What league does Springfield Jr. Blues play in?

Springfield Jr. Blues play in the NAHL.

When was Springfield Jr. Blues founded?

Springfield Jr. Blues was founded in 1993 in Springfield, IL, USA, USA.

Where is Springfield Jr. Blues based?

Springfield Jr. Blues is based in Springfield, IL, USA.

Who is the head coach of Springfield Jr. Blues?

The head coach of Springfield Jr. Blues is Tony Zasowski.

Who is the captain of Springfield Jr. Blues?

The captain of Springfield Jr. Blues is Matt Long.

What arena does Springfield Jr. Blues play in?

Springfield Jr. Blues play their home games at Nelson Center in Springfield, IL, USA.

Springfield Jr. Blues

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2016-2017 Springfield Jr. Blues Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
NAHL
1.	Matt Long (F)	56	17	35	52	29	5
2.	Brennan Blaszczak (F)	58	25	14	39	36	2
3.	Matthew Cassidy (RW)	56	15	23	38	38	5
4.	Maximilian Nylander (RW)	47	15	17	32	14	-5
5.	Ryan Leibold (C/LW)	60	13	19	32	49	-13
6.	Fabio Hollenstein (C/RW)	53	10	20	30	29	-2
7.	Brandon Puricelli (RW)	48	14	14	28	31	-2
8.	Patrick Smyth (F)	54	7	15	22	16	5
9.	Jordan Muzzillo (D)	54	7	14	21	22	1
10.	Chase Mickelson (D)	56	5	15	20	37	-1
11.	Jack Nickels (D)	45	2	18	20	20	-5
12.	Conor Matsinger (D)	55	2	14	16	61	-2
13.	Alex Peck (F)	45	5	9	14	45	-4
14.	Christian Simeone (F)	35	4	10	14	30	-4
15.	Ricards Bernhards (RW)	28	5	8	13	22	8
16.	Zach Tyson (C)	40	4	9	13	28	-4
17.	Braden Brown (C)	17	6	6	12	2	-3
18.	Luke Picek (F)	28	4	6	10	36	-4
19.	Spencer DenBeste (F)	12	3	5	8	4	0
20.	Fletcher Fineman (D)	52	1	7	8	10	8
21.	Joey Sardina (F)	16	2	5	7	8	-3
22.	Mark Leach (D)	49	0	7	7	74	-5
23.	Josh Bell (F)	11	1	5	6	4	-4
24.	Jack Summers (D)	21	0	6	6	6	-2
25.	Aiden Beck (F)	13	1	4	5	12	-2
26.	D.J. Petruzzelli (F)	5	1	3	4	0	0
27.	Chris Conway (D)	13	0	4	4	2	-1
28.	Anthony Grimaldi (F)	23	2	1	3	8	-7
29.	Keenan Sabatini (D)	8	1	2	3	6	1
30.	Michael Hodgson (F)	6	1	1	2	0	1
31.	Patrick Flynn (RW)	2	0	1	1	0	-2
32.	Steven Mordini (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-2
33.	Reed Kelly (F)	1	0	0	0	2	0
34.	Todd Goehring (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
35.	Alec Schwab (D)	2	0	0	0	2	-2
36.	Joe Nolan (D)	7	0	0	0	0	-4
37.	Martin Liljekvist (D)	7	0	0	0	2	1

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
NAHL
1.	Josh Sarlo (G)	2	3.00	.928	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Jordan Brant (G)	12	2.93	.924	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Evan Fear (G)	12	2.67	.918	-	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Mike Robinson (G)	25	2.99	.916	11	10	0	0	1425:00	770
5.	Devin Cooley (G)	10	3.05	.909	3	6	1	1	571:00	288
6.	Garrett Nieto (G)	3	4.20	.842	-	-	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 Springfield Jr. Blues Staff

GM/Head CoachTony Zasowski
Asst. CoachTyler Rennette

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Springfield Jr. Blues Captains

"C"

Matt Long

"A"

Brennan Blaszczak

Team Captaincy History

2016-2017 Springfield Jr. Blues Demographics

Springfield Jr. Blues Facts

Plays in: North American Hockey League
Team Colors: -
Town: Springfield, IL, USA Map
Founded: 1993

