What league does Evansville Thunderbolts play in?

Evansville Thunderbolts play in the SPHL.

When was Evansville Thunderbolts founded?

Evansville Thunderbolts was founded in 2016 in Evansville, IN, USA, USA.

Where is Evansville Thunderbolts based?

Evansville Thunderbolts is based in Evansville, IN, USA.

Who is the head coach of Evansville Thunderbolts?

The head coach of Evansville Thunderbolts is Jeff Bes.

Who is the captain of Evansville Thunderbolts?

The captain of Evansville Thunderbolts is Matthew Hobbs.

What arena does Evansville Thunderbolts play in?

Evansville Thunderbolts play their home games at Ford Center in Evansville, IN, USA.

What are the team colors of Evansville Thunderbolts?

The team colors of Evansville Thunderbolts are Red + Blue.

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2025-2026 Season

Evansville Thunderbolts were 31-20-7 in the 2025-26 SPHL season with 69 points, 3rd overall.

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2025-2026 Evansville Thunderbolts Player Stats

All Positions

Evansville Thunderbolts — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
SPHL
1.		Scott Kirton (LW)	57	19	23	42	15	-14	12	3	6	9	0	1
2.		Myles Abbate (LW/RW)	56	19	17	36	2	13	12	5	3	8	2	6
3.		Evan Miller (C)	42	13	17	30	24	0	12	6	3	9	0	4
4.		Tyson Gilmour (C)	57	6	24	30	22	1	12	4	2	6	6	-1
5.		Derek Contessa (RW)	58	15	12	27	21	-2	12	2	1	3	4	-1
6.		Matthew Hobbs (F)	57	8	15	23	140	13	12	1	8	9	14	10
7.		Joey Berkopec (D)	58	4	19	23	55	8	12	0	1	1	10	-1
8.		Jordan Simoneau (LW)	56	14	6	20	79	-5	12	4	2	6	16	0
9.		Isaac Chapman (F)	48	6	11	17	10	5	12	4	4	8	2	5
10.		Keanan Stewart (F)	21	6	10	16	10	6
11.		Will van der Veen (D)	53	4	10	14	98	6	12	0	2	2	20	7
12.		Aidan Litke (F)	16	6	5	11	42	5
13.		Aiden MacIntosh (C)	18	3	8	11	0	5	12	1	3	4	0	1
14.		Matt Clark (D)	51	3	8	11	39	-1
15.		Eelis Laaksonen (F)	47	4	6	10	14	-3	9	0	0	0	4	-1
16.		Anthony Mollica (D)	9	4	5	9	4	8	12	1	4	5	6	5
17.		Aaron Huffnagle (F)	12	2	5	7	0	4	12	2	8	10	4	-1
18.		Connor Federkow (D)	21	4	2	6	16	2
19.		Cameron MacPhee (D)	58	1	5	6	128	3	12	1	1	2	19	1
20.		Connor Tait (F)	26	3	2	5	2	0
21.		Max Thiessen (D)	22	0	4	4	2	4
22.		John Woernle (D)	32	0	4	4	11	-1
23.		Cameron Patton (C)	14	1	2	3	0	5
24.		Dmitri Yushkevich (D)	16	0	3	3	2	1
25.		Seth Bernard (C)	10	1	1	2	13	-3	3	0	0	0	0	0
26.		Dilan Peters (D)	12	0	2	2	23	4
27.		Ethan Lund (D)	4	0	1	1	0	0	12	1	2	3	0	-2
28.		Caleb Huffman (D)	5	0	1	1	0	-1	12	1	3	4	12	11
29.		Ethan Browne (C)	1	0	0	0	0	1
30.		Killian Rowlee (F)	3	0	0	0	0	0
31.		Brock McLeod (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
32.		Ethan Hawes (D)	4	0	0	0	0	0
33.		Dash Quartarolo (D)	5	0	0	0	8	-1
34.		Beren Simard-Sancy (D)	6	0	0	0	2	0
35.		Sean Bunting (LW)	6	0	0	0	14	-1
36.		Carter Poulin (D)	10	0	0	0	2	0
37.		Jaden Shields (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-

