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T-Birds Bios, 2018-19

Springfield Thunderbirds Player Bios

2018-19 Season

1 T-Birds Bios, 2018-19 Season

GOALTENDERS:

#33 Position: Catches: Left Born: Oct 30 1996 – Arthabaska, QC [22 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’ 3”, 192 lbs : FLA - 3rd Round (77th overall) 2015 NHL Draft

SEASON NOTES, 2018-19: Registered third career with 35-save performance in first start of season in 7-0 win @ on October 12, 2018… Set franchise record with 15th career win in 6-3 victory over Providence on October 14, 2018… Picked up second career assist in same game… Won third straight start with 30 saves on Oct. 19 @ LAV... Improved to 4-0 on season with 26 saves on 28 shots in 4-2 W vs. PRO 10/27... Made season-high 40 saves to improve to 5-0 on season in 3-2 W vs. BRI, 11/2/18… Registered first loss at MassMutual Center on 12/22/18 vs. PRO...

CAREER NOTES: Picked up second pro shutout with 21 saves in 4-0 win vs. Utica on March 10, 2018... Broke his own SPR franchise record with 47 saves on 48 shots at PRO January 21, 2018 in 2-0 loss... Started SPR franchise record 11 straight games from December 13 to January 12... Picked up first AHL win w/ career-best 38 saves vs. Hartford on November 3rd, 2017… .Finished 2nd in the QMJHL in GAA in 2016-17 season (2.40), led the QMJHL with 6 en route to a 28-9-1 record and .907 save%... Finished four-year junior career with 87 victories… Played in CHL Top Prospects Game in 2014-15 season… named QMJHL second team All Star in 2016-17…

Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L OT Svs Pct ------2013-14 Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL 14 714 28 0 0 2.35 9 1 1 246 0.898 2014-15 Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL 52 3104 134 3 3 2.59 33 11 7 1100 0.891 2015-16 Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL 47 2711 119 7 3 2.63 17 19 8 1083 0.901 2016-17 Blainville-Boisbriand Arm QMJHL 41 2226 89 0 6 2.40 28 9 0 873 0.907 2017-18 Panthers NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.000 2017-18 AHL 41 2196 119 7 2 3.25 13 23 2 1023 0.896 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 36 2003 106 3 1 3.17 13 14 7 953 0.900 ------

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#60 Position: Goaltender Catches: Left Born: May 18, 1994 - , MAN [24 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’3”, 210 lbs Draft: OTT- 3rd Round (76th overall) 2012 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Picked up first regulation loss @ BRI on 11/3… Made Thunderbirds debut vs. Lehigh Valley in home opening shootout loss on October 13, 2018… Collected 30 saves in the losing effort… Recorded first shutout as a T-Bird with 40 saves in 3-0 win @ HFD 1/19/19

Career Notes: Signed a one-year AHL contract with Springfield Thunderbirds on July 3, 2018 after being released by Senators… Made his NHL debut on March 26, 2015 vs. Rangers… Signed a three-year entry level contract with Ottawa on April 1, 2014… In his time with the Hitmen, Driedger holds the franchise record for saves with a total of 3,773 - 399 more than Martin Jones, the previous record holder… On February 1, 2014, Driedger became the sixth goaltender in WHL history (and first in Hitmen history) to score a after the puck was inadvertently put in the empty net… Has allowed four goals in three NHL appearances for … Has a professional record of 56-79… Holds a career of .908 and a of 2.16… Was named to the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game during the 2011-12 season...

Season Team Lge GP Min GA EN SO GAA W L T Svs Pct ------2010-11 Tri-City Americans WHL 22 977 57 3 0 3.50 6 6 1 421 0.881 2011-12 WHL 44 2294 107 5 3 2.80 24 12 3 923 0.896 2012-13 Calgary Hitmen WHL 54 3199 134 3 2 2.51 36 14 4 1437 0.915 2013-14 Calgary Hitmen WHL 50 2892 127 5 3 2.64 28 14 7 1413 0.918 2013-14 ECHL 4 199 13 1 0 3.92 1 2 0 109 0.893 2013-14 AHL 1 26 2 0 0 4.58 0 0 0 20 0.909 2014-15 Evansville Icemen ECHL 40 2253 142 4 2 3.78 8 27 4 1098 0.885 2014-15 Binghamton Senators AHL 8 401 17 0 0 2.55 6 0 0 204 0.923 2014-15 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 23 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 10 1.000 2015-16 Binghamton Senators AHL 39 2228 105 4 1 2.83 18 15 4 1083 0.912 2015-16 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 32 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 11 1.000 2016-17 Binghamton Senators AHL 34 1918 103 3 1 3.22 12 19 1 932 0.900 2016-17 Ottawa Senators NHL 1 40 4 0 0 6.00 0 1 0 11 0.733 2016-17 ECHL 2 120 9 1 0 4.51 0 2 0 64 0.877 2017-18 AHL 10 490 33 2 0 4.04 2 5 0 254 0.885 2017-18 Beast ECHL 17 1014 43 3 0 2.55 9 7 1 505 0.922 2018-19 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 12 676 31 1 0 2.75 6 5 0 318 0.911 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 15 816 39 1 0 2.87 7 5 1 407 0.913 ------

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DEFENSEMEN: #6 Position: Defenseman Shoots: Right Born: January 7, 1990 [29 yrs. old] Height/Weight: 5’10”, 183 lbs Drafted: OTT- 4th Rnd., 100th overall 2009 NHL Draft

Season Notes: Made T-Birds debut 1/11/19 vs. HER and collected three assists, including two on the power play… Acquired by Florida (NHL) from in for Alexander Petrovic on Dec. 29, 2018… Was acquired by Edmonton from Ottawa on Nov. 22, 2018 for conditional 6th round pick… Has played in a combined 25 games… Has tallied 2 goals, 5 assists (7 points)... Also tallied 16 minutes and a -12 player rating… Picked up first two goals as Thunderbird in 5- 1 W @ PRO 2/17/19...

