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

2017-2018 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#31
Evan Cowley (G) 27 1995 Cranbrook, BC, CAN 6'4" 201 L
#30 Branden Komm (G) 31 1991 Williamsville, NY, USA 6'1" 181 L
#31 Étienne Marcoux (G) 29 1993 La Plaine, QC, CAN 6'0" 168 L
#33 Samuel Montembeault (G) Montréal Canadiens 26 1996 Bécancour, QC, CAN 6'3" 198 L
#35 Harri Säteri (G) 33 1989 Toijala, FIN 6'1" 196 L
DEFENSEMEN
#4 Mathieu Brodeur (D) 32 1990 St-Eustache, QC, CAN 6'6" 225 L
#3 Josh Brown (D)   “A” Arizona Coyotes 29 1994 London, ON, CAN 6'5" 216 R
#17 Ludwig Byström (D) 28 1994 Örnsköldsvik, SWE 6'0" 174 L
#5 Michael Downing (D) 27 1995 Canton, MI, USA 6'3" 205 L
#4
Tim Erixon (D) 31 1991 Port Chester, NY, USA 6'2" 201 L
#7 Mark Fayne (D) 35 1987 Nashua, NH, USA 6'3" 209 R
#10 Maxime Fortunus (D) 39 1983 La Prairie, QC, CAN 5'11" 203 R
#6 Robert Hamilton (D) 28 1994 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'0" 194 L
#44 Matt MacKenzie (D) 31 1991 New Westminster, BC, CAN 6'1" 187 R
#12 Ian McCoshen (D) 27 1995 Anaheim, CA, USA 6'3" 218 L
#6 Colton Saucerman (D) 30 1992 Colorado Springs, CO, USA 5'9" 194 R
#7 Reece Scarlett (D) 29 1993 Edmonton, AB, CAN 6'1" 185 R
#27 Thomas Schemitsch (D) 26 1996 Thornhill, ON, CAN 6'4" 205 R
#37 Tony Turgeon (D/LW) 33 1989 Grand Forks, ND, USA 6'3" 227 L
#20 Eddie Wittchow (D/RW) 30 1992 Burnsville, MN, USA 6'5" 225 L
FORWARDS
#48 Mikkel Aagaard (C/LW) 27 1995 Frederikshavn, DEN 6'0" 179 L
#13 Chase Balisy (C/RW)   “A” 31 1992 Fullerton, CA, USA 5'11" 179 L
#51 François Beauchemin (C/W) 27 1996 Métis-sur-Mer, QC, CAN 6'1" 190 L
#19 Cameron Brown (C) 29 1993 Natick, MA, USA 5'7" 157 L
#16 Matt Buckles (C/W) 27 1995 Toronto, ON, CAN 6'3" 218 R
#53 Blaine Byron (C) 27 1995 Manotick, ON, CAN 6'0" 172 L
#15 Greg Chase (RW/C) 28 1995 Sherwood Park, AB, CAN 6'0" 190 R
#26 Bobby Farnham (RW/LW) 34 1989 North Andover, MA, USA 5'10" 190 L
#25 Anthony Greco (RW) 29 1993 Queens, NY, USA 5'10" 176 R
#28 Alexandre Grenier (RW/C) 31 1991 Laval, QC, CAN 6'5" 201 R
#40 Henrik Haapala (LW/RW) 28 1994 Lempäälä, FIN 5'9" 165 L
#8 Jayce Hawryluk (RW/C) Ottawa Senators 27 1996 Yorkton, SK, CAN 5'11" 196 R
#19 Jake Horton (C) 28 1994 Oakdale, MN, USA 5'11" 196 R
#24 Ryan Horvat (LW)   “A” 29 1993 Simcoe, ON, CAN 5'11" 185 L
#29 Dryden Hunt (LW/C) Toronto Maple Leafs 27 1995 Cranbrook, BC, CAN 6'0" 192 L
#22 Sam Kurker (RW) 28 1994 Boston, MA, USA 6'2" 203 R
#41 Juho Lammikko (C/LW) 27 1996 Noormarkku, FIN 6'3" 203 L
#14 Joel Lowry (C/LW) 31 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'2" 192 L
#43
Denis Malgin (C/W) Colorado Avalanche 26 1997 Olten, SUI 5'9" 176 R
#38 Maxim Mamin (LW) 28 1995 Moskva, RUS 6'2" 209 L
#21 Owen Tippett (RW/LW) Philadelphia Flyers 23 1999 Peterborough, ON, CAN 6'1" 207 R
#18
Curtis Valk (C) 29 1993 Medicine Hat, AB, CAN 5'9" 170 L
#21 Cory Ward (C) 29 1993 Las Vegas, NV, USA 5'11" 201 R
Position: G: 5, D: 14, F: 21 | Av Age: 24.3 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 193 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
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Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 19 players
15 players
3 players
2 players
1 player
1 player
1 player
1 player Experience Springfield Thunderbirds: 3 168 GP
NHL: 1 877 GP
WC: 110 GP
OG: 13 GP
SHL: 598 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 157 GP
Liiga: 740 GP
KHL: 1 040 GP
AHL: 7 671 GP
DEL: 471 GP Affiliated Team(s) St. Louis Blues (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
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-02-03T19:05:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins - AHL
2023-01-28T19:05:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds Belleville Senators 6 - 1 AHL
