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

2019-2020 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#35 Ryan Bednard (G) 25 1997 Macomb Township, MI, USA 6'5" 207 L
#30 Philippe Desrosiers (G) 27 1995 Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, CAN 6'1" 198 L
#60 Chris Driedger (G) Seattle Kraken 28 1994 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'4" 207 L
#33 Samuel Montembeault (G) Montréal Canadiens 26 1996 Bécancour, QC, CAN 6'3" 198 L
DEFENSEMEN
#4 Tommy Cross (D) 33 1989 Simsbury, CT, USA 6'3" 205 L
#3 Emil Djuse (D) 29 1993 Östersund, SWE 5'11" 185 L
#24 Brady Keeper (D) Vancouver Canucks 26 1996 Cross Lake, MB, CAN 6'2" 196 R
#17 Will Lochead (D) 24 1998 London, ON, CAN 6'0" 196 L
#55 Dylan MacPherson (D) 24 1998 Redcliff, AB, CAN 6'3" 190 R
#57 Matt Mangene (D) 34 1989 Manorville, NY, USA 5'11" 190 R
#34 Jake Massie (D) 26 1997 Saint-Lazare, QC, CAN 6'1" 179 L
#12 Ian McCoshen (D) 27 1995 Anaheim, CA, USA 6'3" 218 L
#44 Rob O'Gara (D) 29 1993 Nesconset, NY, USA 6'4" 214 L
#13 Chase Priskie (D) Anaheim Ducks 27 1996 Pembroke Pines, FL, USA 6'0" 185 R
#6 Ethan Prow (D) 30 1992 Sauk Rapids, MN, USA 5'11" 183 R
#27 Thomas Schemitsch (D) 26 1996 Thornhill, ON, CAN 6'4" 205 R
#77
Riley Stillman (D) Buffalo Sabres 25 1998 Peterborough, ON, CAN 6'1" 196 L
FORWARDS
#18 Rodrigo Abols (C) 27 1996 Riga, LAT 6'4" 205 L
#21 Jonathan Ang (C) 25 1998 Markham, ON, CAN 5'11" 165 R
#28
Daniel Audette (C) 26 1996 Blainville, QC, CAN 5'9" 165 L
#5 Henrik Borgström (C/W) Washington Capitals 25 1997 Helsinki, FIN 6'3" 198 L
#7 Blaine Byron (C) 28 1995 Manotick, ON, CAN 6'0" 172 L
#25 Anthony Greco (RW) 29 1993 Queens, NY, USA 5'10" 176 R
#39 Ryan Haggerty (C/RW) 30 1993 Stamford, CT, USA 6'0" 201 R
#8 Jayce Hawryluk (RW/C) New Jersey Devils 27 1996 Yorkton, SK, CAN 5'11" 196 R
#20 Aleksi Heponiemi (C/W) Florida Panthers 24 1999 Tampere, FIN 5'10" 154 L
#19 Jake Horton (C) 28 1994 Oakdale, MN, USA 5'11" 196 R
#29 Dryden Hunt (LW/C) Calgary Flames 27 1995 Cranbrook, BC, CAN 6'0" 192 L
#14 Joel Lowry (C/LW) 31 1991 Calgary, AB, CAN 6'2" 192 L
#25 Eetu Luostarinen (C) Florida Panthers 24 1998 Siilinjärvi, FIN 6'3" 190 L
#71 Mason Marchment (LW/C) Dallas Stars 27 1995 Uxbridge, ON, CAN 6'4" 209 L
#22 Matt Marcinew (C/RW) 29 1993 Calgary, AB, CAN 5'10" 190 R
#62 Danick Martel (LW/C) 28 1994 Drummondville, QC, CAN 5'8" 174 L
#26 Liam Pecararo (LW) 26 1996 Canton, MA, USA 5'11" 163 L
#63 Cliff Pu (RW/C) 24 1998 North York, ON, CAN 6'2" 185 R
#92 Sebastian Repo (RW) 26 1996 Lahti, FIN 6'3" 212 R
#11 Adam Rockwood (C) 27 1995 Coquitlam, BC, CAN 5'10" 185 L
#12 Jack Rodewald (C/RW) 29 1994 Winnipeg, MB, CAN 6'3" 185 R
#26 Kevin Roy (C/LW) 29 1993 Greenfield Park, QC, CAN 5'9" 172 L
#16 Aleksi Saarela (C/LW) Florida Panthers 26 1997 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 201 L
#15 Paul Thompson (RW)   “C” 34 1988 Derry, NH, USA 6'1" 201 R
#74 Owen Tippett (RW/LW) Philadelphia Flyers 24 1999 Peterborough, ON, CAN 6'1" 207 R
#9 Dominic Toninato (C) Winnipeg Jets 29 1994 Duluth, MN, USA 6'2" 201 L
Position: G: 4, D: 10, F: 25 | Av Age: 24.46 years | Av Ht: 6'1" | Av Wt: 192 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 23 players
13 players
5 players
1 player
1 player Experience Springfield Thunderbirds: 2 856 GP
NHL: 1 640 GP
WC: 48 GP
OG: 4 GP
SHL: 645 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 199 GP
Liiga: 1 005 GP
KHL: 212 GP
Czechia: 22 GP
AHL: 7 669 GP
DEL: 97 GP Affiliated Team(s) St. Louis Blues (NHL)
Team Captains
“C” Paul Thompson
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
2023-03-24T19:00:00-0400 Hartford Wolf Pack Springfield Thunderbirds - AHL
