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Database: 624 160 players

Last added: Nathan Inman

Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Adam Gaudette	38	30	30	60
2.	Max Veronneau	36	17	38	55
3.	Dylan Sikura	35	22	32	54
4.	Ryan Kuffner	36	29	23	52
5.	Henrik Borgström	40	23	29	52

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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

2017-2018 Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Sam Montembeault (G)	21	1996	Québec, QC, CAN	6'3"	192	L	18/19
	#35	Harri Säteri (G)	28	1989	Toijala, FIN	6'0"	207	L	17/18
DEFENSEMEN
	#3	Josh Brown (D) “A”	24	1994	London, ON, CAN	6'5"	225	R	17/18
	#17	Ludwig Byström (D)	23	1994	Örnsköldsvik, SWE	6'0"	174	L	17/18
	#5	Michael Downing (D)	23	1995	Canton, MI, USA	6'3"	205	L	18/19
	#4	Tim Erixon (D)	27	1991	Port Chester, NY, USA	6'2"	201	L	17/18
	#7	Mark Fayne (D)	31	1987	Nashua, NH, USA	6'3"	209	R
	#10	Maxime Fortunus (D)	34	1983	La Prairie, QC, CAN	5'11"	203	R	18/19
	#27	Thomas Schemitsch (D)	21	1996	Thornhill, ON, CAN	6'4"	205	R	18/19
	#20	Edward Wittchow (D)	25	1992	Burnsville, MN, USA	6'3"	190	L	17/18
FORWARDS
	#13	Chase Balisy (C/RW) “A”	26	1992	Fullerton, CA, USA	5'11"	179	L	17/18
	#51	François Beauchemin (RW/C)	22	1996	Métis-sur-Mer, QC, CAN	6'1"	190	L	17/18
	#53	Blaine Byron (C)	23	1995	Manotick, ON, CAN	6'0"	172	L	17/18
	#15	Gregory Chase (C/LW)	23	1995	Sherwood Park, AB, CAN	6'0"	190	R	17/18
	#26	Bobby Farnham (RW/LW)	29	1989	North Andover, MA, USA	5'10"	190	L	17/18
	#25	Anthony Greco (RW/LW)	24	1993	Brooklyn, NY, USA	5'10"	172	R	17/18
	#28	Alexandre Grenier (RW)	26	1991	Laval, QC, CAN	6'5"	201	R	17/18
	#8	Jayce Hawryluk (C/RW)	22	1996	Yorkton, SK, CAN	5'11"	185	R	18/19
	#24	Ryan Horvat (LW) “A”	25	1993	Simcoe, ON, CAN	5'11"	185	L	17/18
	#29	Dryden Hunt (LW)	22	1995	Cranbrook, BC, CAN	6'0"	196	L	18/19
	#41	Juho Lammikko (W/C)	22	1996	Noormarkku, FIN	6'3"	201	L	18/19
	#21	Owen Tippett (RW/LW)	19	1999	Peterborough, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	R	20/21
	#18	Curtis Valk (C/LW)	25	1993	Medicine Hat, AB, CAN	5'9"	170	L	17/18
Position: G:2 D:8 F:13 \| Av Age: 23.57 years \| Av Ht: 6'1" \| Av Wt 193 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Geordie Kinnear
Asst. Coach Doug Janik
Asst. Coach Michael Ryan
Goaltending Coach Leo Luongo
General Manager Eric Joyce
Team Manager Alec Rippetoe
Conditioning Coach Eddie Reyes
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 13 players
6 players
2 players
2 players
Experience Springfield Thunderbirds: 1 750 GP
NHL: 603 GP
WC: 34 GP
SHL: 280 GP
Allsvenskan: 17 GP
Liiga: 133 GP
KHL: 132 GP
AHL: 4 140 GP
Affiliated Team(s) Florida Panthers (NHL)

Team Captains

“A” Josh Brown
Ryan Horvat
Chase Balisy

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
05/07/2018
05/07/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Maxime Fortunus (D)	Leaving for	Fischtown Pinguins
03/26/2018
03/26/2018	Loan	Joining	Jake Horton (F)	Joining from	Manchester Monarchs
03/22/2018
03/22/2018	Loan	Joining	Colton Saucerman (D)	Joining from	Manchester Monarchs
03/22/2018	Loan	Joining	Joel Lowry (F)	Joining from	Manchester Monarchs
03/14/2018
03/14/2018	Loan	Joining	Cory Ward (F)	Joining from	Manchester Monarchs
02/14/2018
02/14/2018	Loan	Joining	Cam Brown (F)	Joining from	Wheeling Nailers
02/14/2018	Loan	Joining	Sam Kurker (F)	Joining from	Manchester Monarchs
02/01/2018
02/01/2018	Confirmed	Leaving	Matt Buckles (F)	Leaving for	Retired

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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

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Patrick Bajkov (F)	2017-2018	Everett Silvertips	WHL	72	33	67	100	56
2.	Jordan Smotherman (F)	2017-2018	Manchester Monarchs	ECHL	69	34	38	72	51
3.	Stephen MacAulay (F)	2017-2018	Florida Everblades	ECHL	66	28	37	65	35
4.	Kyle Rau (F)	2017-2018	Iowa Wild	AHL	69	23	27	50	16
5.	Zac Lynch (F)	2017-2018	Manchester Monarchs	ECHL	58	22	24	46	50
6.	Jonathan Ang (F)	2017-2018	Peterborough Petes	OHL	39	15	28	43	69
7.	Michael Sgarbossa (F)	2017-2018	Manitoba Moose	AHL	68	16	24	40	88
8.	Paul Thompson (F)	2017-2018	Chicago Wolves	AHL	76	24	14	38	108
9.	Matt Leitner (F)	2017-2018	Manchester Monarchs	ECHL	48	9	28	37	18
10.	Brent Regner (D)	2017-2018	Texas Stars	AHL	66	10	21	31	32

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
2.	Anthony Greco (F)	149	45	34	79
3.	Dryden Hunt (F)	128	36	41	77
4.	Curtis Valk (F)	73	20	42	62
5.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	111	19	43	62

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	149	45	34	79
2.	Dryden Hunt (F)	128	36	41	77
3.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
4.	Curtis Valk (F)	73	20	42	62
5.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	72	20	24	44

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
2.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	111	19	43	62
3.	Curtis Valk (F)	73	20	42	62
4.	Dryden Hunt (F)	128	36	41	77
5.	Anthony Greco (F)	149	45	34	79

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.	Edward Wittchow (D)	97	7	19	138
4.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	111	19	62	129
5.	Ryan Horvat (F)	104	9	38	124

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	149	45	34	79
2.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
3.	Josh Brown (D)	138	4	19	23
4.	Dryden Hunt (F)	128	36	41	77
5.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	111	19	43	62

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Denis Malgin (F)	28	7	26	0.929
2.	Michael Sgarbossa (F)	14	4	12	0.857
3.	Curtis Valk (F)	73	20	62	0.849
4.	Paul Thompson (F)	51	19	42	0.824
5.	Maxim Mamin (F)	32	9	25	0.781

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.	Edward 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
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	193 lbs	23.57
2016-2017	View roster	6'1"	196 lbs	23.75

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