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Database: 658 124 players

Last added: Josh Arts

Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Brandon Pirri	25	13	21	34
2.	Greg Carey	24	12	16	28
3.	Cory Conacher	17	11	17	28
4.	Daniel Carr	19	11	17	28
5.	Phil Varone	22	11	17	28

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Team Facts

Plays in Southern Professional Hockey League
Town Evansville, IN, USA
Founded 2016

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#35	Ed Minney (G)	22	1996	Wind Gap, PA, USA	6'5"	196	L
	#39	Braeden Ostepchuk (G)	25	1993	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'0"	194	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#16	C.J. Blaszka (D/F)	26	1992	Brookfield, CT, USA	5'10"	181	L
		Taylor Cutting (D)	23	1994	Royersford, PA, USA	6'0"	203	L
		Joe Ftoma (D)	26	1992	Winnipeg, MB, CAN	5'9"	176	L
	#11	Preston Kugler (D)	21	1997	West Palm Beach, FL, USA	6'2"	194	-
	#55	Oleksandr Liulchuk (D)	21	1997	Kiev, UKR	6'2"	194	L
	#2	Ben Owen (D)	25	1993	Allen, TX, USA	6'1"	194	R	18/19
	#8	Rory Rawlyk (D) “C”	35	1983	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'5"	218	L	18/19
	#27	Frank Schumacher (D)	25	1993	Brighton, MI, USA	6'1"	205	L
	#44	Nick Wright (D)	25	1993	New Boston, MI, USA	6'4"	209	R
FORWARDS
	#9	Nick D'Avolio (F)	27	1991	North Riverside, IL, USA	5'11"	174	L
	#10	Scott Donohue (F)	22	1996	Commack, NY, USA	5'11"	185	L
	#24	Nathan Ferriero (RW)	24	1994	Essex, MA, USA	5'8"	165	R
	#96	Fred Hein (F)	28	1990	North Reading, MA, USA	5'11"	216	L
	#91	Lane King (RW/D)	25	1993	Waunakee, WI, USA	6'2"	209	R
	#18	Ryan Marker (F)	24	1994	Sewell, NJ, USA	6'1"	216	R
	#14	Shayne Morrissey (C/D)	26	1992	St. John's, NL, CAN	5'9"	181	L
	#84	Mark Petaccio (RW)	24	1994	Sicklerville, NJ, USA	6'3"	187	R
	#17	Pijus Rulevicius (LW/RW)	26	1992	Warrenville, MI, USA	5'10"	203	L	18/19
	#21	Eric Salzillo (F)	24	1994	Johnston, RI, USA	5'10"	154	R
	#20	Carter Shinkaruk (F)	27	1991	Langley, BC, CAN	5'10"	185	R
	#4	Brandon Tucker (F)	22	1996	Colorado Springs, CO, USA	6'2"	194	R
Position: G:2 D:9 F:12 \| Av Age: 24.91 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt 193 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Ian Moran
General Manager Adam Stio
Scout Dustin Korlak

Team Facts

Nationalities 16 players
5 players
1 player
1 player
Experience Evansville Thunderbolts: 459 GP
Allsvenskan: 14 GP
AHL: 36 GP

Team Captains

“C” Rory Rawlyk

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name Ford Center
Location Evansville, IN, USA
Capacity 9 400
Construction Year 2011

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
12/07/2018
12/07/2018	Loan	Leaving	Chase Nieuwendyk (D)	Leaving for	Indy Fuel
12/04/2018
12/04/2018	Loan	Leaving	Brandon Lubin (D)	Leaving for	Fort Wayne Komets
11/28/2018
11/28/2018	Loan	Leaving	Mike Fazio (F)	Leaving for	Wheeling Nailers
11/01/2018
11/01/2018	Loan	Leaving	Tyler Howe (D)	Leaving for	Atlanta Gladiators
10/20/2018
10/20/2018	Loan	Leaving	Ian Sylves (G)	Leaving for	Atlanta Gladiators
10/11/2018
10/11/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Robbie Hall (D)	Leaving for	Wheeling Nailers
08/23/2018
08/23/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Tyler Deresky (F)	Leaving for	Atlanta Gladiators
08/09/2018
08/09/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Cory Melkert (D)	Leaving for	Pensacola Ice Flyers

