Springfield Thunderbirds Player Bios

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1 Springfield Thunderbirds Player Bios Season

2 #33 Sam Montembeault Goalie -- shoots L Born Oct Quebec, QC [21 yrs. old] Height: 6 3 Weight: 192 Drafted: FLA - 3rd rd., 77th overall, 2015 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Picked up second pro shutout with 21 saves in 4-0 W vs. UTI 3/10/18... Broke his own SPR franchise record with 47 saves on 48 PRO 1/21/18 in 2-0 L... Started SPR franchise record 11 straight games from Dec. 13 to Jan Stopped 35 of 36 shots in 2-1 HER 1/10, his 11th game of 30+ saves... Recorded Thunderbirds franchise record 44 saves in 5-4 HFD 12/30... Made 31 saves for his 9th 30+ save performance in 5-2 W vs. BRI 12/22...Denied 32 of 33 shots and picked up his first AHL shootout win 12/16 vs. HFD... Logged 1st AHL shutout with 32 stops in 4-0 W vs. CHA on 11/17... Recorded 32 saves in 6-4 W vs. LAV 11/11/17... Picked up first AHL win w/ career-best 38 saves vs. HFD 11/3/17... Recorded then career high 36 saves in 3-2 LV, 10/25/17... registered 25 saves on 28 shots in AHL debut PRO... Selected by FLA in the 3 rd rd of the 2015 NHL Draft (77 th overall).finished 2 nd in the QMJHL in GAA in season (2.40), led the QMJHL with 6 shutouts en route to a record and.907 save%... Finished four-year junior career with 87 victories Played in CHL Top Prospects Game in season named QMJHL second team All Star in Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL Florida Panthers NHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

3 #35 Harri Sateri Goalie -- shoots L Born Dec Toijala, Finland [28 yrs. old] Height: 6 0 Weight: 207 Drafted: SJ - 4th rd., 106th overall, 2008 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Set new T-Birds franchise record with shutout streak of 135:29 between 3/28/18 -> 4/4/18... Recorded 3rd shutout of season with 39 saves in 5-0 W vs. BRI 3/30/18... Won 5 consecutive starts for 2nd time this season, with 2-0 SO in Providence 3/4/18, his 2nd SO of the year... Set his T-Birds career high with 38 saves in 5-4 OTW vs. HFD 3/2/18... Made 31 of 33 saves for third straight win and 8th win in last 9 decisions on UTI... Picked up first SO as T-Bird with 33 saves on 2/23/18 vs. CHA... Stopped 36 of 38 shots in 3-2 PRO 2/18/18, his first AHL win since December call-up to Panthers... Made NHL debut in relief MIN... picked up first NHL win NYI, the first of four straight wins... Won 5 straight starts for SPR from 11/12 to 11/29... Started T-Birds opener on 10/7/17, his first AHL game since 4/18/14 w/ WOR...Selected by SJ in 2008 NHL Draft (4 th round, 106 th overall) Spent previous three seasons in KHL with Vityaz Podolsk, logging 52 wins in that time Prior to KHL, spent four seasons in the AHL with the Worcester Sharks won career high 18 games in his final AHL season before KHL stint ( ) Also played professionally in his native Finland, winning 21 games with Tappara Tampere in Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct Tappara Tampere SM-liiga Tappara Tampere SM-liiga Worcester Sharks AHL Worcester Sharks AHL Worcester Sharks AHL Worcester Sharks AHL Podolsk Vityaz KHL Podolsk Vityaz KHL Podolsk Vityaz KHL Florida Panthers NHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

4 SKATERS #3 Josh Brown Defense -- shoots R Born Jan London, ON [24 yrs. old] Height: 6 5 Weight: 225 Drafted: FLA - 6th rd., 152nd overall, 2013 NHL Draft Career Notes: : Scored first goal of season with 4.9 seconds to play to defeat HFD 5-4 on 12/30... Picked up assists in each of Springfield s first two home games, 10/14 vs. HFD and 10/15 vs. TOR : Spent full season with Thunderbirds, logging 96 PIMs and scoring 13 points ( ) in 72 games played w/ Manchester Monarchs (ECHL): Appeared in 54 games recording 1 goal and 11 assists Saw action in 5 playoff games w/ POR (AHL): Played in 10 games recording 1 assist w/ Oshawa Generals (OHL): Standout player in final year of junior hockey, won OHL Championship and Memorial Cup Selected in 6th round (152 overall) by Florida Panthers in 2013 NHL Draft Whitby Fury OJHL Oshawa Generals OHL Oshawa Generals OHL Oshawa Generals OHL Oshawa Generals OHL Portland Pirates AHL Manchester Monarchs ECHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

