When was Newfoundland Growlers founded?

Newfoundland Growlers was founded in 2018 in St. John's, NL, CAN, Canada.

Where is Newfoundland Growlers based?

Newfoundland Growlers is based in St. John's, NL, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Newfoundland Growlers?

The head coach of Newfoundland Growlers is Eric Wellwood.

Who is the captain of Newfoundland Growlers?

The captain of Newfoundland Growlers is James Melindy.

What arena does Newfoundland Growlers play in?

Newfoundland Growlers play their home games at Mary Brown's Centre in St. John's, NL, CAN.

Who is the general manager of Newfoundland Growlers?

The general manager of Newfoundland Growlers is Ryan Hardy.

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2021-2022 Season

Newfoundland Growlers were 42-20-5 in the 2021-22 ECHL season with 89 points, 2nd in the Eastern Conference: North Division and 5th overall.

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2021-2022 Newfoundland Growlers Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.	Zach O'Brien (C/RW)	53	28	50	78	4	13	13	4	14	18	0	-1
2.	Ben Finkelstein (D)	36	11	51	62	22	26	18	5	20	25	12	3
3.	Orrin Centazzo (LW)	51	28	23	51	12	34	18	8	7	15	10	11
4.	Gordie Green (C/RW)	57	15	32	47	20	15	19	7	7	14	8	-5
5.	Jeremy McKenna (RW)	43	20	24	44	45	4	19	5	3	8	16	-7
6.	Todd Skirving (C)	60	21	20	41	40	10	17	2	1	3	26	-2
7.	Noel Hoefenmayer (D)	46	13	27	40	34	-1	19	4	12	16	14	7
8.	Riley McCourt (D)	53	12	21	33	54	15	6	0	2	2	2	0
9.	Marcus Power (C)	32	11	20	31	12	-3
10.	Ryan Chyzowski (LW/C)	29	13	15	28	19	11	17	3	6	9	14	-4
11.	Matteo Pietroniro (D)	59	5	22	27	66	2	19	0	3	3	21	8
12.	Isaac Johnson (RW/LW)	39	15	11	26	24	16	18	3	6	9	14	6
13.	Tyler Boland (C/RW)	19	11	10	21	4	7	19	16	9	25	4	7
14.	Marc Johnstone (RW/LW)	58	7	14	21	33	-14	19	4	4	8	14	3
15.	Pavel Gogolev (LW/RW)	14	9	11	20	6	1	10	3	5	8	8	3
16.	Derian Plouffe (C)	37	6	14	20	10	17	14	5	3	8	6	4
17.	Tristan Pomerleau (D)	41	3	13	16	30	21	6	0	0	0	2	-7
18.	Brennan Kapcheck (D)	23	2	14	16	32	13	15	0	7	7	13	1
19.	James Melindy (D)	48	2	13	15	92	11	16	1	1	2	22	3
20.	Nathan Noel (C/RW)	28	4	9	13	71	2	2	0	0	0	6	-3
21.	Garrett Johnston (D)	49	0	11	11	10	2
22.	Evan Neugold (D/F)	27	4	5	9	4	-5	2	0	0	0	0	1
23.	Todd Burgess (C/W)	10	3	6	9	6	3
24.	Ty Pelton-Byce (C/LW)	17	3	6	9	4	-4
25.	Bobby Lynch (RW/C)	9	2	5	7	2	-2
26.	Matt Hellickson (D)	13	1	6	7	4	1	18	2	3	5	8	3
27.	Bobby McMann (C/LW)	4	2	2	4	8	1
28.	Trent Bourque (D)	15	1	3	4	14	0
29.	Tyler Welsh (C/RW)	9	2	1	3	0	4
30.	Brendan Soucie (F)	13	1	2	3	4	-3
31.	Luke Bafia (D)	21	1	2	3	61	9
32.	C.J. Hayes (F)	12	2	0	2	2	-7
33.	Maurizio Colella (C/LW)	10	1	1	2	13	-7
34.	Zane Schartz (D/F)	3	1	0	1	0	-1
35.	Nick Pastorious (RW)	9	1	0	1	52	-4
36.	Matthew Hobbs (F)	2	0	1	1	7	0
37.	Jordan Escott (C)	2	0	0	0	0	-2
38.	Brett Menton (F/D)	3	0	0	0	0	-1
39.	Daniel Cadigan (D)	4	0	0	0	0	1
40.	Scott Kirton (LW)	4	0	0	0	0	-3
41.	Taylor Egan (D/F)	5	0	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
ECHL
1.	Keith Petruzzelli (G)	23	2.01	.927	16	6	1	5	1371:51	585	19	3.04	.895
2.	Chase Perry (G)	3	2.34	.918	2	1	0	1	179:30	78
3.	Rylan Parenteau (G)	2	2.33	.906	0	0	2	0	128:40	48	2	3.47	.848
4.	Evan Cormier (G)	26	2.94	.899	17	7	2	1	1551:18	674
5.	Angus Redmond (G)	7	2.63	.893	4	2	0	1	364:44	133
6.	Andrew D'Agostini (G)	2	3.64	.880	1	1	0	0	98:58	44
7.	Alex Horawski (G)	1	5.00	.872	0	1	0	0	60:00	34
8.	Ian Scott (G)	1	3.00	.833	0	0	0	0	20:00	5
9.	Brett Epp (G)	2	4.74	.824	0	1	0	0	75:55	28
10.	Hayden Lavigne (G)	4	5.27	.810	2	1	0	0	170:55	64
11.	Kris Oldham (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12.	Matthew Jenkins (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2021-2022 Newfoundland Growlers Staff

