
Thunderbolts Add Four Players to Training Camp Roster
October 11, 2019 - SPHL (SPHL)
Evansville Thunderbolts News Release
Evansville, Ind: Evansville Thunderbolts head coach Jeff Bes announced today the addition of four players to the Thunderbolts' training camp roster, continuing the process of selecting the roster to start the 2019-20 SPHL season, which begins on the road at the Knoxville Ice Bears on Friday, October 18th. The Thunderbolts home opener will be on Saturday, October 19th against the Birmingham Bulls.
The four players added to the roster consist of: forwards Lucas Venuto, Matthew Barnaby Jr. and Taylor Makin, along with goaltender Braeden Ostepchuk.
(NOTE: List is subject to change)
NAME POS NAT HT WT DOB
Matthew Barnaby Jr. C. USA 6'2 170 5/2/1998
Justin Bernier. RW CAN 5'9 170 9/16/1997
Jacob Boll D DEN 6'5 238 12/17/1995
Tanner Butler D CAN 5'11 185 8/3/1993
Leonard Caglianone D USA 5'10 185 4/10/1993
Colin Clapton RW USA 5'11 180 11/9/1993
Scott Donahue LW USA 5'11 185 4/5/1996
Connor Fries C USA 6' 185 3/15/1995
Tanner Hilderbrandt C CAN 6'3 190 11/2/1992
Dominick Horvath D USA 6'1 209 11/3/1995
Jake Howie LW USA 5'9 161 10/2/1994
Hayden Hulton C CAN 5'10 180 7/15/1993
Dillon Kelley G. USA. 6'5 215 9/2/1994
Taylor Makin LW CAN 6'1 194 1/26/1992
Tayler Munson. G USA 6'1 195 3/3/1992
Braeden Ostepchuk G CAN 6'0 195 8/26/1993
Austin Romzek RW USA 5'11 181 9/20/1994
Frank Schumacher D USA 6'1 190 10/12/1993
Carter Shinkaruk C CAN 5'11 185 11/11/1991
Jacob Smith RW CAN 5'10 185 7/3/1997
Max Strang G USA 6'2 205 11/3/1989
Derek Sutliffe LW USA 6'1 190 3/23/1992
Wyatt Trumbley D CAN 6'2 200 9/24/1994
Brandon Tucker RW. USA 6'2 194. 8/13/1996
Lucas Venuto. RW CAN 5'11 185 4/11/1994
The opening list consists of 16 forwards, 6 defenseman, and 3 goaltenders. 14 players are from the United States, 10 players are from Canada, and one is from Denmark. 9 players (Caglianone, Clapton, Donahue, Howie, Schumacher, Shinkaruk, Trumbley, Tucker, and Ostepchuk) are returning members of the 2018-19 Thunderbolts lineup.
The Thunderbolts' first home game of its' fourth season in the SPHL (Southern Professional Hockey League) will be on Saturday, Oct. 19, against the Birmingham Bulls at Ford Center in downtown Evansville. To order your tickets for this season, call 812-422-BOLT(2658).
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