5 #4 Tim Erixon Defense -- shoots L Born Feb Port Chester, NY [26 yrs. old] Height: 6 3 Weight: 200 Drafted: CGY- 1st rd., 23rd overall, 2009 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Tallied GWG on PP w/ 1:24 to go in 5-3 W vs. CHA, 11/15... logged assists in franchise record six straight games from Nov : recorded 17 points in 54 GP w/ WBS : Had seven points (1G-6A) in the month of November Recorded his 100th career AHL assist in a 2-assist performance against Lehigh Valley on Mar. 9, 2016 Led all WBS defensemen in points during the 2016 Calder Cup Playoffs with 6 (2G-4A) : Played in 42 games between three different NHL clubs (Columbus, Chicago, and Toronto) Scored his first career NHL goal on Oct. 26, 2014 for Columbus, a power play goal at Los Angeles Traded from Columbus to Chicago on Dec. 14 in exchange for Jeremy Morin Claimed off waivers by Toronto on Mar. 3, 2015 Scored his first goal as a member of the Maple Leafs on Mar. 21 at Ottawa : Finished 13th overall in the AHL in defenseman scoring, but tied for 2nd among defensemen in points per game (0.95) Tied his careerbest 4 points in one game with 1G-3A on Oct. 18, 2013 at Providence Registered 9 points (2G-7A) in the first 3 games of the season Captured a bronze medal with Sweden at the 2013 IIHF World Championship : Led all Springfield D-men with 0.73 points per game Scored 1G-3A and posted an AHL season-high +6 rating on Nov. 4, 2012 in his first game against his former team, Connecticut; 4 points set a new personal record for points in one game Played AHL All-Star Game : Led Connecticut defensemen with 30 assists, tied for 1st among team defensemen with 33 points Registered his first AHL point in his first game with the Whale on Nov. 2, 2011 at Bridgeport Scored his first AHL goal 10 days later on Nov. 12, a power play goal at St. John s Recorded his first career NHL point on Mar. 23, 2012 for the NY Rangers against Buffalo : Posted a personal Elitserien career best 24 points (5G-19A) in 48 games with Skellefteå Won silver medal with Sweden at 2011 llhf World Championship Participated in the IIHF World Junior Championship with Sweden for the third year in a row : Led Skellefteå defensemen with 7 goals at 18-years-old Had his first multi-point and two-goal game when he notched 2 goals on Nov. 26, 2009 at Rögle Scored his first Elitserien playoffs goal and only point of the postseason on Apr. 8, 2010 in the deciding game of a losing series at HV71 Won a bronze medal with Sweden at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship : Earned 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points with Skellefteå AIK and added 2 assists while on loan to Malmö in the HockeyAllsvenskan, giving him 9 total points (2G-7A) as a 17-year-old in his first year of professional hockey Scored his first Elitserien goal in the first game of the season on Sept. 18, 2008 against Rögle Won a silver medal with Sweden at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship Scored the most goals by a defenseman (3) and most points by a defenseman (9) in 6 games and was named first team All-Star at the IIHF U18 World Juniors. OTHER: Made his Elitserien debut on Jan. 3, 2008 for Skellefteå Son of former NHL forward Jan Erixon, who played 10 seasons with the New York Rangers ( ) Represented Sweden three years in a row at the IIHF World Junior Championships (2009, 2010, 2011) Skelleftea AIK SEL Malmo Redhawks Swe Skelleftea AIK SEL Skelleftea AIK SEL Skelleftea AIK SEL New York Rangers NHL Connecticut Whale AHL Springfield Falcons AHL Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Springfield Falcons AHL Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Chicago Blackhawks NHL Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL Binghamton Devils* AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

6 #5 Mike Downing Defense -- shoots L Born May Canton, MI [22 yrs. old] Height: 6 2 Weight: 200 Drafted: FLA - 4th rd., 97th overall, 2013 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : in first full AHL season, recorded 13 points ( ) and 65 PIMs with Springfield w/ Mich. (NCAA): Appeared in 35 games recording 3 goals and 17 assists for 20 points All-Big Ten Second Team selection in and Big Ten All-Rookie Team in Recorded an assist on college debut vs. BC Played for U.S. National U17 team Selected in 4th round (97th overall) in 2013 NHL draft by the Florida Panthers Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL U. of Michigan Big U. of Michigan Big U. of Michigan Big Portland Pirates AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Manchester Monarchs* ECHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

7 #6 Colton Saucerman Defense -- shoots R Born May Colorado Springs, CO [25 yrs. old] Height: 5 9 Weight: 175 CAREER NOTES: Saucerman helped lead Northeastern to a Hockey East Championship and earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Saucerman was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament team and finished the season with 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in 40 games from the blue line. The 5-foot-9, 191-pound defenseman collected 64 points (20 goals, 44 assists) in 140 collegiate games. Prior to his time in the NCAA, the Colorado Springs, Colorado native played three seasons of junior hockey with the Corpus Christi Ice Rays of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), and the Des Moines Buccaneers, Dubuque Fighting Saints and Lincoln Stars of the United States Hockey League (USHL). He had 54 points in 126 junior hockey games. Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM Des Moines Buccaneers USHL Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL Lincoln Stars USHL Northeastern University H-Eas Northeastern University H-Eas Northeastern University H-Eas Northeastern University H-Eas South Carolina Stingrays ECHL South Carolina Stingrays ECHL Hershey Bears AHL Manchester Monarchs ECHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Manchester Monarchs* ECHL Providence Bruins* AHL Ontario Reign* AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