Career Notes: Drafted in 4th round, #100 overall by Ottawa Senators… Was named to AHL All-Star Game during 2014-15 season while playing for Binghamton Senators… Also won Award for Best Defenseman during same season… Was teammates with fellow T-Bird Chris Driedger in Ottawa system… Made professional debut Nov. 2, 2012 @ Norfolk and registered his first career … Also recorded three multi-point games and had four-game point streak from Feb. 23-Mar. 2 in same season… Competed in every game during college career at University (NCAA)... Played in every game while with the RedHawks… Competed in 163 games (3rd most in school history) , tallying 24 points… First among defenseman and fifth on team…

---- Regular Season ------ ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2006-07 St. Louis Bandits NAHL 1 0 0 0 0 2007-08 Cedar Rapids RoughRiders USHL 53 2 10 12 51 1 0 0 0 0 2008-09 Miami University () CCHA 39 0 26 26 56 2009-10 Miami University (Ohio) CCHA 44 5 17 22 63 2010-11 Miami University (Ohio) CCHA 39 3 20 23 32 2011-12 Miami University (Ohio) CCHA 41 4 20 24 40 2012-13 Elmira Jackals ECHL 5 0 5 5 7 ------2012-13 Binghamton Senators AHL 60 2 16 18 46 3 1 2 3 2 2013-14 Binghamton Senators AHL 73 9 42 51 101 4 1 0 1 6 2014-15 Binghamton Senators AHL 75 19 42 61 116 ------2015-16 Ottawa Senators NHL 64 6 7 13 34 ------2016-17 Ottawa Senators NHL 76 5 12 17 46 15 1 3 4 4 2017-18 Ottawa Senators NHL 16 3 5 8 6 ------2018-19 Ottawa Senators* NHL 19 2 3 5 12 2018-19 * NHL 5 0 2 2 4 2018-19 NHL 1 0 0 0 2 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 14 2 9 11 12 ------NHL Totals 181 16 29 45 104 15 1 3 4 4

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#17 Ludwig Bystrom Position Defense Born July 20 1994 – Ornskoldsvik, [23 yrs. old] Height/Weight: 6’ 0”, 175 lbs Drafted: DAL - 2nd Round (43rd overall) 2012 NHL Draft

Season Notes: Was one of six Thunderbirds to record one on goal in season opener @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton... Scored two power play goals of the team’s five total PPG in 7-0 win @ Lehigh Valley on October 12, 2018… Scored GWG in 3-2 W vs. BRI 11/2/18... Picked up 2a in 4-3 OTW vs. WBS 11/23... Got 3A in 3-2 W vs. SYR 12/19/18...

Career Notes: Scored first goal as Thunderbird added one assist in 5-1 win vs. Hartford on January 15... Tallied two assists in first game with Springfield on November 11, 2017… Tallied the 50th point of his pro career on January 18, 2017 vs. 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 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 7-2… Has only one season (2017-18) where he posted a plus/minus in negatives… Holds a career plus/minus of +46… Has 8 career professional goals with 54 assists (62 pts)... Had a career high 23 assists in 2017-18 season... --- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2010-11 Ornskoldsvik SEL 1 0 0 0 0 ------2011-12 MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL 20 0 1 1 8 2012-13 Orebro HK Swe-1 9 0 0 0 2 2012-13 MODO Hockey Ornskoldsvik SEL 30 3 3 6 2 ------2013-14 Farjestads BK SweHL 51 3 8 11 24 10 0 0 0 2 2014-15 Farjestads BK Karlstad SweHL 38 1 4 5 18 ------2014-15 Timra IK Swe-1 5 0 1 1 6 2014-15 Stars AHL 12 0 3 3 4 ------2015-16 AHL 65 2 14 16 20 4 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Texas Stars AHL 55 2 14 16 20 ------2017-18 Texas Stars* AHL 6 1 0 1 4 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 51 3 23 26 29 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 49 3 20 23 8 ------

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#27 Thomas Schemitsch Position Defense Shoots: Right Born: October 26, 1996 - Thornhill, ONT [22 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’4”, 206 lbs Draft: FLA - 3rd round (pick overall), Entry Level Draft Year

Season Notes: One of three Thunderbirds to record at least three shots on goal and have an even player rating in season opener @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Picked up first point of the season with an assist in home opener vs. Lehigh Valley… Picked up two points (two assists) vs. Rochester on 11/16/18… Snapped 10-game goal-less streak, 8-game point-less streak with goal vs. HFD 2/1/19...

Career Notes: Tallied game winning goal for his third goal in four games November 22 at Hershey... Scored in second straight game in 4-0 win vs. Charlotte on November 17... Tallied goal in Thunderbirds 5-3 win vs. Charlotte on November 15… Played for the OHL All- Stars in the Subway Series against , finishing +1 with one assist in two games… Holds career plus/minus of -15… Had best professional season in 2017-18 where he finished with 10 goals and nine assists (19 pts) in 69 games... Also had +3 rating in 2017-18… Had best season overall in 2014-15 when playing for (OHL) when he finished with 14 goals and 35 assists (49 pts) and even player rating…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2012-13 Lakeshore Patriot OJHL 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013-14 Owen Sound Attack OHL 63 6 11 17 26 5 1 0 1 2 2014-15 Owen Sound Attack OHL 68 14 35 49 36 5 0 2 2 2 2015-16 Owen Sound Attack OHL 51 9 22 31 22 6 0 4 4 2 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 37 1 3 4 4 ------2016-17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 17 1 7 8 6 16 0 6 6 8 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 69 10 9 19 40 ------2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 38 6 7 13 29 ------

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#44 Position Defense Shoots: Left Born: December 6, 1991 - Richmond Hill, ONT [26 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’4”, 209 lbs Draft: ATL- 3rd round (87th overall) 2010 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Played in 354th professional game in season opener @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Recorded a shot on goal and finished with a -1 player rating... Picked up one of five PPGs for his first as a T-Bird in 7-0 W @ Lehigh Valley on October 12, 2018… Picked up an assist in home opener vs. Lehigh Valley...

Career Notes: Made his NHL debut December 27, 2013 vs. Wild… Signed a one-year, two-way contract with Florida Panthers on July 13, 2018… Has yet to record a goal in the NHL, but has two assists… Has recorded 11 AHL goals with 42 assists (52 pts)... Holds a career plus/minus of +8… Has played in four different leagues including OJHL and OHL where he tallied 12 goals and 88 assists (100 pts) while playing for the and the between 2008 and 2012… Melchiori is the nephew of former King Mike Murphy...

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2008-09 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 48 2 20 22 34 2009-10 Newmarket Hurricanes OJHL 39 7 16 23 16 2010-11 OHL 63 1 18 19 55 3 0 0 0 0 2011-12 Kitchener Rangers OHL 35 2 17 19 42 ------2011-12 Oshawa Generals OHL 26 0 17 17 22 6 2 1 3 2 2011-12 St. John's IceCaps AHL 1 0 0 0 0 ------2012-13 St. John's IceCaps AHL 52 1 7 8 39 ------2013-14 St. John's IceCaps AHL 50 1 10 11 32 ------2013-14 NHL 1 0 0 0 0 ------2014-15 St. John's IceCaps AHL 70 1 5 6 54 ------2015-16 AHL 62 3 4 7 46 ------2015-16 Winnipeg Jets NHL 11 0 0 0 0 ------2016-17 Manitoba Moose AHL 40 2 6 8 18 ------2016-17 Winnipeg Jets NHL 18 0 2 2 8 ------2017-18 Manitoba Moose AHL 49 4 10 14 15 7 2 4 6 0 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 34 4 2 6 32 ------NHL Totals 30 0 2 2 8

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#47 Jacob MacDonald Position Defense Shoots: Left Born: February 26, 1993 - Portland, OR [25 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’0”, 208 lbs Draft: CBJ - signed to entry level deal in 2014 for $750,000

Season Notes: Scored two power play goals in second period vs. Providence in T- Birds debut on October 14, 2018... Logged two assists in 3-2 W vs. BRI 11/2/18... Scored two power play goals for the second time in 2018-19 season en route to collecting three points (two goals, one assist) vs. RCH 11/16/18... Scored OT GWG in 4-3 OTW vs. WBS 11/23/18... Picked up team-leading 4th GWG in 3-0 W @ HFD 1/19/18...

