Team Facts
Plays in ECHL Town St. John's, NL, CAN Founded 2018

2022-2023 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#30
Dryden McKay (G) 25 1997 Downers Grove, IL, USA 6'0" 183 L 23/24
#1 Ben Myers (G) 30 1993 Wauwatosa, WI, USA 6'3" 209 - EBUG
DEFENSEMEN
#41 Taylor Egan (D/F) 24 1998 Carp, ON, CAN 6'0" 194 L 22/23
#8 Adam Holwell (D) 26 1997 St. John's, NL, CAN 6'0" 187 L 22/23
#3 Michael Joyaux (D) 26 1997 Bloomingdale, IL, USA 5'10" 181 R 22/23
#5 Brennan Kapcheck (D) 26 1996 Mount Prospect, IL, USA 5'9" 170 R 22/23
#4 Simon Kubicek (D) 21 2001 Jindrichuv Hradec, CZE 6'2" 194 R 23/24
#43 James Melindy (D)   “C” 29 1993 Goulds, NL, CAN 6'3" 203 R 22/23
#49
Adam Samuelsson (D) 22 2000 White Plains, NY, USA 6'6" 240 L 22/23
#45 Matthew Sredl (D) 20 2002 Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA 6'1" 190 R 22/23
#18 Jonny Tychonick (D) Ottawa Senators 23 2000 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'0" 172 L 23/24
FORWARDS
#14 Brett Budgell (LW) 21 2001 St. John's, NL, CAN 6'0" 187 L 22/23
#19 Adam Dawe (RW/C) 24 1999 Gander, NL, CAN 5'8" 161 R 22/23
#42 Jordan Escott (C) 31 1991 St. John's, NL, CAN 6'2" 176 L 22/23
#46 Pavel Gogolev (LW) 23 2000 Moskva, RUS 6'1" 198 L 22/23
#20 Isaac Johnson (RW/LW) 24 1999 Andover, MN, USA 6'3" 183 R 22/23
#17 Brandon Kruse (LW) 24 1999 Saline, MI, USA 5'9" 170 L 22/23
#10 Zach O'Brien (RW/C)   “A” 30 1992 St. John's, NL, CAN 5'11" 192 R 22/23
#11 Derian Plouffe (C)   “A” 28 1995 Nepean, ON, CAN 5'10" 187 L 22/23
#15 Todd Skirving (C)   “A” 30 1992 Thunder Bay, ON, CAN 6'2" 190 L 22/23
#27
Keenan Suthers (LW) 24 1998 Tecumseh, ON, CAN 6'8" 245 L 22/23
#25 Nolan Walker (C) 24 1998 Anchorage, AK, USA 5'10" 165 R 22/23
Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 11 | Av Age: 25.23 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 190 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 10 players
10 players
1 player
1 player Experience Newfoundland Growlers: 1 427 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 12 GP
Czechia: 21 GP
AHL: 392 GP Affiliated Team(s) Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Toronto Marlies (AHL)
Team Captains
“C” James Melindy “A” Todd Skirving
Derian Plouffe
Zach O'Brien
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Mary Brown's Centre Location St. John's, NL, CAN Capacity 6 250 Construction Year 2001 Secondary Arena Conception Bay South Arena
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-25T19:00:00-0400 Florida Everblades Newfoundland Growlers - ECHL
2023-03-24T19:30:00-0400 Florida Everblades Newfoundland Growlers 0 - 3 ECHL
2023-03-22T19:30:00-0400 Florida Everblades Newfoundland Growlers 4 - 2 ECHL
2023-03-18T19:00:00-0230 Newfoundland Growlers Adirondack Thunder 5 - 4 (SO) ECHL
2023-03-17T19:00:00-0230 Newfoundland Growlers Adirondack Thunder 2 - 6 ECHL
2023-03-15T19:00:00-0230 Newfoundland Growlers Adirondack Thunder 5 - 4 (OT) ECHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
03/25/2023
03/25/2023 Confirmed Joining Ben Myers (G) Joining from No team
03/24/2023
03/24/2023 Up/Down Leaving Keith Petruzzelli (G) Leaving for Toronto Marlies
03/23/2023
03/23/2023 Up/Down Joining Jonny Tychonick (D) Joining from Toronto Marlies
03/19/2023
03/19/2023 Up/Down Leaving Luke Cavallin (G) Leaving for Toronto Marlies
03/19/2023 Up/Down Leaving Jack Badini (F) Leaving for Toronto Marlies
03/17/2023
03/17/2023 Up/Down Leaving Orrin Centazzo (F) Leaving for Toronto Marlies
03/15/2023
03/15/2023 Up/Down Leaving Dryden McKay (G) Leaving for Toronto Marlies
03/15/2023 Up/Down Joining Jack Badini (F) Joining from Toronto Marlies
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
2018-2019 ECHL 72 43 - 21 - 8 258 207 94 1.31 1 Champion
2019-2020 ECHL 60 42 - 17 - 1 240 177 85 1.42 1 Playoffs Cancelled
2021-2022 ECHL 67 42 - 20 - 5 262 191 89 1.33 2 Conference Final loss
