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Database: 876 593 players

Last added: Hilary Stiles

Scoring Leaders

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Lukas Pech	4	1	8	9
2.	Milan Gulas	4	5	2	7
3.	Martin Ruzicka	4	3	4	7
4.	Tomas Marcinko	4	3	4	7
5.	David Cienciala	4	2	4	6

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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

2021-2022 Roster

	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
	Colten Ellis (G)	20	2000	River Denys, NS, CAN	6'1"	187	L	23/24
	Charlie Lindgren (G)	27	1993	Lakeville, MN, USA	6'1"	183	R	21/22
DEFENSEMEN
	Tommy Cross (D)	32	1989	Simsbury, CT, USA	6'3"	205	L	21/22
	Griffin Luce (D)	23	1998	Williamsville, NY, USA	6'3"	216	L	21/22
	Josh Wesley (D)	25	1996	Hartford, CT, USA	6'3"	207	R	21/22
FORWARDS
	Nikita Alexandrov (C)	21	2000	Burgwedel, GER	6'0"	183	L	23/24
	Sam Anas (C/RW)	28	1993	Potomac, MD, USA	5'8"	157	R	21/22
	Shawn Cameron (RW)	26	1995	Sherbrooke, QC, CAN	5'11"	194	R	21/22
	Blake Christensen (LW)	26	1995	Coral Springs, FL, USA	5'9"	174	L	21/22
	Mathias Laferrière (C/RW)	21	2000	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'2"	181	R	22/23
	Matthew Peca (C)	28	1993	Petawawa, ON, CAN	5'9"	183	L	21/22
	Nic Pierog (RW/C)	28	1993	Georgetown, ON, CAN	6'2"	209	R	21/22
	Nathan Todd (C)	25	1995	Kemptville, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	R	21/22
Position: G: 2, D: 3, F: 8 \| Av Age: 25.38 years \| Av Ht: 6'0" \| Av Wt: 191 lbs \| Compare with other teams

Team Staff

Head Coach Drew Bannister
Asst. Coach Stu Bickel
President Nathan Costa

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Team Facts

Nationalities 6 players
6 players
1 player
Experience Springfield Thunderbirds: 50 GP
NHL: 105 GP
Liiga: 28 GP
AHL: 1 407 GP
Affiliated Team(s) St. Louis Blues (NHL)

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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
08/19/2021
08/19/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Shawn Cameron (F)	Joining from	Utica Comets
08/19/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Nic Pierog (F)	Joining from	Indy Fuel
08/18/2021
08/18/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Josh Wesley (D)	Joining from	Utica Comets
08/18/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Griffin Luce (D)	Joining from	Rapid City Rush
08/04/2021
08/04/2021	Confirmed	Joining	Blake Christensen (F)	Joining from	Bakersfield Condors
01/20/2021
01/20/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Rob O'Gara (D)	Leaving for	Hershey Bears
01/19/2021
01/19/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Joel Lowry (F)	Leaving for	Iserlohn Roosters
01/12/2021
01/12/2021	Confirmed	Leaving	Will Lochead (D)	Leaving for	Allen Americans

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Team History and Standings

Season	League	GP	W	T	L	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	TP	P/GP	Rank	Postseason
2016-2017	AHL	76	32	-	33	-	11	197	206	75	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	AHL	76	32	-	37	-	7	210	233	71	0.93	7	Did not make playoffs
2018-2019	AHL	76	33	-	29	-	14	250	241	80	1.05	7	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	AHL	61	31	-	27	-	3	190	186	65	1.07	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2021-2022	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-

Where are they now?

