2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds Roster

American Hockey League (AHL)
Team Record: 32-37-5 (SO: 2-2) - 71 points
Finishing 7th in the AHL's Atlantic Division
Coach: Geordie Kinnear (32-37, 5 OTL)
Location: Springfield, Massachusetts
Attendance: 189,435, Avg. 4,985 in 38 home dates
2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds Statistics

The Springfield Thunderbirds of the American Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 32 wins and 37 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 2-2 showing in shootouts for 71 points finishing seventh in the AHL's Atlantic Division.

The Thunderbirds scored 210 goals and surrendered 233. Anthony Greco netted 29 goals for Springfield, while Curtis Valk contributed 42 assists. Harri Sateri topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 2.3 goals against average, leading qualifying goaltenders.

Geordie Kinnear coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Mikkel AagaardLWOctober 18, 19956'0"180LFrederikshavn, Denmark Denmark
Chase BalisyFFebruary 2, 19925'11"181LFullerton, CA USA
Francois BeaucheminLWJanuary 25, 19966'0"169LMetis-sur-Mer, QC
Mathieu BrodeurDJune 21, 19906'6"215LMontreal, QC
Cameron BrownCMarch 25, 19935'7"150LNatick, MA USA
Josh BrownDJanuary 21, 19946'4"215RLondon, ON
Matt BucklesFMay 5, 19956'6"218RToronto, ON
Blaine ByronFFebruary 21, 19956'0"172LManotick, ON
Ludwig BystromDJuly 20, 19946'0"175LOrnskoldsvik, Sweden
Greg ChaseFJanuary 1, 19956'0"205RSherwood Park, AB
Evan CowleyGJuly 31, 19956'4"185LCranbrook, BC CAN
Michael DowningDMay 19, 19956'3"194LCanton, MI USA
Tim ErixonDFebruary 14, 19916'3"199LPort Chester, NY
Bobby FarnhamLWJanuary 21, 19895'10"187LNorth Andover, MA
Mark FayneDMay 15, 19876'3"215RNashua, NH
Maxime FortunusDJuly 28, 19836'1"198RLa Prairie, QC Canada
Anthony GrecoRW/LWSeptember 30, 19935'10"165RFaribault, MN USA
Alexandre GrenierRWSeptember 5, 19916'4"200RLaval, QC
Henrik HaapalaFFebruary 28, 19945'9"165LLempaala, Finland
Rob HamiltonDJanuary 1, 19946'6"194L Calgary, AB
Jayce HawrylukCJanuary 1, 19965'10"190RYorkton, SK
Jake HortonFNovember 19, 19945'11"174ROakdale, MN USA
Ryan HorvatLWFebruary 9, 19936'0"196LSimcoe, ON Canada
Dryden HuntCNovember 24, 19955'11"194LNelson, BC Canada
Sam KurkerFApril 8, 19946'3"210RReading, MA
Juho LammikkoLWJanuary 29, 19966'2"190LNoormarkku, Finland Finland
Joel LowryLWNovember 15, 19916'2"185LCalgary, AB
Matt MacKenzieDOctober 15, 19916'1"188RNew Westminster, BC
Denis MalginFJanuary 18, 19975'5"177R Olten, Switzerland
Maxim MaminFJanuary 13, 19956'2"201LMoskva, Russia
Ian McCoshenDAugust 5, 19956'3"205LFaribault, MN USA
Samuel MontembeaultGOctober 30, 19966'2"164LBecancour, QC
Harri SateriGDecember 29, 19896'1"205RToijala, Finland
Colton SaucermanDMay 5, 19925'9"194RColorado Springs, CO USA
Reece ScarlettDMarch 31, 19936'1"175RSherwood Park, AB
Thomas SchemitschLDOctober 26, 19966'3"201RThornhill, ON
Owen TippettRWFebruary 16, 19996'2"204RPeterborough, ON
Tony TurgeonLWSeptember 21, 19896'4"228LGrand Forks, ND
Curtis ValkCFebruary 8, 19935'9"170LMedicine Hat, AB
Cory WardFSeptember 23, 19935'10"194RLas Vegas, NV USA
Eddie WittchowDOctober 31, 19926'4"205LBurnsville, MN USA



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