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1 TRAVIS GREEN COACHING TOTALS Portland Winterhawks WHL Portland Winterhawks WHL Portland Winterhawks WHL Portland Winterhawks WHL GP W L T OTL/SOL Portland Winterhawks + WHL PCT Result GP W L Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Lost in Final Utica Comets AHL WHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS mideseaon replacement; # replaced midseason HEAD COACH Travis Green, 44, is in his third season as the head coach of the Utica Comets after leading the team to the Calder Cup Finals in his second year. Green's Comets finished the year as Western Conference regular season champions with a (.678%) record. In his inaugural season, , he pioneered the squad to a (0.519%) record and narrowly missed out on a playoff berth. He was named the first head coach in Comets history on July 11, Prior to joining the Comets, Green spent four seasons with the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey. The Castlegar, BC native was originally hired by the Winterhawks as assistant coach and assistant general manager for the season. In November of 2012, Green was named interim head coach following the suspension of Mike Johnston (now the head coach of the Pittsburgh Penguins). Under Green's tutelage, the Winterhawks compiled a record and captured the WHL Championship. The Green-led Winterhawks ultimately fell to the Halifax Mooseheads in the Memorial Cup Finals. During his playing career, Green spent a little more than two seasons apprenticing in the American Hockey, all with the Capital District Islanders. Green is one of three current AHL head coaches that played together with the Capital District Islanders in (Dean Chynoweth - Lake Erie/ Derek Laxdal - Texas). Green graduated to the NHL after 20 games in the season and went on to play nearly 1,000 NHL games with the New York Islanders, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins, and tallied 193 goals and 455 total points. Green s best season was the campaign with the Islanders, when he notched career-highs of 25 goals, 45 assists and 70 total points, along with 14 power-play goals. He had 23 goals and 64 points the following season, and matched his career-high with 25 goals during the season with the Phoenix Coyotes. He finished his playing career in Switzerland, where he had nine goals and 20 points for EV Zug in the season. Green was taken 23rd overall by the New York Islanders in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft after scoring 51 goals for the WHL's Spokane Chiefs. He returned for one last season of junior hockey and combined for 60 goals with the Chiefs and the Medicine Hat Tigers. Regular PLAYER TOTALS Regular Spokane Chiefs WHL Spokane Chiefs WHL Spokane Chiefs WHL Spokane Chiefs WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Capital District Islanders AHL Capital District Islanders AHL Capital District Islanders AHL New York Islanders NHL New York Islanders NHL New York Islanders NHL New York Islanders NHL New York Islanders NHL New York Islanders NHL Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL Phoenix Coyotes NHL Phoenix Coyotes NHL Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Boston Bruins NHL Boston Bruins NHL Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Zug Swiss-A NHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS WHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS

2 PAUL JERRARD Paul Jerrard, 50, was part of the Vancouver Canucks original hires for the Utica Comets coaching staff prior to the season. He was hired on August 12, 2013 to join Travis Green's staff. The Comets are the fifth American Hockey franchise in which Jerrard worked with during their inaugural season, after starting up the Lowell Lock Monsters ( ), the Iowa Stars ( ), the Iowa Chops ( ) and the Texas Stars ( ). Prior to joining the Comets, Jerrard spent the previous two seasons as Glen Gulutzan's assistant with the NHL's Dallas Stars. Jerrard also worked on Gulutzan's staff with the AHL's Texas Stars. He helped the Texas Stars reach the playoffs in both campaigns, including the Stars run to the Calder Cup Finals in the franchise s inaugural season of Jerrard assisted Texas in posting a cumulative record (.587 points percentage) during the regular season and a (.533 winning percentage) record during the playoffs with Texas. