HERSHEY BEARS ROSTER

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1 HERSHEY BEARS ROSTER # GOALTENDERS POS C HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE TEAM DRAFTED 30 Vitek Vanecek G L /9/1996 Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic BEARS/South Carolina (ECHL) WSH, 2 nd (39), Pheonix Copley G L /18/1992 North Pole, AK Chicago (AHL)/St. Louis (NHL) # NAME POS S HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE TEAM DRAFTED 2 Tyler Lewington D R /5/1994 Sherwood Park, AB BEARS/South Carolina (ECHL) WSH, 7 th (204), Madison Bowey D R /22/1995 Winnipeg, MB BEARS WSH, 2 nd (53), Christian Djoos D L /6/1994 Gothenburg, SWE BEARS WSH, 7 th (195), Mattias Backman D L /3/1992 Linkoping, Sweden Texas (AHL) DET, 5 th (146), Dustin Gazley F R /3/1988 Novi, MI BEARS 11 Zach Sill A F L /24/1988 Brookfield, NS Washington (NHL)/BEARS 12 Nathan Walker F L /7/1994 Cardiff, Wales BEARS WSH, 3 rd (89), Ryan Bourque F L /3/1991 Boxford, MA Hartford (AHL)/BEARS NYR, 3 rd (80), Jakub Vrana F L /28/1996 Prague, Czech Republic BEARS WSH, 1 st (13), Travis Boyd F R /14/1993 Hopkins, MN BEARS WSH, 6 th (177), Chris Bourque A F L /29/1986 Boston, MA BEARS WSH, 2 nd (33), 2004 Montreal/Arizona (NHL) 18 Christian Thomas F R /26/1992 Toronto, ON St. Johns/Springfield (AHL) NYR, 2 nd (40), Riley Barber F R /7/1994 Pittsburgh, PA BEARS WSH, 6 th (167), Liam O Brien F L /29/1994 Halifax, NS BEARS 21 Chandler Stephenson F L /22/1994 Saskatoon, SK Washington (NHL)/BEARS WSH, 3 rd (77), Stanislav Galiev F R /17/1992 Moscow, Russia Washington (NHL)/BEARS WSH, 3 rd (86), Hampus Gustafsson F L /26/1993 Ljungby, Sweden Merrimack College (NCAA) 24 Mason Mitchell F L /13/1994 Calgary, Alberta Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) 25 Colby Williams D R /26/1995 Regina, SK Regina (WHL) WSH, 6 th (173), Domenic Monardo F R /6/1988 Oakville, ON Springfield (AHL) 27 Aaron Ness D L /18/1990 Roseau, MN Washington (NHL)/BEARS NYI, 2 nd (40), Hubert Labrie D L /12/1991 Victoriaville, QC San Antonio/Chicago (AHL) 33 Kris Bindulis D L /18/1995 Riga, Latvia Aston (NAHL) 34 Jonas Siegenthaler D L /6/1997 Zurich, SUI Zurich/HERSHEY WSH, 2 nd (57), Garrett Mitchell C F R /2/1991 Regina, SK BEARS WSH, 6 th (175), Tom Gilbert D R /10/1986 Bloomington, MN Montreal (NHL) COL, 4 th (129), 2002 PERSONNEL & KEY NHL Affiliate: Washington Capitals ECHL Affiliate: South Carolina Stingrays VP of Hockey Operations: Bryan Helmer Head Coach: Troy Mann Assistant Coach: Reid Cashman Assistant Coach: Ryan Murphy Video Coach: Mike King Associate Goaltending Coach: Scott Murray Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Wagner Head Trainer: Dan Beaker Stuck Certified Trainer: Murphy Luatua Equipment Manager: Josh Carter Assistiant Equipment Manager: Josh Famularo Broadcaster/PR: Zack Fisch PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Backman Bindulis Bowey Djoos Gazley Galiev Gilbert Gustafsson Hubert Labrie Jonas Siegenthaler Pheonix Copley Vitek Vanecek Jakub Vrana BACK-man BIN-dull-iss BOW-ee (BOW rhymes w/wow) JOOS GAYZ-lee GAL-ee-ehv GIHL-buhrt GUS-uhf-SON hew-bair LA-BREE JOE-nis SEE-guhn-thahl-uhr FEE-nihks KAHP-lee VEE-tehk VAN-uh-chehk Jay-kuhb vuh-ra-nuh