8 #7 Mark Fayne Defense-- shoots R Born May 15, 1987 Nashua, NH [30 yrs. old] Height: 6 3 Weight: 212 Drafted: NJ - 5th rd., 155th overall, 2005 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Scored first goal w/ T- Birds in 4-2 WBS 1/5... Made SPR debut 12/23 vs. PRO... Loaned to SPR by the Edmonton Oilers 12/19... Tied professional career high with 17 pts ( ) in just 39 GP in w/ BAK... Skated in 389 NHL GP with NJ and EDM, recording 65 pts ( ) and accruing 131 PIMs... Skated in 24 NHL playoff games with New Jersey, capturing an Eastern Conference championship in At Providence College, named to NCAA Hockey East All-Rookie team in freshman season Providence College H-Eas Providence College H-Eas Providence College H-Eas Providence College H-Eas Albany Devils AHL New Jersey Devils NHL New Jersey Devils NHL New Jersey Devils NHL New Jersey Devils NHL Edmonton Oilers NHL Edmonton Oilers NHL Bakersfield Condors AHL Edmonton Oilers NHL Bakersfield Condors AHL Bakersfield Condors* AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

9 #10 Maxime Fortunus Defense -- shoots R Born Jul La Prairie, QC [34 yrs. old] Height: 5 11 Weight: 205 CAREER NOTES: : Skated in 1,000th pro game on BRI...Signed to PTO by SPR on 11/14/17, his 15th professional season : Enters his 14th pro season in having signed a two-year, AHL SPC contract with Iowa on July. 1, Captained Texas to a Calder Cup in the spring of Became 16th player in AHL history to play in 100 Calder Cup playoff games. Has made three appearances in the Calder Cup Finals (MB , TX & 2014) : Named third Captain in Iowa team history on Oct. 9, Played in his 700th AHL game on Oct. 11, 2015 vs. Charlotte. Season cut short with upper-body injury on Mar. 25, 2016 at home vs. Chicago. Placed second among team defenders in points and tied for second among team defensemen in assists : Tied a career high with 34 points posting 2nd highest totals in goals (9) and assists (25). Appeared in his 650th career AHL game on Nov. 26 vs. Oklahoma City. Selected as Captain of the Western Conference for the AHL All-Stars Classic Jan Appeared in his 800th career game as a pro on Jan. 9 vs. Iowa : Spent bulk of season with Texas, leading team to best regular season record with 48 wins and a 16-5 playoff march to his first Calder Cup. Played in his 750th career pro game on March 4, 2014 at Abbotsford. Recorded his 150th career AHL assist on April 4, 2014 vs. Lake Erie. Played in his 100th career pro playoff game on April 26, 2014 at Oklahoma City. Recorded an assist for his first career NHL point on December 23, 2013 at Los Angeles : Played in his 700th pro game and scored his 50th career AHL goal on October 5, 2013 vs. Chicago : Only season in Texas where team did not qualify for playoffs : Set a career high with 29 assists and tied his career high with 34 points : Played in a career high 24 Calder Cup Playoff games. Texas fell in the Calder Cup Finals to Hershey (6 Games). Scored a career-high 11 goals. Made his NHL debut with Dallas on December 12, 2009 against Detroit : Signed his first NHL contract with the Dallas Stars as a free agent on July 3, Made his first trip to the Calder Cup Finals in his 4th season with the Manitoba Moose (AHL). Hershey defeated Manitoba in six games : Posted a career-high +15 over 65 games Notched the first 20-point campaign of his career his second full AHL season : His first full season in the AHL, played a careerhigh 76 games : Spent the majority of the season in Louisiana (ECHL) and also played in 13 AHL games for Houston : Made his pro debut in with the Louisiana IceGators of the ECHL, then later that year made his AHL debut with the Houston Aeros : Played parts of five seasons of major junior hockey with Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL, tallying 148 points (40 goals, 108 assists) in 285 career games. Was selected to the QMJHL First All-Star Team. Awarded the Emile Bouchard Trophy as the QMJHL Defenseman of the Year Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL Baie-Comeau Drakkar QMJHL Louisiana IceGators ECHL Houston Aeros AHL Louisiana IceGators ECHL Houston Aeros AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Manitoba Moose AHL Texas Stars AHL Dallas Stars NHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Dallas Stars NHL Texas Stars AHL Iowa Wild AHL Iowa Wild AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

