2017-18 Minnesota Wilderness Roster

North American Hockey League (NAHL)
Team Record: 33-21-3 (SO: 0-3) - 72 points
Finishing 3rd in the NAHL's Central Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Tim Madsen (33-21, 3 OTL)
Location: Cloquet, Minnesota
2017-18 Minnesota Wilderness Statistics

The Minnesota Wilderness of the North American Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 33 wins and 21 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 72 points finishing third in the NAHL's Central Division.

The Wilderness scored 184 goals and allowed 181. Gino Lucia netted 18 goals for Minnesota, and Eric Gotz recorded 39 assists. Ryan Fanti topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 2.6 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Tim Madsen coached the team. The 2017-18 Minnesota Wilderness lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Ash AltmannLWMay 29, 19986'2"175LDuluth, MN
Nick AltmannCMarch 15, 19976'1"185RDuluth, MN
Nick AndersonDJanuary 4, 19995'10"170RPortsmouth, NH
Colin BairdDJune 22, 19996'5"196LShoreview, MN
Nick BinkFApril 28, 19996'6"180R Escanaba, MI
Jesse BjugstadDApril 4, 19996'2"190LLake Elmo, MN
Blake BrideFApril 22, 19985'11"166RBroomfield, CO
Bryceton ButkiewiczFMay 25, 19986'0"210RMoose Lake, MN
Brennan CouetDMay 18, 20005'10"160ROmaha, NE
Garrett DalyDAugust 11, 19995'11"192RLakeville, MN
Cory DennisDFebruary 16, 19976'1"180LMadison, WI
Shay DonovanDMay 26, 19986'2"185RDuluth, MN
Luke DowCMarch 8, 19985'8"150LDuluth, MN
Ryan FantiGOctober 3, 19996'2"190LThunder Bay, ON
Kevin FordFNovember 16, 19975'7"170RWaunakee, WI
Josh FricksFAugust 20, 19985'11"165RLaguna Niguel, CA
Eric GotzDApril 23, 19985'10"184RHermantown, MN
Zach HeiserDApril 23, 19976'1"190ROsseo, MN
Reid HillDMarch 24, 19996'3"200LDuluth, MN
Nathan HornFMarch 2, 19995'11"155LElk River, MN
Isaac KobieniaFMay 23, 19985'10"175RWillmar, MN
Dima KobylyanskyiDMarch 25, 19976'1"210LSioux Falls, SD
Ryan KranzDNovember 28, 19985'11"175RLino Lakes, MN
Landon LangenbrunnerFOctober 2, 20005'11"170LMoose Lake, MN
Jack LeavyGSeptember 19, 19976'5"205LBirmingham, MI
Jack LeBlancFOctober 1, 19975'10"175RDuluth, MN
Kosta LikourezosFJanuary 8, 19976'6"174L Toronto, ON
Edward LindelowFJune 10, 19976'1"196RStockholm, Sweden
Gino LuciaFMarch 31, 19985'11"180LSt. Cloud, MN
Nikolai LyssogorLDApril 9, 19996'0"181LDenver, CO
Matteo MenottiFApril 30, 19995'7"150LLibertyville, IL
Nicholas MichelFMarch 16, 19995'10"175LWaconia, MN
Trevor MicucciGJuly 28, 19975'11"160Hamburg, NY
Isaac MobergFJuly 31, 19996'0"195LSt. Paul, MN
John MoncovichFApril 11, 19986'2"180LWilmington, NC
Ryan MurrayDNovember 10, 19986'0"200RPrior Lake, MN
Ryan NelsonDDecember 10, 19995'10"180RCloquet, MN
Connor PoczosGJune 20, 19986'3"185LAustin, MN
Jay PowellDOctober 1, 19976'6"185RNashville, TN
CJ RegulaFMay 29, 19986'3"190RBloomfield Hills, MI
Brendan SheehanFMay 2, 19986'6"200RSt. Croix Falls, WI
Jake SibellGJanuary 3, 20006'0"190LIsanti, MN
Alex SpencerDNovember 10, 19976'4"215LDuluth, MN
Brenden StankoFApril 20, 19995'10"170LHowell, MI
Filiip SteussloffFFebruary 25, 19986'0"164LGothenburg, Sweden
Brendan StudiosoFJune 1, 19996'0"180RMukilteo, WA
Steven TillieFJune 9, 19975'11"175LTotowa, NJ
Ondrej TrejbalDApril 21, 19996'3"192RNove Mesto na Morave, CZE
Andrew TroyDFebruary 19, 19986'0"183RIthaca, NY
Alex TruscottFMarch 23, 19985'9"165LDraper, UT
David VaysbergLWDecember 15, 20005'11"168LMatawan, NJ USA
Ben WardFOctober 20, 19995'9"158LAnnandale, MN
Tyler WatkinsFDecember 19, 19995'8"181RHermantown, MN
Garrett WorthFAugust 3, 19995'9"170RDuluth, MN


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