2016-17 Seattle Thunderbirds Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 46-20-4 (SO: 0-2) - 98 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHL's U.S. Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Konowalchuk (46-20-4, 2 OTL)
Location: Seattle, Washington
2016-17 Seattle Thunderbirds RosterTeam Record: 46-20-4 (SO: 0-2) - 98 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHL's U.S. Division
Won League Championship
Coach: Steve Konowalchuk (46-20-4, 2 OTL)
Location: Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 46 wins and 20 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 98 points finishing second in the WHL's U.S. Division.
The Thunderbirds scored 253 goals and yielded 206. Ryan Gropp netted 35 goals for Seattle, and Mathew Barzal contributed 69 assists. Rylan Toth earned 36 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.75 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.
Steve Konowalchuk coached the team. The 2016-17 Seattle Thunderbirds won the League Championship.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gropp | LW | 66 | 35 | 49 | 84 | 26 | +25 | 11 | 0 |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 41 | 10 | 69 | 79 | 20 | +32 | 2 | 0 |
| Ethan Bear | D | 67 | 28 | 42 | 70 | 21 | +34 | 14 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | RW | 54 | 26 | 34 | 60 | 101 | +28 | 7 | 0 |
| Nolan Volcan | LW | 64 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 71 | +13 | 2 | 2 |
| Sami Moilanen | RW | 70 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 33 | +6 | 3 | 1 |
| Donovan Neuls | C | 72 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 45 | +9 | 3 | 1 |
| Alexander True | C | 66 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 38 | -4 | 7 | 4 |
| Scott Eansor | C | 40 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 32 | +14 | 4 | 3 |
| Turner Ottenbreit | D | 71 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 92 | +45 | 2 | 0 |
| Jarret Tyszka | D | 54 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 28 | +5 | 2 | 0 |
| Matthew Wedman | C | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 36 | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austin Strand | D | 36 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 62 | +2 | 1 | 0 |
| Elijah Brown | C | 64 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reece Harsch | D | 67 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Ormsby | RW | 65 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Andrusiak | LW | 52 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Adams | C | 41 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 56 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Hyman | D | 39 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Bishop | D | 66 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Schuldhaus | D | 33 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 30 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Cavin Leth | C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Allbee | D | 33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Briscoe | C | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rylan Toth | G | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Layne Bensmiller | RW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Hamaliuk | LW | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Berlin | G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Carpendale | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lee | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Stankowski | G | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mackenzie Wight | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Bear | RW | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Savey | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Terretta | RD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1360 | 250 | 428 | 678 | 852 | 164 | 61 | 11 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Berlin | 13 | 702:00 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 2.82 | 337 | 304 | .902 | |
| Rylan Toth | 58 | 3274:00 | 36 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 2.75 | 1532 | 1382 | .902 | |
| Carl Stankowski | 7 | 358:00 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2.18 | 144 | 131 | .910 | |
| Empty Net | 28:00 | 0 | 8 | 17.14 | ||||||||
| Totals | 78 | 4362 | 46 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 204 | 2.81 | 2021 | 1817 | .899 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gropp | LW | 16 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Mathew Barzal | C | 16 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Ethan Bear | D | 17 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Keegan Kolesar | RW | 19 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Volcan | LW | 20 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sami Moilanen | RW | 20 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Neuls | C | 20 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Alexander True | C | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| Scott Eansor | C | 20 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Turner Ottenbreit | D | 20 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| Jarret Tyszka | D | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wedman | C | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Strand | D | 20 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Elijah Brown | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reece Harsch | D | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Ormsby | RW | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Andrusiak | LW | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Adams | C | 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hyman | D | 20 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Bishop | D | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Hamaliuk | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lee | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Stankowski | G | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 380 | 83 | 147 | 230 | 238 | 121 | 28 | 1 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Stankowski | 20 | 1222 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.50 | 573 | 522 | .911 |
| Empty Net | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 20 | 1225 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 2.50 | 573 | 522 | .911 |