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3 #30 Vitek Vanecek-G Havlickuv Brod, CZE---1/9/ , 191--L 2 nd Round Pick of Washington (39) in 2014, Signed to 3-year entry-level deal by Washington on July 15, : Made his Bears debut in the regular season finale, earning a 2-1 shootout victory over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on April 17...stopped all three shootout attempts he faced that evening and was named the #1 Star spent the majority of the season with the ECHL s South Carolina Stingrays where he went in 32 games finished with the second best goals-against average in the ECHL at 2.03, and the fourth best save percentage among rookie goaltenders at.917 earned league honors four times during the campaign, including being named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team Named the CCM Hockey ECHL Rookie of the Month in November Honored as the CCM Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 7-13 Named Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for March Went 6-4 with a 2.31 goals-against average and a.914 save percentage in the Kelly Cup, leading the Stingrays to the Eastern Conference Finals played for his native Czech Republic at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Champions, appearing in 5 games with a 2.73 goals against average. CAREER : Made his professional debut in with Liberec Bili Tygric HC Played 3 games for the Czech Republic at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championships : Played for Czech Republic at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament drafted by the Capitals in the 2 nd Round (39 th overall) of the 2014 NHL Draft. Season Team Lge GP A PIM Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct Liberec Bili Tygri HC Czech South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS Czech ECHL AHL Bears

4 #31 Pheonix Copley-G North Pole, AK---1/18/ , 201--L Acquired by Washington from St. Louis with Kevin Shattenkirk in exchange for Zach Sanford and Brad Malone on Feb. 27, : Led Chicago Wolves in goals-against average (2.79) and save percentage (.909) Registered career-high 45 saves in 2-1 win over Iowa (March 26), earning first-star honors Posted 38 saves in 1-0 overtime loss to Milwaukee (March 5) Made NHL debut Feb. 27 against Nashville, making 5 saves on 6 shots in 24 minutes of action Had 36-save effort in Feb. 20 loss to Rockford Turned aside 34 shots against Iowa on Jan. 15 and earned first-star status Victorious in three consecutive decisions (Dec ) Started first game in a Wolves uniform Oct. 16 against Texas. CAREER : Appeared in five AHL games for the Hershey Bears in the Calder Cup, collecting a 3-1 record, 1.83 goalsagainst average and.946 save percentage Ranked third in the league, first among rookies, in goals-against average and save percentage Sat eighth in the league, second among rookies, in wins Made AHL postseason debut April 24, stopping 41 of 42 shots at Worcester in a 4-1 win Posted a record, 2.17 goals-against average,.925 save percentage and 3 shutouts in 26 games with Hershey in his first full professional season Ranked seventh in the AHL in goals-against average and save percentage Made AHL debut Oct. 13 at Norfolk, collecting the win with 29 saves Registered first pro shutout Oct. 19 at Hartford with 22 saves. COLLEGE: Registered a record, 2.51 goals-against average,.906 save percentage and 1 shutout in 30 games as a sophomore for Michigan Tech University Ranked sixth in the WCHA in goals-against average and seventh in the conference in save percentage in his second season with the Huskies Twice earned WCHA Defensive Player of the Week in Accumulated a record, 3.22 goals-against average,.900 save percentage and 3 shutouts in 24 games as a freshman for Michigan Tech As a freshman, ranked 11th in the WCHA in save percentage and 12th in goals-against average Twice named WCHA Rookie of the Week and once named Defensive Player of the Week Posted back-to-back shutouts at the Great Lakes Invitational for the first time in Tech history since 1956 and earned tournament MVP honors Season Team Lge GP A PIM Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL Tri-City Storm USHL Des Moines Buccaneers USHL Michigan Tech WCHA Michigan Tech WCHA South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Chicago Wolves AHL St. Louis Blues NHL Chicago Wolves AHL St. Louis Blues NHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS NCAA ECHL AHL NHL Bears

5 #2 Tyler Lewington-D Sherwood Park, AB---12/5/ , 196--R 7 th Round Pick of Washington (204) in 2013, Signed to 3-year entry level deal by Washington on Mar. 4, : Made his Bears debut on November 27 at Lehigh Valley, scoring a goal and getting into a fight in a 6-5 loss posted his first career multi-point game on January 15 at Lehigh Valley, adding a goal and an assist appeared in 32 regular season games in his rookie campaign with six points (3-3-6) and 89 penalty minutes played top minutes for the Bears, scoring 5 points (4-1-5) in 21 Calder Cup Playoff games also appeared in 14 games with South Carolina (ECHL), scoring 6 points (1-5-6). CAREER : Served as captain of the Medicine Hat Tigers of the WHL led all defensemen on club with 45 points ( ) posted a team-high 113 penalty minutes : Skated in 68 games with 38 points for Medicine Hat ( ) led club with 121 penalty minutes and was third on the team with a +40 rating : Enjoyed a breakout season with Medicine Hat with 26 points ( ) led club with 131 penalty minutes and posted a team-best : Appeared in 44 games as a 16 year old for Medicine Hat, scoring 3 points (0-3-3) Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS WHL ECHL AHL Bears #4 Madison Bowey-D Winnipeg, MB---4/22/ , 206--R 2 nd Round Pick of Washington (53) in 2013, Signed to 3-year entry level deal by Washington on Apr. 2, : Made his Bears and professional debut on Oct. 10 at Springfield scored his first professional point, an assist, versus Hartford on Oct. 24 and added his first pro goal the next night versus the Wolf Pack led all Bears defensemen with 29 points ( ) and posted a team-best +22 mark won Hershey s Best Defenseman Award as well as the John Travers/Steve Summers award for highest plus/minus posted six points (0-6-6) in 21 Calder Cup Playoff games. CAREER : Led the WHL s Kelowna Rockets to the Memorial Cup Finals, recording 19 points ( ) in the club s 19-game postseason run Named to the 2015 Memorial Cup All-Star Team Led all Memorial Cup defensemen in points and assists Led all Rockets defensemen in goals (17), assists (43) and points (60) Posted his second consecutive 60-point season in Kelowna Finished third among WHL defensemen in goals, fifth in points and tied for fifth in assists Broke Kelowna s franchise record for career goals by a defenseman (58) Served as team captain for a second consecutive season Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World U20 Championships : Amassed 60 points ( ) with the Rockets, leading his blue line teammates in goals and finishing second among team defensemen in assists and points Named the Rockets captain on Nov. 1, 2013, and helped lead the team to the best record in the WHL ( , 118 points)... Finished the regular season ranked tied for eighth in the WHL in plus/minus (+44), fourth among WHL defensemen in goals and tied for eighth among defensemen in points : Ranked sixth among WHL defensemen with a plus-41 rating Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2013 U18 World Championships : Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS Junior AHL Bears

