What league does Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs play in?

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs play in the SPHL.

When was Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs founded?

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs was founded in 2015 in Roanoke, VA, USA, USA.

Where is Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs based?

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs is based in Roanoke, VA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs?

The head coach of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs is Sam Ftorek.

Who is the captain of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs?

The captain of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs is Nick Schneider.

What arena does Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs play in?

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs play their home games at Berglund Center in Roanoke, VA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs?

The general manager of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs is Mickey Gray.

What are the team colors of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs?

The team colors of Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs are Blue + Gold + Red + White.

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2016-2017 Season

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs were 17-30-9 in the 2016-17 SPHL season with 43 points, 9th overall.

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2016-2017 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SPHL
1.	Jackson Brewer (F)	43	16	25	41	20	-10
2.	Nick Schneider (D/F)	55	6	34	40	94	-15
3.	Massimo Lamacchia (C)	41	14	22	36	70	-5
4.	Dmytro Babenko (F)	52	11	12	23	37	-13
5.	Zach Tatrn (C)	33	14	8	22	6	-8
6.	Tyler Gjurich (F)	29	10	12	22	14	-7
7.	Steve Mele (C)	29	8	13	21	6	-8
8.	Daniel Vernace (RW)	42	11	8	19	26	-9
9.	Peter Gintoli (F)	44	5	13	18	33	-10
10.	Mike Moroso (F)	36	8	9	17	6	-8
11.	Mike Driscoll (F)	40	7	8	15	44	-14
12.	Michael Turner (LW)	25	6	9	15	29	-7
13.	David Gandara (LW)	33	5	10	15	7	-8
14.	Cody Walsh (D)	55	2	12	14	20	-18
15.	Phil Bronner (RW)	35	5	6	11	26	-14
16.	Colin Murray (F)	17	6	4	10	8	-2
17.	Phil Tesoriero (D)	40	1	8	9	39	-7
18.	Timothy Boyle (D)	13	2	5	7	20	-8
19.	Travis Armstrong (D)	22	2	5	7	39	0
20.	Mike Donnellan (D)	22	1	6	7	27	-7
21.	Mitchell Mueller (F/D)	26	3	3	6	29	-7
22.	Bryan Dallaire (D)	11	2	3	5	8	1
23.	Maxim Chegrintsev (F)	14	3	1	4	10	-1
24.	Riley Spraggs (F)	8	1	3	4	2	-8
25.	Matthew Chiarantano (D)	8	1	3	4	4	-7
26.	Justin Stevens (D)	7	1	2	3	4	-5
27.	Jeremy Beirnes (F)	16	1	2	3	84	-4
28.	Cory Melkert (D)	20	1	2	3	25	-7
29.	Evan Schultz (LW)	5	0	3	3	4	1
30.	Jason Popek (RW)	5	2	0	2	4	0
31.	Vincent Llorca (D)	5	1	1	2	0	1
32.	Ben Bauer (D)	11	0	2	2	8	-5
33.	Mike Baker (D)	1	1	0	1	0	-2
34.	Alex Vazquez (RW/D)	2	1	0	1	2	-1
35.	Sean Orlando (F)	3	0	1	1	0	-1
36.	Craig Skudalski (D)	5	0	1	1	0	-4
37.	Mark Meads (RW)	2	0	0	0	0	-3
38.	Michael Lipari (LW/D)	4	0	0	0	0	-2
39.	Taylor Bourne (F)	5	0	0	0	0	-4
40.	Ian Harris (C/LW)	6	0	0	0	0	-4

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
SPHL
1.	Ty Reichenbach (G)	3	2.92	.929	1	1	1	0	184:45	118
2.	Michael Peters (G)	1	2.91	.923	1	0	0	0	41:10	24
3.	Ryan de Melo (G)	28	3.29	.911	9	13	3	1	1568:47	877
4.	James Kruger (G)	18	3.81	.905	3	9	5	0	1009:10	611
5.	Brandon Anderson (G)	7	3.74	.888	2	4	0	0	369:00	183
6.	Joey Ballmer (G)	5	5.92	.856	1	3	0	0	212:44	125
7.	Matt Kaludis (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Matt Mitchell (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2016-2017 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Staff

Head CoachSam Ftorek
Asst. General ManagerMickey Gray
Dir. of Media RelationsBrian Gardner
Equipment ManagerRay Sterling
Franchise OwnerBob McGinn
Franchise OwnerCori McGinn
Franchise OwnerJamie McGinn
Franchise OwnerBrock McGinn
Franchise OwnerTye McGinn
PresidentBob McGinn
VP. of Hockey OperationsMickey Gray

Team Staff History

2016-2017 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Captains

"C"

Nick Schneider

"A"

Steve Mele

Team Captaincy History

2016-2017 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Demographics

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Facts

Plays in: Southern Professional Hockey League
Team Colors: Blue + Gold + Red + White
Town: Roanoke, VA, USA Map
Founded: 2015

2016-2017 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Roster Facts

Nationalities

31 players
14 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs: 932 GP
AHL: 1 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Berglund Center
Location: Roanoke, VA, USA
Capacity: 8 672
Construction Year: 1971

