2016-17 Youngstown Phantoms Roster

United States Hockey League (USHL)
Team Record: 34-20-5 (SO: 0-1) - 74 points
Finishing 4th in the USHL's Eastern Conference
Lost Conference Semifinal
Coach: Brad Patterson (34-20-5, 1 OTL)
Location: Youngstown, Ohio
2016-17 Youngstown Phantoms Statistics

The Youngstown Phantoms of the United States Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 34 wins and 20 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 0-1 showing in shootouts for 74 points finishing fourth in the USHL's Eastern Conference.

The Phantoms scored 161 goals and yielded 135. Austin Pooley netted 21 goals for Youngstown, while Nicolas Werbik accounted for 21 assists. Ivan Kulbakov earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 1.93 goals against average, pacing goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.

Brad Patterson coached the team. The 2016-17 Youngstown Phantoms lost in the Conference Semifinal of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Tommy ApapFFebruary 27, 19966'2"178LBloomfield Hills, MI
Brad CoccaCAugust 13, 19995'7"163LMissisauga, ON
Sam CraggsFFebruary 11, 19976'1"170LElmhurst, IL
Pierce CrawfordFJune 23, 19975'9"175LPark Ridge, IL
Dominic DockeryLDJanuary 2, 19976'1"170LLockport, NY
Max EllisRWJanuary 18, 20005'8"148RCanton, MI
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Alex EspositoRWJune 3, 19965'11"179RWest Haven, CT
Eric EspositoLWAugust 24, 19985'10"183RWest Haven, CT
Brandon EstesDFebruary 13, 19976'0"170RRichardson, TX
Ty FarmerDJanuary 6, 19985'9"178RO'Fallon, MO
Jake GingellDFebruary 11, 19976'0"181LGregory, MI
Chase GresockCAugust 13, 19986'0"180RPowell, OH
Curtis HallCApril 26, 20006'2"190RChagrin Falls, OH
Darion HansonGMay 19, 19976'3"180LEast Bethal, MN
Dalton HunterFSeptember 26, 19976'2"190RGreensburg, PA
Marcus JosephLDMay 8, 19975'9"187L Montain Top, PA
Jagger JoshuaLWMarch 29, 19996'3"210LDearborn, MI
Michael KarowLDDecember 18, 19986'2"206LGreen Bay, WI
Ivan KulbakovGSeptember 18, 19966'0"182LGomel, BLR
Noah LalondeCMarch 22, 19985'9"170LMacomb, MI
Britt LeagueGAugust 20, 19996'0"161LChesapeake, VA
Griffin LoughranFNovember 13, 19985'6"146ROrchard Park, NY
Alec MahalakRDSeptember 18, 19985'9"153RMonroe, MI
Jack MaloneRWOctober 13, 20000'0"R
Marshall MoiseFOctober 11, 19976'0"168RSt. Clair Shores, MI
Brett MurrayLWJuly 20, 19986'5"222L Toronto, ONT
Coale NorrisFMay 25, 19976'2"185LOxford, MI
Jay O'BrienCNovember 4, 19995'10"160R Hingham, MA
Andrew PetrilloRDMarch 12, 19985'11"175RPompton Plains, NJ
Austin PooleyFJuly 31, 19966'1"188LDublin, OH
Jack RathboneDMay 20, 19995'10"165LWest Roxbury, MA
Steven RuggieroDJanuary 1, 19976'3"186RKings Park, NY
Samuel SolenskyCAugust 25, 19985'9"170LMichalovce, SVK
Nicolas WerbikCOctober 9, 19976'2"190R, CZE
Evan WisockyCMarch 20, 19985'11"190RParamus, NJ


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