What league does Springfield Thunderbirds play in?

Springfield Thunderbirds play in the AHL.

When was Springfield Thunderbirds founded?

Springfield Thunderbirds was founded in 2016 in Springfield, MA, USA, USA.

Where is Springfield Thunderbirds based?

Springfield Thunderbirds is based in Springfield, MA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Springfield Thunderbirds?

The head coach of Springfield Thunderbirds is Drew Bannister.

Who is the captain of Springfield Thunderbirds?

The captain of Springfield Thunderbirds is Tommy Cross.

What arena does Springfield Thunderbirds play in?

Springfield Thunderbirds play their home games at MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Springfield Thunderbirds?

The general manager of Springfield Thunderbirds is Kevin Maxwell.

What are the team colors of Springfield Thunderbirds?

The team colors of Springfield Thunderbirds are Navy Blue + Blue + Red + Gold + White.

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2022-2023 Springfield Thunderbirds Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
AHL
1.	Martin Frk (RW/LW)	67	30	34	64	68	-3	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2.	Matthew Highmore (C/W)	68	19	42	61	34	1	2	0	0	0	2	0
3.	William Bitten (RW/C)	65	22	23	45	36	6	2	1	0	1	2	-8
4.	Hugh McGing (LW/C)	71	17	22	39	66	5	2	0	0	0	0	-6
5.	Nikita Alexandrov (C/LW)	41	19	19	38	18	11	2	0	2	2	0	-8
6.	Matthew Peca (C)	38	9	26	35	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	-1
7.	Matt Kessel (D)	71	5	28	33	66	-1	2	0	0	0	0	-1
8.	Brady Lyle (D)	51	7	24	31	44	-8	2	0	1	1	2	-4
9.	Mathias Laferrière (C/RW)	50	9	17	26	22	3	2	0	0	0	0	-5
10.	Tyler Tucker (D)	41	3	18	21	79	16	2	0	0	0	2	-5
11.	Dmitri Samorukov (D)	69	4	16	20	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	-1
12.	Scott Perunovich (D)	22	2	18	20	12	3	2	0	0	0	0	-5
13.	Drew Callin (C/RW)	67	8	9	17	26	-8	1	0	0	0	0	-1
14.	Adam Gaudette (W/C)	25	7	10	17	10	3	2	1	0	1	2	-5
15.	Greg Printz (LW/RW)	62	7	10	17	69	-8	1	0	0	0	0	-1
16.	Jake Neighbours (LW/RW)	23	9	7	16	2	1
17.	Mitchell Hoelscher (C)	57	9	7	16	16	-3	2	0	0	0	0	0
18.	Nathan Todd (C/LW)	16	8	6	14	8	3
19.	Keean Washkurak (C/LW)	45	10	3	13	34	-6
20.	Anthony Angello (RW/C)	45	6	5	11	65	-12
21.	Steven Santini (D)	64	2	8	10	32	8	2	0	0	0	0	-3
22.	Mikhail Abramov (C)	21	5	3	8	4	0	2	0	1	1	0	-5
23.	Steven Jandric (LW)	31	2	6	8	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24.	Jacob Hayhurst (C/LW)	24	2	4	6	6	3
25.	Austin Osmanski (D)	30	1	5	6	28	1
26.	Hunter Skinner (D)	15	0	6	6	15	1
27.	Joshua Leivo (LW/RW)	2	3	1	4	0	3
28.	Tommy Cross (D)	18	0	4	4	16	-3	1	0	0	0	0	-3
29.	Alexei Toropchenko (RW/LW)	5	1	2	3	4	1
30.	Griffin Luce (D)	19	0	3	3	8	4
31.	Luke Witkowski (D/RW)	28	0	3	3	26	-4
32.	Dylan McLaughlin (C)	9	1	1	2	0	1
33.	Logan Brown (C/LW)	2	0	2	2	0	-3
34.	Jake Ryczek (D)	3	0	1	1	0	1
35.	Tanner Dickinson (C/LW)	0	0	0	0	0	0
36.	Anthony Repaci (C)	1	0	0	0	0	0
37.	Andrew Peski (D)	5	0	0	0	4	0
38.	Anton Malmström (D)	7	0	0	0	0	-1
39.	Andrei Bakanov (LW/RW)	18	0	0	0	6	-4