6 #5 Christian Djoos-D Gothenburg, SWE---8/6/ , 161--L 7 th Round Pick of Washington (195) in 2012, Signed to 3-year entry level deal by Washington on May 16, : Scored first professional goal and collected his first multi-point game on Nov. 11 versus Lehigh Valley collected 22 points ( ) in his rookie season skated in 21 Calder Cup Playoff games with 9 points (2-7-9). CAREER: : Made his AHL debut on April 18 vs. Lehigh Valley and recorded his first AHL assist in the game Posted a career-high 17 points ( ) in 50 games with the Swedish Hockey League s Brynas IF Gavle Tied for first among Brynas defensemen in goals and second in points. SHL: Posted a total of 38 points ( ) in 145 games in the SHL son of former NHL and SHL defender Pars Djoos who played 82 NHL games with Detroit and the New York Rangers Brynas IF Gavle SEL Brynas IF Gavle SEL Brynas IF Gavle SweHL Brynas IF Gavle SweHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS SHL AHL Bears #7 Mattias Backman-D Linkoping, Sweden---10/3/ , 185-L 5 th Round Pick of Detroit (146) in 2011, Loaned to Hershey by Dallas (NHL) on Mar. 8, : Enjoyed breakout season with Texas (AHL), finishing with 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists) in 69 games posted a team-best +18 mark appeared in four playoff games, registering four points (one goal, three assists) and four penalty minutes. CAREER : Skated in 18 games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, notching four assists returned to Linkopings HC of SweHL and scored 17 points in 25 games Traded by the Detroit Red Wings with Mattias Janmark and a 2 nd round pick to Dallas for Erik Cole and a 3 rd round pick on Mar. 1, 2015 appeared in one game with Dallas AHL affiliate, the Texas Stars and joined club for two playoff games, sccoring one assist : After strong SweHL season with Linkopings in which he led league with a +25 rating, made his AHL debut with Grand Rapids on Apr.18, 2014 Played large part in Grand Rapids playoff run, notching six points (one goal, five assists) in 10 playoff games. JUNIOR: Played with Linkopings HC won a gold medal with Sweden at the 2012 IIHF U20 World Junior Championships Linkopings HC SHL Linkopings HC SHL Linkopings HC SHL Grand Rapids Griffins AHL Texas Stars AHL Grand Rapids Griffins AHL Linkopings HC SHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS SEL AHL Bears

7 #10 Dustin Gazley-F Novi, MI---10/3/ , 165--R Signed to 1-year deal by Hershey on July 6, : Ranked eighth on Bears with 31 points ( ) in 61 games...tied for sixth on the team with a mark of +13 had three gamewinning goals enjoyed best playoff performance of his career, scoring 9 points (4-5-9) in 16 games with a +10 rating. CAREER : Ranked seventh on the Bears in scoring with 38 points ( ) and tied for fourth on the team in goals Set AHL career highs in goals, assists, points and games played (72) Scored two of the Bears league-leading five shorthanded goals in the 2015 Calder Cup playoffs, tying for the lead among all playoff participants : Made Bears debut on January 4 at Adirondack Recorded his first Hershey points (one goal, one assist), and was named number two star on January 5 vs. Manchester : Despite playing in just 37 games with the ECHL's Elmira Jackals, finished third on the squad in scoring with 49 points (14 goals, 35 assists) His 35 assists also ranked third among his teammates named to 2013 ECHL All-Star Team Made AHL debut with the Binghamton Senators on February 1 at St. John's...Tallied first AHL point, an assist, on February 6 at Adirondack...Scored first AHL goal on February 22 vs. Hershey : Played with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL and led the ECHL in scoring with 85 points ( ) led the ECHL in assists named to 2012 ECHL All-Star Game named to both ECHL All-Star First Team and ECHL All-Rookie Team winner of the John A. Daley Trophy as the ECHL s Rookie of the Year. COLLEGE: Recorded 73 points (30 goals, 43 assists) in 153 games over four years at Michigan State University (CCHA) Sioux City Musketeers USHL Sioux City Musketeers USHL Michigan State University CCHA Michigan State University CCHA Michigan State University CCHA Michigan State University CCHA Greenville Road Warriors ECHL Elmira Jackals ECHL Elmira Jackals ECHL Binghamton Senators AHL Reading Royals ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears Hershey Bears AHL AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS College ECHL AHL Bears

