Kubicek (D)	2022-2023	60	14	163
3.	James Melindy (D)	2022-2023	47	13	162
4.	Chris Martenet (D)	2022-2023	53	6	113
5.	Tate Singleton (F)	2023-2024	59	48	102

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team played its first 6 home games at Conception Bay South Arena in Conception Bay South, NB.