#	Player	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
1.	Daniel Audette (F)	2021-2022	Vityaz Podolsk	KHL	7	5	1	6	2
2.	Curtis Valk (F)	2021-2022	Barys Nur-Sultan	KHL	7	2	4	6	2
3.	Sebastian Repo (F)	2021-2022	Lukko	Champions HL	4	4	1	5	2
4.	Rihards Bukarts (F)	2021-2022	Admiral Vladivostok	KHL	5	3	2	5	8
5.	Aleksi Saarela (F)	2021-2022	SCL Tigers	NL	5	2	3	5	0
6.	Jonathan Ang (F)	2021-2022	HC Thurgau	SL	4	1	4	5	4
7.	Rodrigo Abols (F)	2021-2022	Latvia	OGQ	3	3	1	4	0
8.	Tim Bozon (F)	2021-2022	France (all)	International	5	1	3	4	0
9.	Blaine Byron (F)	2021-2022	Eisbären Berlin	DEL	3	0	4	4	0
10.	Alexandre Grenier (F)	2021-2022	SCL Tigers	NL	5	0	4	4	0

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Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	261	85	72	157
2.	Dryden Hunt (F)	214	72	78	150
3.	Paul Thompson (F)	177	58	65	123
4.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	148	27	68	95
5.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	261	85	72	157
2.	Dryden Hunt (F)	214	72	78	150
3.	Paul Thompson (F)	177	58	65	123
4.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80
5.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	148	27	68	95

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Dryden Hunt (F)	214	72	78	150
2.	Anthony Greco (F)	261	85	72	157
3.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	148	27	68	95
4.	Paul Thompson (F)	177	58	65	123
5.	Chase Balisy (F)	143	31	49	80

Franchise All-Time PIM

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Paul Thompson (F)	177	58	123	238
2.	Bobby Farnham (F)	136	15	38	235
3.	Jayce Hawryluk (F)	148	27	95	199
4.	Josh Brown (D)	160	7	26	197
5.	Ryan Horvat (F)	145	10	48	193

Franchise All-Time Games played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	261	85	72	157
2.	Thomas Schemitsch (D)	219	24	38	62
3.	Dryden Hunt (F)	214	72	78	150
4.	Paul Thompson (F)	177	58	65	123
5.	Josh Brown (D)	160	7	19	26

Franchise All-Time Points per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Danick Martel (F)	8	4	9	1.125
2.	Jean-Sébastien Dea (F)	20	11	22	1.100
3.	Jamie McGinn (F)	4	2	4	1.000
4.	Micheal Haley (F)	2	1	2	1.000
5.	Denis Malgin (F)	28	7	26	0.929

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)	2018-2019	AHL	75	30	29	59	0.79	25
3.	Paul Thompson (F)	2018-2019	AHL	72	26	27	53	0.74	111
4.	Harry Zolnierczyk (F)	2018-2019	AHL	72	15	36	51	0.71	38
5.	Anthony Greco (F)	2017-2018	AHL	75	29	19	48	0.64	26

Franchise All-Time Goals per Season

#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	2018-2019	AHL	75	30	29	59	0.79	25
2.	Anthony Greco (F)	2017-2018	AHL	75	29	19	48	0.64	26
3.	Paul Thompson (F)	2018-2019	AHL	72	26	27	53	0.74	111
4.	Dryden Hunt (F)	2017-2018	AHL	58	23	23	46	0.79	37
5.	Dryden Hunt (F)	2018-2019	AHL	51	23	21	44	0.86	45

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.	Harry Zolnierczyk (F)	2018-2019	AHL	72	15	36	51	0.71	38
3.	Anthony Greco (F)	2018-2019	AHL	75	30	29	59	0.79	25
4.	Jacob MacDonald (D)	2018-2019	AHL	72	14	29	43	0.60	27
5.	Chase Balisy (F)	2016-2017	AHL	76	17	28	45	0.59	26

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.	Bobby Farnham (F)	2018-2019	AHL	67	4	13	17	0.25	112
4.	Paul Thompson (F)	2018-2019	AHL	72	26	27	53	0.74	111
5.	Brady Keeper (D)	2019-2020	AHL	61	6	12	18	0.30	108

Average Height, Weight, Age per Season

Season	Roster	Avg Height	Avg Weight	Avg Age
2021-2022	View roster	6'0"	191 lbs	25.38
2019-2020	View roster	6'1"	192 lbs	24.85
2018-2019	View roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.00
2017-2018	View roster	6'1"	194 lbs	24.78

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