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Database: 654 027 players

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Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Michal Chovan	22	8	22	30
2.	Ladislav Nagy	21	13	13	26
3.	Rastislav Spirko	21	11	15	26
4.	János Vas	22	7	18	25
5.	Davis Vandane	22	7	16	23

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Team Facts

Plays in American Hockey League
Team colours Navy Blue + Blue + Red + Gold + White
Town Springfield, MA, USA
Founded 2016

2018-2019 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#39	Michael Hutchinson (G)	28	1990	Barrie, ON, CAN	6'3"	203	R	18/19
	#33	Sam Montembeault (G)	22	1996	Québec, QC, CAN	6'3"	192	L	18/19
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Josh Brown (D) “A”	24	1994	London, ON, CAN	6'5"	225	R	19/20
	#17	Ludwig Byström (D)	24	1994	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	6'0"	174	L	18/19
	#4	Michael Downing (D)	23	1995	Canton, MI, USA	6'3"	205	L	18/19
	#47	Jacob MacDonald (D)	25	1993	Portland, OR, USA	6'0"	207	L	19/20
	#12	Ian McCoshen (D)	23	1995	Anaheim, CA, USA	6'3"	218	L	18/19
	#44	Julian Melchiori (D)	26	1991	Richmond Hill, ON, CAN	6'5"	214	L	18/19
	#27	Thomas Schemitsch (D)	22	1996	Thornhill, ON, CAN	6'4"	201	R	18/19
	#61	Riley Stillman (D)	20	1998	Peterborough, ON, CAN	6'1"	190	L	20/21
FORWARDS
	#21	Jonathan Ang (C)	20	1998	Markham, ON, CAN	5'11"	165	R	20/21
	#91	Patrick Bajkov (RW/LW)	20	1997	Nanaimo, BC, CAN	6'0"	183	R	20/21
	#5	Henrik Borgström (C)	21	1997	Helsinki, FIN	6'3"	185	L	19/20
	#7	Blaine Byron (C)	23	1995	Manotick, ON, CAN	6'0"	172	L	18/19
	#26	Bobby Farnham (RW/LW)	29	1989	North Andover, MA, USA	5'10"	190	L	18/19
	#25	Anthony Greco (RW/LW)	25	1993	Brooklyn, NY, USA	5'10"	172	R	18/19
		Micheal Haley (C/W)	32	1986	Guelph, ON, CAN	5'11"	205	L	18/19
	#8	Jayce Hawryluk (C/RW) “A”	22	1996	Yorkton, SK, CAN	5'11"	185	R	18/19
	#19	Jake Horton (C)	23	1994	Oakdale, MN, USA	5'11"	187	R	18/19
	#29	Dryden Hunt (LW)	22	1995	Cranbrook, BC, CAN	6'0"	196	L	18/19
	#14	Joel Lowry (LW)	26	1991	Calgary, AB, CAN	6'1"	181	L	Try-out
	#57	Matt Mangene (C)	29	1989	Manorville, NY, USA	5'11"	190	R	18/19
	#92	Sebastian Repo (RW)	22	1996	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	190	R	19/20
	#15	Paul Thompson (RW)	29	1988	Derry, NH, USA	6'1"	201	R	19/20
	#37	Tony Turgeon (LW/D)	29	1989	Grand Forks, ND, USA	6'4"	227	L	18/19
	#9	Harry Zolnierczyk (LW/RW)	31	1987	Toronto, ON, CAN	5'11"	181	L	18/19
Position: G:2 D:8 F:16 \| Av Age: 24.62 years \| Av Ht: 6'1" \| Av Wt 194 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Geordie Kinnear
Asst. Coach Doug Janik
Goaltending Coach Leo Luongo
General Manager Eric Joyce
Team Manager Alec Rippetoe
Asst. Equipment Manager Dan Hughes
Equipment Manager Ralph Calvanese
Franchise Owner Fran Cataldo
Franchise Owner Frank Colaccino
Franchise Owner Frank Fitzgerald
Franchise Owner Dave Fontaine
Franchise Owner Peter Martins
Franchise Owner Vidhyadhar Mitta
Franchise Owner Dinesh Patel
Franchise Owner Paul Picknelly
Franchise Owner Derek Salema
Franchise Owner Michael Wallace
President Nathan Costa

Team Facts

Nationalities 14 players
9 players
2 players
1 player
Experience Springfield Thunderbirds: 1 323 GP
NHL: 574 GP
SHL: 140 GP
Allsvenskan: 14 GP
Liiga: 164 GP
AHL: 3 995 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Florida Panthers (NHL)

Team Captains

“A” Jayce Hawryluk
Josh Brown

Team captaincy history

Arena Information

Arena Name MassMutual Center
Location Springfield, MA, USA
Capacity 6 789
Construction Year 1972

