WALLEYE SEASON PREVIEW

Meet the Walleye: Roster

10/17/2013

Garrett Clarke.

1 Brooks Ostergard

■ Position: Goaltender

■ Age: 26

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 190

■ Birthplace: Chagrin Falls, Ohio

■ 2012-13 stats: Trenton (ECHL) 7 GP, 5-1-0 Record, 3.13 GAA, .907 SVP

 

4 Phil Oreskovic

■ Position: Defenseman

■ Age: 23

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-3, 245

■ Birthplace: North York, Ontario

■ 2012-13 stats: Toledo (ECHL), 68 GP, 1 G, 13 A, 14 Pts., 121 PIMs

 

7 Max Nicastro

■ Position: Defenseman

■ Age: 23

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-3, 225

■ Birthplace: Thousand Oaks, Calif.

■ 2012-13 stats: Grand Rapids (AHL) 25 GP, 1 G, 2 A, 3 Pts., 10 PIMs

 

9 John Vigilante

■ Position: Left wing

■ Age: 28

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 201

■ Birthplace: Dearborn, Mich.

■ 2012-13 stats: Oskarshamn (Sweden), 52 GP, 9 G, 17 A, 26 Pts., 50 PIMs

 

10 David Gilbert

■ Position: Left wing

■ Age: 22

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 185

■ Birthplace: Chateauguay, Quebec

■ 2012-13 stats: Bloomington (CHL) 49 GP, 21 G, 19 A, 40 Pts., 22 PIMs

 

12 Travis Novak

■ Position: Right wing

■ Age: 25

■ Ht./Wt.: 5-11, 185

■ Birthplace: Lethbridge, Alberta

■ 2012-13 stats: Toledo (ECHL), 65 GP, 11 G, 23 A, 34 Pts., 39 PIMs

 

13 Stephon Thorne

■ Position: Left wing

■ Age: 23

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 178

■Birthplace: Mississauga,Ontario

■ 2012-13: Toledo, 37 GP, 5 G, 6 A, 11 Pts., 58 PIMs

 

14 Kevin Lynch

■ Position: Center

■ Age: 22

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-1, 205

■ Birthplace: Grosse Pointe, Mich.

■ 2012-13: University of Michigan (NCAA) 40 GP, 10 G, 17 A, 27 Pts., 46 PIMs

 

16 Aaron Bogosian

■ Position: Center

■ Age: 26

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 190

■ Birthplace: Massena, N.Y.

■ 2012-13 stats: Florida (ECHL) 55 GP, 11 G, 15 A, 26 Pts., 146 PIMs

 

17 Kyle Rogers

■ Position: Right wing

■ Age: 28 

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-3, 223

■ Birthplace: Philadelphia

■ 2012-13 stats: Toledo, 72 GP, 15 G, 31 A, 46 Pts.,36 PIMs

 

18 Daniel Koger

■ Position: Left wing

■ Age: 23

■ Birthplace: Szekesfehervar, Hungary

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-4, 201

■ 2012-13 stats: Bakersfield (ECHL) 35 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 Pts., 26 PIMs 

 

 

20 Phil Rauch

■ Position: Defenseman

■ Age: 26

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 200

■ Birthplace: Lambertville, Mich.

■ 2012-13 stats: Toledo, 71 GP, 1 G, 9 A, 10 Pts., 67 PIMs

 

23 Alden Hirschfeld

■ Position: Center 

■ Age: 25

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-1, 205

■ Birthplace: Sylvania, Ohio

■ 2012-13 stats: Providence (AHL) 37 GP, 4 G, 4 A, 8 Pts., 20 PIMs

 

24 Jason Lepine

■ Position: Defenseman

■ Age: 28

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 185

■ Birthplace: Cornwall, Ontario

■ 2012-13 stats: Iserlohn (Germany) 14 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 Pts., 10 PIMs

26 Emerson Clark

■ Position: Left wing

■ Age: 20

■ Ht./Wt.: 5-10, 181

■ Birthplace: Whitby, Ontario

■ 2012-13 stats: Windsor (OHL) 63 GP, 7 G, 11 A, 18 Pts., 131 PIMs

 

27 Trevor Parkes

■ Position: Right wing

■ Age: 22

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-2, 202

■ Birthplace: Fort Erie, Ontario

■ 2012-13 stats: Grand Rapids (AHL) 36 GP, 3 G, 6 A, 9 Pts., 35 PIMs

 

29 Tyler Pilmore

■ Position: 6-0, 185

■ Age: 24

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-0, 185

■ Birthplace: Sylvania, Ohio

■ 2012-13 stats: Ohio (NCAA) 40 GP, 14 G, 44 A, 58 Pts., 18 PIMs

 

30 Neil Conway

■ Position: Goaltender

■ Age: 25

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-1, 183

■ Birthplace: Concord, Ohio

■2012-13 stats: Quad City (CHL) 24 GP, 15-8-0 Record, 2.65 GAA, .910 SVP

 

31 Mac Carruth

■ Position: Goaltender

■ Age: 21

■ Ht./Wt.: 6-3, 182

■ Birthplace: Shorewood, Minn.

■ 2012-13 stats: Portland (WHL) 30 GP, 30-7-2, 2.06 GAA, .929 SVP

 

32 Cody Lampl

■ Position: Defenseman

■ Age: 27

■ Ht./Wt.: 5-11, 183

■ Birthplace: Ketchum, Idaho

■ 2012-13 stats: Toledo, 64 GP, 6 G, 9 A, 15 Pts., 127 PIMs

 

Head coach

Nick Vitucci

■ Age: 46

■ Birthplace: Welland, Ontario

■ Experience: Enters fifth season as coach of Walleye (133-127-28 record) and eighth overall as coach of Toledo teams; has a career record of 273-231-49.

ECHL hall of fame goalie has won five ECHL championship (four as a player and one as an assistant  coach).

 

Assistant coach

Dan Watson

■Age: 34

■Birthplace: Glencoe, Ontario

■Experience: Former Toledo Storm defenseman enters his fifth season handling the defense for Vitucci.

Played seven professional seasons in the AHL, UHL, and ECHL. His career stats are 447 games played, 23 goals, 66 assists, and 394 penalty minutes.

 

Athletic Trainer

Brad Fredrick

■Age: 41

■Birthplace: Wayne, Ohio

■Experience: Enters fifth season and also was trainer for the Storm for three seasons. Handles the daily treatment and physical evaluation of players, managing injury rehabilitation. Bowling Green State University graduate spent nine years covering high school athletics with ProMedica Sports Care.

 

Equipment Manager 

Dave Aleo

■ Age: 47

■ Birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ontario

■ Experience: In his fifth season with the Walleye, Aleo started as an assistant equipment manager in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs (1994-2001) and the New York Islanders (2001).

He also was equipment manager for the Toledo Storm (2003-06). In charge of everything every player wears.