When was Chicago T-Rex founded?

Chicago T-Rex was founded in 2014 in Chicago, IL, USA, USA.

Where is Chicago T-Rex based?

Chicago T-Rex is based in Chicago, IL, USA.

Who is the head coach of Chicago T-Rex?

The head coach of Chicago T-Rex is Zach Pearson.

What are the team colors of Chicago T-Rex?

The team colors of Chicago T-Rex are Black + Blue + Orange + White.

Decatur Blaze

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

Decatur Blaze were 10-30-4 in the 2024-25 USPHL Premier season with 24 points, 5th in the Midwest and 60th overall.

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2024-2025 Decatur Blaze Roster

Decatur Blaze — 2024-2025 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Giovanni Bottalico (G)	20	2006		5'10"	181	L
	#25	Mason Cottreau (G)	20	2005	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'3"	185	L
	#38	Aymen Eljaji (G)	19	2007	Nepean, ON, CAN	6'0"	174	L
		Kohen Pirrone (G)	21	2005	Centreville, MD, USA	6'0"	150	L
	#31	David Racan (G)	20	2006	Pelhrimov, CZE	5'11"	190	L
	#37	Macalister Watt (G)	19	2007	Orangeville, ON, CAN	6'1"	-	-
DEFENSEMEN
		Giovanni Bachuwa (D)	20	2006	Macomb, MI, USA	-	-	-
	#19	Jesper Frunck (D)	22	2004	Stockholm, SWE	6'2"	181	R
	#15	Sam Harristhal (D)	21	2005	Springfield, MO, USA	6'1"	181	R
	#13	Caleb Lindley (D)	20	2006	Chesterfield, MO, USA	5'9"	179	R
	#68	Tyler Mason (D/F)	21	2004	London, OH, USA	5'7"	150	R
	#44	Carter Murphy (D)	19	2007	Kamloops, BC, CAN	6'3"	201	L
	#17	Damien Pongklub (D)	19	2006	Lake Forest, IL, USA	6'1"	168	L
	#46	Oscar Sizemore (D)	20	2006		6'1"	165	-
	#48	Petr Treutner (D)	20	2005	Most, CZE	6'0"	207	R
FORWARDS
	#10	Israel Buckrop (F)	19	2007	IN, USA	5'4"	121	L
	#23	Eli Clark (F)	20	2006	Indianapolis, IN, USA	5'7"	134	L
	#11	Brady Croft (LW/C)	20	2006	New Glasgow, NS, CAN	6'0"	161	R
	#16	James Eggleston (F)	19	2006	Berrien Springs, MI, USA	6'2"	240	L
	#20	Kaleb Ellard (F)	21	2004	Nepean, ON, CAN	5'10"	172	L
		Trenton Gebben-Thompson (F)	19	2007	Troy, MO, USA	6'4"	174	R
	#91	Jaret George (F)	21	2005	Decatur, IN, USA	6'1"	181	R
	#7	Mikhail Gorbunov (F)	19	2006	Chelyabinsk, RUS	5'9"	143	L
	#97	Liam Hilts (F)	18	2008	Tavistock, ON, CAN	6'4"	209	L
	#86	Davin Hynek (F)	20	2006	Walford, IA, USA	5'7"	150	R
	#8	Sam Ingram (F)	22	2004	Firestone, CO, USA	5'11"	170	L
	#14	Dylan Kennedy (F)	20	2006	Smithers, BC, CAN	6'3"	207	L
	#81	Gavin Meisner (F)	17	2008	Cranbrook, BC, CAN	5'11"	148	L
	#5	Alexander Morrison (F)	21	2005	Indianapolis, IN, USA	5'10"	212	R
	#18	Dylan Pepper (F)	21	2004	Springfield, MO, USA	6'0"	209	R
	#22	Jack Powers (RW)	22	2004	Cedar Rapids, IA, USA	6'2"	187	R
	#92	Kieran Prichett (F)	19	2007	Nepean, ON, CAN	5'10"	174	L
	#28	Jace Prindle (F)	21	2005	Fairmont, MN, USA	5'8"	174	-
	#4	Tyler Suva (F)	21	2005	Corona, CA, USA	5'10"	150	R
	#55	Seeger Trendley (LW)	21	2005	St. Charles, MO, USA	6'2"	209	L
	#71	Connor Wilson (F)	22	2004	Livermore, CA, USA	5'10"	161	-
Position: G: 4, D: 6, F: 14Av Age: 19.00 yearsAv Ht: 5'11"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Decatur Blaze Staff