2023-03-19T15:05:00-0400 Providence Bruins Springfield Thunderbirds 3 - 2 (SO) AHL
2023-03-18T19:05:00-0400 Springfield Thunderbirds Providence Bruins 1 - 4 AHL
2023-03-17T19:00:00-0400 Hartford Wolf Pack Springfield Thunderbirds 2 - 4 AHL
2023-03-11T19:05:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds Laval Rocket 5 - 2 AHL
2023-03-10T19:05:00-0500 Springfield Thunderbirds Providence Bruins 6 - 3 AHL
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
03/19/2023
03/19/2023 Up/Down Joining Nikita Alexandrov (F) Joining from St. Louis Blues
03/19/2023 Up/Down Joining Tyler Tucker (D) Joining from St. Louis Blues
03/16/2023
03/16/2023 Loan Joining Garret Sparks (G) Joining from Orlando Solar Bears
03/16/2023 Up/Down Leaving Joel Hofer (G) Leaving for St. Louis Blues
03/03/2023
03/03/2023 Loan Joining Dylan McLaughlin (F) Joining from Detroit Red Wings
03/02/2023
03/02/2023 Up/Down Leaving Jacob Hayhurst (F) Leaving for Worcester Railers
02/27/2023
02/27/2023 Up/Down Leaving Nikita Alexandrov (F) Leaving for St. Louis Blues
02/26/2023
02/26/2023 Up/Down Joining Mikhail Abramov (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 61 32 - 22 - 7 186 174 71 1.16 4 -
Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. François Beauchemin (F) 2022-2023 Rouen Ligue Magnus 43 27 50 77 42
2. Logan Shaw (F) 2022-2023 Toronto Marlies AHL 58 18 44 62 34
3. Braylon Shmyr (F) 2022-2023 Herner EV 2007 Germany3 56 31 30 61 12
4. Matt Marcinew (F) 2022-2023 Rapid City Rush ECHL 56 28 33 61 36
5. Shane Harper (F) 2022-2023 Adirondack Thunder ECHL 53 19 42 61 14
6. Jared McCann (F) 2022-2023 Seattle Kraken NHL 66 33 21 54 12
7. Patrick Shea (F) 2022-2023 Maine Mariners ECHL 57 25 28 53 18
8. Mike Sgarbossa (F) 2022-2023 Hershey Bears AHL 51 19 33 52 36
9. Liam Pecararo (F) 2022-2023 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 50 25 25 50 36
10. Jonathan Ang (F) 2022-2023 EHC Kloten NL 52 20 29 49 44
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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. Matthew Peca (F) 95 29 59 88
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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. Matthew Peca (F) 95 29 59 88
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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. Matthew Peca (F) 95 29 59 88
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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. Danick Martel (F) 8 4 9 1.13
3. Jean-Sébastien Dea (F) 20 11 22 1.10
4. Martin Frk (F) 56 27 56 1.00
5. Jamie McGinn (F) 4 2 4 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. Martin Frk (F) 2022-2023 AHL 56 27 29 56 1.00 50
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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. Martin Frk (F) 2022-2023 AHL 56 27 29 56 1.00 50
4. Paul Thompson (F) 2018-2019 AHL 72 26 27 53 0.74 111
5. Matthew Peca (F) 2021-2022 AHL 68 23 37 60 0.88 16
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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 Highmore (F) 2022-2023 AHL 58 16 39 55 0.95 24
4. Matthew Peca (F) 2021-2022 AHL 68 23 37 60 0.88 16
5. Harry Zolnierczyk (F) 2018-2019 AHL 72 15 36 51 0.71 38
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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" 195 lbs 24.90
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 24.89
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 24.46
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 24.73
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Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia
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