2017-18 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 34-28-8 (SO: 0-2) - 78 points
Finishing 5th in the WHL's U.S. Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Matt O'Dette (34-28, 8 OTL)
Location: Seattle, Washington
2017-18 Seattle Thunderbirds RosterTeam Record: 34-28-8 (SO: 0-2) - 78 points
Finishing 5th in the WHL's U.S. Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Matt O'Dette (34-28, 8 OTL)
Location: Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 34 wins and 28 losses (and 8 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 78 points finishing fifth in the WHL's U.S. Division.
The Thunderbirds scored 250 goals and conceded 258. Zack Andrusiak netted 36 goals for Seattle, and Nolan Volcan tallied 30 or more, too. Donovan Neuls contributed 54 assists. Liam Hughes topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 3.15 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Matt O'Dette coached the team. The 2017-18 Seattle Thunderbirds lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Volcan | LW | 70 | 32 | 44 | 76 | 52 | -3 | 10 | 1 |
| Donovan Neuls | C | 71 | 22 | 54 | 76 | 48 | +12 | 5 | 1 |
| Zack Andrusiak | LW | 72 | 36 | 38 | 74 | 20 | -11 | 11 | 0 |
| Austin Strand | D | 69 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 75 | -2 | 14 | 0 |
| Noah Philp | C | 71 | 14 | 36 | 50 | 20 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Wedman | C | 72 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 75 | -7 | 6 | 0 |
| Turner Ottenbreit | D | 64 | 9 | 38 | 47 | 119 | +15 | 2 | 1 |
| Sami Moilanen | RW | 50 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 43 | +8 | 4 | 0 |
| Jarret Tyszka | D | 70 | 8 | 32 | 40 | 69 | -11 | 1 | 0 |
| Dillon Hamaliuk | LW | 72 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 52 | +4 | 2 | 1 |
| Reece Harsch | D | 53 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 36 | -6 | 6 | 0 |
| Blake Bargar | RW | 58 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 51 | -5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Lee | D | 64 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Malukhin | LW | 52 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hyman | D | 26 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 25 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Huo | C | 67 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 31 | -13 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Carpendale | C | 19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Brown | C | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Williams | D | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MacLean | RW | 38 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Briscoe | C | 25 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxan Kaluski | LW | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dorrin Luding | D | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Holden Katzalay | C | 59 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme Bryks | C | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Terretta | RD | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Mount | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Berlin | G | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Ormsby | RW | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade McNelly | D | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyrel Bauer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Savey | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Hughes | G | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1375 | 242 | 428 | 670 | 973 | -43 | 63 | 4 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorrin Luding | 17 | 884:00 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 3.87 | 477 | 420 | .881 | |
| Liam Hughes | 36 | 2133:00 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 3.15 | 1225 | 1113 | .909 | |
| Matt Berlin | 24 | 1359:00 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 3.40 | 718 | 641 | .893 | |
| Empty Net | 21:00 | 0 | 10 | 28.57 | ||||||||
| Totals | 77 | 4397 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 3.49 | 2430 | 2174 | .895 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Volcan | LW | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| Donovan Neuls | C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Andrusiak | LW | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Strand | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -1 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Philp | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wedman | C | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Turner Ottenbreit | D | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| Sami Moilanen | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarret Tyszka | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Hamaliuk | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Reece Harsch | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bargar | RW | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lee | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Malukhin | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Huo | C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Williams | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MacLean | RW | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxan Kaluski | LW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Holden Katzalay | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Terretta | RD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Mount | RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Hughes | G | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 95 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 56 | -53 | 3 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Hughes | 5 | 303:00 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.76 | 211 | 192 | .910 |
| Empty Net | 0 | 2:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 90.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 5 | 305 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4.33 | 214 | 192 | .897 |