Head CoachEric Wellwood
Asst. CoachDanielle Goyette
Asst. CoachNathan McIver
Goaltending CoachMarek Benda
General ManagerRyan Hardy
Asst. General ManagerEric Wellwood
BroadcasterChris Ballard
BroadcasterBen Murphy
BroadcasterKelly-Anne Roberts
BroadcasterBrian Rogers
Conditioning CoachPatrick Quigley
Equipment ManagerNick Hornby
Franchise OwnerDean MacDonald
Head Athletic TherapistNeill Davidson
Mgr. of Hockey OperationsKenny O'Leary
Video CoachRyan Stacey

2021-2022 Newfoundland Growlers Captains

"C"

James Melindy

"A"

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2021-2022 Newfoundland Growlers Demographics

Newfoundland Growlers Facts

Plays in: -
Team Colors: -
Town: St. John's, NL, CAN Map
Founded: 2018

2021-2022 Newfoundland Growlers Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players
19 players
1 player

Experience

Newfoundland Growlers: 1 790 GP
WC: 9 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 12 GP
Liiga: 21 GP
AHL: 938 GP
DEL: 5 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

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

Newfoundland Growlers Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
03/30/2024 11:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Newfoundland Growlers	3 - 9	ECHL
03/29/2024 11:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Newfoundland Growlers	3 - 2	ECHL
03/27/2024 11:05 PM UTC	Worcester Railers	Newfoundland Growlers	5 - 2	ECHL
03/24/2024 07:00 PM UTC	Maine Mariners	Newfoundland Growlers	5 - 3	ECHL
03/23/2024 10:00 PM UTC	Maine Mariners	Newfoundland Growlers	2 - 6	ECHL

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Newfoundland Growlers History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2023-2024	ECHL	66	28	28	-	-	10	220	234	66	1	6	Expelled
2022-2023	ECHL	72	48	22	-	-	2	271	217	98	1.36	1	Conference Final loss
2021-2022	ECHL	67	42	20	-	-	5	262	191	89	1.33	2	Conference Final loss
2020-2021	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	ECHL	60	42	17	-	-	1	240	177	85	1.42	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	ECHL	72	43	21	-	-	8	258	207	94	1.31	1	Champion

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	J.J. Piccinich (F)	2026-2027	Belfast Giants	-	5	6	4	10	0
2.	Bobby Lynch (F)	2026-2027	Grizzlys Wolfsburg	DEL	3	2	4	6	0
3.	Giorgio Estephan (F)	2026-2027	Visby/Roma	HockeyAllsvenskan	4	2	4	6	0
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2026-2027	Nottingham Panthers	-	4	2	3	5	0
5.	Sergei Sapego (D)	2026-2027	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL	6	2	2	4	0
6.	Trent Bourque (D)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	6	1	3	4	4
7.	Michael Kapla (D)	2026-2027	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Champions HL	4	0	4	4	0
8.	Mathieu Gosselin (F)	2026-2027	Guildford Flames	-	4	0	4	4	0
9.	Joe Gatenby (D)	2026-2027	Storhamar	Champions HL	4	2	1	3	0
10.	Orrin Centazzo (F)	2026-2027	Angers	Ligue Magnus	4	1	2	3	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.09
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.17
2021-2022	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	25.32
2019-2020	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	24.72
2018-2019	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.09

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Isaac Johnson (F)	125	64	75	139
3.	Marcus Power (F)	141	58	80	138
4.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	65	132
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	106	54	67	121

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	65	132
3.	Isaac Johnson (F)	125	64	75	139
4.	Marcus Power (F)	141	58	80	138
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	106	54	67	121

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Marcus Power (F)	141	58	80	138
3.	Isaac Johnson (F)	125	64	75	139
4.	Brady Ferguson (F)	106	54	67	121
5.	Giorgio Estephan (F)	113	38	67	105

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	James Melindy (D)	202	9	56	579
2.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	132	168
3.	Simon Kubicek (D)	60	4	14	163
4.	Nathan Noel (F)	55	5	16	129
5.	Matt Bradley (F)	123	25	79	127

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	214	339
2.	Todd Skirving (F)	253	67	65	132
3.	James Melindy (D)	202	9	47	56
4.	Derian Plouffe (F)	152	28	37	65
5.	Garrett Johnston (D)	145	5	51	56

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Ben Finkelstein (D)	36	11	62	1.72
2.	Ty Voit (F)	5	2	8	1.60
3.	Pavel Gogolev (F)	60	42	85	1.42
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	260	125	339	1.30
5.	Grant Cruikshank (F)	35	21	43	1.23

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2022-2023	59	23	87
2.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2021-2022	53	28	78
3.	Isaac Johnson (F)	2023-2024	50	31	68
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2018-2019	53	28	68
5.	Pavel Gogolev (F)	2022-2023	46	33	65

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Pavel Gogolev (F)	2022-2023	46	33	65
2.	Isaac Johnson (F)	2023-2024	50	31	68
3.	Todd Skirving (F)	2022-2023	70	31	58
4.	Scott Pooley (F)	2018-2019	60	31	52
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	2018-2019	49	30	58

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2022-2023	59	64	87
2.	Ben Finkelstein (D)	2021-2022	36	51	62
3.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2021-2022	53	50	78
4.	Zach O'Brien (F)	2018-2019	53	40	68
5.	Brady Ferguson (F)	2019-2020	57	39	63

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	James Melindy (D)	2018-2019	55	16	185
2.	Simon Kubicek (D)	2022-2023	60	14	163
3.	James Melindy (D)	2022-2023	47	13	162
4.	Chris Martenet (D)	2022-2023	53	6	113
5.	Tate Singleton (F)	2023-2024	59	48	102

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Team played its first 6 home games at Conception Bay South Arena in Conception Bay South, NB.