8 #11 Zach Sill-F Alternate Captain Brookfield, NS---5/24/ , 202--L Signed to 2-year deal by Washington on June 30, : Signed with Washington on July 16 made Bears debut on Oct. 10 at Springfield served as an alternate captain for Hershey, skating in 63 games with 22 points ( ) along with 49 penalty minutes scored 10 points (6-4-10) in 21 Calder Cup playoff games two of his playoff goals were game-winning tallies, including the winning goal in a three-point night versus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 5 also appeared in 10 regular season games with the Washington Capitals, scoring one goal. CAREER : Acquired by Toronto from Pittsburgh for Daniel Winnik on February 25 Tallied four points (1-3-4) and 84 penalty minutes in 63 games with Pittsburgh and Toronto Earned his first NHL point, an assist, on January 13 vs. Minnesota Scored his first NHL goal on January 21 vs. Chicago : Made his NHL debut on November 16 at New Jersey Recorded six points (3-3-6) in 18 games with the AHL s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Served as the AHL Penguins alternate captain : Dressed in 57 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and registered nine points (4-5-9) Added four points (2-2-4) in the 2013 Calder Cup playoffs : Notched 17 points ( ) in 68 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton : Set AHL career highs for goals (11), assists (19), points (30) and games played (80) Only player on the Penguins to dress in all 80 regular-season games : Made his AHL debut with Wilkes- Barre/Scranton on October 3 vs. Syracuse, and tallied his first professional point, an assist Scored his first AHL goal on November 11 vs. Portland Appeared in six games with the ECHL s Wheeling Nailers, notching three points (1-2-3) : Finished his junior career by appearing in 58 games with the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) Posted 24 points ( ) and 78 penalty minutes : Scored 18 goals and added eight assists in 66 games with the Wildcats : Played the only six games of his collegiate career at the University of Maine (HE), tallying two points (1-1-2) Truro Bearcats MJAHL Truro Bearcats MJAHL Truro Bearcats MJAHL U. of Maine H-East Moncton Wildcats QMJHL Moncton Wildcats QMJHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Wheeling Nailers ECHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS Junior ECHL AHL NHL Bears

9 #12 Nathan Walker-F Cardiff, Wales---2/7/ , 179--L 3 rd Round Pick of Washington (89) in 2014, Signed to 3-year entry level deal by Washington on July 25, : Enjoyed a breakout season with Hershey, posting a career best 41 points ( ) and finishing fourth on the team in goals and points team s winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Hershey-area community Named Hershey s Unsung Hero and Most Improved Player scored 5 points (2-3-5) in 20 playoffs as the Bears advanced to the Calder Cup Finals. CAREER : Became the first native of Australia selected in the NHL Entry Draft, when Washington traded up to choose him in the third round (89 th overall) on June 27 Appeared in 28 games in an injury-shortened season in Hershey, and posted four points (1-3- 4) Added four points (2-2-4) in six games with the ECHL s South Carolina Stingrays : Made his Bears and American Hockey League debut on October 5 vs. Adirondack, and became the first native of Australia to play in the AHL Scored his first AHL goal on October 27 vs. Norfolk Recorded his first AHL assist on November 1 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton : Played in 29 games for the USHL's Youngstown Phantoms Hit the score sheet at nearly a point-per-game basis, registering 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists) Earned a spot at the USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in Muskegon, Michigan on January 23 Began the season with Vitkovice HC of the Czech Republic, posting one assist in 20 games...attended NHL camp with the Washington Capitals in September : Represented Australia at the IIHF World Championship Division II tournament and in the Division IB tournament Vitkovice HC Czech Vitkovice HC Czech Youngstown Phantoms USHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS USHL ECHL AHL Bears

