thunderbirds 2020-21 roster

NO. FORWARDS POS S HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. 19-20 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT PRONUNCIATION

7 Gustafson, Jordan* C L 5’10 166 Ardrossan, AB Jan. 20/04 Ft. Sask Rangers U18 AEHL U18 29 11 20 31 31 Eligible 2022 Gus-staff-son

9 Jeri-Leon, Keltie RW R 5’10 195 , BC Jan. 19/00 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 63 23 18 41 18 Free Agent Kell-tee Jerry-Lee-on

11 Ludwig, Gabe* LW L 5’9 160 Eagle River, AK Feb. 29/04 Pitt. Penguins Elite 15U 15U AAA 56 8 24 32 30 Eligible 2022 Lud-wig

12 Rybinski, Henrik C R 6’1 185 , BC June 26/01 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 53 11 20 31 61 FLA 19 RYE-bin-ski

15 Sanders, Mekai RW R 5’9 170 Gig Harbor, WA May 8/03 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 24 2 1 3 6 Eligible 2021 Muh-Kai

16 Uchacz, Kai C R 6’1 185 De Winton, AB June 24/03 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 52 2 6 8 34 Eligible 2021 You-Chaz

17 Oremba, Sam* LW L 6’0 167 Regina, SK Jan. 19/05 Regina Monarchs U15 AA SAAHL U15 31 75 58 133 10 Eligible 2023 Oh-rem-buh

18 Popowich, Sam* C R 5’9 172 Camrose, AB May 21/03 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 36 8 9 17 18 Eligible 2022 Pop-o-which

19 Mount, Payton RW R 5’8 180 Victoria, BC Jan. 19/02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 62 15 24 39 8 Eligible 2021 Mount

23 Williamson, Brendan LW L 6’1 190 , BC May 4/02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 54 1 7 8 16 Eligible 2021 William-son

24 Schaefer, Reid* ^ LW L 6’2 200 Spruce Grove, AB Sept. 21/03 Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 33 6 10 16 32 Eligible 2022 Shay-fer

29 Davidson, Jared C L 5’11 175 , AB July 7/02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 59 8 8 16 46 Eligible 2021 David-son

32 Rempe, Matthew C R 6’8 240 , AB June 29/02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 47 12 19 31 53 NYR 20 Remp-E

34 Roulette, Conner LW L 5’11 180 , MB May 13/03 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 54 19 20 39 21 Eligible 2021 Roulette

47 Ciona, Lucas LW L 6’2 206 Edmonton, AB Jan. 8/03 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 53 3 10 13 31 Eligible 2021 SEE-oh-nuh

NO. DEFENSEMEN POS S HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. 19-20 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT PRONUNCIATION

3 McNelly, Cade ^ D L 6’3 205 Westlock, AB Oct. 17/01 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 40 3 7 10 110 Eligible 2021 MIC-Nelly

4 Hanzel, Jeremy* D L 6’0 176 Coquitlam, BC Feb. 27/03 Vancouver NE Chiefs BC U18 38 4 32 36 44 Eligible 2022 Han-zell

6 Bauer, Tyrel D R 6’3 208 Cochrane, AB Mar. 23/02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 60 3 14 17 85 WPG 20 Bauer

14 Korchinski, Kevin* D L 6’1 168 Saskatoon, SK June 21/04 Saskatoon Contacts SMAAAHL 41 7 19 26 10 Eligible 2022 Core-chin-ski

22 Bateman, Luke ^ D L 6’6 220 , BC Sept. 19/02 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 57 1 11 12 39 Eligible 2021 Bait-man

27 Gottfried, Ryan D L 6’3 205 Winnipeg, MB Aug. 21/01 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 3 9 12 40 Eligible 2021 GOT-freed

44 Penner, Spencer* D R 5’11 162 Blumenort, MB Feb. 12/04 Eastman Selects U18 MAAA U18 41 2 25 27 17 Eligible 2022 Penner

NO. POS S HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. 19-20 SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GA SO AVE DRAFT PRONUNCIATION

35 Milic, Thomas* G L 6’0 170 Coquitlam, BC April 14/03 Burnaby Winter Club Prep CSSHL 17 - - - 1.78 Eligible 2021 Mill-itch

37 Berry, Jackson G L 6’1 181 Chestermere, AB June. 12/02 Drayton Valley Thunder AJHL 9 - - 1 2.59 Eligible 2021 Berry * Rookie ^ Late Birthday impacts NHL Draft Status Russ Farwell Vice President of Hockey Operations Bil La Forge General Manager Cal Filson Director of Player Personnel Matt O’Dette Head Coach Kyle Hagel Assistant Coach Castan Sommer Assistant Coach Ian Gordon Coach Director of Player Development Phil Varney Athletic Trainer Jorge Lopez Equipment Manager Jared Crooks Skill Development & Video Coach