2022-2023 ECHL 63 42 - 19 - 2 238 193 86 1.37 1 -
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. J.J. Piccinich (F) 2022-2023 Stjernen Hockey Norway 45 25 40 65 24
2. Matt Bradley (F) 2022-2023 Vienna Capitals ICEHL 47 24 35 59 108
3. Gordie Green (F) 2022-2023 Toledo Walleye ECHL 53 23 34 57 35
4. Scott Pooley (F) 2022-2023 IF Björklöven HockeyAllsvenskan 52 29 21 50 14
5. Scott Kirton (F) 2022-2023 Evansville Thunderbolts SPHL 41 22 24 46 28
6. Joseph Duszak (D) 2022-2023 Dinamo Minsk KHL 68 9 36 45 60
7. Jeremy McKenna (F) 2022-2023 Kansas City Mavericks ECHL 36 22 21 43 52
8. Alec Baer (F) 2022-2023 Peoria Rivermen SPHL 35 17 26 43 10
9. Riley Woods (F) 2022-2023 MoDo Hockey HockeyAllsvenskan 38 12 28 40 31
10. Justin Brazeau (F) 2022-2023 Providence Bruins AHL 56 15 22 37 14
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Zach O'Brien (F) 198 103 166 269
2. Marcus Power (F) 141 58 80 138
3. Brady Ferguson (F) 106 54 67 121
4. Todd Skirving (F) 185 57 57 114
5. Giorgio Estephan (F) 113 38 67 105
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Zach O'Brien (F) 198 103 166 269
2. Marcus Power (F) 141 58 80 138
3. Todd Skirving (F) 185 57 57 114
4. Brady Ferguson (F) 106 54 67 121
5. Orrin Centazzo (F) 87 49 47 96
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Zach O'Brien (F) 198 103 166 269
2. Marcus Power (F) 141 58 80 138
3. Brady Ferguson (F) 106 54 67 121
4. Giorgio Estephan (F) 113 38 67 105
5. Todd Skirving (F) 185 57 57 114
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. James Melindy (D) 180 8 50 506
2. Nathan Noel (F) 55 5 16 129
3. Matt Bradley (F) 123 25 79 127
4. Simon Kubicek (D) 51 4 14 115
5. Todd Skirving (F) 185 57 114 111
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Zach O'Brien (F) 198 103 166 269
2. Todd Skirving (F) 185 57 57 114
3. James Melindy (D) 180 8 42 50
4. Derian Plouffe (F) 145 26 34 60
5. Garrett Johnston (D) 145 5 51 56
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Ben Finkelstein (D) 36 11 62 1.72
2. Pavel Gogolev (F) 54 35 76 1.41
3. Zach O'Brien (F) 198 103 269 1.36
4. Tyler Boland (F) 30 20 37 1.23
5. Brady Ferguson (F) 106 54 121 1.14
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Zach O'Brien (F) 2021-2022 ECHL 53 28 50 78 1.47 4
2. Zach O'Brien (F) 2022-2023 ECHL 51 22 55 77 1.51 8
3. Zach O'Brien (F) 2018-2019 ECHL 53 28 40 68 1.28 6
4. Brady Ferguson (F) 2019-2020 ECHL 57 24 39 63 1.11 22
5. Ben Finkelstein (D) 2021-2022 ECHL 36 11 51 62 1.72 22
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Scott Pooley (F) 2018-2019 ECHL 60 31 21 52 0.87 23
2. Brady Ferguson (F) 2018-2019 ECHL 49 30 28 58 1.18 40
3. Todd Skirving (F) 2022-2023 ECHL 62 29 25 54 0.87 29
4. Zach O'Brien (F) 2021-2022 ECHL 53 28 50 78 1.47 4
5. Zach O'Brien (F) 2018-2019 ECHL 53 28 40 68 1.28 6
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Zach O'Brien (F) 2022-2023 ECHL 51 22 55 77 1.51 8
2. Ben Finkelstein (D) 2021-2022 ECHL 36 11 51 62 1.72 22
3. Zach O'Brien (F) 2021-2022 ECHL 53 28 50 78 1.47 4
4. Zach O'Brien (F) 2018-2019 ECHL 53 28 40 68 1.28 6
5. Brady Ferguson (F) 2019-2020 ECHL 57 24 39 63 1.11 22
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. James Melindy (D) 2018-2019 ECHL 55 4 12 16 0.29 185
2. James Melindy (D) 2022-2023 ECHL 42 1 10 11 0.26 151
3. Simon Kubicek (D) 2022-2023 ECHL 51 4 10 14 0.27 115
4. Chris Martenet (D) 2022-2023 ECHL 46 2 4 6 0.13 107
5. James Melindy (D) 2021-2022 ECHL 48 2 13 15 0.31 92
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 190 lbs 25.23
2021-2022 View roster 6'0" 187 lbs 24.79
2019-2020 View roster 6'0" 192 lbs 24.03
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 194 lbs 24.64
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Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
Team will be playing first 6 home games at Conception Bay South Arena in Conception Bay South, NB.