Evansville Thunderbolts — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
SPHL
1.		Adam Manji (G)	2	1.75	.941	0	1	0	0	68:37	32
2.		Cody Karpinski (G)	13	1.81	.936	8	2	3	2	761:16	339
3.		Kristian Stead (G)	44	2.11	.923	23	16	4	3	2615:47	1102	12	2.09	.933
4.		Brendahn Brawley (G)	1	6.01	.838	0	1	0	0	59:56	31

2025-2026 Evansville Thunderbolts Staff

Head CoachJeff Bes
Player-CoachScott Kirton
Athletic TrainerRebecca White
BroadcasterTommy Pecoraro
Dir. of Hockey OperationsJeff Bes
Head Equipment ManagerJackson Stotts
PresidentScott Schoenike

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Evansville Thunderbolts Captains

"C"

Matthew Hobbs

"A"

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 Evansville Thunderbolts Demographics

Evansville Thunderbolts Facts

Plays in: Southern Professional Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + Blue
Town: Evansville, IN, USA Map
Founded: 2016

2025-2026 Evansville Thunderbolts Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players
18 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Evansville Thunderbolts: 1 820 GP
KHL: 4 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

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

Evansville Thunderbolts Games

Evansville Thunderbolts — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/14/2026 07:15 PM GMT-6	Peoria Rivermen	Evansville Thunderbolts	-	SPHL
11/13/2026 07:05 PM GMT-6	Evansville Thunderbolts	Peoria Rivermen	-	SPHL
11/10/2026 10:00 AM GMT-6	Evansville Thunderbolts	Pee Dee IceCats	2 - 1 (OT 60:47)	SPHL
11/07/2026 07:10 PM GMT-6	Quad City Storm	Evansville Thunderbolts	2 - 1 (SO)	SPHL
11/06/2026 07:10 PM GMT-6	Quad City Storm	Evansville Thunderbolts	3 - 0	SPHL

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Latest Transactions

Evansville Thunderbolts — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/10/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Cody Karpinski (G)	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Details
11/10/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Killian Rowlee (F)	Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	Details
11/10/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jamie Dorsey (D)	Monroe Moccasins	Details
11/10/2026	Confirmed	joining	Scott Kirton (F)	Wheeling Nailers	Details
11/08/2026	Confirmed	joining	Davis Kirkendall (F)	Peoria Rivermen	Details
11/07/2026	Confirmed	joining	Kyler Matthews (D)	No team	Details
11/07/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Carter Poulin (D)	Peoria Rivermen	Details
11/04/2026	Up/Down	joining	Joey Berkopec (D)	Jacksonville Icemen	Details

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Evansville Thunderbolts History and Standings

Evansville Thunderbolts — Season History
season	league	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	TP	GF	GA	P/GP	rank	postseason
2026-2027	SPHL	8	2	-	2	4	7	19	26	0.88	10	-
2025-2026	SPHL	58	31	-	7	20	69	146	134	1.19	4	Champion
2024-2025	SPHL	56	24	-	8	24	56	149	172	1	7	Champion
2023-2024	SPHL	56	23	-	4	29	50	149	177	0.89	8	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	SPHL	56	32	-	2	22	66	172	165	1.18	5	Quarterfinal loss
2021-2022	SPHL	56	28	-	2	26	58	162	155	1.04	7	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	SPHL	0	0	-	0	0	0	0	0	-	Withdrawn	-
2019-2020	SPHL	46	25	-	7	14	57	153	151	1.24	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	SPHL	56	7	5	6	38	35	124	224	0.63	10	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	SPHL	56	27	-	9	20	63	186	191	1.13	6	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	SPHL	56	9	5	10	32	38	138	206	0.68	10	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Evansville Thunderbolts — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Del Vecchio (F)	2026-2027	Smoke Eaters Geleen	Eredivisie	7	14	14	28	4
2.	Aaron Huffnagle (F)	2026-2027	Fresno Falcons	FPHL	9	9	17	26	4
3.	Jared Christy (F)	2026-2027	Monroe Moccasins	FPHL	8	7	11	18	4
4.	John Schiavo (F)	2026-2027	Italian Heritage Team	-	6	8	8	16	2
5.	Jason Lavallée (F)	2026-2027	Saint-Georges-de-Beauce COOL-FM	LNAH	10	4	10	14	6
6.	Nic Herringer (F)	2026-2027	EV Moosburg	Landesliga	8	6	6	12	0
7.	Brendan Harrogate (F)	2026-2027	Höchstadt Alligators	Oberliga	8	5	5	10	10
8.	Nick Prestia (D)	2026-2027	Nijmegen Devils	Eredivisie	8	3	7	10	0
9.	Mitch Atkins (F)	2026-2027	Tavistock Royals	OEHL	4	4	5	9	4
10.	Tanner Butler (D)	2026-2027	Bristol Pitbulls	NIHL	16	4	5	9	12