10 #13 Chase Balisy Forward -- shoots L Born Feb Rancho Santa Margarita, CA [26 yrs. old] Height: 5 11 Weight: 180 Drafted: NSH - 6th rd., 170th overall, 2011 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Picked up 3a in 5-3 W vs. BRI 1/26/18... Logged second straight multi-point game w/ 2a in 5-2 PRO 1/14/18... Scored 2g in 6-2 LV 1/12/18... Made NHL debut for Florida Panthers on 10/28/17 for Panthers... Skated in 100th consecutive regular season AHL game 10/22 vs. BEL... Scored two goals (1 SH, 1 PP) in 3-2 PRO 10/13/17... Entered season having played in 93 straight AHL regular season games : Named Thunderbirds team MVP and Good Sportsmanship award winner, leading the team in assists (28) and points (45) w/ POR (AHL): Appeared in 69 games recording 9 goals and 17 assists for 26 Saw action in 2 playoff games recorded 1 assist... Signed a two-year contract with the Florida Panthers as a free agent in June Career Notes : Made pro debut for St. John's IceCaps vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on 10/17/2014. Scored first pro goal and added first two pro assists on 10/21/2014 vs. Binghamton Senators. Ended season on a fourgame goal scoring streak from 4/10-18/ : Served as Captain in final season at Western Michigan University. Named NCHC Offensive Player of the Week for 1/13/ : Appeared in all 38 games and tied for team lead in points : Notched career-high three assists on 10/7/2012 vs. Alabama-Huntsville Chargers : Named Freshman All-American by Inside College Hockey. Won Western Michigan's Suzanne Klopp Rookie of the Year Award. Named CCHA Rookie of the Week for 1/17/ Member of U.S. National Under-17 and U.S. National Under-18 Team Selected by Nashville in the 6th round (170th overall) in 2011 NHL Draft USNTDP Under-18 Team NAHL U.S. National Under-18 Te USHL U.S. National Under-17 Te USHL Western Michigan Universi CCHA Western Michigan Universi CCHA Western Michigan Universi CCHA Western Michigan Universi NCHC St. John's IceCaps AHL Portland Pirates AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Florida Panthers* NHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

11 #14 Joel Lowry Forward-- shoots R Born Nov Calgary, AB [26 yrs. old] Height: 6 2 Weight: 192 CAREER NOTES: Season Notes: Signed PTO w/ T-Birds on Mar Before Springfield, signed PTO with Utica Comets on Dec. 19. Spent majority of season with Manchester posting 39 points ( ) in 33 games played : Skated in 40 games with the Ontario Reign collecting eight points (1-7-8) and 64 penalty minutes. Career Notes: Played majority of rookie season in with Reign appearing in 41 games amassing 11 points (5-6-11) and 32 penalty minutes. Skated in three games with Manchester posting one point (0-1-1) two penalty minutes. Amateur Notes: Skated four season at Cornell from totaling 111 games with 77 points ( ) and 155 penalty minutes. Played two seasons in the BCHL with Victoria from amassing 111 points and 90 penalty minutes in 99 games... is son of former NHL winger Dave Lowry and brother of current Winnipeg Jets center Adam Lowry Okotoks Oilers AJHL Victoria Grizzlies BCHL Victoria Grizzlies BCHL Cornell University ECAC Cornell University ECAC Cornell University ECAC Cornell University ECAC Ontario Reign AHL Manchester Monarchs ECHL Ontario Reign AHL Manchester Monarchs* ECHL Utica Comets* AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

12 #15 Greg Chase Forward -- shoots R Born Jan Sherwood Park, AB [23 yrs. old] Height: 6 0 Weight: 190 Drafted: EDM - 7th rd., 188th overall, 2013 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Picked up 1g, 1a in 5-3 W vs. BRI 1/26/18... Made his SPR debut in 5-4 HFD 12/30... Second on Norfolk (ECHL) in goals with 18 in Nearly a point-per-game average after being acquired by Victoria in ; second in playoff scoring with 11 points (7g-4a) in 10gms. Led the Calgary Hitmen in scoring with 85 points (35g-50a) in Drafted in the 7th round (#188) of the 2013 NHL Draft by Edmonton Calgary Hitmen WHL Calgary Hitmen WHL Calgary Hitmen WHL Calgary Hitmen WHL Oklahoma City Barons AHL Calgary Hitmen WHL Victoria Royals WHL Oklahoma City Barons AHL Norfolk Admirals ECHL Bakersfield Condors AHL Bakersfield Condors AHL Bakersfield Condors* AHL Wichita Thunder* ECHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

13 #17 Ludwig Bystrom Defense -- shoots L Born July Ornskoldsvik, Sweden [23 yrs. old] Height: 6 0 Weight: 175 Drafted: DAL - 2nd rd., 43rd overall, 2012 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: Scored first goal as T-Bird, added 1a in 5-1 W vs. HFD 1/15... Tallied 2a in first game with SPR, 11/11/ Signed a one-year contract extension with the Dallas Stars on June 17, Tallied the 50th point of his pro career on January 18, 2017 vs. Manitoba with an assist. - Won a silver medal competing for Sweden at the 2012 IIHF U18 World Junior Championships. - Over his junior and professional career combined, tallied 23 points (7-16=23) in 140 Swedish Hockey League games. - Appeared in the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic as the AHL hosted his Swedish team Farjestads in the exhibition. The AHL All- Stars won MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL Orebro HK Swe MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL Farjestads BK Karlstad SweHL Farjestads BK Karlstad SweHL Timra IK Swe Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars AHL Texas Stars* AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

