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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Marek Kvapil	13	6	15	21
2.	Michal Bulir	11	13	3	16
3.	Milan Gulas	12	5	9	14
4.	Petr Vrana	14	5	8	13
5.	Radan Lenc	13	6	6	12

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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
	#1	Ryan de Melo (G)	28	1990	ON, CAN	6'2"	165	L
		Ed Minney (G)	22	1996	Wind Gap, PA, USA	6'5"	196	L
		Braeden Ostepchuk (G)	25	1993	Lethbridge, AB, CAN	6'0"	194	L
DEFENSEMEN
		Taylor Cutting (D)	23	1994	Royersford, PA, USA	6'0"	203	L	Try-out
	#74	Tyler Howe (F/D)	27	1991	Falmouth, MA, USA	6'6"	229	R	17/18
	#5	Brandon Lubin (D)	27	1991	Commerce Township, MI, USA	6'1"	205	R	18/19
	#2	Ben Owen (D)	25	1993	Allen, TX, USA	6'1"	194	R	18/19
	#8	Rory Rawlyk (D)	35	1983	Edmonton, AB, CAN	6'5"	218	L
	#24	Ross Scherma (D)	25	1993	Seekonk, MA, USA	5'10"	181	-	17/18
	#44	Nick Wright (D)	25	1993	New Boston, MI, USA	6'4"	209	R
FORWARDS
	#96	Mitch Atkins (F)	24	1994	Kitchener, ON, CAN	5'11"	185	R
	#10	Scott Donohue (F)	22	1996	Commack, NY, USA	5'11"	185	L
	#7	Mike Fazio (F)	26	1992	Bartlett, IL, USA	6'0"	190	-	18/19
	#91	Fred Hein (F)	28	1990	North Reading, MA, USA	6'0"	181	L
		George Holt (F)	27	1991	Rochester Hills, MI, USA	6'0"	201	L
	#14	Shayne Morrissey (C/D)	26	1992	St. John's, NL, CAN	5'9"	181	L	17/18
	#61	Chase Nieuwendyk (F)	27	1991	Georgetown, ON, CAN	6'1"	183	L
	#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)	26	1991	Langley, BC, CAN	5'10"	185	R	17/18
		Ryan Stayner (LW)	25	1993	Youngstown, NY, USA	6'1"	194	L	18/19
	#4	Brandon Tucker (F)	22	1996	Colorado Springs, CO, USA	6'2"	194	R
	#18	Beau Walker (F)	26	1992	West Richland, WA, USA	6'0"	185	R	18/19
Position: G:3 D:7 F:13 \| Av Age: 25.7 years \| Av Ht: 6'1" \| Av Wt 192 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Ian Moran
General Manager Adam Stio
Scout Dustin Korlak

Team Facts

Nationalities 15 players
7 players
1 player
Experience Evansville Thunderbolts: 258 GP
Allsvenskan: 14 GP
AHL: 36 GP

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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
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
10/02/2018
10/02/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Mark Petaccio (F)	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
07/10/2018
07/10/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Ryan Stayner (F)	Joining from	Buffalo State College
07/10/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Beau Walker (F)	Joining from	Eastern Washington Univ.
07/10/2018	Confirmed	Joining	Pijus Rulevicius (F)	Joining from	Mississippi RiverKings

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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	2	0	-	2	0	0	7	11	0	10	-

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Andrew Harrison (F)	2018-2019	Jutland Vikings	Denmark2	7	3	3	6	38
2.	Jackson Leef (F)	2018-2019	Brampton Beast	ECHL	4	3	2	5	6
3.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2018-2019	Atlanta Gladiators	ECHL	4	2	0	2	0
4.	Tommy Veilleux (F)	2018-2019	La Tuque Loups	LHSAAAQ	1	1	1	2	8
5.	Brad Bourke (D)	2018-2019	Stony Plain Eagles	ACHW	4	1	1	2	2
6.	Hunter Stewart (F)	2018-2019	Huntsville Havoc	SPHL	2	0	2	2	0
7.	Stephon Thorne (F)	2018-2019	Hamilton Steelhawks	ACH	1	1	0	1	10
8.	Phil Bronner (F)	2018-2019	Quad City Storm	SPHL	1	0	1	1	0
9.	Josh Harris (F)	2018-2019	Birmingham Bulls	SPHL	2	0	1	1	6
10.	Josh Elmes (D)	2018-2019	Rapid City Rush	ECHL	4	0	1	1	5

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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.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	29	52
4.	Mark Petaccio (F)	68	23	26	49
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.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	29	52
4.	Mark Petaccio (F)	68	23	26	49
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.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	29	52
4.	Cory Melkert (D)	81	4	28	32
5.	Justin MacDonald (F)	42	21	27	48

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Cory Melkert (D)	81	4	32	100
2.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	91	87
3.	Mark Petaccio (F)	68	23	49	83
4.	Ryan Patsch (F)	36	8	12	69
5.	John Scorcia (F)	92	30	83	67

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	49	91
2.	John Scorcia (F)	92	30	53	83
3.	Frank Schumacher (D)	82	7	24	31
4.	Cory Melkert (D)	81	4	28	32
5.	Bo Driscoll (D)	71	4	7	11

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Pijus Rulevicius (F)	1	1	2	2.000
2.	Eric Salzillo (F)	1	0	2	2.000
3.	Justin MacDonald (F)	42	21	48	1.143
4.	Dylan Clarke (F)	51	23	52	1.020
5.	Hunter Stewart (F)	8	4	8	1.000

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 (F)	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	6'1"	192 lbs	25.70
2017-2018	View roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.33
2016-2017	View roster	6'1"	191 lbs	26.19

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