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Evansville Thunderbolts — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	198 lbs	25.92
2025-2026	View Roster	6'2"	196 lbs	26.32
2024-2025	View Roster	6'2"	201 lbs	26.23
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.82
2022-2023	View Roster	6'2"	198 lbs	26.50

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Scott Kirton (F)	216	85	103	188
2.	Austin Plevy (F)	98	30	84	114
3.	Brendan Harrogate (F)	136	41	58	99
4.	Myles Abbate (F)	148	44	51	95
5.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	49	91

Franchise All-Time Goals

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Scott Kirton (F)	216	85	103	188
2.	Myles Abbate (F)	148	44	51	95
3.	Dave Williams (F)	110	42	49	91
4.	Brendan Harrogate (F)	136	41	58	99
5.	Matthew Hobbs (F)	211	36	54	90

Franchise All-Time Assists

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Scott Kirton (F)	216	85	103	188
2.	Austin Plevy (F)	98	30	84	114
3.	Brendan Harrogate (F)	136	41	58	99
4.	Matthew Hobbs (F)	211	36	54	90
5.	Mike Ferraro (F)	107	32	53	85

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Matthew Hobbs (F)	211	36	90	519
2.	Brendan Harrogate (F)	136	41	99	242
3.	Jordan Simoneau (F)	113	20	38	229
4.	Nick Wright (D)	53	1	3	222
5.	Cameron MacPhee (D)	84	2	14	200

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Scott Kirton (F)	216	85	103	188
2.	Matthew Hobbs (F)	211	36	54	90
3.	Brandon Lubin (D)	183	16	48	64
4.	Myles Abbate (F)	148	44	51	95
5.	Hayden Hulton (F)	145	9	36	45

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	P/GP
1.	Cole Stallard (F)	7	4	9	1.29
2.	Joseph Mizzi (F)	6	3	7	1.17
3.	Austin Plevy (F)	98	30	114	1.16
4.	Justin MacDonald (F)	42	21	48	1.14
5.	Colton Kalezic (F)	8	2	9	1.13

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Austin Plevy (F)	2019-2020	SPHL	45	17	48	65	1.44	14
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.	John Scorcia (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	17	34	51	0.91	49
5.	Aaron Huffnagle (F)	2022-2023	SPHL	54	10	41	51	0.94	28

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Shayne Morrissey (F)	2018-2019	SPHL	45	27	12	39	0.87	32
2.	Scott Kirton (F)	2022-2023	SPHL	47	25	24	49	1.04	28
3.	Dylan Clarke (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	51	23	29	52	1.02	30
4.	Derek Sutliffe (F)	2019-2020	SPHL	46	22	23	45	0.98	8
5.	Dave Williams (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	21	32	53	0.95	43

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Austin Plevy (F)	2019-2020	SPHL	45	17	48	65	1.44	14
2.	Aaron Huffnagle (F)	2022-2023	SPHL	54	10	41	51	0.94	28
3.	Austin Plevy (F)	2021-2022	SPHL	53	13	36	49	0.92	10
4.	John Scorcia (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	17	34	51	0.91	49
5.	Dave Williams (F)	2017-2018	SPHL	56	21	32	53	0.95	43

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Evansville Thunderbolts — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	P/GP	PIM
1.	Nick Wright (D)	2018-2019	SPHL	41	1	2	3	0.07	164
2.	Matthew Hobbs (F)	2025-2026	SPHL	57	8	15	23	0.40	140
3.	Jordan Spadafore (D)	2023-2024	SPHL	46	3	2	5	0.11	137
4.	Matthew Hobbs (F)	2023-2024	SPHL	55	12	21	33	0.60	135
5.	Cameron MacPhee (D)	2025-2026	SPHL	58	1	5	6	0.10	128