Springfield Thunderbirds Player Bios
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Springfield Thunderbirds Player Bios 2018-19 Season 1 GOALTENDERS: #33 Sam Montembeault Position: Goaltender Catches: Left Born: Oct 30 1996 – Arthabaska, QC [22 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’ 3”, 192 lbs Draft: FLA - 3rd Round (77th overall) 2015 NHL Draft SEASON NOTES, 2018-19: Registered third career shutout with 35-save performance in first start of season in 7-0 win @ Lehigh Valley 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 shutouts 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 Florida Panthers NHL 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.000 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 41 2196 119 7 2 3.25 13 23 2 1023 0.896 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 22 1247 63 0 1 3.03 11 6 4 565 0.900 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 #60 Chris Driedger Position: Goaltender Catches: Left Born: May 18, 1994 - Winnipeg, 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… Career Notes: Signed a one-year AHL contract with Springfield Thunderbirds on July 3, 2018 after being released by Ottawa Senators… Made his NHL debut on March 26, 2015 vs. New York Rangers… Signed a three-year entry level contract with Ottawa on April 1, 2014… In his time with the Calgary 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 goal after the puck was inadvertently put in the Kootenay Ice empty net… Has allowed four goals in three NHL appearances for Ottawa Senators… Has a professional record of 56-79… Holds a career save percentage of .908 and a Goals Against Average 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 Calgary Hitmen 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 Elmira Jackals ECHL 4 199 13 1 0 3.92 1 2 0 109 0.893 2013-14 Binghamton Senators 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 Wichita Thunder ECHL 2 120 9 1 0 4.51 0 2 0 64 0.877 2017-18 Belleville Senators AHL 10 490 33 2 0 4.04 2 5 0 254 0.885 2017-18 Brampton Beast ECHL 17 1014 43 3 0 2.55 9 7 1 505 0.922 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 6 311 17 1 0 3.28 2 2 1 154 0.901 2018-19 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 12 676 31 1 0 2.75 6 5 0 318 0.911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 DEFENSEMEN: #3 Josh Brown Position: Defense Shoots: Right Born: Jan 21 1994 – London, ONT [24 yrs. old] Height/Weight: 6’ 5”, 225 Drafted: FLA - 6th Round (152nd overall) 2013 NHL Entry Draft Season Notes: Scored first goal of 2018-19 season 12/15/18 @ BRI… Missed T- Birds first 16 games due to upper body injury… Made season debut in 3-0 loss at home to SYR (11/24/18)… Career Notes: Scored first goal of season with 4.9 seconds to play to defeat Hartford 5-4 on 12/30/18... 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 (3-10-13) in 72 games played… 2015-2016 with Manchester Monarchs in 2015- 16... Appeared in 54 games recording 1 goal and 11 assists… Saw action in 5 playoff games…. Played in 10 games recording 1 assist… Spent 2014-15 with Oshawa Generals (OHL)... Won OHL Championship and Memorial Cup… --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ---- Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010-11 Whitby Fury OJHL 35 6 4 10 59 -- -- -- -- -- 2011-12 Oshawa Generals OHL 46 0 4 4 49 2 0 0 0 0 2012-13 Oshawa Generals OHL 68 0 16 16 79 9 1 4 5 11 2013-14 Oshawa Generals OHL 56 2 10 12 83 9 0 0 0 18 2014-15 Oshawa Generals OHL 60 4 17 21 92 21 2 2 4 30 2015-16 Portland Pirates AHL 10 0 1 1 7 -- -- -- -- -- 2015-16 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 54 1 11 12 80 5 0 0 0 4 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 72 3 10 13 96 -- -- -- -- -- 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 66 1 9 10 67 -- -- -- -- -- 2018-19 Florida Panthers* NHL Statistics Unavailable 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 14 2 0 2 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 #4 Mike Downing Position: Defense Shoots: Left Born May 19, 1995 – Canton, MI [23 yrs. old] Height/Weight: 6’ 2”, 200 lbs Drafted: FLA - 4th rd., 97th overall, 2013 NHL Draft Season Notes: Has only played in one game @ LV (11/9/18)... Was injured in game and has not returned to action since… CAREER NOTES: 2016-17: in first full AHL season, recorded 13 points (2-11-13) and 65 PIMs with Springfield… 2015-2016 w/ Mich. (NCAA): Appeared in 35 games recording 3 goals and 17 assists for 20 points… All-Big Ten Second Team selection in 2014-2015 and Big Ten All-Rookie Team in 2013-2014… 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2011-12 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 54 4 10 14 68 5 1 1 2 4 2012-13 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 52 3 20 23 107 11 0 3 3 6 2013-14 U. of Michigan Big-1 34 2 10 12 60 2014-15 U. of Michigan Big-1 36 6 16 22 76 2015-16 U. of Michigan Big-1 35 3 17 20 66 2015-16 Portland Pirates AHL 1 0 0 0 4 -- -- -- -- -- 2016-17 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 67 2 11 13 65 -- -- -- -- -- 2017-18 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 27 1 4 5 22 -- -- -- -- -- 2017-18 Manchester Monarchs ECHL 3 1 1 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- 2018-19 Manchester Monarchs* ECHL 1 0 0 0 2 2018-19 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 1 0 0 0 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 #12 Ian McCoshen Position: Defense Shoots: Left Born Aug 5 1995 – Hudson, WI [22 yrs old] Height/Weight: 6’3”, 217 lbs Draft: FLA - 2nd round (31st overall), 2013 NHL Entry Draft Season Notes: Made season debut @ Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on October 6, 2018 and recorded one shot on goal and two PIM… Finished with an even player rating… Picked up first point of the season in home opener vs.