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
AHL
1.	Garret Sparks (G)	3	2.38	.924	1	2	0	1	176:45	85
2.	Joel Hofer (G)	47	2.50	.921	27	15	5	5	2780:00	1357	2	5.25	.853
3.	Vadim Zherenko (G)	25	3.14	.913	10	9	3	0	1377:00	759

2022-2023 Springfield Thunderbirds Staff

Head CoachDrew Bannister
Assoc. Head CoachDaniel Tkaczuk
Asst. CoachJordan Smith
Goaltending CoachDan Stewart
General ManagerKevin Maxwell
Asst. Athletic TrainerJulia Snow
Asst. Equipment ManagerCasey Barile
Athletic TrainerKoryd Lavimoniere
Dir. of BroadcastingRyan Smith
Dir. of Game OperationsLuke Pawlak
Dir. of Media RelationsRyan Smith
Head Equipment ManagerSteve Passineau
PresidentNathan Costa
Strength & Conditioning CoachAbraham Edson
Video CoachJeff Jordan

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Springfield Thunderbirds Captains

"C"

Tommy Cross

"A"

Tyler Tucker

Team Captaincy History

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2022-2023 Springfield Thunderbirds Demographics

Springfield Thunderbirds Facts

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

2022-2023 Springfield Thunderbirds Roster Facts

Nationalities

18 players
16 players
6 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Springfield Thunderbirds: 2 302 GP
NHL: 1 497 GP
WC: 42 GP
SHL: 4 GP
Liiga: 58 GP
KHL: 149 GP
AHL: 5 560 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

St. Louis Blues (NHL)
Worcester Railers (ECHL)

Arena Information

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

Springfield Thunderbirds Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/04/2026 07:05 PM UTC	Providence Bruins	Springfield Thunderbirds	-	AHL
10/03/2026 10:05 PM UTC	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Springfield Thunderbirds	-	AHL
05/23/2026 10:05 PM UTC	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Springfield Thunderbirds	8 - 1	AHL
05/21/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	2 - 0	AHL
05/19/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	1 - 2	AHL

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08/20/2026

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Zach Berzolla (D)

Leaving forReading Royals

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07/24/2026

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Cam Johnson (G)

Leaving forWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

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07/22/2026

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Ryan Wheeler (D)

Joining fromUtica Comets

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07/20/2026

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Jett Jones (F)

Leaving forHenderson Silver Knights

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07/14/2026

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Anthony Kehrer (D)

Leaving forHartford Wolf Pack

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07/07/2026

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Anthony Romano (F)

Leaving forLöwen Frankfurt

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07/02/2026

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T.J. Tynan (F)

Joining fromColorado Avalanche

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07/01/2026

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Dillon Dubé (F)