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/24/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Evansville Thunderbolts	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	4 - 1	SPHL
04/23/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Evansville Thunderbolts	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	4 - 1	SPHL
04/18/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Evansville Thunderbolts	4 - 3	SPHL
04/17/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Evansville Thunderbolts	1 - 3	SPHL
04/11/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Birmingham Bulls	6 - 0	SPHL

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Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	SPHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	SPHL	58	32	21	-	-	5	176	157	69	1.19	3	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	SPHL	56	34	17	-	-	5	199	160	73	1.3	3	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	SPHL	56	33	15	-	-	8	207	164	74	1.32	3	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	SPHL	56	32	19	-	-	5	185	161	69	1.23	4	Champion
2021-2022	SPHL	56	23	24	-	-	9	176	181	55	0.98	8	Final loss
2020-2021	SPHL	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	0	0	-	Withdrawn	-
2019-2020	SPHL	47	16	22	-	-	9	117	151	41	0.87	7	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	SPHL	56	23	24	-	5	4	168	177	82	1.46	6	Semifinal loss
2017-2018	SPHL	56	26	26	-	-	4	170	195	56	1	8	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	SPHL	56	14	30	-	3	9	158	216	43	0.77	9	Did not make playoffs

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Retired Numbers

#22 Terence Tootoo (F)

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Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Marcus Ortiz (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	13	3	16	6
2.	Alex Vazquez (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	1	2	3	4
3.	Brúnó Kreisz (F)	2026-2027	DEAC	Erste Liga	1	2	0	2	0
4.	Vincent Llorca (D)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	3	0	2	2	4
5.	Nick Ford (F)	2026-2027	Herner EV Miners	Oberliga	2	0	1	1	0
6.	Tommy Munichiello (F)	2026-2027	Herner EV Miners	Oberliga	2	0	0	0	0
7.	Alex Wilkins (D)	2026-2027	Strasbourg	Division 1	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Tyson Kirkby (F)	2026-2027	Mid-South Monarchs	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Dakota Bohn (D)	2026-2027	Motor City Rockers	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Hunter Hall (F)	2026-2027	Watertown Wolves	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.36
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.54
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	192 lbs	26.91
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.53
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.11

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mac Jansen (F)	284	107	127	234
2.	Matt O'Dea (D)	269	51	135	186
3.	Nick Ford (F)	164	61	122	183
4.	C.J. Stubbs (F)	187	57	113	170
5.	Jeff Jones (F)	159	57	65	122

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mac Jansen (F)	284	107	127	234
2.	Nick Ford (F)	164	61	122	183
3.	C.J. Stubbs (F)	187	57	113	170
4.	Jeff Jones (F)	159	57	65	122
5.	Matt O'Dea (D)	269	51	135	186

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matt O'Dea (D)	269	51	135	186
2.	Mac Jansen (F)	284	107	127	234
3.	Nick Ford (F)	164	61	122	183
4.	C.J. Stubbs (F)	187	57	113	170
5.	Steve Mele (F)	141	48	73	121

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Travis Armstrong (D)	178	24	96	428
2.	Bryce Martin (D)	136	9	56	341
3.	Sean Leonard (D)	52	3	19	289
4.	Josh Nenadal (F)	192	31	83	261
5.	Nick Ford (F)	164	61	183	234

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Mac Jansen (F)	284	107	127	234
2.	Matt O'Dea (D)	269	51	135	186
3.	Josh Nenadal (F)	192	31	52	83
4.	C.J. Stubbs (F)	187	57	113	170
5.	Travis Armstrong (D)	178	24	72	96

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kyle Wagner (F)	3	1	4	1.33
2.	Joe Widmar (F)	81	36	105	1.30
3.	Nick Ford (F)	164	61	183	1.12
4.	Carson Gallagher (F)	42	18	46	1.10
5.	Austen Swankler (F)	11	4	12	1.09

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joe Widmar (F)	2025-2026	58	28	77
2.	Nick Ford (F)	2024-2025	55	23	72
3.	Mac Jansen (F)	2021-2022	55	29	60
4.	Steve Mele (F)	2017-2018	56	22	59
5.	Travis Broughman (F)	2025-2026	51	24	54

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Mac Jansen (F)	2021-2022	55	29	60
2.	Joe Widmar (F)	2025-2026	58	28	77
3.	Tommy Munichiello (F)	2024-2025	53	28	49
4.	Travis Broughman (F)	2025-2026	51	24	54
5.	Mac Jansen (F)	2024-2025	53	24	47

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Joe Widmar (F)	2025-2026	58	49	77
2.	Nick Ford (F)	2024-2025	55	49	72
3.	Nick Ford (F)	2022-2023	56	38	54
4.	Steve Mele (F)	2017-2018	56	37	59
5.	C.J. Stubbs (F)	2022-2023	48	37	47

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Travis Armstrong (D)	2021-2022	54	41	177
2.	Bryce Martin (D)	2025-2026	41	19	161
3.	Travis Broughman (F)	2025-2026	51	54	159
4.	Andrew Stacey (D)	2025-2026	39	7	156
5.	Chris Vella (F)	2021-2022	45	13	145