Columbus River Dragons Unveil Training Camp Roster

Columbus, GA - The Columbus River Dragons are proud to announce their training camp roster ahead of their inaugural season in 2019-20.

35 players are starting camp on Thrusday in an attempt to make the roster for opening night. The FPHL has a 25-man roster for the season which includes all of a team's players that play in higher leagues for which a team wishes to reserve their rights.

Training camp starts today with player reporting and administrative work. Players will take the ice for the first time as a team on Thursday 10am-noon. The players will skate twice a day Thursday through Saturday with the final skate on Saturday being open to the public as a controlled scrimmage. Saturday's open scrimmage is from 6p-7:30p at the Civic Center.

Full roster:

FORWARDS

PLAYERHOMETOWN18-19 TEAM(S)
Ivan BondarenkoMoscow, RUSTillsonsburg (GMHL)
Sage CetroneAnaheim Hills, CA
Collin Chmeka

Jack ChudleighCarleton Place, ONTibro IK/Svegs IK (SWE)
Jay ClarkeFortson, GAUMass-Dartmouth (NCAA-DIII)
Jay CroopMadison, WICarolina (FPHL)
Chase FallisCalgary, ABCarolina (FPHL)
MJ GrahamMontreal, QCPetroliers/Sorel-Tracy (LNAH)
Chad HerronGuelph, ONElora (WOAA)
Sam HoleczyGurnee, ILHK Bardejov (SVK)
Jake HowieGrand Blanc, MIMarian (NCAA-DIII)/Evansville (SPHL)
Will LaPorteNorth Bay, ONFotskals HC/Osby IK (SWE)
Yianni LiarakosToronto, ONPort Huron/Watertown (FPHL)/Dunaujvarosi (HUN)
Brett MentonMonrovia, CASvegs IK (SWE)
Cody OakesAurora, COCarolina/Danville (FPHL)
Zach PeaseToronto, ONSUNY-Canton (NCAA-DIII)
Jimmy PhilbinGlenview, ILMorrisville State (NCAA-DIII)
Tim SantopoaloRoscoe, ILWatertown (FPHL)/Svegs IK/Nynashans IF (SWE)
Cameron TaggartBroomfield, CONorthern Colorado (ACHA)
Mike Thomas

Austin WeberHoover, ALAlabama/Williston State (ACHA)
Jagger WilliamsonLumby, BCVernon (BCHL)

DEFENSE

Ethan Busch- AndersonMarquette, MILindefallets SK (SWE)
Jon EvansMidland, MI
Seth GustinPhoenix, AZCarolina (FPHL)
Garrett JohnsonRossville, TN
Levi LindSaskatoon, SKColumbus (SPHL'17)
Rowan LougheedSeattle, WACharlotte (USPHL)
Gino MiniRichmond, MIOakland (ACHA)
Edgars OzolinsRiga, LATPort Huron (FPHL)
Jiri PestukaProstejov, CZECarolina (FPHL)
Marc SteeleDanville, NHSpringfield Coll. (ACHA)

GOALIES

Ryland PashovitzSaskatoon, SKArizona State (NCAA)
Travis RidgenWinnipeg, MBVancouver Island (BCIHL)
Jared RutledgeChicago, ILWatertown (FPHL)

Training Camp Full Schedule

WEDNESDAY 10/16
All day: Players Report

THURSDAY 10/17
10a-noon: Practice
5p-630p: Closed Scrimmage

FRIDAY 10/18
10a-noon: Practice
4p-530p: Closed Scrimmage

SATURDAY 10/19
10a-noon: Practice
6-730p: Open Scrimmage

SUNDAY 10/20
11am: Camp Closed