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
2016-2017	SPHL	56	9	-	32	5	10	138	206	38	10	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	SPHL	56	27	-	20	-	9	186	191	63	6	Quarterfinal loss
2018-2019	SPHL	16	3	-	12	0	1	38	57	9	10	-

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Tyler Gjurich (F)	2018-2019	Watertown Wolves	FHL	14	19	9	28	12
2.	Sean Reynolds (F)	2018-2019	Elmira Enforcers	FHL	15	8	12	20	6
3.	Josh Harris (F)	2018-2019	Birmingham Bulls	SPHL	17	6	11	17	26
4.	Jackson Leef (F)	2018-2019	Brampton Beast	ECHL	22	4	10	14	10
5.	Josh Elmes (D)	2018-2019	Rapid City Rush	ECHL	26	5	6	11	43
6.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2018-2019	Atlanta Gladiators	ECHL	10	5	5	10	2
7.	Andrew Harrison (F)	2018-2019	Jutland Vikings	Denmark2	9	5	4	9	38
8.	Brendan Mitchell (D)	2018-2019	Warren Mercs	SEMHL	8	2	6	8	6
9.	Brad Bourke (D)	2018-2019	Stony Plain Eagles	ACHW	9	4	3	7	20
10.	Phil Bronner (F)	2018-2019	Quad City Storm	SPHL	13	2	5	7	10

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	49	91
2.	John Scorcia (F)	92	30	53	83
3.	Mark Petaccio (F)	76	28	29	57
4.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	29	52
5.	Justin MacDonald (F)	42	21	27	48

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	49	91
2.	John Scorcia (F)	92	30	53	83
3.	Mark Petaccio (F)	76	28	29	57
4.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	29	52
5.	Justin MacDonald (F)	42	21	27	48

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	John Scorcia (F)	92	30	53	83
2.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	49	91
3.	Chase Nieuwendyk (D)	80	14	30	44
4.	Mark Petaccio (F)	76	28	29	57
5.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	29	52

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Cory Melkert (D)	81	4	32	100
2.	Nick Wright (D)	26	0	0	97
3.	Mark Petaccio (F)	76	28	57	91
4.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	91	87
5.	Frank Schumacher (D)	96	8	37	73

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	49	91
2.	Frank Schumacher (D)	96	8	29	37
3.	John Scorcia (F)	92	30	53	83
4.	Brandon Lubin (D)	83	8	11	19
5.	Cory Melkert (D)	81	4	28	32

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Justin MacDonald (F)	42	21	48	1.143
2.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	52	1.020
3.	Hunter Stewart (F)	8	4	8	1.000
4.	John Schiavo (F)	6	3	6	1.000
5.	Nick Lazorko (F)	24	11	23	0.958

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dave Williams (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	21	32	53	0.95	43
2.	Dylan Clarke (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	51	23	29	52	1.02	30
3.	John Scorcia (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	17	34	51	0.91	49
4.	Dave Williams (F)	2016-2017	SPHL	54	21	17	38	0.70	44
5.	Mark Petaccio (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	52	18	19	37	0.71	73

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Dylan Clarke (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	51	23	29	52	1.02	30
2.	Dave Williams (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	21	32	53	0.95	43
3.	Dave Williams (F)	2016-2017	SPHL	54	21	17	38	0.70	44
4.	Mark Petaccio (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	52	18	19	37	0.71	73
5.	John Scorcia (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	17	34	51	0.91	49

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	John Scorcia (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	17	34	51	0.91	49
2.	Dave Williams (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	21	32	53	0.95	43
3.	Dylan Clarke (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	51	23	29	52	1.02	30
4.	Nick D'Avolio (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	11	24	35	0.63	34
5.	Chase Nieuwendyk (D)	2017-2018	SPHL	53	10	23	33	0.62	17

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mark Petaccio (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	52	18	19	37	0.71	73
2.	Ryan Patsch (F)	2016-2017	SPHL	36	8	4	12	0.33	69
3.	Nick Wright (D)	2017-2018	SPHL	12	0	0	0	0.00	58
4.	Cory Melkert (D)	2016-2017	SPHL	31	2	8	10	0.32	55
5.	Brendan Mitchell (D)	2017-2018	SPHL	52	0	7	7	0.13	50

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	6'0"	193 lbs	24.91
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.52
2016-2017	View roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.27

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