2016-2017 Springfield Jr. Blues Roster Facts

Nationalities

38 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Springfield Jr. Blues: 1 351 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Nelson Center
Location: Springfield, IL, USA
Capacity: 2 100
Construction Year: 1993

Springfield Jr. Blues Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
09/13/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Janesville Jets	Springfield Jr. Blues	-	NAHL
09/12/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Janesville Jets	Springfield Jr. Blues	-	NAHL
04/11/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Springfield Jr. Blues	Wisconsin Windigo	2 - 1 (SO)	NAHL
04/11/2026 12:05 AM UTC	Springfield Jr. Blues	Wisconsin Windigo	2 - 1 (OT 60:44)	NAHL
04/04/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Springfield Jr. Blues	Chippewa Steel	2 - 1 (OT 63:02)	NAHL

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Springfield Jr. Blues History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	NAHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	NAHL	59	30	22	-	-	7	175	173	67	1.14	5	Did not make playoffs
2024-2025	NAHL	59	27	27	-	-	5	158	182	59	1	6	Did not make playoffs
2023-2024	NAHL	60	21	29	-	-	10	151	218	52	0.87	7	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	NAHL	60	26	31	-	-	3	147	174	55	0.92	7	Did not make playoffs
2021-2022	NAHL	60	36	20	-	-	4	211	177	76	1.27	2	Eighth Final Loss
2019-2020	NAHL	54	16	34	-	-	4	133	206	36	0.67	6	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	NAHL	60	33	22	-	-	5	192	177	71	1.18	3	Eighth Final Loss
2017-2018	NAHL	60	33	21	-	-	6	169	166	72	1.2	3	Eighth Final Loss
2016-2017	NAHL	60	27	28	-	-	5	174	189	59	0.98	5	Did not make playoffs
2015-2016	NAHL	60	29	25	-	-	6	155	164	64	1.07	5	Did not make playoffs
2014-2015	NAHL	60	23	31	-	-	6	126	184	52	0.87	6	Did not make playoffs
2013-2014	NAHL	60	26	26	-	-	8	141	160	60	1	5	Did not make playoffs
2012-2013	NAHL	60	26	30	-	-	4	159	181	56	0.93	6	Qualification loss
2011-2012	NAHL	60	31	27	-	-	2	202	190	64	1.07	3	Quarterfinal loss
2010-2011	NAHL	58	31	24	-	-	3	191	170	65	1.12	5	Did not make playoffs
2009-2010	NAHL	58	21	29	-	-	8	163	193	50	0.86	4	Eighth Final Loss
2008-2009	NAHL	58	25	28	0	-	5	183	185	55	0.95	4	Eighth Final Loss
2007-2008	NAHL	58	27	26	0	-	5	190	190	59	1.02	4	Quarterfinal loss
2006-2007	NAHL	62	26	31	0	-	5	188	203	57	0.92	6	Did not make playoffs
2005-2006	NAHL	58	28	26	0	-	4	181	208	60	1.03	3	Eighth Final Loss
2004-2005	NAHL	56	30	25	0	-	1	207	200	61	1.09	5	Did not make playoffs
2003-2004	NAHL	56	34	18	0	-	4	194	143	72	1.29	2	Bronze game win
2002-2003	NAHL	56	20	27	0	-	9	191	237	49	0.88	4	Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002	NAHL	56	12	38	0	-	6	147	266	30	0.54	5	Did not make playoffs
2000-2001	NAHL	56	19	36	0	-	1	164	276	39	0.7	4	Quarterfinal loss
1999-2000	NAHL	56	28	24	-	-	4	190	183	60	1.07	3	Quarterfinal loss
1998-1999	NAHL	56	32	20	-	-	4	196	153	68	1.21	4	Semifinal loss
1997-1998	NAHL	56	42	12	-	-	2	274	175	86	1.54	1	Semifinal loss
1996-1997	NAHL	46	35	10	0	-	1	230	144	71	1.54	1	Champion

