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Springfield Thunderbirds

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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	6'1"	185	L	24/25
	#1	Vadim Zherenko (G)	23	2001	Moskva, RUS	6'4"	196	L	24/25
DEFENSEMEN
		Jérémie Biakabutuka (D)	22	2002	Longueuil, QC, CAN	6'4"	203	R	25/26
	#9	Michael Buchinger (D)	20	2004	Markham, ON, CAN	6'0"	190	L	26/27
	#44	Scott Harrington (D)	31	1993	Kingston, ON, CAN	6'2"	205	L	24/25
	#8	Samuel Johannesson (D)	23	2000	Halmstad, SWE	5'11"	176	R	25/26
	#7	Leo Lööf (D)	22	2002	Karlstad, SWE	6'1"	201	L	25/26
		Anton Malmström (D)	24	2000	Österhaninge, SWE	6'4"	203	L	24/25
	#55	Hunter Skinner (D)	23	2001	Wyandotte, MI, USA	6'2"	183	R	24/25
	#5	Tyler Tucker (D)"A"	24	2000	Thunder Bay, ON, CAN	6'2"	205	L	24/25
FORWARDS
	#17	Nikita Alexandrov (C/LW)	24	2000	Burgwedel, GER	6'1"	176	L	24/25
	#34	Samuel Bitten (C/LW)	24	2000	Ottawa, ON, CAN	6'2"	220	L	25/26
	#77	Drew Callin (C/RW)	29	1995	Middleton, WI, USA	6'3"	205	R	24/25
	#14	Zach Dean (C)	21	2003	Grande Prairie, AB, CAN	6'0"	179	L	25/26
	#24	Tanner Dickinson (C/LW)	22	2002	Perrysburg, OH, USA	6'0"	170	L	24/25
	#15	Dalibor Dvorský (C/RW)	19	2005	Zvolen, SVK	6'1"	203	L	26/27
	#38	Tarun Fizer (RW/C)	23	2001	Chestermere, AB, CAN	5'11"	168	R	24/25
	#41	Aleksanteri Kaskimäki (C)	20	2004	Espoo, FIN	6'0"	192	L	26/27
	#18	Mathias Laferrière (C/RW)	24	2000	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'2"	181	R	24/25
	#39	Matt Luff (RW)	27	1997	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'3"	225	R	24/25
	#19	Mackenzie MacEachern (LW)	30	1994	Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA	6'2"	194	L	24/25
	#11	Hugh McGing (LW/C)"A"	26	1998	Chicago, IL, USA	5'8"	176	L	25/26
	#37	Reece Newkirk (C)	23	2001	Moose Jaw, SK, CAN	6'0"	179	L	24/25
	#63	Matthew Peca (C)"C"	31	1993	Petawawa, ON, CAN	5'9"	183	L	25/26
	#22	Dylan Peterson (C)	22	2002	Roseville, CA, USA	6'4"	192	R	25/26
	#26	Simon Robertsson (RW)	21	2003	Piteå, SWE	6'0"	190	L	26/27
	#81	Marcus Sylvegård (RW)	25	1999	Gessie, SWE	6'0"	190	R	24/25

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 17Av Age: 23.96 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 190 lbsCompare 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

12 players
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Experience

Springfield Thunderbirds: 1 593 GP
NHL: 685 GP
SHL: 704 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 134 GP
Liiga: 254 GP
Czechia: 54 GP
AHL: 2 661 GP
NL: 14 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
11/23/2024 11:00 PM UTC	Hartford Wolf Pack	Springfield Thunderbirds	-	AHL
11/23/2024 12:05 AM UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Charlotte Checkers	-	AHL
11/17/2024 12:05 AM UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Charlotte Checkers	4 - 2	AHL
11/16/2024 12:05 AM UTC	Springfield Thunderbirds	Lehigh Valley Phantoms	4 - 3	AHL
11/10/2024 08:00 PM UTC	Hershey Bears	Springfield Thunderbirds	3 - 2 (OT 60:53)	AHL

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Latest Transactions

11/19/2024

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Greg Meireles (F)

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11/07/2024

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Matt Luff (F)

Joining fromCharlotte Checkers

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10/24/2024

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Kyle Betts (F)

Joining fromFlorida Everblades

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09/30/2024

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Colin Theisen (F)

Joining fromTucson Roadrunners

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09/12/2024

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Greg Meireles (F)

Joining fromIowa Wild

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09/06/2024

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Brayden Guy (F)

Leaving forAllen Americans

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08/08/2024

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Wyatt Kalynuk (D)

Leaving forPelicans

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08/07/2024

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William Bitten (F)

Leaving forSpartak Moskva

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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	15	6	8	-	-	1	41	49	13	0.87	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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