2023-24 Evansville Thunderbolts Roster

SPHL (SPHL)
Team Record: 23-29-2 (SO: 0-2) - 50 points
Finishing 8th in the SPHL
Lost in 2nd Round
Coach: Jeff Bes (23-29, 2 OTL)
Location: Evansville, Indiana
2023-24 Evansville Thunderbolts Statistics

The Evansville Thunderbolts of the SPHL ended the 2023-24 season with a record of 23 wins and 29 losses (and 2 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 50 points finishing eighth in the SPHL.

The Thunderbolts potted 149 goals and conceded 177. Myles Abbate, Logan Vandemeerakker, Brendan Harrogate, Dmitri Yushkevich, Chays Ruddy and Mark Zhukov scored 1 goals for Evansville each, while Cole Ceci topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 2.56 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.

Jeff Bes coached the team. The 2023-24 Evansville Thunderbolts lost in the in 2nd Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Myles AbbateLWOctober 18, 19995'10"185LNorwell, MA
Bronson AdamsDFebruary 8, 19996'2"175LMcKinney, TX
Brendahn BrawleyGSeptember 11, 19986'0"150LMorton, PA
Kenny BrittonLWJuly 24, 19966'1"203LBrantford, ON
Cole CeciGMarch 4, 19986'2"168LOttawa, ON
Jared ChristyFApril 16, 19985'10"190LCypress, CA
Matt DorseyRWMay 11, 19996'2"182RWenatchee, WA
Michael DouglasDJanuary 14, 19985'5"156LRiverside, ON
Mike FerraroCAugust 6, 19966'3"190LNorthbridge, MA
Hayden FordDMay 13, 19976'0"194RMedford, NJ
Bair GendunovRWMay 11, 20006'2"195RToronto, ON
Michael GrecoDOctober 14, 19986'2"220ROrillia, ON
Brendan HarrogateRWFebruary 13, 19986'1"188RChatham, ON
Lincoln HattenFJanuary 3, 20006'3"185RHattiesburg, MS
Michael HerringerGJanuary 26, 19966'1"175LComox, BC
Nic HerringerCMay 13, 19986'1"185LCalgary, AB
Matthew HobbsCMay 18, 19996'6"200RBurlington, ON
Colton KalezicFJuly 21, 19996'1"173RScarborough, ON
Jacob KampsRWMay 25, 19976'3"210LToronto, ON
Scott KirtonFAugust 24, 19966'2"200LScarborough, ON
Bruno KreiszCJuly 17, 19996'2"187LBudapest, HUN
Sean KuhnGDecember 7, 19966'6"175LGlens Falls, NY
Hayden LavigneGApril 7, 19966'3"200LBrampton, ON
Benjamin LindbergDNovember 17, 19996'3"198LEast Aurora, NY
Filip LundqvistDSeptember 25, 20006'1"204RLulea, SWE
Brady LynnRWJanuary 19, 19995'11"185RVictoria, BC
Riley MacRaeLWMarch 28, 19985'11"155LHamilton, ON
Adam PilotteDMay 9, 19975'10"190RChateauguay, QC
Nicholas PrestiaDMay 28, 19986'1"225RNiagara Falls, ON
Chays RuddyDDecember 20, 19976'2"205RCobourg, ON
Jackson SiemensDFebruary 22, 19966'1"185RKelowna, BC
Jordan SimoneauLWJanuary 29, 19996'5"240LTisdale, SK
Joshua SlegersDDecember 5, 19966'3"210RSimcoe, ON
Jordan SpadaforeDAugust 19, 20006'1"184LSudbury, ON Canada
Sullivan SparkesFMay 4, 19995'11"175LWaterloo, ON
Grant SpenceFJuly 29, 20006'3"185RChatham, ON
Tommy StangFMay 23, 19975'10"165LMedonta Heights, MN
Ty TaylorGJuly 5, 19996'4"201LRichmond, BC
Grayson ValenteDSeptember 12, 20006'3"201LVancouver, WA
Logan VandemeerakkerRWNovember 27, 19996'0"185RDieppe, NB
Vadim VasjonkinLWApril 30, 19966'3"201LTallinn, Estonia
Aiden WagnerDJanuary 1, 19986'1"185LFresno, CA
Dmitri YushkevichDJune 3, 19976'0"187RToronto, CA
Mark ZhukovFAugust 29, 19996'1"200LSt. Petersburg, Russia


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