LW
Sasha Zhukov
Silky Russian sniper. Allergic to backchecking. Coach’s migraine, highlight reel’s best friend.
First Line
LW
C
C
Beau Thibodeaux
Two-way workhorse from Louisiana. Wins the dirty faceoffs, kills penalties.
RW
A
Wyatt “Moonshot” Decker
Franchise forward. One-timer that leaves the atmosphere.
Second Line
LW
Danny Kowalchuk
Power forward. Net-front nightmare, built like a vending machine, soft hands nobody sees coming.
C
Émile Girard
Undersized playmaker with elite vision. Talks trash in four languages, backs up maybe two of them.
RW
Marco Diaz
Streaky scorer. Either invisible for three games or drops a hat trick. No in-between. Fans call it “Diaz roulette.”
Top Pairing
LD
Elias Sjöqvist
Smooth-skating Swede. Never panics, never hits, never changes facial expression. Possibly a robot.
Photo pending
RD
Hunter McGraw
Meat-and-potatoes stay-at-home defenseman. Blocks shots with his face, proud of it. Everything Kasey wasn’t.
Goaltenders
Photo pending
G
Starter
Antti Piirainen
Ice-cold Finnish wall. Speaks maybe ten words a week. Nine of them are “no.”
Photo pending
G
Backup
Cody Whitlock
Locker room glue guy. Career backup, at peace with it, best interview on the team.
Behind the Bench
Photo pending
HC
Marty Fontaine
Player’s coach with a gambler’s streak. Pulls goalies early, loves the long bomb stretch pass, gives the media nothing but smiles.