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Lucca Munoz (F)	2026-2027	Argentina	-	3	4	1	5	0
2.	Nikolai Knyzhov (D)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	1	0	1	1	0
3.	Patrick Curry (F)	2026-2027	Jokerit	Liiga	2	0	1	1	6
4.	Brady Wassink (D)	2026-2027	Milton Menace	OJHL	1	0	0	0	0
5.	Simonas Valivonis (D)	2026-2027	Liepaja	Latvia	1	0	0	0	0
6.	Sarunas Baltrunas (F)	2026-2027	Liepaja	Latvia	1	0	0	0	0
7.	Johannes Gruber (D)	2026-2027	Graz99ers	Champions HL	2	0	0	0	2
8.	Branko Vukas (D)	2026-2027	Miami Univ. (Ohio)	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Trey Jefferis (F)	2026-2027	Northeastern Univ.	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Adyn Merrick (F)	2026-2027	Ferris State Univ.	NCAA	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.94
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.68
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.76
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	19.56
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	181 lbs	19.67

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Frank Nardella (F)	171	66	147	213
2.	Hank Carisio (F)	158	72	88	160
3.	T.J. Latorre (F)	135	63	87	150
4.	Pat Lee (F)	134	67	82	149
5.	Brian McCullough (F)	87	78	65	143

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Greg Rallo (F)	105	83	54	137
2.	Brian McCullough (F)	87	78	65	143
3.	Hank Carisio (F)	158	72	88	160
4.	Ryan Fultz (F)	86	71	61	132
5.	Pat Lee (F)	134	67	82	149

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Frank Nardella (F)	171	66	147	213
2.	Hank Carisio (F)	158	72	88	160
3.	T.J. Latorre (F)	135	63	87	150
4.	Mike Wulfstat (F)	74	50	87	137
5.	Pat Lee (F)	134	67	82	149

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Hank Carisio (F)	158	72	160	690
2.	Jon Kretin (D)	145	11	83	663
3.	Frank Nardella (F)	171	66	213	439
4.	Ryan Zoller (F)	101	63	141	411
5.	Scott Phelps (F)	96	20	47	382

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Drew Berres (D)	211	8	43	51
2.	Trevor Stone (F)	197	33	65	98
3.	Frank Nardella (F)	171	66	147	213
4.	Logan Sutton (F)	165	31	46	77
5.	Andrew Berecz (F)	164	36	48	84

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ty Hartigan (F)	40	44	84	2.10
2.	Neal Rech (F)	40	37	78	1.95
3.	Mike Wulfstat (F)	74	50	137	1.85
4.	Brian McCullough (F)	87	78	143	1.64
5.	Bryan Benedict (F)	42	36	66	1.57

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ty Hartigan (F)	1994-1995	40	44	84
2.	Brian McCullough (F)	1995-1996	44	43	80
3.	Brandon Puricelli (F)	2018-2019	59	30	80
4.	Neal Rech (F)	1994-1995	40	37	78
5.	Ryan Zoller (F)	1997-1998	56	36	77

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Ty Hartigan (F)	1994-1995	40	44	84
2.	Brian McCullough (F)	1995-1996	44	43	80
3.	Greg Rallo (F)	2000-2001	53	43	68
4.	Ryan Fultz (F)	1996-1997	46	42	73
5.	Greg Rallo (F)	2001-2002	52	40	69

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Brandon Puricelli (F)	2018-2019	59	50	80
2.	Mike Wulfstat (F)	1994-1995	40	47	74
3.	Frank Nardella (F)	1996-1997	44	45	65
4.	Ryan Jestadt (D)	1995-1996	41	44	48
5.	Pat Lee (F)	2004-2005	54	43	76

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Mike Sgroi (F)	1997-1998	48	28	328
2.	Keven Poulin (F)	2000-2001	47	16	325
3.	Ryan Zoller (F)	1997-1998	56	77	252
4.	Hank Carisio (F)	2002-2003	53	61	251
5.	Scott Phelps (F)	2005-2006	53	34	243