GM/Head CoachZach Pearson
Asst. CoachKyle Christensen
Asst. CoachEric Henderson
Asst. CoachErvins Mustukovs
Goaltending CoachErvins Mustukovs
ScoutPanagiotis Mavridis

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Chicago T-Rex Demographics

Chicago T-Rex Facts

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Team Colors: Black + Blue + Orange + White
Town: Chicago, IL, USA Map
Founded: 2014

2024-2025 Decatur Blaze Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
10 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Decatur Blaze: 900 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Chicago T-Rex

Chicago T-Rex Games

Chicago T-Rex — 2024-2025 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
03/14/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Spacemen	Chicago T-Rex	2 - 1	USPHL Premier
03/13/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Fort Wayne Spacemen	Chicago T-Rex	5 - 4	USPHL Premier
03/07/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Chicago T-Rex	MJDP	6 - 0	USPHL Premier
03/06/2026 09:30 PM UTC	Chicago T-Rex	MJDP	6 - 4	USPHL Premier
02/22/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago T-Rex	2 - 3 (SO)	USPHL Premier

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Latest Transactions

Chicago T-Rex — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
06/02/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Ilya Moskvin (F)	Misericordia Univ.	Details
08/14/2025	Confirmed	joining	JJ Gongol (F)	Chicago Crush	Details
08/14/2025	Confirmed	joining	Param Chawla (G)	Naperville North High	Details
08/14/2025	Confirmed	joining	Austin Senay (G)	Windsor Jr. Spitfires U18 AA	Details
08/14/2025	Confirmed	joining	Jorge Piraquive (F)	Carmel High Gold	Details
08/14/2025	Confirmed	joining	Xavier Lafleur (D)	Viking Hockey U19	Details
06/03/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Zachary Follo (G)	Ventura Vikings	Details
05/15/2024	Confirmed	leaving	Ludvig Persson (G)	Göteborgs IK	Details

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Chicago T-Rex History and Standings

Chicago T-Rex — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Chicago T-Rex
2025-2026	USPHL Premier	44	18	22	-	0	2	186	209	42	0.95	2	-
Decatur Blaze
2024-2025	USPHL Premier	44	10	30	-	-	4	101	204	24	0.55	5	Division QF loss
2023-2024	USPHL Premier	44	7	35	-	-	2	90	290	16	0.36	7	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	USPHL Premier	44	0	40	-	-	4	74	292	4	0.09	7	Division QF loss
2021-2022	USPHL Premier	44	13	30	-	-	1	131	234	27	0.61	6	Division QF loss
2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	18	22	-	-	3	188	207	39	0.91	5	Division QF loss
2019-2020	USPHL Premier	44	23	18	-	-	3	189	161	49	1.11	2	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	USPHL Premier	44	17	26	-	-	1	153	167	35	0.8	4	Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018	USPHL Premier	44	13	29	-	-	2	114	176	28	0.64	5	Division Semifinal loss
2016-2017	USP3HL	44	26	11	-	-	7	205	161	59	1.34	2	Semifinal loss
2015-2016	USPHL Midwest	47	13	34	-	-	0	145	236	26	0.55	8	-
2014-2015	MidWJHL	46	29	14	-	-	3	149	136	61	1.33	3	Quarterfinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Chicago T-Rex — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Walker Smith (F)	2026-2027	Northern Illinois Univ.	ACHA	16	10	10	20	21
2.	Mikita Amelka (F)	2026-2027	Chicago Union	NCDC	11	3	7	10	2
3.	Matsvej Hlyzin (F)	2026-2027	Chicago Union	NCDC	11	3	7	10	4
4.	Konstantin Bychkov (F)	2026-2027	Rock Springs Miners	NCDC	5	2	8	10	2
5.	Giovanni Rizzo (F)	2026-2027	Chicago Crush	USPHL Premier	10	5	4	9	4
6.	Fernando Zegarra (D)	2026-2027	Legal Nordiques	NJHL	4	2	7	9	4
7.	Mikhail Gorbunov (F)	2026-2027	Fort Wayne Spacemen	NCDC	6	6	2	8	0
8.	Kieran Prichett (F)	2026-2027	Elliot Lake Vikings	NOJHL	11	4	4	8	4
9.	Konstantin Yurkevich (D)	2026-2027	Chicago Crush	USPHL Premier	9	3	5	8	4
10.	Michael Sauer (F)	2026-2027	Danville Iron	USPHL Premier	9	3	4	7	14