10 #13 Jakub Vrana-F Prague, CZE---2/28/ , 195--L 1 st Round Pick of Washington (13) in 2014, Signed to 3-year entry level deal by Washington on July 15, : Spent his first full season in North America with the Bears, finishing sixth on the team with 34 points ( ) named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending February 7 appeared in only 36 regular season games due to an injury his 17 goals was tied for fifth on the team finished second on the club in playoff scoring with 14 points (8-6-14) in 21 games his eight goals were the most among the Bears in the 2016 Calder Cup. CAREER : Made his AHL debut on April 14 at Lehigh Valley, recording his first professional assist Posted three assists on April 18 vs. Lehigh Valley for his first multiple-point game and first-star honors Scored his first AHL goal in the 2015 Calder Cup playoffs on May 1 vs. Worcester Added two assists in the game for second-star honors Played in 44 games with Linkopings (SHL), notching 24 points ( ) Added five points in the postseason (4-1-5) Represented the Czech Republic at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championships, recording three points (2-1-3) in five games : Suited up for the Czech Republic at the 2014 U18 World Championships, leading his team in scoring (8-2-10) Led all players with eight goals, finished tied for third in tournament scoring and tallied four points in the team s final three games - including the overtime winner in the quarterfinal - helping the club capture the silver medal : Played for his native Czech Republic at the 2013 U18 World Championships and at the IIHF World Junior Championship Won a bronze medal with the Czech Republic at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament : Played in the 2012 U18 World Championships and led his team in scoring (4-4-8). Pt Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A PIM s Linkopings HC SEL Linkopings HC SweHL Linkopings HC SweHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS SHL AHL NHL Bears

11 #14 Ryan Bourque Boxford, MA---1/3/ , 185--L 3 rd Round Pick of NYR (80) in 2009, Signed to a 1-year deal by Hershey on July 6, : Traded by New York Rangers to Washington Capitals for Chris Brown on Feb. 28 made Bears debut on Mar. 4 versus Binghamton playing alongside brother Chris scored first goal with Hershey on Apr. 10 versus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton collected 5 points (1-4-5) in 19 games with Hershey played in all 21 playoff games for the Bears, scoring 5 points (2-3-5) opened season with New York s AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, where he was team captain played 56 games with Hartford and scored 24 points ( ). CAREER : Recalled by the New York Rangers from Hartford on Apr. 9 and made his NHL debut that night versus Ottawa skated in 73 games with Hartford, collecting 32 points ( ) alternate captain with Hartford Matched his pro career high with three points, and struck for his first multiple-goal game of the year with two goals, in 5-4 overtime win at Bridgeport on Dec : Played in 74 games with Hartford, posting career bests in goals (21) and points (37) finished sixth on the team in points led Wolf Pack team in plus/minus with a +16, tied for team lead in power play goals (7) and finished with second-most goals (21) among Wolf Pack skaters : Scored 15 points (8-7-15) with the AHL s Connecticut Whale in second pro season : Made professional and AHL debut with Connecticut on Oct. 8 scored first pro goal on Nov. 4 versus St. John s notched first multi-goal game of career with two tallies on Feb. 7 versus Springfield finished rookie season with 14 Points (6-8-14) in 69 games JUNIOR: Played two seasons with the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL notched 102 points ( ) in 93 career junior games played for U.S. National Development Program Alternate captain of Bronze Medal-winning USA squad at 2011 World Junior Championship Won a Gold Medal with Team USA at 2010 World Junior Championship. Pt Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A PIM USNTDP Under-18 Team NAHL U.S. National Under-18 Team Ind USNTDP Under-18 Team NAHL Quebec Remparts QMJHL Quebec Remparts QMJHL Connecticut Whale AHL Connecticut Whale AHL Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Hartford Wolf Pack AHL New York Rangers NHL Hartford Wolf Pack AHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL s TOTALS QMJHL AHL NHL Bears

12 #15 Travis Boyd Hopkins, MN---9/14/ , 184--R 6 th Round Pick of Washington (177) in 2011, Signed to 2-year entry level deal by Washington on March 31, AHL All-Star : Enjoyed a strong rookie season with the Bears, finishing third on the team in points and goals ( ) recorded his first professional hat trick in a 5-1 win vs Lehigh Valley on Feb. 6 named Hershey s Kenny Smith Memorial Award for most player of the game nominations scored 9 points (2-7-9) in 21 playoffs games both postseason goals were series-winning goals, including the overtime winning goal in Game 7 versus Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. CAREER : Signed by Hershey to ATO on April 7 Finished his senior season at the University of Minnesota (Big10), posting a career-best 19 goals and 41 points Ranked second on the Golden Gophers in scoring Ranked second in the nation with 10 power play goals Earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors Made his AHL debut with the Bears on Apr. 14 at LV Posted his first AHL goal and assist, both on the power play, and was named second star on Apr. 18 vs. LV : Was an Academic All-Big Ten honoree in his junior season with the Golden Gophers, recording 32 points (nine goals, 23 assists) while playing in all 41 games. Has totaled 96 points (32 goals, 64 assists) in 148 games with Minnesota Was part of the Golden Gophers first modern-era class to win four consecutive regular-season conference championships Reached the NCAA tournament all four years and twice played in the NCAA Frozen Four. G Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- P G A Pts PIM U.S. National Under-18 Team USHL U.S. National Under-17 Team USHL U.S. National Development Team USHL U. of Minnesota WCHA U. of Minnesota WCHA U. of Minnesota Big U. of Minnesota Big Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS USHL College AHL Bears

