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Posted on Thu, Oct. 15, 2009

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Thunder 2009-10 roster

NO. FORWARDS POS L/R HT WT HOMETOWN

7 Chris Trafford RW R 6-0 193 Kinburn, Ontario

Division III star had a goal and shootout goal in exhibition win

8 Glenn Detulleo C L 5-7 170 Timmins, Ontario

Led IHL Kalamazoo in goals (26) and points (55) last season

10 Brandon Kaleniecki LW L 5-10 200 Livonia, Mich.

Has 65 points in 115 career games, all in ECHL

11 Jason Duda LW L 5-10 185 Sexsmith, Alberta

Despite back injury, vet led Thunder with 55 points and made All-Star team

14 Marc Belanger RW R 6-2 200 Nanaimo, British Columbia

Ninth among CHL rookies in goals last year with 20

17 Mike Batovanja RW R 5-7 175 Hinton, Alberta

Coming off knee surgery, but looked like a force in exhibition games

21 Brad Thompson C L 6-0 190 St. Louis Park, Minn.

Versatile player had 23 points in team's final 23 games last season

22 Joel Hanson RW R 6-2 200 Elk River, Minn.

Thunder rookie of the year had 33 points in 39 games last season

27 Damian Surma C L 5-9 200 Lincoln Park, Mich.

Has 260 points in 398 career games, including two in the NHL

39 Mike Kneeland F L 5-11 195 Calgary, Alberta

Impressed in exhibition games and has the look of an impact rookie

44 Brent Ottmann RW R 6-1 207 Martensville, Saskatchewan

Scored 31 points in 26 games in SJHL last year

61 Troy Ofukany C L 6-0 200 Kamloops, British Columbia

Voted team's most improved player after totaling 36 points and 122 PIMs

DEFENSEMEN

3 Jordan Little D L 6-4 217 Winnipeg, Manitoba

Led Kalamazoo with a plus-15 rating last season

13 Chris Kovalcik D L 6-4 220 St. Charles, Mo.

Fifth in CHL with 24 fighting majors last season

19 Brett Beauchamp D L 6-2 220 Montreal

Was plus-4 while playing for three ECHL teams last year

24 Chris McAllister D L 6-7 238 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Played in 301 NHL games; 1,570 PIMs in 663 career games

26 Rickard Forslund D L 6-0 196 Stockholm, Sweden

23-year-old spent four seasons in Swedish Professional League

27 Arthur Fritch D R 6-3 200 South Boston, Mass.

Four goals, six assists with Europe's Heerenveen Flyers last year

32 Jim Jorgensen D L 5-11 198 Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.

Is plus-7 in 73 career games in ECHL

40 Connor MacDonald D R 5-11 200 Tracadie Cross, Prince Edward Island

Had two points and 71 penalty minutes last season

55 Mark Adamek D R 6-4 212 Hollister, Calif.

Was named "Unsung Hero" at ECHL Stockton last season

GOALTENDERS

30 Scott Campbell G L 6-3 195 Bloomfield, Ontario

Turned away 18 of 18 shots in first exhibition win

31 Jamie Gilbert G L 6-2 195 Lewiston, Maine

Stopped all 30 shots he faced in two exhibition games

53 Tim Boron G L 6-0 177 Winnipeg, Manitoba

If 100-percent healthy from hip surgery, could be one of the CHL's best

Note: For games, active roster is 19 players with one scratch

Coach: Brent Bilodeau, second year

Assistant: Rob Boyle, second year

Player/assistant: Jason Duda

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