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Latest Transactions

DATE	STATUS		PLAYER		TEAM
11/13/2018
11/13/2018	Up/Down	Joining	Micheal Haley (F)	Joining from	Florida Panthers
11/11/2018
11/11/2018	Up/Down	Leaving	Braylon Shmyr (F)	Leaving for	Allen Americans
11/06/2018
11/06/2018	Up/Down	Leaving	Chris Driedger (G)	Leaving for	Manchester Monarchs
11/05/2018
11/05/2018	Up/Down	Joining	Michael Hutchinson (G)	Joining from	Florida Panthers
11/02/2018
11/02/2018	Up/Down	Joining	Tony Turgeon (D)	Joining from	Manchester Monarchs
10/31/2018
10/31/2018	Loan	Joining	Braylon Shmyr (F)	Joining from	Allen Americans
10/31/2018	Up/Down	Leaving	Tony Turgeon (D)	Leaving for	Manchester Monarchs
10/25/2018
10/25/2018	Up/Down	Leaving	Michael Downing (D)	Leaving for	Manchester Monarchs

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	Rank	Postseason
2016-2017	AHL	76	32	-	33	-	11	197	206	75	6	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	AHL	76	32	-	37	-	7	210	233	71	7	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	AHL	12	7	-	3	-	2	47	38	16	3	-

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Stephen MacAulay (F)	2018-2019	Tölzer Löwen	DEL2	17	10	13	23	16
2.	Owen Tippett (F)	2018-2019	Mississauga Steelheads	OHL	13	11	7	18	8
3.	Curtis Valk (F)	2018-2019	Barys Astana	KHL	23	6	10	16	18
4.	Brent Regner (D)	2018-2019	EC Salzburg	EBEL	9	4	7	11	4
5.	Michael Sgarbossa (F)	2018-2019	Hershey Bears	AHL	16	6	4	10	16
6.	Brody Sutter (F)	2018-2019	Sport	Liiga	17	4	6	10	4
7.	Kyle Rau (F)	2018-2019	Iowa Wild	AHL	13	4	5	9	6
8.	Zac Lynch (F)	2018-2019	Wheeling Nailers	ECHL	8	3	6	9	4
9.	Jordan Smotherman (F)	2018-2019	Iserlohn Roosters	DEL	16	2	7	9	12
10.	Maxime Fortunus (D)	2018-2019	Fischtown Pinguins	DEL	17	2	7	9	4

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	161	49	41	90
2.	Dryden Hunt (F)	140	41	43	84
3.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
4.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	123	21	53	74
5.	Curtis Valk (F)	73	20	42	62

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	161	49	41	90
2.	Dryden Hunt (F)	140	41	43	84
3.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
4.	Paul Thompson (F)	63	26	27	53
5.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	123	21	53	74

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	123	21	53	74
2.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
3.	Dryden Hunt (F)	140	41	43	84
4.	Curtis Valk (F)	73	20	42	62
5.	Anthony Greco (F)	161	49	41	90

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Josh Brown (D)	138	4	23	163
2.	Sena Acolatse (D)	68	6	23	147
3.	Ed Wittchow (D)	97	7	19	138
4.	Bobby Farnham (F)	74	11	22	137
5.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	123	21	74	135

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	161	49	41	90
2.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
3.	Dryden Hunt (F)	140	41	43	84
4.	Josh Brown (D)	138	4	19	23
5.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	123	21	53	74

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Harry Zolnierczyk (F)	12	4	14	1.167
2.	Henrik Borgström (F)	11	4	12	1.091
3.	Jacob MacDonald (D)	9	3	9	1.000
4.	Denis Malgin (F)	28	7	26	0.929
5.	Michael Sgarbossa (F)	14	4	12	0.857

Franchise All-Time Points per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Curtis Valk (F)	2017-2018	AHL	73	20	42	62	0.85	41
2.	Anthony Greco (F)	2017-2018	AHL	75	29	19	48	0.64	26
3.	Dryden Hunt (F)	2017-2018	AHL	58	23	23	46	0.79	37
4.	Chase Balisy (F)	2016-2017	AHL	76	17	28	45	0.59	26
5.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	2017-2018	AHL	72	20	24	44	0.61	78

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	2017-2018	AHL	75	29	19	48	0.64	26
2.	Dryden Hunt (F)	2017-2018	AHL	58	23	23	46	0.79	37
3.	Curtis Valk (F)	2017-2018	AHL	73	20	42	62	0.85	41
4.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	2017-2018	AHL	72	20	24	44	0.61	78
5.	Paul Thompson (F)	2016-2017	AHL	51	19	23	42	0.82	57

Franchise All-Time Assists per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Curtis Valk (F)	2017-2018	AHL	73	20	42	62	0.85	41
2.	Chase Balisy (F)	2016-2017	AHL	76	17	28	45	0.59	26
3.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	2017-2018	AHL	64	10	26	36	0.56	82
4.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	2017-2018	AHL	72	20	24	44	0.61	78
5.	Dryden Hunt (F)	2017-2018	AHL	58	23	23	46	0.79	37

Franchise All-Time PIM per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Sena Acolatse (D)	2016-2017	AHL	68	6	17	23	0.34	147
2.	Bobby Farnham (F)	2017-2018	AHL	69	11	10	21	0.30	123
3.	Josh Brown (D)	2016-2017	AHL	72	3	10	13	0.18	96
4.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	2017-2018	AHL	64	10	26	36	0.56	82
5.	Ed Wittchow (D)	2017-2018	AHL	59	5	10	15	0.25	80

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2018-2019	View roster	6'1"	194 lbs	24.62
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	191 lbs	24.98
2016-2017	View roster	6'1"	197 lbs	25.07

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