13 #17 Chris Bourque-F Alternate Captain--Boston, MA---1/29/ , 171--L 2 nd Round Pick of Washington (33) in 2004, Signed to 2-year deal by Washington on July 2, AHL All-Star : Led the AHL in scoring with 80 points ( ) and set a career-high with 30 goals finished with 60+ for the sixth time in his career the Bears were when he recorded a point Won the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL s most valuable player named Hershey s team MVP played in his fourth AHL All-Star Classic, and also earned his third career First Team AHL All-Star selection served as an alternate captain finished tied for third on the team with 12 points (4-8-12) in the 2016 Calder Cup. CAREER : Led the AHL s Hartford Wolf Pack in regular season points (66), goals (29) and assists (37), and finished fifth in AHL in points and tied for fifth in goals Finished with 60+ points in a season for the fifth time in his AHL career Set a new pro career high with his 29 th goal of the season on April 18 at Albany Tied his pro career high with his 28 th goal of the season on April 10 vs. Springfield Named a First-Team AHL All-Star on April 9, his second career First All-Star nod Played in his 500 th career AHL game on March 27 vs. Portland Co-winner of Turning Stone Casino Accuracy Shooting event in 2015 AHL All-Star Skills Competition on January 25 in Utica, breaking four targets in six attempts Named to the Eastern Conference squad for 2015 AHL All-Star Classic on January : Signed with EHC Biel (Swiss-A) on November 29...Recorded 13 points (6-7-13) in 21 games : Led AHL s Providence Bruins in playoff points (14) and assists (nine) Finished regular season fourth among Providence skaters in assists (28) Appeared in 18 games with the NHL s Boston Bruins, recording four points (1-3-4) : Led AHL in points (93) and assists (66), earning First-Team All-Star honors Participated in second career AHL All-Star Classic, skating for Eastern Conference team in 8-7 shootout loss to Western Conference in Atlantic City : Finished second among Lugano (Swiss-A) skaters in points (33), goals (14) and assists (19) : Named AHL Playoff MVP, after tying for league postseason points lead ( ) in capturing his third Calder Cup title Ranked third in regular-season assists (48) with the Bears, and finished fourth in points (70) Claimed off waivers by Washington from Pittsburgh on December : Won his second Calder Cup with Hershey, notching second-most playoff assists (16) and third-most points (21) on the squad Finished second among Hershey skaters in regular-season assists (52) and third in points (73) Represented Planet USA in AHL All-Star Classic in Worcester, tallying two points (1-1-2) Notched his first NHL point with a goal for Washington on December 30 at Buffalo : Tied for the Bears playoff assist lead (three), after leading team in points (63) and ranking second in goals (28) during the regular season Made NHL debut for Washington on November 6 at Atlanta : Appeared in his second Calder Cup Finals with the Bears vs. Hamilton Had second-most regular-season assists (33) with the Bears, and finished fourth on team in points (58) and goals (25) : Won his first Calder Cup with the Bears Was the top goal-scorer at the IIHF World Junior Championship (7-1-8) Boston University H-East Portland Pirates AHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Mytishchi Atlant KHL Lugano Swiss-A Hershey Bears AHL Providence Bruins AHL Boston Bruins NHL Kazan Ak-Bars KHL Biel Swiss-A Hartford Wolf Pack Hershey Bears AHL AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS College Swiss KHL AHL NHL Bears

14 #18 Christian Thomas-F Toronto, ON---5/26/ , 175--R 2 nd Round Pick of NYR (40) in 2010, Signed to 1-year entry level deal by Washington on July 1, : Opened season with the AHL s St. John s, scoring 14 points (7-7-14) in 18 games recalled to the NHL s Montreal Canadiens, appearing in 5 games with 2 assists traded by Montreal to Arizona for Lucas Lessio on Dec. 15 played one game with Arizona reassigned to Arizona s AHL club, the Springfield Falcons and made Falcons debut on Dec. 18 versus Utica finished season with 7 points (3-4-7) with Springfield. CAREER : Played 18 games with the NHL s Montreal Canadiens scored lone point of season and first NHL goal on Feb. 12 versus Edmonton...Spent majority of season with the AHL s Hamilton Bulldogs, scoring 22 points ( ) : Traded by the NHL s New York Rangers to Montreal for Danny Kristo on July 2 Made Montreal debut on Feb. 1 versus Tampa Bay...appeared in 55 games for Hamilton, scoring 27 points ( ) finished seventh on the team in points : Made NHL debut for the New York Rangers versus Montreal on Feb. 23 played 73 games for AHL Connecticut...finished fourth on team with 35 points ( ) finished third on the team with 19 goals. JUNIOR: Played parts of four seasons with the Oshawa Generals after debuting with the London Knights of the OHL in posted 257 points ( ) in 244 career games. Pt Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A s PIM London Knights OHL Oshawa Generals OHL Oshawa Generals OHL Oshawa Generals OHL Oshawa Generals OHL Connecticut Whale AHL Connecticut Whale AHL New York Rangers NHL Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Montreal Canadiens NHL Hamilton Bulldogs AHL Montreal Canadiens NHL St. John's IceCaps AHL Montreal Canadiens NHL Springfield Falcons AHL Arizona Coyotes NHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS Junior AHL NHL Bears