14 #18 Curtis Valk Forward -- shoots L Born Feb Medicine Hat, AB [25 yrs. old] Height: 5 9 Weight: 170 CAREER NOTES: : Picked up 3a in 5-1 LAV 4/6/18... Logged 4-pt game 3/31/18 vs. UTI (1g, 3a)... Became first T-Birds player to ever eclipse 50 pts in a season... Extended point streak to five games with assist 3/3/18 vs. CHA... Picked up 2g, 1a, including OTW vs. HFD 3/2/18...Logged second straight multi-point game in 4-0 W vs. CHA 2/23/18... Picked up 1g & 2a in 5-1 W vs. HFD 1/15... Made NHL debut for Panthers on 11/14/17 vs. DAL... Logged second 2g game of season 11/11/17 vs. LAV... Picked up game-winning goal, tallied 2g in 5-3 W vs. HFD, 11/3/17... registered points in seven straight games from Oct. 13 to Oct tallied goal & assist in T-Birds first W vs. BEL, 10/ Season Notes: Scored game winning shootout goal and added an assist on Apr. 2 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Game winning goal on Feb. 11 at Springfield. Five-game point streak from Dec Jan. 11 with two goals and four assists. Scored game winning goal in two consecutive games on Jan. 6 vs. Albany and Jan. 7 at Hershey. Five-game point streak from Nov Nov. 23 registering nine points (4g, 5a). The streak included the first four games with a goal. Recorded first three-point night (1-2-3) of his AHL career on Nov. 12 vs Hartford : Scored first AHL goal on Mar. 26 at Binghamton. Skated in 30 games with Kalamazoo scoring Career Notes: Named ECHL Player of the Month in October Voted to 2015 ECHL All-Star Game to represent the Kalamazoo Wings. Amateur Notes: Dressed in 270 games with the Medicine Hat Tigers from Amassed with a plus-34 and 146 PIM. Led team in goals and points during season and season. Captained Tigers during the season. Named to the 2013 WHL East First All-Star Team Brooks Bandits AJHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Utica Comets AHL Florida Panthers* NHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

15 #19 Jake Horton Forward -- shoots L Born Nov Oakdale, MN [25 yrs. old] Height: 5 11 Weight: 187 CAREER NOTES: Senior ( ) Voted co-captain. Junior ( ) Played in all 36 games, scoring six times with seven assists... Scored and added a helper in win over St. Lawrence Feb Notched an assist in back-to-back wins over Yale and Brown (Feb )... Blocked six shots against the Bulldogs Feb Three-straight games with a goal (Jan Feb. 3)... Scored against Princeton Jan Notched an assist in win over RPI Dec Dished a helper at Clarkson on Dec Contributed an assist on Dec. 2 against St. Lawrence... Netted one goal against Arizona State on Oct. 29. Sophomore ( ) Skated in 34 games, posting three goals and four assists... Recorded first points of the season by scoring a goal and assisting on Devin Tringle s goal in a 7-3 victory over Ferris St. on Jan. 1, 2016 Tallied second goal of the season versus BU Jan Scored and had one assist in 8-2 victory against Rensselaer March Had an assist in the NCAA Tournament game versus Boston College March 25. Freshman ( ) Skated in all 37 games, scoring four goals and adding five assists... Recorded first career point with an assist in a 6-2 win over Brown Nov Scored first career goal in a 5-1 victory over Brown Nov Found the back of the net in 4-3 win at Princeton Dec Had an assist in Harvard's 6-2 win over Rensselaer Dec Provided an assist in a 6-3 win over Clarkson Jan Scored third goal of the year against Union Jan Notched an assist in a 5-0 rout of Princeton Feb Scored Harvard's fourth goal against Brown in game one of the ECAC playoffs on March 6... Tallied an assist in Harvard's 3-2 double overtime victory over Yale in the ECAC quarterfinals on March 15. Before Harvard: Spent four seasons with the USHL s Waterloo Blackhawks, totaling 18 goals and 31 assists Helped the Blackhawks win the 2014 Anderson Cup Championship and to a silver medal finish at the 2013 Junior World Club Cup Played two seasons with the NAHL s Janesville Jets scoring 11 goals and tallying 29 assists He also played one season for the Tartan Titans Played his high school for Joseph A. Craig and West Waterloo high schools In the classroom he finished Valedictorian of his class, was named the 2013 USHL Scholar Athlete of the Year Award and the 2013 Leading Scholar Award. His uncle Jeff played football for Wisconsin-River Falls and in the European Football League and his cousin Gustavus currently plays hockey for Adolphus University Janesville Jets NAHL Janesville Jets NAHL Waterloo Black Hawks USHL Aberdeen Wings NAHL Waterloo Black Hawks USHL Waterloo Black Hawks USHL Harvard University ECAC Harvard University ECAC Harvard University ECAC Harvard University ECAC Manchester Monarchs ECHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

