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2024-2025 Springfield Thunderbirds Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	CTRCT
GOALTENDERS
	#31	Colten Ellis (G)	24	2000	River Denys, NS, CAN	185	84	L	24/25
	#1	Vadim Zherenko (G)	23	2001	Moskva, RUS	192	89	L	24/25
DEFENSEMEN
	#9	Michael Buchinger (D)	20	2004	Markham, ON, CAN	183	86	L	26/27
	#45	Marc-Andre Gaudet (D)	21	2003	St-Ignace, NB, CAN	191	82	L	26/27
	#44	Scott Harrington (D)	31	1993	Kingston, ON, CAN	188	93	L	24/25
	#8	Samuel Johannesson (D)	23	2000	Halmstad, SWE	181	80	R	25/26
	#7	Leo Lööf (D)	22	2002	Karlstad, SWE	186	81	L	25/26
		Anton Malmström (D)	24	2000	Österhaninge, SWE	193	92	L	24/25
	#6	Corey Schueneman (D)	29	1995	Milford, MI, USA	183	89	L	24/25
	#55	Hunter Skinner (D)	23	2001	Wyandotte, MI, USA	188	83	R	24/25
	#5	Tyler Tucker (D)"A"	24	2000	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	188	93	L	24/25
FORWARDS
	#17	Nikita Alexandrov (C/LW)	24	2000	Burgwedel, GER	185	80	L	24/25
	#34	Samuel Bitten (C/LW)	24	2000	Ottawa, ON, CAN	188	100	L	25/26
	#77	Drew Callin (C/RW)	29	1995	Middleton, WI, USA	191	93	R	24/25
	#14	Zach Dean (C)	21	2003	Grande Prairie, AB, CAN	183	81	L	25/26
	#24	Tanner Dickinson (C/LW)	22	2002	Perrysburg, OH, USA	183	77	L	24/25
	#15	Dalibor Dvorský (C/RW)	19	2005	Zvolen, SVK	185	92	L	26/27
	#38	Tarun Fizer (RW/C)	23	2001	Chestermere, AB, CAN	180	76	R	24/25
	#41	Aleksanteri Kaskimäki (C)	20	2004	Espoo, FIN	184	87	L	26/27
	#18	Mathias Laferrière (C/RW)	24	2000	Montréal, QC, CAN	188	82	R	24/25
		Matt Luff (RW)	27	1997	Oakville, ON, CAN	191	102	R	24/25
	#19	Mackenzie MacEachern (LW)	30	1994	Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA	188	88	L	24/25
	#11	Hugh McGing (LW/C)"A"	26	1998	Chicago, IL, USA	173	80	L	25/26
	#43	Greg Meireles (C/RW)	25	1999	Ottawa, ON, CAN	180	88	R	24/25
	#37	Reece Newkirk (C)	23	2001	Moose Jaw, SK, CAN	183	81	L	24/25
	#63	Matthew Peca (C)"C"	31	1993	Petawawa, ON, CAN	175	83	L	25/26
	#22	Dylan Peterson (C)	22	2002	Roseville, CA, USA	193	87	R	25/26
	#26	Simon Robertsson (RW)	21	2003	Piteå, SWE	183	86	L	26/27
	#81	Marcus Sylvegård (RW)	25	1999	Gessie, SWE	184	86	R	24/25

Position: G: 2, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 24.14 yearsAv Ht: 185.34 cmAv Wt: 86.24 kgCompare with other teams »

2024-2025 Springfield Thunderbirds Staff

Head CoachSteve Konowalchuk
Asst. CoachJaroslav Modry
Asst. CoachChad Wiseman
Goaltending CoachDan Stewart
General ManagerKevin Maxwell
Asst. Equipment ManagerSteven Smith
Video CoachJeff Jordan

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Springfield Thunderbirds Captains

"C"

Matthew Peca

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Springfield Thunderbirds Facts

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

2024-2025 Springfield Thunderbirds Roster Facts

Nationalities

13 players
7 players
5 players
2 players
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Experience

Springfield Thunderbirds: 1 566 GP
NHL: 716 GP
SHL: 704 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 134 GP
Liiga: 254 GP
Czechia: 54 GP
AHL: 3 036 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Florida Everblades (ECHL)
St. Louis Blues (NHL)

Arena Information

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

Springfield Thunderbirds Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2024 20:00 UTC	Hershey Bears	Springfield Thunderbirds	-	AHL
09/11/2024 24:00 UTC	Hershey Bears	Springfield Thunderbirds	3 - 2	AHL
06/11/2024 15:35 UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Bridgeport Islanders	5 - 3	AHL
02/11/2024 23:05 UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	2 - 5	AHL
01/11/2024 23:05 UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Bridgeport Islanders	1 - 4	AHL

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Latest Transactions

07/11/2024

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Matt Luff (F)

Joining fromCharlotte Checkers

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24/10/2024

confirmed

Kyle Betts (F)

Joining fromFlorida Everblades

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30/09/2024

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Colin Theisen (F)

Joining fromTucson Roadrunners

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12/09/2024

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Greg Meireles (F)

Joining fromIowa Wild

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06/09/2024

confirmed

Brayden Guy (F)

Leaving forAllen Americans

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08/08/2024

confirmed

Wyatt Kalynuk (D)

Leaving forPelicans

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07/08/2024

confirmed

William Bitten (F)

Leaving forSpartak Moskva

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30/07/2024

confirmed

Reece Newkirk (F)

Joining fromNew York Islanders

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Springfield Thunderbirds History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2024-2025	AHL	12	4	8	-	-	0	31	41	8	0.67	7	-
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
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

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