15 #19 Riley Barber-F Pittsburgh, PA---2/7/ , 190--R 6 th Round Pick of Washington (167) in 2012, Signed to 3-year entry level deal by Washington on Apr. 17, : The rookie finished second on the Bears in goals (26) and points (55) finished fifth among rookies with 55 points scored two goals in his professional debut on Oct. 10 vs Springfield recorded first professional hat trick on Jan. 30 versus Syracuse named the CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for February after scoring 18 points in 11 games was named Hershey s Rookie of the Year. CAREER : Ranked second on Miami University (NCHC) with 40 points ( ) Led team in shots on goal (180) and tied for the team goal-scoring lead : Named Second-Team All-NCHC Named to NCHC Academic All-Conference Team Tied for the Redhawks lead in goals (19) and ranked second on the team in points (44) Tied for the nation lead in shorthanded goals (four) : Won CCHA Rookie of the Year honors, the only Redhawk to claim the distinction Named to CCHA All-Rookie Team and First-Team All- CCHA Selected to College Hockey News All-Rookie Team Named CCHA Rookie of the Month for October and November Ranked second in the conference in scoring with 39 points ( ) Led the nation in scoring by a freshman Led the Redhawks in goals and ranked second in assists and points : Played with the U.S. National Development Program : Had 28 points ( ) with the USHL s Dubuque Fighting Saints en route to a Clark Cup title. G Pt Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- G A PIM P s Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL U.S. National Development Team USHL Miami University (Ohio) CCHA Miami University (Ohio) NCHC Miami University (Ohio) NCHC Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS USHL College AHL NHL Bears

16 #20 Liam O Brien-F Halifax, NS---7/29/ , 215--L Signed to 3-year entry level deal by Washington on Oct. 6, : Led Bears with 120 penalty minutes and finished season with 16 points (7-9-16) in 59 games Notched his first career multi-point game with two assists vs Binghamton on Dec scored 6 points (4-2-6) in 20 playoff games, including the game-winning goal versus Toronto in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 20. CAREER : Signed by Washington out of training camp to a three-year contract on Oct. 6 Appeared in 13 games with the Capitals, tallying one goal, one assist, 23 penalty minutes and a plus-four rating Registered his first NHL point, an assist, on Oct. 14 vs. San Jose Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 26 at Vancouver (Ryan Miller)...Loaned to Hershey on Dec. 6 Made his AHL/Hershey debut on December 7 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Netted his first AHL goal on Jan. 30 at Lehigh Valley Notched his first career Calder Cup playoff point, an assist, on Apr. 24 at WOR : Appeared in 68 games with Rouyn-Noranda (QMJHL), recording 35 points ( ) Ranked third on the Huskies in goal scoring and seventh in points Led the team with 148 penalty minutes. Has dressed in 261 career games with the QMJHL s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and Rimouski Oceanic, totaling 95 points ( ) and 493 penalty minutes Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL Rouyn-Noranda Huskies QMJHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears Hershey Bears AHL AHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS QMJHL AHL NHL Bears

17 #21 Chandler Stephenson-F Saskatoon, SK---4/22/ , 202--L 3 rd Round Pick of Washington (77) in 2012, Signed to 3-year entry-level deal by Washington on Apr. 12, : Doubled his point total in his second season with Hershey, posting 28 points ( ) in only 46 games posted a season-high 3 points (1-2-3) in a overtime win versus Syracuse on Dec. 20 added 6 points (1-5-6) in 17 playoff contests made his NHL debut with Washington on Oct. 15 versus Chicago skated in 9 games with the Capitals. CAREER : Scored his first career AHL shorthanded goal and the Bears first of the season on Oct. 26 vs. Lehigh Valley Netted his first career game-winning goal via penalty shot on Nov. 16 vs. Wilkes-Barre Scranton Notched first career Calder Cup playoff point, an assist, on Apr. 24 at Worchester : Signed by Hershey to an amateur tryout agreement on April 15 Scored on his first pro shot on goal and was +1 on April 16 at Norfolk. Registered a career-high 89 points ( ) in 69 games with the Regina Pats (WHL), setting career highs in all categories, including penalty minutes (65) and plus-minus (+27) Posted four assists in four WHL playoff games Led the WHL with eight shorthanded goals. JUNIOR: Participated in the 2012 CHL Top Prospects Game...Had a total of 195 points ( ) in 230 career WHL games. Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM Regina Pats WHL Regina Pats WHL Regina Pats WHL Regina Pats WHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS Junior AHL NHL Bears