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Chicago T-Rex — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	5'11"	176 lbs	19.33
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	174 lbs	19.00
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	174 lbs	18.94
2022-2023	View Roster	5'10"	170 lbs	19.44
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	168 lbs	19.24

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
2.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	118	92	78	170
3.	Walker Smith (F)	107	65	64	129
4.	Austin Floyd (F)	119	49	70	119
5.	Micah Young (F)	86	41	59	100

Franchise All-Time Goals

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	118	92	78	170
2.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
3.	Walker Smith (F)	107	65	64	129
4.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	41	52	32	84
5.	Austin Floyd (F)	119	49	70	119

Franchise All-Time Assists

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
2.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	118	92	78	170
3.	Austin Floyd (F)	119	49	70	119
4.	Walker Smith (F)	107	65	64	129
5.	Joey Starcevich (F)	38	33	60	93

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Michael Grove (F)	99	4	19	390
2.	Ithaca Jones (D)	83	2	27	325
3.	Brandon Adler (F)	55	14	40	287
4.	Blake Schoemperlen (D)	59	2	9	204
5.	Justus Kree (F)	75	18	42	197

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Cody Wilson (D)	167	11	52	63
2.	Patrick Kelly (F)	135	36	46	82
3.	T.J. Dougan (F)	129	85	118	203
4.	Jeffrey Shirkey (F)	125	37	46	83
5.	Connor Wilson (F)	121	14	36	50

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joey Starcevich (F)	38	33	93	2.45
2.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	41	52	84	2.05
3.	Mathis Danis (F)	5	8	10	2.00
4.	Erik Koller (D)	1	0	2	2.00
5.	JJ Gongol (F)	42	35	83	1.98

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joey Starcevich (F)	2016-2017	USP3HL	38	33	60	93	2.45	59
2.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	41	52	32	84	2.05	53
3.	JJ Gongol (F)	2025-2026	USPHL Premier	42	35	48	83	1.98	46
4.	Ilya Moskvin (F)	2025-2026	USPHL Premier	44	28	54	82	1.86	10
5.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	2016-2017	USP3HL	41	44	37	81	1.98	16

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Stepan Skvirsky (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	41	52	32	84	2.05	53
2.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	2016-2017	USP3HL	41	44	37	81	1.98	16
3.	JJ Gongol (F)	2025-2026	USPHL Premier	42	35	48	83	1.98	46
4.	Joey Starcevich (F)	2016-2017	USP3HL	38	33	60	93	2.45	59
5.	T.J. Dougan (F)	2018-2019	USPHL Premier	44	33	34	67	1.52	28

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Joey Starcevich (F)	2016-2017	USP3HL	38	33	60	93	2.45	59
2.	Ilya Moskvin (F)	2025-2026	USPHL Premier	44	28	54	82	1.86	10
3.	T.J. Dougan (F)	2019-2020	USPHL Premier	43	28	52	80	1.86	14
4.	JJ Gongol (F)	2025-2026	USPHL Premier	42	35	48	83	1.98	46
5.	Luka Znidarsic (F)	2016-2017	USP3HL	41	44	37	81	1.98	16

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Chicago T-Rex — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Ithaca Jones (D)	2017-2018	USPHL Premier	42	2	11	13	0.31	234
2.	Michael Grove (F)	2022-2023	USPHL Premier	40	1	5	6	0.15	214
3.	Brandon Adler (F)	2014-2015	MidWJHL	32	11	21	32	1.00	182
4.	Anthony Vechionne (D)	2016-2017	USP3HL	36	2	19	21	0.58	158
5.	Matthew Gibson (D)	2023-2024	USPHL Premier	33	3	11	14	0.42	149