Career Notes: Joined MacKenzie Weegar and and fellow T-Bird Thomas Schemitsch as only defenseman with 10 goals in a season with goal vs. HFD 2/1/19… Made professional debut with Elmira Jackals in 2015 after playing at for four years… Played in eight games tallying one goal and two assists with a plus/minus of -2… Played first full professional season in 2015-16 with Elmira… Appeared in 72 games, tallying 17 goals and 20 assists with 34 PIM… Tallied a plus/minus of +11… Spent last two seasons playing for AHL affiliate of Devils and the ECHL affiliate for the … Played a combined 139 games, totaling 35 goals and 70 assists… Had a combined plus/minus of -28…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...

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2009-10 USHL 29 4 6 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 2010-11 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 58 8 22 30 42 2 1 0 1 0 2011-12 Cornell University ECAC 8 0 1 1 2 2012-13 Cornell University ECAC 33 0 3 3 39 2013-14 Cornell University ECAC 32 2 6 8 4 2014-15 Cornell University ECAC 31 2 7 9 8 2014-15 Elmira Jackals ECHL 8 1 2 3 2 2015-16 Elmira Jackals ECHL 72 17 20 37 34 2015-16 AHL 1 0 0 0 0 2016-17 ECHL 30 7 19 26 24 2016-17 AHL 34 8 16 24 9 2 0 0 0 0 2017-18 AHL 75 20 35 55 35 2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 2 1 0 1 0 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 50 12 22 34 16 ------NHL Totals 2 1 0 1 0

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#57 Position: Defense Shoots: Right Born: March 12, 1989 - Manorville, NY Height/Weight: 5’11”, 190 lbs Draft: Signed to two-year entry level with PHI in on April 2, 2012.

Season Notes: Played first game as a in 2018-19 season 12/15/18 @ BRI… Made T- Birds debut @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Recorded no stats...Got first point as a T-Bird with assist in 7-0 win @ Lehigh Valley on October 12, 2018… Picked up first G as T-Bird w/ PPG vs. BRI 11/2/18...

Career Notes: Previously played in three different NHL systems including the Flyers, Stars and Islanders… Had career highs in games played (66), goals (8) and assists (19) in 2016-17 season with Texas Stars (AHL)... Had best player rating in both 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons where he posted a +2… Played college hockey at University of for three years where he played a combined 105 games and scored 20 goals with 35 assists (55 pts)... Named scholar-athlete rising star after 2009-10 season… Had first collegiate hat trick on January 21, 2012 vs. College… Switched to 57 to honor his grandfather… Transitioned to defense junior year at Maine…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2007-08 EJHL 44 12 19 31 44 2008-09 Jr. Monarch EJHL 43 12 25 37 39 2009-10 U. of Maine H-Eas 29 1 10 11 10 2010-11 U. of Maine H-Eas 36 3 7 10 42 2011-12 U. of Maine H-Eas 40 16 18 34 58 2011-12 AHL 5 0 0 0 0 ------2012-13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 36 5 6 11 8 ------2012-13 ECHL 14 0 6 6 23 ------2013-14 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 51 3 3 6 32 ------2013-14 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 10 0 0 0 6 ------2013-14 ECHL 6 1 4 5 8 ------2014-15 ECHL 23 4 13 17 20 ------2014-15 Texas Stars AHL 36 2 15 17 16 ------2015-16 Texas Stars AHL 41 3 7 10 26 4 1 1 2 4 2016-17 Texas Stars AHL 66 8 19 27 47 ------2017-18 Texas Stars AHL 63 7 19 26 44 22 1 9 10 8 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 41 5 16 21 16 ------

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#61 Position Defense Shoots: Left Born: May 9, 1998 - Peterborough, ONT [20 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’1”, 199 lbs Draft: FLA - Round 4 (114th overall) 2016 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Picked up second professional goal in three games as a forward vs. HER 1/11/19… Scored first professional goal on 1/5/19 vs. PRO… Made professional debut in shootout loss to WBS on the road on October 6. 2018… Picked up his first professional point in home opener vs. Lehigh Valley... Had first multi-point game as a pro w/ two assists vs. PRO 10/27… Made debut at forward on 1/5/19 vs. PRO…

Career Notes: Entering first professional season since being drafted by FLA in 2016… One of two players on active roster to play for Oshawa Generals (OHL)... Had career high plus/minus of +22 in 2017-18 season… Had career high for goals in 2016-17 with 11… Split time between Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) and Oshawa Generals (OHL) in 2014-15 season where tallied five goals and 19 assists (24 pts) in 55 games between the two teams… Son of former Carolina Hurricane and current head coach of the (OHL) ...

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2014-15 Cobourg Cougars OJHL 46 5 19 24 53 9 1 1 2 16 2014-15 Oshawa Generals OHL 9 0 0 0 5 ------2015-16 Oshawa Generals OHL 62 6 15 21 69 5 0 0 0 2 2016-17 Oshawa Generals OHL 62 11 22 33 76 11 1 9 10 8 2017-18 Oshawa Generals OHL 29 1 12 13 52 ------2017-18 OHL 33 4 17 21 28 21 5 9 14 23 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 44 3 8 11 41 ------

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FORWARDS: #7 Blaine Byron Position: Center Shoots: Left Born: Feb 21, 1995 – Manotick, ON [22 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’ 0”, 172 lbs Drafted: PIT - 6th Round (179th overall) 2013 NHL Draft

Season Notes: Tied professional career-high goal total in OT loss to BRI on 12/2/18… Made season debut @ Penguins… Tallied two PIM and one shot on goal… Recorded two power play assists in 7-0 win @ Lehigh Valley on October 12, 2018… Tallied four points in first three-in-three of the season (Oct. 12-14)...Extended goal streak to three games on 10/19/18 @ LAV... Career Notes: Picked up first career shootout game winner on January 17, 2018 vs. Hershey... Had career-high point streak of four game in 2017-18 season… Tallied fourth power play goal of season in 4-2 W vs. Hartford on November 26... Scored first AHL goal on powerplay vs. Belleville on October, 22... Recorded first AHL point in first game at PRO on October 7, 2017... Played four years of college hockey at University of Maine… Led Black Bears with 41 points (18 goals, 23 assists) in senior year… Named to Honorable Mention All-Star team… Had seven multi-point games in 2015-16 season… Was named NCAA third star of the week (week of January 29)... Scored first first collegiate game in first game at St. Lawrence (October 11, 2013)... Played for Smiths Falls and the Kemptville 73’s (CCHL)... Scored 12 goals and added 40 assists for 52 points... Earned the Central Hockey League’s Top Prospect Award in 2012–13...