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native boasts a decade of coaching experience, including two years as an assistant coach with the Hershey Bears of the AHL prior to joining the Dallas Stars organization as an assistant with the Iowa Stars (AHL) for three seasons ( ). In , Jerrard was responsible for video content as the Colorado Avalanche's assistant coach. He also coached for four years at his alma mater, Lake Superior State University. Prior to joining Lake Superior State, Jerrard spent one year as assistant coach with Lowell in Jerrard spent 10 years as a defenseman in professional hockey, having been drafted by the New York Rangers in the ninth round (173rd overall) of the 1983 Entry Draft. He was traded to the Minnesota North Stars in October of 1988 and skated in five games for Minnesota that season. Jerrard played parts of six seasons with Kalamazoo (IHL) and was a member of the 1997 Calder Cup-winning Hershey Bears. Jerrard is certified in strength and conditioning (CSCS) and is a member of the National Strength Coaches Association (NSCA). Paul and his wife Cheryl have two children, Meaghan and Catherine. COACHING TOTALS Lake Superior State University CCHA Lowell Lock Monsters AHL Lake Superior State University CCHA Lake Superior State University CCHA Lake Superior State University CCHA Colorado Avalanche NHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Iowa Stars AHL Iowa Stars AHL Iowa Stars AHL Iowa Chops AHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Dallas Stars NHL Dallas Stars NHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Regular GP W L T OTL/SOL PCT Result PLAYER TOTALS Regular Colorado Rangers IHL Kalamazoo Wings IHL Minnesota North Stars NHL Denver Rangers IHL Kalamazoo Wings IHL Kalamazoo Wings IHL Albany Choppers IHL Kalamazoo Wings IHL Kalamazoo Wings IHL Kalamazoo Wings IHL Milwaukee Admirals IHL Hershey Bears AHL Hershey Bears AHL Fort Wayne Komets IHL Hershey Bears AHL IHL TOTALS NHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS

3 NOLAN BAUMGARTNER ASSISTANT COACH Baumgartner, 39, is in his second season as a Utica Comets assistant coach and third season as an assistant coach with the Canucks AHL affiliate. Prior to being named assistant coach with the AHL's Chicago Wolves to start the season, Baumgartner completed a 17-year professional playing career where he served in a leadership role as captain of both the Chicago Wolves and Manitoba Moose. In 143 career regular season NHL games, Baumgartner recorded 47 points ( ) and 69 penalty minutes with Washington, Chicago, Vancouver, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Dallas. The Calgary, AB, native played 878 regular season AHL games while he earned 390 points ( ) and 815 penalty minutes. He also accumulated 29 points ( ) and 85 penalty minutes in 86 career Calder Cup playoff outings, including an appearance in the 2009 Calder Cup Final as a member of the Manitoba Moose. Baumgartner also represented Canada at the World Junior Championships in 1995 and 1996, won gold at both tournaments and served as captain in Selected 10th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Baumgartner was a member of the Memorial Cup championship Kamloops Blazers in 1994 and COACHING TOTALS Chicago Wolves AHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Regular GP W L T OTL/SOL PCT Result PLAYER TOTALS Regular Kamloops Blazers WHL Kamloops Blazers WHL Kamloops Blazers WHL Kamloops Blazers WHL Washington Capitals NHL Portland Pirates AHL Washington Capitals NHL Portland Pirates AHL Washington Capitals NHL Portland Pirates AHL Washington Capitals NHL Portland Pirates AHL Chicago Blackhawks NHL Norflok Admirals AHL Norflok Admirals AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Manitoba Moose AHL Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Manitoba Moose AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Philadelphia Flyers NHL Philadelphia Phantoms AHL Dallas Stars NHL Iowa Stars AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Manitoba Moose AHL Chicago Wolves AHL NHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS WHL TOTALS

4 Ht: 5-10 Wt: 183 Age: 28 DOB: July 25, 1987 #32 RICHARD BACHMAN Catches: Left Birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT Pro : 6th Dallas round 4 (#120) overall in 2006 Acquired: Signed by Vancouver to NHL/AHL contract on July 1, 2015 SAVES: 28, Springfield) SHOTS AGAINST: 34, Springfield) SAVES: 42, Chicago SHOTS AGAINST: 45, 2 times (MR: Chicago) : Recorded a win in his lone appearance for the Canucks this season. He stopped 28 of the Arizona Coyotes 31 shots on goal on Oct. 15.Reassigned to Utica on Nov : Recorded first victory of the season with a 39 save performance on Oct. 24 vs San Antonio and was named first star Named to AHL All-Star team Appeared in six games for the Edmonton Oilers.Stopped 56 of 57 shots in a quadruple overtime playoff game against Utica on May 6 in the Western Conference Quarterfinals en route to a 2-1 win : Matched the Barons record for wins in a season (26, with Yann Danis) and set the mark for appearances (52) and minutes (3,074) while going with 2 shutouts, a 2.99 GAA and.908 save percentage...opened the season with the Barons, but was recalled by Edmonton Oct. 27 and appeared for the Oilers that night in Los Angeles, stopping 47 of 48 shots in a 2-1 shootout loss...started 3 straight games for the Oilers before sustaining a groin injury in the final start Nov. 2 vs. Detroit...Returned on loan to the Barons Dec. 10 and finished the season with OKC. Won six straight starts from Jan. 30-Feb Started 12 straight games from Jan. 30-March 1, going : Third season with Skelleftea AIK of the Swedish Hockey 5th year pro Compiled a 21-9 record in 30 games played, and a 1.70 goals-against average with 5 shutouts Led the team to a Regular title Recorded a 1.06 GAA and.952% save percentage in 10 playoff