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Recent NAHL Entry Draft Selections

rnd	#	player	born	birthplace	height	weight
2026
1	#17	Gavin Wilkie (F)	03/25/2008	TX, USA	6'0"	185 lbs
2	#51	Brady Cates (G)	01/31/2008	Emo, ON, CAN	5'10"	157 lbs
3	#86	Vladislav Mikheev (F)	07/26/2007	Nizhny Novgorod, RUS	5'11"	181 lbs
5	#148	Preston Otting (D)	05/28/2007	Howell, MI, USA	5'11"	190 lbs
5	#150	Gavin Weber (F)	06/05/2008	Williams Bay, WI, USA	6'3"	209 lbs
6	#181	David Fridman (F)	04/08/2007	Wappingers Falls, NY, USA	6'1"	194 lbs
7	#213	Merik Grinaker (G)	05/24/2006	Fargo, ND, USA	5'11"	176 lbs
8	#245	Christian Gallagher (F)	05/11/2007	Fairfield, NJ, USA	5'11"	181 lbs
9	#277	Brady Anundsen (D)	01/09/2009	Sobieski, WI, USA	5'10"	170 lbs
10	#309	Lincoln Carnie (F)	06/05/2009	Golden, CO, USA	6'0"	163 lbs
11	#341	Andrew Kozhushko (F)	05/05/2007	Sugar Land, TX, USA	6'4"	196 lbs
12	#373	Dean Gasser (D)	07/19/2007	Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, USA	5'10"	157 lbs
13	#405	Colton Colby (F)	01/18/2009	Shelby Township, MI, USA	6'2"	170 lbs
14	#437	Matt Hines (D)	06/10/2008	Hingham, MA, USA	5'10"	170 lbs
15	#469	Tate Spaulding (F)	01/31/2008	-	5'8"	161 lbs
16	#501	Brayden Godon (F)	05/14/2009	Frederick, MD, USA	5'10"	174 lbs
17	#533	Joel Anderson (D)	01/03/2007	Bismarck, ND, USA	5'9"	170 lbs
18	#565	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
19	#597	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2025
1	#14	Lukas Wallinheimo (F)	09/17/2005	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'2"	198 lbs
2	#49	Amir Valiullin (G)	03/01/2005	Ufa, RUS	6'0"	181 lbs
3	#83	Antoine Demers (F)	10/16/2006	QC, CAN	6'3"	187 lbs
4	#134	Brody Pepoy (F)	05/16/2008	Troy, MI, USA	6'2"	181 lbs
5	#149	Brady Wassink (D)	10/24/2006	Hamilton, ON, CAN	6'2"	179 lbs
6	#183	Brayden Sprickman (D)	07/04/2005	Erie, PA, USA	6'4"	198 lbs
7	#217	Ethan Chen (F)	10/19/2007	Paramus, NJ, USA	5'11"	174 lbs
8	#251	Dennis Emesibe (F)	06/16/2008	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'11"	174 lbs
9	#285	Sarunas Baltrunas (F)	10/01/2006	Rokiskis, LTU	5'10"	165 lbs
10	#319	Branson Appelman (G)	09/24/2005	Maple Grove, MN, USA	6'0"	172 lbs
11	#353	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#387	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#421	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
14	#455	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
15	#489	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
16	#523	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
2024
1	#10	Frank Murphy (G)	09/05/2004	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'3"	185 lbs
2	#45	Jean-Sebastien Pack (D)	08/29/2004	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA	6'1"	185 lbs
2	#65	Tyler Smith (F)	07/12/2005	Carver, MN, USA	6'1"	192 lbs
3	#82	Junsu Kwak (F)	08/17/2006	Seoul, KOR	5'10"	154 lbs
3	#86	Ashton Hewer (D)	06/11/2007	Rockford, IL, USA	6'4"	220 lbs
3	#101	Cruz Martin (F)	12/10/2007	St. Louis, MO, USA	5'11"	176 lbs
4	#115	Owen Dawson (D)	10/04/2005	Traverse City, MI, USA	6'0"	196 lbs
6	#185	Grady Hoffman (F)	06/10/2005	Yorkton, SK, CAN	6'0"	185 lbs
7	#220	Luke Sawicky (F)	09/21/2004	Brooklyn Park, MN, USA	5'10"	165 lbs
8	#255	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
9	#290	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
10	#325	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
11	#360	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
12	#395	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
13	#430	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
14	#465	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
15	#500	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
16	#535	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
17	#570	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
18	#605	No selection was made	-	-	-	-
19	#640	No selection was made	-	-	-	-

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