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2010-11 Kemptville 73s CCHL 9 1 1 2 2 2011-12 Kemptville 73s CCHL 42 12 27 39 20 ------2012-13 Kemptville 73s CCHL 24 7 16 23 8 2012-13 Smiths Falls Bears CCHL 27 5 24 29 16 2013-14 U. of Maine H-Eas 32 8 8 16 4 2014-15 U. of Maine H-Eas 39 12 15 27 6 2015-16 U. of Maine H-Eas 38 8 16 24 8 2016-17 U. of Maine H-Eas 36 18 23 41 22 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 39 6 7 13 10 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 31 9 8 17 6 ------

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#9 (A) Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Born: September 1, 1987 - Toronto, ONT [31 yrs old] Height/Weight: 5’11”, 180 lbs Draft: PHI- Signed a one-year entry level deal for $900,000 in 2011.

Season Notes: Picked up 100th career AHL goal 1/24/19 @ HFD… Named alternate for 2018-19 season… Recorded two assists in season opener @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on October 6, 2018… Was only player other than Paul Thompson to record two assists in opener… Scored first goal of the regular season at MassMutual Center in home opener vs. Lehigh Valley… Tied with Ian McCoshen for team lead in +/-… Leads Springfield in points (9) and assists (7)... Racked up three points vs. Providence on October 14, 2018… Recorded 2g, 1a in 4-2 W vs. PRO 10/27, including GWG… Snapped 12-game goal-less streak with when he scored his 7th goal of the season 1/6/19 vs. LV… Recorded 100th AHL G and 2a in 7-4 W @ HFD 1/23/19...

Career Notes: Signed one-year, AHL contract with Springfield Thunderbirds on July 12, 2018… During summer 2017 season, Zolnierczyk played for Team Pop Tops in Foxboro Summer Pro League… Led team to 10-9 championship final win… Was awarded Denis Cutler Sportsmanship Award for the Classiest Player after he gave two of his sticks to two teenagers… Played four years of college hockey at (ECAC) from 2007-2011 where he tallied 30 goals (including a career-high 16 in 2010-11 season) and 39 assists (69 pts)... Was named team captain senior year… Was teammates and roommates with fellow T-Bird throughout college… Has seven career NHL goals with six assists (13 pts) in 84 games including 11 playoff games with one goal and two assists (three pts)... Had best professional season in 2017-18 with Admirals (AHL) where he had 21 goals, 21 assists (42 pts) in 73 games played…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2005-06 BCHL 53 9 13 22 40 6 1 3 4 10 2006-07 Alberni Valley Bulldogs BCHL 47 20 18 38 85 5 3 2 5 10 2007-08 Brown University ECAC 16 0 3 3 2 2008-09 Brown University ECAC 31 1 1 2 30 2009-10 Brown University ECAC 37 13 20 33 78 2010-11 Brown University ECAC 30 16 15 31 128 2010-11 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 16 3 2 5 37 ------2011-12 Flyers NHL 37 3 3 6 35 ------2011-12 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 39 8 13 21 37 ------2012-13 Adirondack Phantoms AHL 52 9 8 17 54 ------2012-13 NHL 7 0 1 1 36 ------2012-13 Norfolk Admirals AHL 9 2 0 2 14 ------2013-14 Penguins NHL 13 2 0 2 12 ------2013-14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 57 18 18 36 75 17 3 7 10 10 2014-15 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL 60 18 26 44 78 ------2014-15 NHL 2 0 0 0 0 ------2015-16 Gulls AHL 24 6 3 9 31 4 0 0 0 0 2015-16 NHL 1 0 0 0 0 ------2016-17 AHL 24 6 10 16 20 ------2016-17 NHL 24 2 2 4 10 11 1 2 3 0 2017-18 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 73 21 21 42 62 ------2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 52 10 32 42 34 ------NHL Totals 84 7 6 13 93 11 1 2 3 0

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#13 Tomas Jurco Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Born: Dec. 28, 1992 - Kosice, [26 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’1”, 200 lbs Draft: DET - 2nd round (35th overall) 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Did not sign with any team at the beginning of the 2018-19 season… Signed to one-year AHL contract by T- Birds on 1/3/19… Picked up first T-Birds goal 1/19/19 @ HFD… Picked up first two-point game vs. Laval 1/21/19… Tallied goal in 3rd straight game in 7-4 W @ HFD 1/23/19...

Career Notes: Teammates with current Florida Panther Jonathan Huberdeau with Saint John (QMJHL)... Champion in 2011... Selected by DET in 2nd round of 2011 NHL Draft... Captured championship in 2012-13 with , scoring 8g and 6a in 24 playoff games... logged 25 points in 36 GP in 2017-18 with Rockford IceHogs… Represented Team Slovakia in 2014 Olympics in Sochi… Younger brother of Petra Jurcova, veteran of Slovakian women’s national team… Scored three power play goals on Nov. 20, 2015 as member of Grand Rapids Griffins… Third Griffin to achieve such a feat…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2009-10 QMJHL 64 26 25 51 24 21 7 10 17 8 2010-11 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 60 31 25 56 17 19 6 12 18 8 2011-12 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 48 30 38 68 37 16 13 16 29 12 2012-13 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 74 14 14 28 22 24 8 6 14 21 2013-14 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 32 13 19 32 14 8 5 2 7 11 2013-14 Detroit Red Wings NHL 36 8 7 15 14 3 0 0 0 0 2014-15 Detroit Red Wings NHL 63 3 15 18 14 7 1 1 2 2 2015-16 Detroit Red Wings NHL 44 4 2 6 16 ------2015-16 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 5 5 4 9 4 ------2016-17 Detroit Red Wings NHL 16 0 0 0 2 2016-17 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 2 1 1 2 6 2016-17 Blackhawks NHL 13 1 0 1 2 2017-18 Rockford IceHogs AHL 36 13 12 25 38 2017-18 NHL 29 6 4 10 12 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 12 4 5 9 6 ------NHL Totals 201 22 28 50 60 10 1 1 2 2

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#14 Joel Lowry Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Born: November 15, 1991 - Calgary, AB [26 yrs old] Draft: LAK - 5th round (140th overall) 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Picked up first goal of the season on the road @ Laval, October 20, 2018 on an empty=net goal… Tied captain Paul Thompson for second highest on the team with five shots on goal in the T-Birds season opener @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Did not record a goal...Picked up two assists in 7-0 W @ LV 10/12/18… Extended personal point streak to four games with 1g, 1a in 4-2 W vs. PRO 10/27...