2023-01-27T19:05:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds Belleville Senators 5 - 1 AHL
2023-01-21T19:00:00-0500 Grand Rapids Griffins Springfield Thunderbirds 2 - 3 (OT) AHL
2023-01-20T19:00:00-0600 Rockford IceHogs Springfield Thunderbirds 2 - 7 AHL
2023-01-18T19:00:00-0600 Milwaukee Admirals Springfield Thunderbirds 1 - 2 AHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
01/31/2023
01/31/2023 Up/Down Joining Nikita Alexandrov (F) Joining from St. Louis Blues
01/31/2023 Up/Down Joining Jake Neighbours (F) Joining from St. Louis Blues
01/27/2023
01/27/2023 Up/Down Leaving Nikita Alexandrov (F) Leaving for St. Louis Blues
01/27/2023 Up/Down Joining Tyler Tucker (D) Joining from St. Louis Blues
01/26/2023
01/26/2023 Up/Down Leaving Andrei Bakanov (F) Leaving for Worcester Railers
01/23/2023
01/23/2023 Up/Down Joining Steven Santini (D) Joining from St. Louis Blues
01/23/2023 Up/Down Leaving Jake Ryczek (D) Leaving for Adirondack Thunder
01/20/2023
01/20/2023 Up/Down Joining Nikita Alexandrov (F) Joining from St. Louis Blues
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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 76 43 - 24 - 9 233 221 95 1.25 2 Final loss
2022-2023 AHL 42 20 - 17 - 5 127 121 45 1.07 5 -
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. François Beauchemin (F) 2022-2023 Rouen Ligue Magnus 36 23 38 61 30
2. Logan Shaw (F) 2022-2023 Toronto Marlies AHL 43 16 33 49 28
3. Braylon Shmyr (F) 2022-2023 Herner EV 2007 Germany3 44 22 22 44 8
4. Matt Marcinew (F) 2022-2023 Rapid City Rush ECHL 38 18 24 42 22
5. Liam Pecararo (F) 2022-2023 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 39 20 20 40 28
6. Patrick Shea (F) 2022-2023 Maine Mariners ECHL 38 17 22 39 10
7. Mike Sgarbossa (F) 2022-2023 Hershey Bears AHL 37 15 24 39 28
8. Jonathan Ang (F) 2022-2023 EHC Kloten NL 43 18 20 38 40
9. Jean-Sébastien Dea (F) 2022-2023 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 44 18 18 36 28
10. Jared McCann (F) 2022-2023 Seattle Kraken NHL 46 23 12 35 8
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Josh Leivo (F) 2 3 4 2.00
2. Scott Perunovich (D) 17 3 22 1.29
3. Danick Martel (F) 8 4 9 1.13
4. Jean-Sébastien Dea (F) 20 11 22 1.10
5. Martin Frk (F) 37 14 37 1.00
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Sam Anas (F) 2021-2022 AHL 75 20 44 64 0.85 12
2. Curtis Valk (F) 2017-2018 AHL 73 20 42 62 0.85 41
3. Matthew Peca (F) 2021-2022 AHL 68 23 37 60 0.88 16
4. Anthony Greco (F) 2018-2019 AHL 75 30 29 59 0.79 25
5. Paul Thompson (F) 2018-2019 AHL 72 26 27 53 0.74 111
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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. Matthew Peca (F) 2021-2022 AHL 68 23 37 60 0.88 16
5. Dryden Hunt (F) 2017-2018 AHL 58 23 23 46 0.79 37
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Sam Anas (F) 2021-2022 AHL 75 20 44 64 0.85 12
2. Curtis Valk (F) 2017-2018 AHL 73 20 42 62 0.85 41
3. Matthew Peca (F) 2021-2022 AHL 68 23 37 60 0.88 16
4. Harry Zolnierczyk (F) 2018-2019 AHL 72 15 36 51 0.71 38
5. Anthony Greco (F) 2018-2019 AHL 75 30 29 59 0.79 25
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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. Tyler Tucker (D) 2021-2022 AHL 72 3 15 18 0.25 114
4. Bobby Farnham (F) 2018-2019 AHL 67 4 13 17 0.25 112
5. Paul Thompson (F) 2018-2019 AHL 72 26 27 53 0.74 111
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'1" 197 lbs 24.83
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 24.71
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 24.28
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 24.54
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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
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