16 #20 Eddie Wittchow Defense -- shoots L Born Oct Burnsville, MN [25 yrs. old] Height: 6 4 Weight: 215 Drafted: FLA - 6th rd., 154th overall, 2011 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Named T-Birds Man of the Year... Picked up goal in second straight game PRO in 5-2 W... Recorded first 3-point game in AHL career w/ 3a vs. BEL, 10/22... already eclipsed AHL career high in points with 5 in his first 7 games... Scored T-Birds first goal of season, just his 3rd AHL PRO 10/7/ : Began professional career with Manchester Monarchs, recording in 14 games before being called up to Springfield (AHL) logged his first AHL goal vs. ALB 3/17/ w/ University of Wisconsin (NCAA): served as a team captain and played in 32 of 35 games as a senior led the team with 79 blocks, tied for 13th most in the nation Appeared in 122 games in career recording 1 goal and 15 assists WCHA champions in season Selected in the 6th round (154 overall) by Florida Panthers in 2011 NHL Draft Waterloo Black Hawks USHL U. of Wisconsin WCHA U. of Wisconsin Big U. of Wisconsin Big U. of Wisconsin Big Manchester Monarchs ECHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

17 #21 Owen Tippett Forward -- shoots R Born Feb Peterborough, ON [19 yrs. old] Height: 6 1 Weight: 200 Drafted: FLA - 1st rd., 10th overall, 2017 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Scored 1st AHL goal in first period of his first LAV 4/6/18... Began season with Florida Panthers, playing seven games and scoring first NHL goal 10/26/17 vs. ANA... Put up second straight 75-pt season for Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)... Drafted by Panthers with 10th overall pick in first round of 2017 NHL Draft Toronto Jr. Canadiens OJHL Mississauga Steelheads OHL Mississauga Steelheads OHL Mississauga Steelheads OHL Florida Panthers* NHL p Mississauga Steelheads OHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

18 #22 Sam Kurker Right Wing -- shoots R Born Apr Reading, MA [23 yrs old] Height Weight 210 [191 cm/95 kg] Drafted: STL - 2nd., 56th overall, 2012 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: Scored his first goal as a T-Birds shorthanded in 4-0 W vs. UTI 3/10/ at Northeastern: Played in 28 games, finishing with three goals and three assists... Picked up an assist against Clarkson (Dec. 30)... Scored a goal at Yale (Jan. 3)... Blocked a career-high four shots in the Beanpot consolation game against No. 11/11 Boston College (Feb. 13)... Tied a career-high with two goals, including the game-winner, at Connecticut (Feb. 17)... Had an assist at Maine (Feb. 24). NU: Played in all 41 games, recording six goals and 12 assists... Made his Northeastern debut against No. 20 Colgate (Oct. 10)... Picked up an assist against Bentley (Oct. 16)... Scored his first goal as a Husky at No. 19 Minnesota (Oct. 24)... Picked up an assist at Vermont (Oct. 31)... Assisted on Adam Gaudette s shorthanded goal against No. 11/10 Boston University (Nov. 7)... Assisted on Garret Cockerill s goal at No. 18 Notre Dame (Nov. 13)... Scored a power play goal against No. 3/2 Quinnipiac (Jan. 2)... Had a goal and an assist at No. 13/13 St. Lawrence (Jan. 8)... Logged a career-high four points (two goals, two assists) at New Hampshire (Jan. 16)... Had an assist at Merrimack (Jan. 22)... Picked up an assist at No. 8/8 UMass Lowell (Feb. 5)... Had an assist at Connecticut (Feb. 19)... Scored a goal against Connecticut (Feb. 20)... Picked up an assist against Maine (Mar. 5)... Recorded an assist at No. 10/10 Notre Dame (Mar. 12). Before NU: Spent time with the Indiana Ice and Sioux City Musketeers of the USHL from Recorded 24 goals and 25 assists with the Musketeers Played for Boston University for two seasons ( and ) Appeared in 47 total games with the Terriers Played high school hockey at St. John's Prep Part of the U.S. U18 Select Team that competed in the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament Named MVP of the 2012 MSCHA High School All-Star Classic Selected to the Massachusetts High School All-Star Team Selected in the second round (56th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues Boston University H-Eas Boston University H-Eas Indiana Ice USHL Sioux City Musketeers USHL Northeastern University H-Eas Northeastern University H-Eas Albany Devils AHL Manchester Monarchs* ECHL Cleveland Monsters* AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

19 #24 Ryan Horvat Forward -- shoots L Born Feb Simcoe, ON [25 yrs. old] Height: 6 0 Weight: 195 CAREER NOTES: : Tied team record w/ 4a and +4 rating in 6-2 LV 1/12/18... Scored 1g and added 2a in his return to lineup 12/15 vs. BRI... Served as alternate captain in each of first two seasons with Thunderbirds Recorded 3 assists vs. UTI on 2/17/ w/ Ontario Reign (AHL): Appeared in 59 games recording 5 goals and 10 assists Played in 5 playoff games w/ Manchester Monarchs (AHL): Won AHL Calder Cup w/ Guelph Storm (OHL): Won OHL championship Guelph Storm OHL Guelph Storm OHL Guelph Storm OHL Guelph Storm OHL Guelph Storm OHL Manchester Monarchs AHL Ontario Reign AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