Career Notes: Spent time in Kings, Canucks and Panthers systems where he has compiled 26 goals and 38 assists (54 pts) in 129 games… Also held a +15 player rating… Had career best season in 2017-18 with Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) before being promoted to Utica (AHL) where he played in 33 games and added 17 goals, 22 assists (39 pts) and a +8 player rating… Played college hockey at Cornell University for four years where he played in 111 games and scored 29 goals with 38 assists (67 pts)... Compiled a -1 player rating… Played two years for the (BCHL) where he scored 29 goals and had 72 assists (101 pts)... Had an even player rating… In his second stint with the Thunderbirds…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2008-09 AJHL 3 0 0 0 0 ------2009-10 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 57 15 29 44 55 6 1 4 5 2 2010-11 Victoria Grizzlies BCHL 42 24 43 67 35 12 5 12 17 6 2011-12 Cornell University ECAC 35 6 16 22 47 2012-13 Cornell University ECAC 33 12 11 23 55 2013-14 Cornell University ECAC 32 7 17 24 39 2014-15 Cornell University ECAC 11 4 4 8 14 2015-16 Reign AHL 41 5 6 11 32 12 4 2 6 4 2015-16 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 3 0 1 1 2 ------2016-17 Ontario Reign AHL 40 1 7 8 64 4 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 33 17 22 39 19 7 1 1 2 4 2017-18 AHL 1 0 0 0 0 ------2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 11 3 2 5 11 ------2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 35 7 17 24 34 ------

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#15 Paul Thompson (C) Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Born: November 30, 1988 - Methuen, MA [29 yrs ago] Height/Weight: 6’1”, 204 lbs Draft: Signed two-year entry level contract in 2011 with Penguins

Season Notes: Tallied first four-goal game in T-Birds history on 1/24/19 @ HFD... Named 2nd captain in T-Birds history in Sep. 2018... Scored T-Birds first goal of the season @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 15 seconds into the first period… Finished with one goal and one assist in season opener... Tied Joel Lowry for second-most shots on the team in season opener...Scored one goal, one assist in 7-0 W @ LV 10/12/18... Recorded five points (three goals, two assists) in first three games of regular season… Recorded points in each of first five games of season... Logged 1g, 1a in 4-2 W vs. PRO 10/27… Picked up two goals vs. Rochester 11/16/18… Reached 10 goals on the season with three point performance vs. ROC 11/16/18 with two goals and an assist… Picked up first 4-goal game in T-Birds history 1/23/19 @ HFD...

Career Notes: Played in 500th professional game 12/28/18 vs. BRI… Signed to two-year, two-way contract with Panthers on July 2, 2018… Was highest ranked player in to not be drafted in 2007 NHL Entry Draft… Attended University of New Hampshire and played hockey for all four years… Majored in Health Management… Recorded first career hat trick against Providence College on November 17, 2007… Made NHL debut on January 8, 2016 vs. … Had best professional season in 2014-15 with Albany Devils where he scored 33 goals with 22 assists (55 pts) in 73 games and had a +5 rating… Had best plus/minus rating in 2015-16 with +11… Has played in 24 NHL games with (three games) and Florida Panthers (21 games) tallying three assists and 24 PIM…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2005-06 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs EJHL 38 13 17 30 20 2006-07 New Hampshire Jr. Monarchs EJHL 44 45 38 83 56 2007-08 U. of New Hampshire H-Eas 35 6 6 12 22 2008-09 U. of New Hampshire H-Eas 27 4 5 9 22 2009-10 U. of New Hampshire H-Eas 39 19 20 39 24 2010-11 U. of New Hampshire H-Eas 39 28 24 52 30 2010-11 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 6 1 2 3 2 4 0 1 1 2 2011-12 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 67 10 15 25 37 12 2 1 3 2 2011-12 ECHL 1 1 1 2 0 ------2012-13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 58 20 9 29 84 15 3 3 6 21 2013-14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 39 4 3 7 50 ------2013-14 Springfield Falcons AHL 30 4 4 8 50 5 0 0 0 5 2014-15 Albany Devils AHL 73 33 22 55 67 ------2015-16 Albany Devils AHL 56 13 22 35 96 10 3 1 4 16 2015-16 New Jersey Devils NHL 3 0 0 0 2 ------2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 51 19 23 42 57 ------2016-17 Florida Panthers NHL 21 0 3 3 22 ------2017-18 AHL 76 24 14 38 108 3 0 0 0 2 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 54 23 17 40 79 ------NHL Totals 24 0 3 3 24

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#19 Jake Horton Position: Center Shoots: Left Born: Nov 19, 1994 – Oakdale, MN [25 yrs. old] Height/Weight: 5’ 11”, 187 lbs

Season Notes: Scored “” goal vs. CHA on Dec. 8, 2018… Played in first season opener professional career vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Tallied one shot on goal...Recorded first point as pro with an assist in 7-0 win @ Lehigh Valley 10/12/18… Picked up first professional goal in home opener vs. Lehigh Valley…

Career Notes: Voted co-captain in 2017-18 season for Harvard... Played in all 36 games, scoring six times with seven assists ... Scored goal and added an assist in win over St. Lawrence February 25... Blocked six shots against Yale on February 18 ... Had three-straight games with a goal (January 27 - Febuary 3) ... Scored against Princeton January 7 ... In 2016-17 season, skated in 34 games, posting three goals and four assists... Had an assist in the NCAA Tournament game versus Boston College on March 25… Skated in all 37 games as a freshman, scoring four goals and adding five assists ... Recorded first career point with an assist in a 6-2 win over Brown Nov. 14 ... Scored first career goal in a 5-1 victory over Brown November 14 ... 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 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 AwaRound His uncle Jeff played football for -River Falls and in the European Football League and his cousin Gustavus currently plays hockey for Adolphus University…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2010-11 Janesville Jets NAHL 56 4 14 18 14 5 0 1 1 2 2011-12 Janesville Jets NAHL 51 7 13 20 18 5 0 1 1 2 2011-12 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 5 2 1 3 2 ------2012-13 NAHL 57 11 19 30 62 ------2012-13 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 28 7 5 12 31 ------2013-14 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 37 7 12 19 36 12 2 3 5 10 2014-15 ECAC 37 4 5 9 14 2015-16 Harvard University ECAC 34 3 4 7 14 2016-17 Harvard University ECAC 36 6 7 13 37 2017-18 Harvard University ECAC 33 4 9 13 39 2017-18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 1 0 0 0 0 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 8 0 0 0 6 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 53 8 9 17 24 ------