games en route to the Elitserien Championship : Made NHL debut with a win for Dallas on Dec. 10 at Los Angeles...Earned first NHL shutout Dec. 13, 2011, stopping 34 Rangers shots in a 1-0 win at Madison Square Garden Represented the United States at the 2012 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Helsinki and Stockholm, earning a win in his only start against Kazakhstan : With Brent Krahn sidelined with injury once again, Bachman was thrust into a full-time AHL role. As a rookie, Bachman finished top-five in all major statistical goalie categories (wins, GAA, save pct., shutouts and saves) among all American netminders : Bachman turned pro, starting the year with the Idaho Steelheads(ECHL). He went with a 2.28 GAA and a.910 save percentage. He was promoted to the Texas Stars(AHL), going with a 2.15 GAA and a.932 save percentage : Bachman got his first taste of NCAA hockey with Colorado College. Bachman won 25 of 35 games with a sub-2.00 GAA and.931 save percentage. He was named the WCHA Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year; the only other player to accomplish this feat was Curtis Joseph : In his Sophomore season with Colorado College(NCAA), Bachman went , finishing with a 2.63 GAA and a.914 save percentage : With Chicago (USHL) Bachman went 2-5 with a 4.85 GAA and.888 save percentage before being dealt from another Stars prospect, Pat McGann. Bachman improved with his new club Cedar Rapids and brought his GAA back under 3 (2.99) and his save percentage back over.900 (.913). He committed to Colorado College for Regular GP W L T/SOL Min GA SO GAA SVS SV% A GP W L GAA SO Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL Chicago Steel USHL Colorado College WCHA Colorado College WCHA Idaho Steelheads ECHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Dallas Stars NHL Texas Stars AHL Dallas Stars NHL Texas Stars AHL Dallas Stars NHL Edmonton Oilers NHL Oklahoma City Barons AHL Oklahoma City Barons AHL Edmonton Oilers NHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Utica Comets AHL NHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS USHL TOTALS WCHA TOTALS ECHL TOTALS

5 #35 JOE CANNATA (ka-na-tuh) Vancouver round 6 (#173 overall) 2009 Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200 Age: 25 DOB: Jan. 2, 1990 Catches: Left Birthplace: Wakefield, MA Pro : 2nd (full) Acquired: Signed to NHL/AHL Contract by Vancouver on March 23, 2012 SAVES: 30, (10/24/15 vs Syracuse) SHOTS AGAINST: 32, (11/21/15 vs Bridgeport) SAVES: 43, 2/5/14 at Iowa SHOTS AGAINST: 45, 2/5/14 at Iowa : Posted first career American Hockey shutout with a 30 save performance against Syracuse on Oct : Recalled by the Comets on Nov. 25 Made first AHL start of the year vs the Albany Devils on Nov. 29.Named ECHL All-Star starting goaltender Split time between Utica and ECHL's Ontario Reign Appeared in five games for Utica and posted a record, GAA of 1.99 and a.932 save percentage...in 21 games with Ontario he posted a record, a 2.02 GAA, and.927 save percentage to go along with two shutouts in the ECHL playoffs : First season as a Comet 3rd year pro, all with the Vancouver Canucks Made first home start in Comets franchise history Recorded first win as Comet on Nov. 29 at Abbotsford : Split the season between the ECHL's Kalamazoo Wings and AHL's Chicago Wolves Posted a 3-4 record with a 3.29 Goals-Against Average in Kalamazoo Made ECHL debut on Oct. 20 vs. Toledo, where he recorded his first win...echl career best 40 saves in victory over Walleye...Posted a 6-6 record in 14 games with Chicago...Recorded a 2.65 Goals-Against Averaeg (GAA) and a.912 save percentage...made season debut on Dec. 30 vs Abbotsford...Recorded AHL career high 40 saves at Milwaukee on Feb : Made his pro hockey debut on April 15th at Peoria...Made 38 saves in his first career victory win over the Rivermen. NCAA: Graduated from Merrimack College in 2012 as the record holder in several categories with the Warriors Cannata amassed 3,152 saves over his four year career, compiled a 2.47 GAA, and netted a.915 save-percentage, all of which remain school records...cannata's 122 games played in a Merrimack jersey are also the school's highest total...59 wins are 22 more than the next closest goaltender...cannata also holds several single season records, including save-percentage, GAA, wins and games played. Regular GP W L T/SOL Min GA SO GAA SVS SV% A GP W L GAA SO USNTDP Under-18 NAHL Merrimack College H-East Merrimack College H-East Merrimack College H-East Merrimack College H-East Chicago Wolves AHL Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Chicago Wolves AHL Utica Comets AHL Ontario Reign ECHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL AHL TOTALS ECHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS NCAA TOTALS NAHL TOTALS

