HERSHEY BEARS 2017-18 ROSTER # NAME POS S HT WT DOB HOMETOWN 2016-17 TEAM DRAFTED CONTRACT 30 Vitek Vanecek G L 6-1 187 1/9/1996 Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic BEARS WSH, 2nd (39), 2014 NHL 31 Pheonix Copley G L 6-4 200 1/18/1992 North Pole, AK St. Louis (NHL)/Chicago/BEARS NHL # NAME POS S HT WT DOB HOMETOWN 2016-17 TEAM DRAFTED CONTRACT 2 Tyler Lewington D R 6-2 202 12/5/1994 Edmonton, AB BEARS WSH, 7th (204), 2013 NHL 6 Lucas Johansen D L 6-2 182 11/16/1997 Vancouver, BC Kelowna (WHL) WSH, 1st (28), 2016 NHL 7 Connor Hobbs D R 6-1 197 1/4/1997 Regina, SK Regina (WHL) WSH, 5th (143), 2015 NHL 10 Dustin Gazley F R 5-8 164 10/3/1988 Novi, MI BEARS AHL 11 Zach Sill “A” F L 6-0 214 5/24/1988 Brookfield, NS BEARS NHL 12 Jeremy Langlois F R 5-10 175 6/2/1990 Tempe, AZ Rockford Tryout 14 Anthony Peluso F R 6-4 225 4/18/1989 Barrie, ON Manitoba STL, 6th (160), 2007 NHL 15 Travis Boyd F R 5-11 185 9/14/1993 Hopkins, MN BEARS WSH, 6th (177), 2011 NHL 17 Chris Bourque “A” F L 5-7 174 1/29/1986 Boston, MA BEARS WSH, 2nd (33), 2004 AHL 18 Wayne Simpson F R 5-11 194 11/19/1989 Boxboro, MA Providence NHL 19 Riley Barber F R 6-0 190 2/7/1994 Pittsburgh, PA Washington (NHL)/BEARS WSH, 6th (167), 2012 NHL 20 Liam O’Brien F L 6-1 215 7/29/1994 Halifax, NS Washington (NHL)/BEARS NHL 22 John Albert F L 5-11 179 1/19/1989 Cleveland, OH Karpat (Liiga) ATL, 6th (175), 2007 NHL BEARS/Merrimack College NHL 23 Hampus Gustafsson F L 6-4 200 10/26/1993 Ljungby, Sweden (NCAA) 25 Colby Williams D R 6-0 199 1/26/1995 Regina, SK BEARS WSH, 6th (173), 2015 NHL 26 Mathias Bau F L 6-7 235 7/3/1993 Glostrup, Denmark Frederikshavn (Denmark) AHL 29 Tommy Hughes D R 6-2 225 4/7/1992 London, ON Hartford AHL 32 Hubert Labrie D L 5-11 185 7/12/1991 Victoriaville, QC BEARS AHL 33 Kris Bindulis D L 6-2 192 9/17/1995 Riga, Latvia Lake Superior State (NCAA) NHL 34 Jonas Siegenthaler D L 6-3 206 5/6/1997 Zurich, SUI Zurich/BEARS WSH, 2nd (57), 2015 NHL 36 Garrett Mitchell “C” F R 5-11 196 9/2/1991 Regina, SK Washington (NHL)/BEARS WSH, 6th (175), 2009 AHL 40 Mason Mitchell F L 6-2 203 6/13/1994 Calgary, AB Univ. of Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) NHL PERSONNEL & KEY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 10 Gazley GAYZ-lee NHL Affiliate: Washington Capitals 12 Langlois LANG-LOYS ECHL Affiliate: South Carolina Stingrays 23 Gustafsson GUST-uhf-SON 26 Mathias Bau mah-TEE-us BAU VP of Hockey Operations: Bryan Helmer (Bau like Bauer) Head Coach: Troy Mann 30 Vitek Vanecek VEE-tehk VAN-uh-chehk Assistant Coach: Reid Cashman 31 Pheonix Copley FEE-nihks KAHP-lee Assistant Coach: Ryan Murphy Video Coach: Mike King 32 Hubert Labrie hew-BAIR LA-BRE 33 Bindulis BIHN-DUH-lihs Associate Goaltending Coach: Alex Westlund 34 Jonas Siegenthaler JOE-nis see-GEHN-thahl-uhr Strength & Conditioning Coach: Mike Wagner Head AthleticTrainer: Dan ‘Beaker’ Stuck Athletic Trainer: Murphy Luatua, ATC Equipment Manager: Josh Carter Assistiant Equipment Manager: Dillon Filepas Broadcaster/PR: Zack Fisch BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS: PLAYERS BIOS GOALTENDERS (ALPHABETICAL) #30 VITEK VANECEK (G) Ht: 6-1 Wt: 187 Age: 21 DOB: 1/9/1996 Catches: Left Hometown: Havlickuv Brod, CZE Drafted: 2014, 2nd Rd (39th) by Washington Pro Season: 3rd Season w/ Hershey: 2nd Acquired: Signed to a three-year, entry-level contract by Washington on Jul. 15, 2014 Single Game AHL Season Highs Single Game AHL Career Highs How Long Since (AHL)… SAVES: 8 (11/12/17 vs WBS) SAVES: 37 (1/27/17 @ PRO) Last Win: 4/15/17 vs PRO (28 saves) SHOTS FACED: 12 (11/12/17 vs WBS) SHOTS FACED: 39 (1/27/17 @ PRO) Last Reg. Loss: 11/12/17 vs WBS Last Shutout: 4/15/17 vs PRO (28 saves) Last Assist: 2/24/17 @ HFD (2 career assists) 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS: Re-assigned to South Carolina for rehab, Re-assigned to Hershey on Nov. 7 CAREER NOTES: Finished third among rookie goaltenders in the AHL with a 2.54 goals against average in 39 games in 2016-17…Notched first AHL shutout on Nov. 29, 2016 vs. Albany, finishing with 29 saves…Posted five shutouts last season, a mark tied for the second most in the AHL…Named the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending on Dec. 18, 2016...Made