Leaving forSt. Louis Blues

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Springfield Thunderbirds History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	AHL	72	32	32	-	-	8	207	240	72	1	6	Division Final loss
2024-2025	AHL	72	34	32	-	-	6	218	236	74	1.03	6	First round loss
2023-2024	AHL	72	30	37	-	-	5	226	244	65	0.9	7	Did not make playoffs
2022-2023	AHL	72	38	26	-	-	8	230	211	84	1.17	4	First round loss
2021-2022	AHL	76	43	24	-	-	9	233	221	95	1.25	2	Final loss
2020-2021	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	AHL	61	31	27	-	-	3	190	186	65	1.07	5	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	AHL	76	33	29	-	-	14	250	241	80	1.05	7	Did not make playoffs
2017-2018	AHL	76	32	37	-	-	7	210	233	71	0.93	7	Did not make playoffs
2016-2017	AHL	76	32	33	-	-	11	197	206	75	0.99	6	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Jack Rodewald (F)	2026-2027	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	3	4	1	5	0
2.	Chase Priskie (D)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	2	2	2	4	2
3.	Anthony Greco (F)	2026-2027	Adler Mannheim	Champions HL	2	1	1	2	0
4.	Nathan Todd (F)	2026-2027	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	2	1	1	2	2
5.	Jacob Hayhurst (F)	2026-2027	Jukurit	Liiga	4	1	1	2	0
6.	Dylan MacPherson (D)	2026-2027	HC Plzeň	Champions HL	2	0	2	2	0
7.	Jake Massie (D)	2026-2027	Barys Astana	KHL	2	0	2	2	4
8.	Joshua Leivo (F)	2026-2027	Avangard Omsk	KHL	2	1	0	1	0
9.	Mikkel Aagaard (F)	2026-2027	Skellefteå AIK	Champions HL	2	1	0	1	0
10.	Reece Newkirk (F)	2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	2	1	0	1	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'2"	192 lbs	23.93
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	24.83
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.09
2023-2024	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.14
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	25.06

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matthew Peca (F)	271	83	150	233
2.	Hugh McGing (F)	323	65	112	177
3.	Anthony Greco (F)	261	85	72	157
4.	Dryden Hunt (F)	214	72	78	150
5.	Nikita Alexandrov (F)	181	58	80	138

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Anthony Greco (F)	261	85	72	157
2.	Matthew Peca (F)	271	83	150	233
3.	Dryden Hunt (F)	214	72	78	150
4.	Hugh McGing (F)	323	65	112	177
5.	Nikita Alexandrov (F)	181	58	80	138

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Matthew Peca (F)	271	83	150	233
2.	Hugh McGing (F)	323	65	112	177
3.	Nikita Alexandrov (F)	181	58	80	138
4.	Dryden Hunt (F)	214	72	78	150
5.	Calle Rosén (D)	169	14	78	92

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Hunter Skinner (D)	196	18	58	268
2.	Hugh McGing (F)	323	65	177	261
3.	Paul Thompson (F)	177	58	123	238
4.	Tyler Tucker (D)	138	10	49	238
5.	Bobby Farnham (F)	136	15	38	235

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Hugh McGing (F)	323	65	112	177
2.	Matthew Peca (F)	271	83	150	233
3.	Anthony Greco (F)	261	85	72	157
4.	Drew Callin (F)	224	24	22	46
5.	Thomas Schemitsch (D)	219	24	38	62

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Joshua 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.	Scott Perunovich (D)	39	5	42	1.08
5.	Jamie McGinn (F)	4	2	4	1.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Adam Gaudette (F)	2023-2024	67	44	71
2.	Martin Frk (F)	2022-2023	67	30	64
3.	Sam Anas (F)	2021-2022	75	20	64
4.	Matthew Peca (F)	2024-2025	68	31	63
5.	Curtis Valk (F)	2017-2018	73	20	62

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Adam Gaudette (F)	2023-2024	67	44	71
2.	Matthew Peca (F)	2024-2025	68	31	63
3.	Martin Frk (F)	2022-2023	67	30	64
4.	Anthony Greco (F)	2018-2019	75	30	59
5.	Anthony Greco (F)	2017-2018	75	29	48

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Sam Anas (F)	2021-2022	75	44	64
2.	Curtis Valk (F)	2017-2018	73	42	62
3.	Matthew Highmore (F)	2022-2023	68	42	61
4.	Matthew Peca (F)	2021-2022	68	37	60
5.	Harry Zolnierczyk (F)	2018-2019	72	36	51

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Sena Acolatse (D)	2016-2017	68	23	147
2.	Bobby Farnham (F)	2017-2018	69	21	123
3.	Tyler Tucker (D)	2021-2022	72	18	114
4.	Bobby Farnham (F)	2018-2019	67	17	112
5.	Paul Thompson (F)	2018-2019	72	53	111

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

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