6 #2 TRAVIS EHRHARDT Ht: 5-11 Wt: 204 Age: 26 DOB: April 12, 1989 Birthplace: Calgary, AB D Pro : 7 th Undrafted Acquired: Signed by Utica to an AHL deal on Nov. 19 1, two times (MR: 11/6/15 vs Toronto) 1, (10/21/15 vs. Rochester) 1, 11 times (MR: 11/6/15 vs Toronto) 2, two times (MR: 4/13/12 vs Chicago) S: 2, Bridgeport) 2, two times (MR: Syracuse) 2, two times (MR: 4/12/12 vs Chicago) S: 5, three times (MR: 10/16/11 at Rochester : Signed to an AHL contract on Nov : Made Comets debut on Oct. 17 at San Antonio where he recorded a +2 rating Recorded first point as a Comet with an assist on Oct. 22 vs Adirondack Recorded his first goal of the season on Oct. 31, 2014 Signed to a PTO during training camp Signed to an SPC on Nov Skated in 41 regular season games with the Comets and recorded seven points (3-4-7) and 22 penalty minutes : Skated in 8 games for the St. John's IceCaps and the Stavenger Oilers of the Norwegian GET-ligaen Played in 14 games for Stavenger and recorded 4 points (1-3-4) during the regular season Won the Norwegian Championship in six games : Released as a free agent by the Red Wings at the expiration of his contract, Ehrhardt signed his first Euroepan contract with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga, playing 17 games and recording 16 penalty minutes : He made his professional debut signing an amateur try-out with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL at the conclusion of the season. On July 6, 2009, Ehrhardt was signed as a free agent by the Detroit Red Wings to a three-year entry level contract. For the duration of his contract with the Wings, Ehrnardt primarily played with AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins. Regular Calgary Northstars Midget AAA AMHL Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Canada Pacific U17 WHC Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Portland Winterhawks WHL Portland Winterhawks WHL Manitoba Moose AHL Grand Rapids Griffins AHL Toledo Walleye ECHL Grand Rapids Griffins AHL Grand Rapids Griffins AHL TPS Liiga St. John's IceCaps AHL Stavanger Oilers Norway Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL AHL TOTALS ECHL TOTALS WHL TOTALS WHC-17 TOTALS AMHL TOTALS LIIGA TOTALS NORWAY TOTALS PRO TOTALS

7 #3 #3 ALEX BIEGA Ht: 5-10 Wt: 191 Shoots: Right Age: 27 DOB: April 4, 1988 Birthplace: Montreal, PQ D (bee-ay-guh) Buffalo round 5 (#147 overall) 2006 Pro : 6th Acquired: Signed by Vancouver to NHL/AHL deal on July 5, , 19 times (MR: 1/1/15 vs San Antonio) 1, three times (MR: 11/21/15 vs Bridgeport) 2, nine times Lake Erie) S: 1, three times (MR: 11/21/15 vs Bridgeport) 2, four times (MR: 11/21/15 vs Bridgeport) 2, 14 times (MR: 1/1/15 vs San Antonio) S: 17, 1/11/13 vs Hamilton : Named the Comets franchise's third captain on Oct. 21 Recalled to Vancouver on Oct. 28 Reassigned to the Comets on Nov. 5 Recalled to Vancouver on an emergency basis on Nov Notes: Scored first goal of the year on Oct. 17 at San Antonio Scored OT GWG on Dec. San Antonio Recalled by Vancouver on Dec. 12.Second career recall by the Canucks on Feb. 16 Scored first career NHL goal in his NHL debut on Feb. 16 vs MIN...Finished second amongst defensemen on the Comets with 19 points ( )... Recorded four assists and a +2 rating in 23 Calder Cup Playoff games : First season as a Comet 4th year pro Made Comet debut on Oct. 11 at Rochester Recorded first assist and point as a Comet against the Americans Scored first goal as a Comet on Dec. 18 vs Abbotsford Scored game-winning shootout goal in 9th round of the shootout vs Iowa on Feb : Skated in 72 contests with Rochester in his third AHL season in the Sabres organization Third amongst Rochester defensemen with 25 points 20 assists and 25 points were career bests, while five goals tied his career best...had a career high 17 penalty minutes on Jan. 11 vs. Hamilton...Tied his career highs of two assists twice and two points three times, most recently for both with two points (0-2-2) on Jan. 12 at Syracuse...Recorded two assists in three playoff contests against Toronto : Participated in 65 AHL games with Rochester...Third amongst the Americans' defense corps with 23 points and second with 18 assists...amassed three multi point outings, including a two point night (1-1-2) on Apr. 8 at Adirondack, where he scored the game winning goal...had two points (0-2-2) in two Calder Cup Playoff Games at Toronto : Netted two assists in his professional debut on Oct. 9 vs. Manchester... Scored first professional goal on Nov. 20 vs. Worcester in the final game in a three game point streak...played in 12 playoff games...netted first career playoff goal on Apr. 23 at Conneticut...Played with current Comet teammate Colin Stuart. NCAA: Played four years at Harvard University where he racked up 131 games and 70 points ( )...Tied for ninth in Crimson history in games played...two-time selectee to the ECAC Third in and Named to the All-Ivy First All-Star in points ( ) in was second best on the Crimson...22 points (3g, 19a) was fourth best in and tops amongst defensemen. Regular Harvard University ECAC Harvard University ECAC Harvard University ECAC Harvard University ECAC Portland Pirates AHL Rochester Americans AHL Rochester Americans AHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Utica Comets AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL AHL TOTALS NHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS NCAA TOTALS