Bears debut on Apr. 14, 2016, earning a 2-1 shootout victory vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...Spent the majority of 2015-16 season with the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays where he went 18-7-6 in 32 games…Finished with the second best goals-against average in the ECHL at 2.03, and the fourth best save percentage among rookie goaltenders at .917…Earned league honors four times during the 2015-16 campaign, including being named to the ECHL All-Rookie Team…Named the CCM Hockey ECHL Rookie of the Month in November…Honored as the CCM Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for March 7-13…Named Warrior Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Month for March…Went 6-4 with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .914 save percentage in the Kelly Cup Playoffs, leading the Stingrays to the Eastern Conference Finals…Played for his native Czech Republic at the 2014 and 2015 IIHF World Junior Championships --- Regular Season --- - Playoffs - Season Team League GP MIN GA W L OTL GAA SV% SVS SO GP GAA 2014-15 Liberec Bili Tygri HC Czech 2 120 3 0 2 0 1.50 0.943 50 0 2015-16 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 32 1867 63 18 7 6 2.03 0.917 697 4 11 2.31 Hershey Bears AHL 1 65 1 1 0 0 0.92 0.962 25 0 2016-17 Hershey Bears AHL 39 2147 91 18 10 9 2.54 0.909 906 5 4 2.75 2017-18 Hershey Bears AHL 1 58 4 0 1 0 4.12 0.667 8 0 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 2 119 4 1 1 0 2.01 0.935 58 0 ECHL Totals: 34 1986 67 19 8 6 2.02 0.918 755 4 AHL/HER Totals: 41 2270 96 19 11 9 2.54 0.907 939 5 Pro Totals: 77 4376 166 38 21 15 2.28 0.913 1744 9 BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS: PLAYERS BIOS GOALTENDERS (ALPHABETICAL) #31 PHEONIX COPLEY (G) Ht: 6-4 Wt: 200 Age: 25 DOB: 1/18/1992 Catches: Left Hometown: North Pole, AK Drafted: Undrafted Pro Season: 4th Season w/ Hershey: 3rd Acquired: Re-signed to a one-year, two-way contract by Washington on Jun. 28, 2017 Single Game AHL Season Highs Single Game AHL Career Highs How Long Since (AHL)… SAVES: 31 (11/17/17 @ PRO) SAVES: 45 (3/26/16 @ IA) Last Win: 11/17/17 @ PRO (31 saves) SHOTS FACED: 36 (11/3/17 @ RCH) SHOTS FACED: 46 (3/26/16 @ IA) Last Reg. Loss: 11/22/17 vs SPR (25 saves) Last Shutout: 11/7/15 vs. SPR (26 saves) Last Assist: 4/11/15 @ STJ (1 career assist) 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS: Made first start on Nov. 3 at Rochester after missing nine games with a lower-body injury Earned first win on Nov. 5 at W-B/Scranton…Won five straight starts from Nov. 5-Nov. 17 CAREER NOTES: Went 11-5-0 in 16 games with Bears with 2.15 goals against average in 2017-18...Posted seventh best GAA (2.25) and eighth best SV% (.924) in 41 games with Chicago and Hershey last season, going 26-11-3 with one shutout...Re-acquired by the Capitals with defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk in exchange for forwards Zach Sanford, Brad Malone, the Capitals’ first-round selection in the 2017 NHL draft on Feb. 27, 2017...Made first NHL start with St. Louis on Jan. 21, 2017, stopping 24 shots in a 5-3 loss at Winnipeg...Led Chicago Wolves in goals-against average (2.79) and save percentage (.909) in 2015- 16…Traded to St. Louis by Washington with Troy Brouwer for T.J. Oshie on Jul. 2, 2015...Played rookie pro season with Hershey in 2014-15, ranking seventh in the AHL in GAA and SV%...Made AHL debut Oct. 13 at Norfolk, collecting the win with 29 saves…Registered first pro shutout Oct. 19 at Hartford with 22 saves...Signed as a free agent by Washington on Mar. 19, 2014...Played NCAA hockey at Michigan Tech. --- Regular Season --- - Playoffs - Season Team League GP MIN GA W L OTL GAA SV% SVS SO GP GAA 2010-11 Corpus Christi IceRays NAHL 42 2376 165 14 23 4 4.17 0.880 1210 0 2011-12 Tri-City Storm USHL 25 1451 76 9 13 0 3.14 0.905 728 2 Des Moines Buccaneers USHL 20 1163 60 7 11 1 3.09 0.909 599 0 2012-13 Michigan Tech NCAA 24 1322 71 8 15 1 3.22 0.900 637 3 2013-14 Michigan Tech NCAA 30 1724 72 10 13 6 2.51 0.911 736 1 South Carolina Stingrays ECHL 3 147 8 2 1 0 3.26 0.906 77 0 1 2.58 2014-15 Hershey Bears AHL 26 1520 55 17 4 3 2.17 0.925 677 3 5 1.83 2015-16 Chicago Wolves AHL 37 2088 97 15 16 3 2.79 0.909 969 3 St.