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#21 Jonathan Ang Position: Center Shoots: Right Born: January 31, 1998 - Markham, ONT [20 yrs old[ Height/Weight: 6’0”, 170 lbs Draft: FLA - 4th round (94th overall) 2016 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Scored first goal at MassMutual Center on 1/5/19 vs. PRO… Picked up first career two point night 10/19/18 @ LAV.... Picked up first professional point with an assist vs. Providence on October 14, 2018… Made professional debut @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on October 6, 2018… Reached 10 point mark with an assist @ SYR 12/29/18… Picked up first goal in home province (Ontario) with tally @ TOR 2/9/19…

Career Notes: Picked up first career two point night Oct. 19 @ LAV… Entering first year in the Panthers’ system… Tallied 73 goals and 98 assists (171 pts) in four seasons with (OHL)... Holds career player rating of -6… Best professional season came in 2016-17 where he tallied 27 goals and 32 assists (59 pts) in 67 regular season games and seven goals and four assists (11 pts) in 12 playoff games… In his last season of Junior Hockey, Ang tallied 10 goals and 17 assists (27 pts) in 26 games for the Sting (OHL) and finished with his best player rating with a +11… Also tallied two goals and seven assists (nine pts) in 12 games…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2013-14 OJHL 1 0 0 0 0 ------2014-15 Peterborough Petes OHL 59 10 10 20 18 5 0 1 1 4 2015-16 Peterborough Petes OHL 68 21 28 49 44 7 3 6 9 2 2016-17 Peterborough Petes OHL 67 27 32 59 75 12 7 4 11 6 2017-18 Peterborough Petes OHL 39 15 28 43 69 ------2017-18 OHL 26 10 17 27 18 12 2 7 9 8 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 54 4 15 19 30 ------

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#22 Matt Marcinew Position: Center Shoots: Right Born: October 7, 1993 - Calgary, AB [25 yrs old] Height/Weight: 5’9”, 177 lbs Signed to PTO by SPR on 12/16/18

Season Notes: Collected first AHL goal in OT loss vs, HFD 12/30/18… Tallied first two-point performance at AHL level vs. HER 1/11/19… Signed to PTO on 12/16/18… Began 2018-19 season with Manchester (ECHL)... Tallied eight goals, 14 assists (22 pts) and 20 PIM in 25 games played… Also held +6 player rating… Picked up first career AHL point with assist vs. PRO on 12/22/18… Signed to standard player AHL player contract on 2/1/19...

Career Notes: Has played one career AHL game with Ontario Reign during 2017-18 season… Played with now-Florida Panther Henrik Borgstrom for one season at Denver (NCAA)... Tallied 10 goals, 12 assists (22 pts) in that season… Played four seasons at Denver, tallying 29 goals and 35 assists (64 pts) in 160 games… Tallied +11 player rating… Won NCHC championship with Pioneers during 2013-14 season...Won National Championship during 2016-17 season… Was named to AJHL (North) All-Rookie Team during 2011-12 season as a member of Llyodminster Bobcats…. Also spent time with Olds Gryzzlys in 2012-13 season… Collected 52 goals, 51 assists (103 pts) in time in AJHL…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2011-12 Bobcats AJHL 60 19 26 45 19 3 1 1 2 4 2012-13 AJHL 21 11 6 17 17 ------2012-13 AJHL 38 22 19 41 20 5 3 3 6 12 2013-14 U. of Denver NCHC 40 5 12 17 25 2014-15 U. of Denver NCHC 35 3 5 8 12 2015-16 U. of Denver NCHC 41 11 6 17 26 2016-17 U. of Denver NCHC 44 10 12 22 36 2017-18 Ontario Reign AHL 1 0 0 0 0 ------2017-18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 52 11 24 35 23 10 1 4 5 13 2018-19 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 25 8 14 22 20 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 28 3 8 11 11 ------

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#24 Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Born: February 9, 1993 - Simcoe, ONT [25 yrs. old] Height/Weight: 5’11”, 185 lbs Signed to PTO by SPR on 11/21/18

Season Notes: Picked up first point since returning to T-Birds with an assist in 5-2 win vs. Bridgeport on 10/28… Began the season with WBS… Played in six games with the Penguins while tallying one goal and zero assists (one pt) and 9 PIM…

Career Notes: Began his professional career with Storm (OHL) after being drafted 111th overall in the Priority Selection… In his third stint with T-Birds… Previous two stints played in 104 games… Tallied nine goals and 29 assists (38 pts) and a -9 player rating… Also had 124 PIM… After 2012-13 season was nominated for Memorial Award (best post- secondary player with best grades)... Won Calder Cup with Manchester Monarchs in 2015… Lost in Memorial Cup Finals to 6-4… Studied policing at University of Guelph while playing for Storm…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2009-10 OHL 4 0 1 1 0 ------2010-11 Guelph Storm OHL 9 0 0 0 0 ------2011-12 Guelph Storm OHL 55 7 18 25 63 ------2012-13 Guelph Storm OHL 58 10 19 29 69 5 0 0 0 6 2013-14 Guelph Storm OHL 59 15 14 29 50 20 3 4 7 19 2014-15 Manchester Monarchs AHL 52 3 8 11 89 9 1 0 1 4 2015-16 Ontario Reign AHL 59 5 10 15 91 5 0 0 0 2 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 47 5 12 17 73 ------2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 57 4 17 21 51 ------2018-19 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pe* AHL 6 0 1 1 9 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 34 1 7 8 60 ------

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#25 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Born: Sep 30, 1993 – Faribault, MN [25 yrs. old] Height/Weight: 5’ 10”, 172 lbs Draft: Signed to entry-level deal for $667,500 with FLA.

Season Notes: Got first NHL call-up 12/10/18… Played in one game and tallied four shots on goal @ Minnesota (NHL)… Collected two goals in first game back from NHL call-up vs. HER on 12/16/18… From 11/28/18 - 12/2/18 tallied five goals and one assist (six points) in three games… Matched season high six SOG on 12/2/18 in OT loss to BRI... Tallied first career AHL hat-trick in 5-2 win vs. Bridgeport on 11/28/18… Recorded a team-high six shots on goal in season opener @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Finished with even player rating...Tallied five points in opening weekend including a goal and an assist in both the T-Birds 7-0 @ Lehigh Valley and a 6-3 victory over Providence… Leads the team with 17 SOG throughout first four games… Picked up GWG and assist in win @ Laval October 19, 2018… Extended point streak to five consecutive games when he picked up a goal and an assist in victory vs. Laval on October 20, 2018.. Tallied eight points in five games stretching from October 12-October 20, 2018… Made NHL debut with FLA on 12/13/18 @ MIN... Named to AHL All-Star Classic in Jan. 2019...