8 #6 #6 ASHTON SAUTNER D Undrafted Ht: 6-0 Wt: 192 Age: 21 DOB: May 27, 1994 Birthplace: Flaxcombe, SASK Pro : 1st Acquired: Signed by Vancouver to ELC March , (11/4/15 vs Portland) 1, two times (MR: Bridgeport) 1, (11/4/15 vs Portland) 1, two times (MR: Bridgeport) S: 1, three times (MR: 11/4/15 vs Portland) 1, three times (MR: 11/4/15 vs Portland) S: : Made professional hockey debut on Oct. 17 at Recorded first professional point with an assist on Oct. BGH Scored first professional goal on Nov. 4 vs. POR : Scored 51 points in 72 games for the Edmonton Oil Kings this season ( ) and has recorded 38 penalty minutes. The Edmonton Oil Kings captain has also appeared in 58 playoff games registering 20 points ( ) and 34 penalty minutes Signed by the Comets to a PTO on April 9, : Member of the 2014 Memorial Cup winning Edmonton Oil Kings Won the WHL Plus-Minus Award with a +59 rating Scored eight goals and 34 assists in 72 games : Sautner attended the Minnesota Wild s prospect camp before returning to Edmonton for his second WHL season. He had almost identical numbers in his second season with the Oil Kings, scoring 2 goals with 10 assists and finishing plus-22 while racking up 28 penalty minutes in 62 games. Edmonton finished first in the Central Division and reached the WHL Finals against Portland. Sautner played in 14 of 22 playoff games, missing time after suffering an injury after blocking a shot in the opening round against Kootenay. He scored three goals in the East Conference Finals against Calgary and finished the playoffs +4 with 3 goals, 2 assists and 10 penalty minutes : Sautner skated in 59 games for the league champion Edmonton Oil Kings in his first WHL season. Playing on a deep defense corps that featured three NHL draftees and highly-regarded 2012-eligible Griffin Reinhart, Sautner scored 2 goals with 10 assists and was plus-29 with 38 penalty minutes. The Oil Kings finished with the WHL s best record and rolled through the playoffs. In 19 playoff games he had 2 assists and was plus-eight with 10 penalty minutes. Sautner appeared in all four Memorial Cup games and was plus-one. The Oil Kings went 1-3 at the tournament, with their lone win coming against eventual champ Shawinigan. Sautner was ranked 92nd amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting s final rankings prior to the 2012 NHL Draft : Sautner returned to Moose Jaw for a second season of midget hockey with the re-named Generals in the SMHL. Sautner tied teammate Austin Yano for the team lead in points by a defensemen (35). In 42 games he scored 12 goals with 23 assists and had 43 penalty minutes. After finishing third in the regular season, the Generals reached the playoff semifinals. In six playoff games Sautner scored 1 goal with 2 assists and had 12 penalty minutes : Selected by Edmonton in the 8th round (162nd overall) of the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft, Ashton Sautner played for the Moose Jaw Warriors midget AAA team in Saskatchewan. In 42 games he scored 1 goal with 10 assists and had 11 penalty minutes. The Warriors finished sixth in the twelve-team league and in four playoff games Sautner had 2 assists... Regular Edmonton Oil Kings WHL Edmonton Oil Kings WHL Edmonton Oil Kings WHL Edmonton Oil Kings WHL Utica Comets AHL WHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS

9 #7 D JORDAN SUBBAN Vancouver round 4 (115th overall) 2013 Ht: 5-9 Wt: 185 Age: 20 DOB: March 3, 1995 Shoots: Right Birthplace: Rexdale, ON Pro : 1st Acquired: Signed by Vancouver to ELC May 2015 S: 1, Binghamton) 1, Binghamton) 2, (10/24/15 vs Syracuse) 2, (10/24/15 vs Syracuse) 2, (10/24/15 vs Syracuse) 2, (10/24/15 vs Syracuse) 2, Rochester) S: 2, Rochester) : Made professional hockey debut on Oct. 10 at Rochester Scored first professional point with an assist on Oct. 21 vs Rochester Recorded first professional career multipoint night with two assists on Oct. 24 vs SYR Scored first professional goal on Oct. BGH : Set the Belleville Bulls record for goals by a defenseman during the season with 25 goals Scored goals #20 and #21 just 25 seconds apart in a game on Feb. 13 Set a career high with 52 points in 63 games : Subban returned to Belleville for his third OHL season after attending training camp with the Canucks. He scored 12 goals with 30 assists and was -11 with 63 penalty minutes in 66 regular season games. The Bulls finished fourth in the East Division, one point ahead of the Ottawa 67 s, as both teams missed the OHL playoffs...played with Comet teammate Brendan Gaunce : Subban was the leading scorer amongst defensemen for the Belleville Bulls in his second season after representing Canada at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial U18 Tournament in August. He had 1 assist in five games as Canada captured the gold medal in the tournament. Subban scored 15 goals with 36 assists and was plus-22 with 47 penalty minutes; skating in all 68 games for the Bulls. Belleville finished first in the East Division and reached the playoff semifinals. Subban scored 2 goals with 3 assists and was +10 with 20 penalty minutes in 17 playoff games. Ranked 81st amongst North American skaters in the