18 #22 Stanislav Galiev-F Moscow, Russia---1/17/ , 197--R 3 rd Round Pick of Washington (86) in 2010, Signed to 2-year deal by Washington on July 1, : Scored 3 goals with the Bears in 5 contests during the month of November Scored 2 goals on Nov. 7 versus St. Johns spent majority of season with the Washington Capitals Had 3 assists for Washington in 24 games. CAREER : Tied for team lead with 25 goals finished with 45 points ( ), good for fifth on the team collected 10 multipoint games scored a goal in 5 playoff contests made NHL debut with Washington on Apr. 8 versus Boston scored first NHL goal versus the New York Rangers on Apr : Appeared in 16 games with Hershey, scoring 6 points (3-3-6) in 14 games with the ECHL s Reading Royals, collecting 13 points (5-8-13) : Made his Bears and professional debut on Oct. 13 at Syracuse scored first professional point, an assist, versus Rochester on Oct. 20 Posted 47 points ( ) in just 46 games for Reading His 23 goals were good for season on the team led league in power play goals by a rookie with 14 selected as Reading s Player of the Year and as team s Fan Choice Award helped Reading to a 2013 Kelly Cup Championship with 11 points (4-7-11) in 10 playoff games : Had 19 points ( ) in 20 regular season games with Saint John of the QMJHL led St. John to a QMJHL Championship led league with 16 goals and 34 points in playoffs : Finished fourth on St. John with 65 points ( ) in 64 games posted 27 points ( ) in 19 playoff games led St. John to a QMJHL and Memorial Cup Championship. JUNIOR: Finished with 144 points ( ) in 151 career games for St. John of the QMJHL named to QMJHL All-Rookie Team and CHL Top Prospects Game in played with the USHL s Indiana Ice In member of USHL All-Rookie Team and USHL All-Star Game led Ice to Clark Cup Championship. Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM Indiana Ice USHL Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL Hershey Bears AHL Reading Royals ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Reading Royals ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Washington Capitals NHL Washington Capitals NHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS Junior ECHL AHL NHL Bears

19 #23 Hampus Gustafsson-F Ljungby, Sweden---10/26/ , 205--L Signed a 2-year, entry-level contract with Washington on Mar. 7, 2017, Signed to ATO by Hershey on Mar. 9, : Served as an alternate captain during his senior season Registered 26 points (15 goals, 11 assists) in 36 games with Merrimack College Led the team in goals, ranked second in points and fourth in assists Registered a career high in goals and tied his career high in points Nominee for the 2017 Hobey Baker Memorial Award. CAREER COLLEGE: Played four seasons at Merrimack College, registering 87 points (38 goals, 49 assists) in 146 career games alternate captain for team from four-time Hockey Team Top Performer. JUNIOR: Played season with Amarillo Bulls of the NAHL Accumulated 27 points in 35 games at center... Notched 10 goals and dished 17 assists while totaling 21 penalty minutes and posting a +26 rating... Finished with seven points (four goals, three assists) in 11 playoff games Amarillo Bulls NAHL Merrimack College H-East Merrimack College H-East Merrimack College H-East Merrimack College H-East Hershey Bears AHL NAHL NCAA AHL Bears #24 Mason Mitchell-F Calgary, AB---1/26/ , 206--L Signed a 2-year, entry-level contract with Washington on Mar. 2, 2017, Signed to ATO by Hershey on Mar. 8, : Registered 14 points (12 goals, 2 assists) in 31 games with the University of Alaska-Anchorage Led the team in goals and ranked fourth in points Recorded 13 points (11 goals, 2 assists) in 25 Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) games, including three multi-point games. CAREER COLLEGE: Played two seasons at University of Alaska-Anchorage registered 26 points (15 goals, 11 assists) in 50 career games with the Seawolves named team s rookie of the year in scored a goal in his first NCAA game on Oct. 9, 2015 at Arizona State. JUNIOR: A three-year junior skater played a season with his hometown Calgary Mustangs of the AJHL in Prior to skating with the Mustangs, dressed for the BCHL s Nanaimo Clippers for two seasons tallied 42 combined goals and 31 assists Nanaimo Clippers BCHL Nanaimo Clippers BCHL Calgary Mustangs AJHL U. of Alaska-Anchorage WCHA U. of Alaska-Anchorage WCHA Hershey Bears AHL TOTALS AJHL BCHL NCAA AHL Bears