2017-18 Evansville Thunderbolts Roster

SPHL (SPHL)
Team Record: 27-20-9 - 63 points
in the SPHL
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Jeff Pyle (27-20, 9 OTL)
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Attendance: 64,673, Avg. 2,310 in 28 home dates
2017-18 Evansville Thunderbolts Statistics

The Evansville Thunderbolts of the SPHL ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 27 wins and 20 losses (and 9 overtime losses) for 63 points in the SPHL.

The Thunderbolts netted 186 goals and allowed 191. Dylan Clarke scored 23 goals for Evansville, while John Scorcia contributed 34 assists. Tomas Sholl topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 2.31 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.

Jeff Pyle coached the team. The 2017-18 Evansville Thunderbolts lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Lee ChristensenDJune 2, 19916'1"190LWinnipeg, MB
Dylan ClarkeLWAugust 27, 19866'2"174LBelleville, ON
Nick D'AvolioFMarch 21, 19915'11"174LNorth Riverside, IL USA
Ryan DeMeloGOctober 9, 19906'2"180RBrampton, ON
Tyler DereskyFDecember 9, 19926'2"201RFlemington, NJ USA
Bo DriscollDMay 22, 19915'9"170Chelmsford, MA USA
Mike FazioFJune 22, 19926'0"190Bartlett, IL USA
Tommy FiorentinoRWAugust 14, 19916'1"195New Hartford, NY
Al GravesRWJune 29, 19896'2"225King of Prussia, PA
Robbie HallDJanuary 30, 19925'10"174LSchaumburg, IL USA
Patrick HarrisonDJanuary 20, 19926'1"190RVernon, ON Canada
Jonah ImooGApril 6, 19946'0"170RSurrey, BC
Brendan JensenGFebruary 6, 19936'1"185LLa Granada, CA USA
Mike KellyLWMarch 28, 19945'11"185LStoneham, MA
Nicholas KohnGMarch 15, 19916'2"185Hartland, WI
Nick LazorkoLWOctober 5, 19896'0"180Rockwall, TX
Jackson LeefFMay 11, 19926'0"187Fort Wayne, IN USA
Matt LeonGJanuary 6, 19926'1"170LPineville, NC USA
Brandon LubinDApril 1, 19916'1"205RCommerce Township, MI USA
Justin MacDonaldCSeptember 6, 19906'1"201LNewmarket, ON
Cory MelkertDNovember 11, 19906'4"211LKenmore, ON
Brendan MitchellDJuly 4, 19926'0"185RStonewall, MB
Shayne MorrisseyLWJanuary 7, 19925'9"180LSt. John's, NL
Chase NieuwendykCJanuary 3, 19916'1"190Georgetown, ON
Don OlivieriDJune 5, 19916'0"187RPhiladelphia, PA USA
Mark PetaccioRWMarch 26, 19946'3"190RSicklerville, NJ USA
Sean ReynoldsFJanuary 15, 19926'0"181RAnaheim, CA USA
Frank SchumacherDOctober 12, 19936'1"205LBrighton, MI USA
John ScorciaFMay 11, 19905'10"201Hudson, FL USA
Carter ShinkarukFNovember 11, 19915'9"180RLangley, BC
Tomas ShollGAugust 8, 19946'1"174LHermosa Beach, CA USA
Hunter StewartRWNovember 28, 19936'1"190LCalgary, AB
Ian SylvesGMay 23, 19946'0"205LSloan, NY
Blake ThompsonDNovember 20, 19926'1"205LListowel, ON
Tyler VankleefFMarch 30, 19926'6"180L Dundas, ON
Dave WilliamsLWMarch 5, 19906'2"210Okotoks, AB
Nicholas WrightDJuly 14, 19936'5"225LNew Boston, MI


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