Central Scouting mid-term rankings, Subban was ranked 55th in the final rankings and was selected by Vancouver in the fourth round (115th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft : Subban played 55 games for the Belleville Bulls in his first OHL season and played for Canada Ontario at the 2012 U17 World Hockey Challenge. He scored 5 goals with 15 assists and was -22 with 31 penalty minutes during the OHL regular season. Belleville finished second in the East Division. Subban played in 5 of 6 games during the first round playoff series with Ottawa and was -1 with no points and 4 penalty minutes. Playing for the gold medal-winning Canada Ontario squad at the WHC he scored 1 goal with 2 assists and had 6 penalty minutes in six games : Jordan Subban was an assistant captain and skated in 68 games for the Toronto Marboros minor midget AAA team. He scored 21 goals with 43 assists and had 64 penalty minutes. In four games at the OHL Cup he scored 1 goal with 1 assist and had 4 penalty minutes. Subban played for Ontario at the Canada Winter Games; scoring 4 goals with 8 penalty minutes in six games. He was selected by Belleville in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2011 OHL Priority Draft. Personal: Is the third member of his family to be drafted into the NHL Brother Malcolm is a goaltender for the Providence Bruins Brother P.K. Subban is a defenseman for the Montreal Canadiens. Regular Belleville Bulls OHL Belleville Bulls OHL Belleville Bulls OHL Belleville Bulls OHL Utica Comets AHL OHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS

10 #8 C ALEX FRIESEN (FREE-suhn) Vancouver round 6 (#172 overall) 2010 Ht: 5-10 Wt: 186 Age: 24 DOB: January 30, 1991 Birthplace: Niagra-on-the-Lake, ONT Pro : 4th Acquired: Signed by Vancouver to ELC May 30th, 2012 S: 1, (11/21/15 vs Bridgeport) 2, (4/5/14 at Syracuse) 1, three times (MR: 11/6/15 vs Toronto) 3, Syracuse) 1, four times (MR: 11/21/15 vs bridgeport) 3, two times (MR: Syracuse) 10, (10/24/15 vs Syracuse) S: 12, (2/8/15 vs Binghamton) : : Netted two assists in his first game back from an injury on Nov. 20 Scored his first goal of the season on Nov. 21, 2014 Scored only Utica goal in the Frozen Dome Classic Posted first 30 point season ( ) Tied for second on the team with a +13 rating...one of five Comets players to post double-digit points (4-6-10) during Calder Cup Finals run : First season as a Comet 2nd year pro Missed first 6 games of the season with an injury made his Comets debut on 10/30/13 vs. Abbotsford Scored his first goal of the season on March 5, 2014 vs. Oklahoma City : First professional season Split time between Chicago (AHL) and Kalamazoo (ECHL) Made his professional and AHL debut on Oct. 13 vs. Rockford Recorded five points (1g, 4a) in 42 AHL games Scored his first AHL point, an assist, on Oct. 27 vs. San Antonio...Scored first career AHL goal on Feb. 1 at Milwaukee...Had an assist in his ECHL debut on Mar. 15 vs. Fort Wayne...Put together a three game point streak from Mar. 24 through Mar. 29, with an assist in each game...finished with four points (0-4-4) in ten games : Played five seasons with the Niagara Ice Dogs of the OHL Finished fourth on the team in scoring in with 71 points ( ) Led the team with 106 's Concluded second on his team with 60 points ( ) in 60 games played Scored 244 points ( ) over 292 career OHL games...played with Comets teammates David Pacan from and Darren Archibald from Niagara Ice Dogs OHL Niagara Ice Dogs OHL Niagara Ice Dogs OHL Niagara Ice Dogs OHL Niagara Ice Dogs OHL Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Chicago Wolves AHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL AHL TOTALS ECHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS OHL TOTALS

11 #9 #9 HUNTER SHINKARUK F Vancouver 1st round (24th overall) 2014 Ht: 5-11 Wt: 179 Age: 21 DOB: October 13, 1994 Birthplace: Calgary, AB Pro : 2nd Acquired: Drafted in , two times (MR: 11/7/15 vs Providence) 1, four times (MR: 11/20/15 vs Hartford) 3, two times (MR: 11/7/15 vs Providence) S: 2, two times (MR: 11/6/15 vs Toronto) 3, two times (MR: 11/7/15 vs Providence) 1, 18 times (MR: 11/20/15 vs Hartford) 3, two times (MR: 11/7/15 vs Providence) S: 2, 17 times (MR: 11/6/15 vs Toronto) : Recorded first professional hat trick at Comets home opener on Oct. 21 vs Rochester (1st star) Scored six goals in Comets first six games of the season Recorded second hat trick of his season on Nov. 7 vs. PRO Recalled by Vancouver on Nov. 14 First NHL call-up...made NHL debut for Canucks on Nov. 16 at Montreal : Made professional debut on Oct. 11 in Toronto.Recorded first professional point with an assist on 10/12/14 at Toronto Scored first professional goal on Oct. 22 vs Adirondack Scored a goal in five consecutive games from Mar. SYR to Apr. 1 vs RCH...Recorded a point in six straight games from Mar. SYR to Apr. HAM : Named captain of the Tigers in his third season, Shinkaruk was the second-leading scorer for Medicine Hat (trailing only 19-year-old Curtis Valk). He represented WHL in the Subway Series against a Russian all-star team and played for Canada in the Super Series in