20 #25 Anthony Greco Forward -- shoots R Born Sep Faribault, MN [24 yrs. old] Height: 5 10 Weight: 172 CAREER NOTES: : Tallied 2 more goals on 3/30/18 vs. BRI to bring season total to Scored in 4th straight game shorthanded vs. UTI 3/10/18... Picked up goal in 3rd straight game in 3-2 UTI 3/9/18... Scored AHL-leading 5th SHG, his third GWG in the last four SPR wins, in 2-0 PRO 3/4/18... Picked up second straight GWG & 21st of season in 3-2 UTI 2/24/18... Scored twice, became first T-Bird ever to score 20 goals in a season in 4-0 W vs. CHA 2/23/18... Scored twice in 5-3 W vs. BRI 1/26/18 to set new career-high for goals in a season (17)... Logged 2nd career 4-pt game w/ LV 1/12/18... Scored first SHG of season 1/6/17 vs. PRO... Recorded first 4-point game in T-Birds history with 2g and 2a vs. BRI 12/22... Logged 1g, 1a in W vs. BRI 12/15... Skated in 100th game as a T-Bird 12/8 vs. RCH... Set new SPR franchise record with goals in 5 straight games from 10/28-11/8... Scored lone G for Springfield in 2-1 BNG 10/28... Scored first G of season in SPR s 7-4 W vs. BEL, 10/ : Scored first goal in Thunderbirds history on LV finished first full pro season with in 74 games w/ SPR tied for 4th on SPR in points w/ Ohio State (NCAA): Appeared in 36 games recording 12 goals and 11 assists for 23 points Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch... twotime Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten choice Honorable Mention All-Big Ten... received team s Most Improved Player award as a sophomore... 7/25 career goals were GWG Played for the Des Moines Buccaneers and Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL led the Buccaneers with 24 assists and 46 points in scored 22 goals in 58 regular-season games in Drafted 2009, round 5 #59 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Futures Draft Waterloo Black Hawks USHL Des Moines Buccaneers USHL Des Moines Buccaneers USHL Ohio State University CCHA Ohio State University Big Ohio State University Big Ohio State University Big Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Florida Panthers* NHL Statistics Unavailable Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

21 #26 Bobby Farnham Forward -- shoots L Born Jan N. Andover, MA [29 yrs. old] Height: 5 10 Weight: 190 CAREER NOTES:- Tied pro career high with his 11th goal of season on LAV... Logged 1g, 2a in 5-0 W vs. BRI 3/30/18... Recorded 1g, 1a in 5-4 OTW 3/2/18 vs. HFD... Scored OT HER in 2-1 W 1/10/18... Tallied first goal and an assist in 5-3 W vs. CHA, 11/15... Recorded first 2a w/ SPR in W vs. LAV 11/11/17... Made NHL debut on December 11, 2014 for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Appeared in a total of 11 games for Pittsburgh that season.- In 64 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in , he tied his AHL career highs in goals (7), assists (7) and points (14)- Signed to PTO with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 11/7/12In and ranked first among AHL rookies and third overall in PIM (274).- In tied for second at Brown University in points (21) and ranked first in PIM (51).- Completed four-year career at Brown in 2012 with 23 goals, 31 assists and 126 PIM in 129 games.- After college Signed ATO with WOR on 4/12/12 and skated in three games.released from ATO with PRO on 4/11/12 Signed ATO with PRO on 3/7/12, appearing in three games Brown University ECAC Brown University ECAC Brown University ECAC Brown University ECAC Providence Bruins AHL Worcester Sharks AHL Wheeling Nailers ECHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Pittsburgh Penguins NHL New Jersey Devils NHL St. John's IceCaps AHL Montreal Canadiens NHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

22 #27 Thomas Schemitsch Defense -- shoots R Born Oct Thornhill, ON [21 yrs. old] Height: 6 4 Weight: 205 Drafted: FLA - 3rd rd., 88th overall, 2015 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Tallied GWG for his 3rd tally in four games HER... Scored in 2nd straight game in 4-0 W vs. CHA 11/17... Tallied G in T-Birds 5-3 W vs. CHA, 11/15... Picked up first G of season in 3-2 LV, 10/25/ : Picked up his first AHL goal with the Thunderbirds on BRI w/ Owen Sound (OHL): Appeared in 51 games recording 9 goals and 22 assists for 31 points Recorded 4 assists in six playoff games Played for the OHL all-stars in the Subway Series against Russia, finishing +1 with 1 assist in two games... Selected in the 3rd round (88th overall) in 2015 NHL draft by the Florida Panthers Toronto Lakeshore Patriot OJHL Owen Sound Attack OHL Owen Sound Attack OHL Owen Sound Attack OHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Manchester Monarchs ECHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

