AHL: Springfield Thunderbirds Announce Opening Night Roster

The Springfield Thunderbirds begin their 2026-27 season on the road tomorrow night against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. They then play the Providence Bruins on Sunday before they open their home schedule next Saturday against the Laval Rocket. The Thunderbirds reached the Atlantic Division Finals last season after defeating the Charlotte Checkers in the first round then the Providence Bruins before their run came to end to the Penguins. Here’s who will be suiting up for the Thunderbirds on opening night tomorrow evening.

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Springfield Thunderbirds Opening Roster:

Forwards

8 – Justin Carbonneau
12 – Nathan Walker
13 – Kale Kessy
17 – T.J. Tynan
18 – Juraj Pekarcik
21 – Jakub Stancl
22 – Dylan Peterson
25 – Sam Strange
26 – Simon Robertsson
28 – Otto Stenberg
37 – Jack Finley
41 – Aleksanteri Kaskimaki
70 – Oskar Sundqvist
71 – Nikita Susuyev
88 – Chris Wagner

Defensemen

5 – Colin Ralph
6 – Lukas Fischer
9 – Michael Buchinger
16 – Ryan Wheeler
42 – Quinton Burns
43 – Calle Rosen
45 – Marc-Andre Gaudet
48 – Arseni Koromyslov

Goalies

30 – Georgii Romanov
40 – Will Cranley

Wrap Up:

Can this team make another deep run in 2026-27? They certainly are built to be a playoff team but how far can they go.