August. In 64 WHL regular season games he scored 37 goals with 49 assists and was minus-13 with 44 points. After finishing fourth in the Central Division the Tigers swept Saskatoon before falling to Edmonton. In eight playoff games Shinkaruk scored 3 goals with 3 assists and was an even plus/minus with 8 penalty minutes. He was ranked fifth amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting's mid-term rankings prior to the 2013 NHL Draft, and sixth in the CSS final rankings : Shinkaruk was fifth in the WHL with 49 goals and was Medicine Hat's second-leading scorer behind Anaheim prospect Emerson Etem in his second season with the Tigers. He had 42 assists and was plus-17 with 38 penalty minutes in 66 games as Medicine Hat finished third behind league champion Edmonton and Calgary in the Central Division. Shinkaruk scored 2 goals with 9 assists in eight playoff games and was minus-four with six penalty minutes. He played for Canada in the 2012 U18 World Junior Championship; scoring 4 goals with 4 assists in six games for the bronze-medal winning squad. Regular Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL WHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS NHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS

12 #10 #10 BRENDAN GAUNCE C Vancouver round 1 (#26 overall) 2012 Ht: 6-2 Wt: 205 Age: 21 DOB: March 25, 1994 Birthplace: Markham, Ontario Pro : 2nd Acquired: Signed to an ELC on Aug. 13, , (11/20/15 vs Hartford) 2, (11/20/15 vs Hartford) 2, (11/7/15 vs Providence) 2, two times (11/7/15 vs Providence) S: 3, (11/7/15 vs Providence) 4, (10/24/15 vs Syracuse) 3, (11/7/15 vs Providence) S: 5, Oklahoma City) : Recalled to Vancouver on Oct. 28 First NHL recall Scored first career NHL goal on Oct. 30 vs ARI Reassigned to Utica on Nov. 5 Career-high three-point night vs Providence on Nov. 7 First multi-goal game with two goals against Hartford on Nov : Made professional hockey debut for the Comets on Oct. 11 at Toronto Recorded first career point with an assist on Oct. 12 at Toronto Scored first professional goal on Oct. 17 at San Antonio first goal was a GWG Named second star as a result of his first goal...recorded first multi-point game on Jan. 10 vs ADK...Finished second amongst Comets in rookie scoring with 29 points ( )...Scored two goals in deciding Game 5 (3-1 Comets victory) of the Western Conference's Quarterfinals game against the Chicago Wolves...Finished sixth in playoff scoring amongst Comets players with nine points (4-5-9) : Finished seventh on the team in scoring with 46 points ( ) mates with Canucks' prospect Dane Fox and Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid : Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by Vancouver in August of 2012, Gaunce returned to juniors and was a team captain and the second-leading scorer for Belleville in his third OHL season. He scored 33 goals with 27 assists and was +10 with 44 penalty minutes in 60 regular season games. Belleville finished first in the East Division and lost to Barrie in a seven-game series in the Eastern Conference finals. Gaunce scored 8 goals with 14 assists in 17 playoff games and was +8 with 10 penalty minutes. In August 2013 he skated for Canada's U20 team at the summer evaluation camp in Lake Placid : Gaunce was the leading scorer for Belleville in his second season and represented Canada at the 2012 U18 World Junior Championship. In 68 games he scored 28 goals with 40 assists and was plus-4 with 68 penalty minutes. Belleville was much-improved; finishing second behind the Ottawa 67's in the East Division. In the playoff series with Ottawa he skated in all six games and was minus-2 with 1 goal and 2 assists.. Gaunce scored 3 goals with 1 assist and was plus-4 with 8 penalty minutes in seven games for bronze-medal winning Canada at the U18 WJC. Gaunce was ranked 13th amongst North American skaters in Central Scouting's final rankings prior to the 2012 NHL Draft : Gaunce skated in 65 games for Belleville as an OHL rookie and represented Ontario in the 2011 U17 World Hockey Challenge. He scored 11 goals with 25 assists and had 40 penalty minutes. Gaunce was minus-31 on a Belleville team that won just 21 games and gave up 97 more goals than it scored. In the Bulls four-game first-round series with Mississauga St. Michael's he was minus-3 with 4 penalty minutes. Gaunce scored 2 goals with 1 assist and had 18 penalty minutes in five games for Ontario at the WHC : Brendan Gaunce led all of Ontario midget AAA in scoring playing for the Markham Waxers. In 86 games he scored 55 goals with 93 assists. Gaunce was selected by the Belleville Bulls in the 1st round (2nd overall) of the 2010 OHL Priority Draft. Regular Belleville Bulls OHL Canada Ontario U17 WHC Belleville Bulls OHL Canada U18 Hlinka Memorial Canada U18 WJC Belleville Bulls OHL Belleville Bulls OHL Erie Otters OHL OHL All-Stars Jr Super Series Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL WHC-17 TOTALS WJC-18 TOTALS HLINKA MEMORIAL TOTALS JR SUPER SERIES TOTALS AHL TOTALS NHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS OHL TOTALS