23 #28 Alexandre Grenier Forward -- shoots R Born Sep Laval, QC [26 yrs. old] Height: 6 5 Weight: 225 Drafted: VAN - 3rd rd., 90th overall, 2011 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Picked up 3 pt game (2g, LAV in 5-1 W 4/6/18... Scored first SHG as T-Bird in 2-1 HER 1/10... Named to AHL All-Star Classic for 2nd straight season on 1/4... Logged 3 assists to extend point streak to four games in 4-0 W vs. CHA 11/17... Recorded goal and two assists in 11/15 win over CHA, extending point streak to three games... Scored first PPG of season in OT of 4-3 W vs. PRO, 11/12... Notched 1g & 2a in T-Birds first W vs. BEL 10/22... Recorded his first two points as a T-Bird in his first game with PRO 10/7/17 (2a) Season Notes: Named to 2017 AHL All-Star Game on Jan. 19. Scored game winning on Jan. 14 at Bridgeport in two-point night with assist. career best five-game goal streak from Dec Jan. 11 that totaled five goals with two assists. Five-game point streak from Dec. 3 - Dec. 14 with an assist in each game and one goal. Fourgame point streak from Nov. 1 - Nov. 11 with Recorded fifth three-point (1-2-3) night of his career on Nov. 2 at St. John's : Recalled by Vancouver on Nov. 18 for first NHL call-up. Made NHL debut on Nov. 18 at Winnipeg. Led Comets with 32 assists and 48 points and one of seven different players to register three game-winning goals. Collected in his final 28 games of the season. Put together a season-long seven-game point streak from March 26 to April 9. Career Notes: Finished the season tied for second on the team with 43 points and a plus-13 rating. Led team with 11 power play goals and ranked second on the team with 17 goals. In the 2015 playoffs, amassed the second-most points on the team with 15 and led team with a plus-11 rating. Made Utica debut on Oct. 11, 2013 at Rochester. Scored first career AHL goal on Oct. 12, 2013 at Albany. Amateur Notes: Spent two seasons in the QMJHL. Played the season with Quebec Remparts and the season with the Halifax Mooseheads. FInished second on the Mooseheads with 39 assists and 64 points St. Jerome Panthers QJAHL Quebec Remparts QMJHL Halifax Mooseheads QMJHL Salzburg EC Austr Chicago Wolves AHL Kalamazoo Wings ECHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Utica Comets AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Utica Comets AHL Vancouver Canucks NHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

24 #29 Dryden Hunt Forward -- shoots L Born Nov Nelson, BC [21 yrs. old] Height: 6 0 Weight: 196 CAREER NOTES: : Picked up assist in fifth straight game LAV... Tallied 3a in 5-4 OTW vs. HFD 3/2/18... Scored G in 4 straight games from 1/12 to 1/17 Picked up 1g, 1a in 5-1 W vs. HFD 1/15... Logged two goals in PRO 1/14/18... Recorded first goal of his sophomore season 10/20 vs. PRO... recorded first AHL hat trick in 7-4 W vs. BEL 10/ and past: Signed as free agent with Florida Panthers on 3/2/16 Recorded two goals and an assist in Thunderbirds inaugural home opener on Oct. 22, 2016 Picked up his second two-goal game with the Thunderbirds on 2/24/17 vs. LV finished his first pro season with 31 points in 70 games ( ), in addition to 65 PIMs : Named WHL Player of the Month for January, 2016 Named winner of Four Broncos Trophy as WHL Player of the Year after leading the league with 58 goals and 116 points Trail Smoke Eaters BCHL Regina Pats WHL Regina Pats WHL Regina Pats WHL Regina Pats WHL Medicine Hat Tigers WHL Moose Jaw Warriors WHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Manchester Monarchs ECHL Florida Panthers* NHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL NHL Totals

25 #41 Juho Lammikko Forward -- shoots L Born Jan Noormarkku, Finland [21 yrs. old] Height: 6 3 Weight: 201 Drafted: FLA - 3rd rd., 65th overall, 2014 NHL Draft CAREER NOTES: : Recorded career-high 3 pts (1g, 2a), including SHG, vs. BRI 12/15... Scored first SHG of season, added HFD 12/10... Snapped four game point draught with PPG 11/12 vs. PRO... Recorded 1a in season PRO 10/7/ : In his first pro season, logged six goals and five assists in 47 games w/ Kingston OHL: Appeared in 59 games recording 22 goals and 33 assists for 55 points Appeared in 9 playoff games recording 9 goals and 3 assists for 7 points Played for Finland s U16, U17, U18 and U20 s teams winning a Gold Medal at the EYOF in and another Gold Medal at the U20 WJC Selected by Florida Panthers in the third round (65th overall) in 2014 NHL Draft Assat Pori SM-li Kingston Frontenacs OHL Portland Pirates AHL Assat Pori SM-li Kingston Frontenacs OHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL

26 #51 Francois Beauchemin Forward -- shoots L Born Jan Rimouski, QC [21 yrs. old] Height: 6 1 Weight: 190 CAREER NOTES: Scored shootout winning goal in 2-1 W vs. HFD 12/16... Tallied game s first goal in T-Birds 4-2 W vs. HFD 11/26... Scored first pro goal in SPR 4-0 W vs. CHA 11/17... Signed AHL contract with Thunderbirds on 6/9/17 Ended final junior season in ranked third in the QMJHL in points ( ), splitting time between Rimouski Oceanic and Val d Or Foreurs Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL Rimouski Oceanic QMJHL Val d'or Foreurs QMJHL Val d'or Foreurs QMJHL Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL Springfield Thunderbirds AHL Manchester Monarchs ECHL