Career Notes:: Set AHL record for fastest skater at AHL All-Star Skills Competition in 2019 with time of 13.251… Tallied two goals on March 30, 2018 vs. Bridgeport to bring season total to 28... Scored in 4th straight game shorthanded vs. Utica 3/10/18... Picked up goal in 3rd straight game in 3-2 loss at Utica 3/9/18... Scored AHL-leading 5th shorthanded goal, his third game winning goal in the last four Springfield wins… Became first T-Bird ever to score 20 goals in a season in 4-0 W vs. Charlotte on February 23, 2018... Set new career-high for goals in a season (16) in 2016-17 season... Holds franchise record for most shorthanded goals in a season (5) and in a career (9)... Logged second career four-point game w/ four assists at Lehigh-Valley 1/12/18... Recorded first four-point game in T-Birds history with two goals and two assists vs. Bridgeport on December 22… Skated in 100th game for Springfield vs. Rochester on December 8... Set franchise record with goals in 5 straight games from 10/28 - 11/8... Scored first goal in Thunderbirds history on October 15, 2016 at Lehigh-Valley… Played college hockey at The Ohio State University where he compiled 37 goals with 35 assists (72 pts)... Was a 2015- 16 Big Ten Preseason Player to Watch... Two-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten choice... 2015 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten... Received team’s Most Improved Player award as a sophomore... Played for the and Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL… led the Buccaneers with 24 assists and 46 points in 2011-12… scored 22 goals in 58 regular-season games in 2011-12...

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2010-11 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 10 1 1 2 2 ------2010-11 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 32 7 6 13 0 ------2011-12 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 58 22 24 46 19 ------2012-13 Ohio State University CCHA 20 5 6 11 2 2013-14 Ohio State University Big-1 33 5 10 15 4 2014-15 Ohio State University Big-1 36 15 8 23 6 2015-16 Ohio State University Big-1 36 12 11 23 4 ------2015-16 Bridgeport Sound Tigers AHL ------1 0 0 0 0 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 74 16 15 31 41 ------2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 75 29 19 48 26 ------2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 1 0 0 0 0 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 53 19 17 36 19 ------NHL Totals 1 0 0 0 0

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#26 Bobby Farnham (A) Position: Right Wing Shoots: Left Born: January 21, 1989 - North Andover, MA Height/Weight: 5’10”, 190 lbs Draft: Signed to entry level deal w/ BOS in 2012.

Season Notes: Picked up first goal of season vs. RCH 11/16/18… Missed T-Birds’ season opener w/ lower body injury… Collected first point of the season with an assist in 3-2 victory vs. BRI on 11/1… Snapped 8-game pointless streak with assist vs. HFD 2/1/19...

Career Notes: Collected 100th career AHL point with assist @ PRO 1/13/19… Played in 100th career game with T-Birds 1/12/19 vs. PRO… Was drafted by the Boston Bruins in 2012, but never signed a formal contract… Signed two amateur tryout contracts with and (both AHL)... Played three games for each before formally starting the season in the system with the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL)... Recorded three goals and one assist in nine games… Signed first professional contract 11 games into 2012-13 season… Played four years of college hockey at Brown University with teammate Harry Zolnierczyk… During 2010-11 season, was one of six players to play all 31 games… Was named to ECAC Hockey All-Academic squad his first three years at Brown… Made NHL debut December 11, 2012 vs. … Spent time with Penguins, Devils and Canadiens… Tallied eight goals and two assists in 67 games… Also posted a -2 player rating… In his second stint with Thunderbirds…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2008-09 Brown University ECAC 31 4 3 7 24 2009-10 Brown University ECAC 36 3 8 11 14 2010-11 Brown University ECAC 31 8 7 15 39 2011-12 Brown University ECAC 31 8 13 21 51 2011-12 Providence Bruins AHL 3 0 0 0 4 ------2011-12 Worcester Sharks AHL 3 0 0 0 2 ------2012-13 Wheeling Nailers ECHL 9 3 1 4 46 ------2012-13 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 65 3 8 11 274 6 0 0 0 4 2013-14 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 64 7 7 14 166 12 0 0 0 30 2014-15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pen AHL 62 7 7 14 226 8 0 0 0 14 2014-15 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11 0 0 0 24 ------2015-16 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 3 0 0 0 5 ------2015-16 New Jersey Devils NHL 50 8 2 10 92 ------2016-17 St. John's IceCaps AHL 71 11 17 28 137 4 0 0 0 2 2016-17 Canadiens NHL 3 0 0 0 17 ------2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 69 11 10 21 123 ------2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 47 2 11 13 66 ------NHL Totals 67 8 2 10 138

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#29 Position: Left Wing Shoots: Left Born Nov 24, 1995 – Nelson, BC [23 yrs. old] Height: 6’ 0”, 196 lbs Draft: Signed to three-year, entry level deal by FLA on March 2, 2016 for $809,167

Season Notes: Picked up 14th goal of the season with buzzer-beater OT winner @ PRO 1/13/19… Collected an assist in first game back in SPR after being called up to FLA… Played 13 games with Florida (NHL) tallying one assist and four penalty minutes… Picked up second career hat trick vs. RCH 11/16/18… Also had one assist giving him 4 pts on the night... Collected first goal of season in the season opener @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on power play... Logged one assist in 7-0 W @ Lehigh Valley on October 12, 2018... Picked up 2g in 6-2 W vs. HFD 10/28/18... Scored twice, including GWG in 3- 2 W vs. SYR 12/19/18... Collected points in six consecutive games from 1/19/19 - present…

Career Notes: Set Thunderbirds franchise record with assists in 7 straight games from March 28, 2018 - April 13, 2018… Tallied three assists in 5-4 overtime win vs. Hartford on March 2, 2018... Scored goals in four straight games from January 12 - January 17… Recorded first AHL hat trick in 7-4 win vs. Belleville on October 22… Signed as free agent with Florida Panthers on March 2, 2016… Recorded two goals and an assist in Thunderbirds inaugural home opener on October 22, 2016… Finished his first pro season 13 goals and 18 assists (31 pts)... 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, 58 assists (116 points).... Named Alternate Captain in same season... Had best professional season in 2017-18 season with 21 goals, 23 assists (44 pts) in 57 games…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2010-11 BCHL 4 0 0 0 0 ------2011-12 WHL 62 5 5 10 28 3 0 0 0 0 2012-13 Regina Pats WHL 2 0 0 0 0 ------2013-14 Regina Pats WHL 62 21 19 40 64 4 4 1 5 4 2014-15 Regina Pats WHL 37 14 33 47 32 ------2014-15 WHL 34 19 17 36 18 10 5 2 7 6 2015-16 WHL 72 58 58 116 48 10 7 9 16 8 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 70 13 18 31 65 ------2016-17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 2 2 0 2 0 ------2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 58 23 23 46 37 ------2017-18 Florida Panthers NHL 11 0 1 1 2 ------2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 13 0 1 1 4 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 44 19 17 36 32 ------NHL Totals 24 0 2 2 6

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#37 Tony Turgeon Position: Left Wing Born: September 21, 1989 - Grand Forks, N.D. [29 yrs ago] Height/Weight: 6’4”, 228 lbs Draft: Signed to entry level deal by FLA in 2016.