13 #11 JOHN NEGRIN Ht: 6-2 Wt: 202 Age: 26 DOB: March 25, 1989 Birthplace: Vancouver, BC D (NEHG-rihn) Pro : 6 th Calgary 3rd round #70 overall 2007 Acquired: Signed by Utica to AHL deal on August 6, , seven times (MR: 4/12/13 at Hamilton) 1, two times (MR: Binghamton) 2, 10/9/09 vs. San Antonio S: 1, two times (MR: Binghamton) 2, four times (MR: Springfield) 2, four times (MR: 11/17/09 vs. Hamilton) S: 11, 3/4/11 at Oklahoma City : : Played in 35 games with the Comets...registered three assists and 12 penalty minutes : First season as a Comet 5th pro year Made Utica debut on Feb. 15 vs. Rochester Scored first point as a Comet with an assist on March 8 in Binghamton : Spent his fourth professional season between the AHL with Chicago and Lake Erie, and the ECHL with Kalamazoo Began his season with the Wings and skated in 32 ECHL games before being called up to the AHL Concluded the season with nine ECHL points (2-7-9) in 44 contests...played in one AHL game with Chicago...Picked up an assist vs Texas on Jan Ended the season with 17 games in Lake Erie...Scored his first AHL goal of the season on Mar. 19 vs Toronto...Finished his AHL campaign with five points (2g, 3a) in 18 games : Split the beginning of the season between Abbotsford (AHL) and Utah (ECHL)...Scored six points (1-5-6) in nine games with the Grizzlies...Scored his first career ECHL goal on Oct. 15 at Idaho...Appeared in 26 contests with Abbotsford and recorded one assist, on Dec. 18 vs Hamilton...Traded by the Calgary Flames organization to the Winnipeg Jets on Jan Made his St. John's Ice Caps debut on Feb. 7 vs Providence and recorded an assist...played in 14 games in St. Johns, where he finished with three points (0-3-3) : Skated in just 24 games due to injury in his second professional season with Abbotsford...Netted six assists throughout the season : Scored 15 points (5g, 10a) over 45 games with Abbotsford in his rookie season...made his AHL debut on Oct. 9 vs San Antonio and picked up his first two career AHL points (0-2-2)...Scored his first professional goal on Nov. 13 vs Peoria...Had a goal and an assist in three straight games from Nov. 13 through Nov : Made his NHL debut on Apr. 3 at Minnesota...Scored his first NHL point, an assist, on Apr. 11 vs Edmonton. Juniors: 41 assists ranked seventh and tied for third respectively in the WHL in and Second on Kootenay in in assists...netted 117 total points (13g, 104a) over 235 WHL games...also skated in 30 WHL playoff games, where he picked up 10 points (3g, 7a) Regular Kootenay Ice WHL Surrey Eagles BCHL Kootenay Ice WHL Kootenay Ice WHL Kootenay Ice WHL Kootenay Ice WHL Swift Current Broncos WHL Calgary Flames NHL Abbotsford Heat AHL Abbotsford Heat AHL Abbotsford Heat AHL Utah Grizzlies ECHL St. John's IceCaps AHL Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Chicago Wolves AHL Lake Erie Monsters AHL Utica Comets AHL Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL NHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS ECHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS JUNIORS TOTALS

14 #12 #12 JOHN KURTZ F Undrafted Ht: '6-2 Wt: 210 Age: 26 DOB: May 16, 1989 Birthplace: Oakville, ON Pro : 6th Acquired: Signed by Utica to a PTO on October 7, 2015 S: 1, 18 times (MR: Albany) 1, 19 times (MR: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton) 2, Charlotte) 7, Syracuse) S: 20, 12/13/14 Springfield) : : Played in all 72 games for the Norfolk Admirals Led the team with 188 penalty minutes : Served as the Admirals Alternate Captain for the entirety of the season...set career highs in in goals, assists, points, games played, and...played 200th professional game on 2/14/14 vs. Syracuse...Signed a 1 year contract extension with Anaheim on 01/25/ Posted season high two points (1g, 1a) in 1/19/14 at Charlotte...Scored first goal of the season 11/22/13 vs. Portland : Set AHL career highs in games, assists, points and penalty minutes with Norfolk in Named the Norfolk (AHL) team winner of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year award for his outstanding contributions to the Hampton Roads community during the season...signed a one-year, entry-level contract with Anaheim (NHL) on 04/10/13.. Set career highs in games, assists, points, and penalty minutes with Norfolk (AHL)...Was the recipient of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year Award for his outstanding contributions to the Hampton Roads community during the season...recorded first AHL multiple point game on 03/18/13 vs. Hershey (two assists) : Spent two stints with the ECHL's Elmira Jackals in Signed AHL Standard Player's Contract with Syracuse (AHL) on 12/06/ : Recorded his first professional assist on 10/15/10 at Adirondack : Scored first pro/ahl goal in 2nd pro/ahl game on 04/02/10 at Adirondack (Michael-Lee Teslak) Made pro/ahl debut on 03/31/10 with Syracuse vs. Hershey. Regular Windsor Spitfires OHL Sudbury Wolves OHL Sudbury Wolves OHL Sudbury Wolves OHL Syracuse Crunch AHL Syracuse Crunch AHL Elmira Jackals ECHL Syracuse Crunch AHL Elmira Jackals ECHL Norfolk Admirals AHL Norfolk Admirals AHL Norfolk Admirals AHL Utica Comets AHL OHL TOTALS AHL TOTALS ECHL TOTALS PRO TOTALS