Season Notes: Was a healthy scratch in season opener… Collected first SOG of the 2018- 19 season @ PRO 1/13/19… Received game misconduct after collecting two fights (20 PIM) 2/2/19 vs. UTI...

Career Notes: Has spent time in Blues, Kings and Panthers’ systems… Had career-high 79 PIM during 2016-17 stint with Manchester Monarchs (ECHL)... Also had 124 in 2008-09 season when playing for (NAHL)... Played college hockey for three years at the University of Nebraska-Omaha… Collected first collegiate point vs. RIT on October 9, 2010… Was named to the All-WCHA Academic Team both his sophmore and junior years… In his third stint with Thunderbirds, fourth in the Panthers’ system…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2007-08 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 53 2 3 5 30 2008-09 Bismarck Bobcats NAHL 48 6 4 10 124 2009-10 Waterloo Black Hawks USHL 28 0 0 0 113 ------2010-11 U. of Nebraska-Omaha WCHA 15 0 2 2 44 2011-12 U. of Nebraska-Omaha WCHA 26 0 2 2 63 2012-13 U. of Nebraska-Omaha WCHA 21 0 2 2 62 2013-14 Rampage AHL 5 0 0 0 21 ------2013-14 Cyclones ECHL 13 0 2 2 59 ------2014-15 AHL 18 0 1 1 50 ------2014-15 ECHL 5 0 0 0 0 ------2014-15 ECHL 3 0 1 1 4 ------2015-16 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 8 1 0 1 11 ------2015-16 AHL 35 0 1 1 73 ------2016-17 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 38 1 10 11 79 17 0 0 0 25 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 12 2 0 2 21 ------2017-18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 11 1 0 1 29 8 1 0 1 8 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 22 1 1 2 39 ------2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 7 0 0 0 25 ------

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#41 Position: Center Shoots: Left Born Jan 29, 1996 – Noormarkku, [22 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’ 2”, 191 lbs Drafted: FLA - 3rd Round (65th overall) 2014 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Logged 40 games with Florida, registering six assists... Picked up first two assists with T-Birds 1/24/19 @ HFD… Collected first goal of the season 2/1/19 vs HFD…

Career Notes: Recorded career-high three points (one goal, two assists) vs. Bridgeport on December 15... Scored first SHG of season at Hartford on December 10... Recorded one assists in season opener at Providence on October 7, 2017... In his first pro season, logged six goals and five assists in 47 games… With (OHL), Lammikko appeared in 59 games recording 22 goals and 33 assists (55 pts)… Appeared in nine playoff games recording nine goals and three assists…Played for Finland’s U16, U17, U18 and U20’s teams winning a Medal at the EYOF in 2012-2013 and another Gold Medal at the U20 WJC…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2013-14 Assat Pori SM-li 20 0 1 1 0 ------2014-15 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 64 18 26 44 36 4 1 1 2 8 2015-16 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 0 0 2 ------2015-16 Assat Pori SM-li 5 2 0 2 4 ------2015-16 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 59 22 33 55 51 9 3 4 7 6 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 47 6 5 11 24 ------2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 59 8 20 28 16 ------2018-19 Florida Panthers NHL 40 0 6 6 6 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 14 1 4 5 12 ------NHL Totals 40 0 6 6 6

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#91 Patrick Bajkov Position: Left Wing Shoots: Right Born: November 27, 1997 - Nanaimo, BC [21 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’0”, 180 lbs Draft: Undrafted, signed to three-year entry level contract worth $809,166 by FLA

Season Notes: Only player on T-Birds roster that has not committed a penalty… Made professional debut @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on October 6, 2018… Picked up first pro goal against former junior teammate Carter Hart in 7-0 win @ Lehigh Valley on October 12, 2018... Logged first multi-point game as a pro w/ 2a in 3-2 W vs. BRI 11/2/18...

Career Notes: Entering first professional season in 2018-19 season… Signed to entry-level deal on March 8, 2018 by Panthers… Holds single season points record for (WHL) with 100 (33 goals, 67 assists) in 2017-18 season… Had career-high player rating of +23 in 2016-17 season… Has amassed 112 goals and 176 assists (288 pts) in five seasons with Silvertips… Holds +44 player rating in career with Silvertips…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2013-14 Everett Silvertips WHL 56 9 10 19 18 5 3 0 3 0 2014-15 Everett Silvertips WHL 72 23 22 45 14 11 1 2 3 0 2015-16 Everett Silvertips WHL 71 18 28 46 22 9 2 2 4 2 2016-17 Everett Silvertips WHL 71 29 49 78 44 10 5 6 11 6 2017-18 Everett Silvertips WHL 72 33 67 100 56 22 14 9 23 18 2018-19 Manchester Monarchs* ECHL 2 0 0 0 0 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 17 3 2 5 4 2018-19 Florida Everblades ECHL 15 3 4 7 4 ------

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#92 Position: Right Wing Shoots: Right Born: June 23, 1996 - , Finland [22 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’2”, 207 lbs Draft: FLA - 6th round (184th overall) 2017 NHL Entry Draft

Season Notes: Made professional debut in season opener @ Wilkes- Barre/Scranton… Picked up first professional goal @ Laval on October 20, 2018 to help T-Birds to two-game sweep of Rocket… Recorded first points since picking up first pro goal on 10/20/18 in OT loss to BRI… Picked up goal, assist in game (two points)… Had goals in four consecutive games stretching from 1/6/19-1/13/19… Also collected 14 shots on goal in five games stretching from 1/5/19-1/13/19…

Career Notes: Entering his first professional season… Had three different stints with the (SM-Liga) between 2014 and 2017, where he played a combined 68 games with 15 goals with 16 assists (31 pts)... Spent one season in the USHL with the where he did not score a goal or record an assist in 10 games and finished with a -7 player rating… Spent the last two seasons with (SM-Liga) where he scored a combined 25 goals and 33 assists (58 pts) in 96 games with a +18 player rating…

--- Regular Season ------Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM ------2014-15 Peliitat Mesti 4 0 0 0 2 2014-15 Pelicans SM-li 10 0 0 0 2 ------2014-15 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 25 6 9 15 20 5 0 0 0 2 2015-16 Pelicans SM-li 50 15 13 28 14 6 0 2 2 4 2015-16 Peliitat Heinola Mesti 1 1 2 3 0 2016-17 Pelicans SM-li 8 0 3 3 2 ------2016-17 Peliitat Heinola Mesti 4 2 2 4 4 ------2016-17 Tappara Tampere SM-li 46 11 21 32 78 18 6 1 7 16 2017-18 Tappara Tampere SM-li 50 14 12 26 68 15 4 3 7 41 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 43 10 7 17 27 ------

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