PHOTOS: Meet the 2015-16 Springfield Falcons

The countdown to Opening Night is officially on. The roster is set, the ice is ready and the Springfield Falcons are ready to kickstart the 2015-16 season. The Falcons will field a new team from last year after entering an affiliation agreement with the Arizona Coyotes in the offseason.

Under new coach Ron Rolston, Springfield will begin its quest for the Calder Cup on Saturday, when the Falcons host a longtime rival, the Hershey Bears. Here is a look at the Falcons roster for the season.

HEAD COACH: Ron Rolston (1st season)

ASSISTANT COACHES: Mike Bavis, Doug Janik

GOALIES (4)

No. 1 Nicklas Treutle

No. 30 Marek Lanhamer

No. 34 Tyler Beskorowany

No. 37 Louis Domingue

FORWARDS (15)

No. 8 Phil Lane

No. 9 Henrik Samuelsson

No. 10 Jordan Szwarz

No. 12 Greg Carey

No. 14 Craig Cunningham

No. 15 Lauren Dauphin

No. 19 Michael Bunting

No. 21 Dustin Jeffrey

No. 22 Matthias Plachta

No. 24 Brendan Shinnimin

No. 32 Tyler Gaudet

No. 38 Lucas Lessio

No. 40 Domenic Monardo

No. 41 Ross Mauermann

No. 44 Eric Selleck

DEFENSE (8)

No. 3 Daniel New

No. 4 Alex Grant

No. 5 Philip Samuelsson

No. 6 Corey Potter

No. 7 Steven Delisle

No. 27 Derek Smith

No. 28 Justin Hache

No. 36 Dakota Mermis

Puck drop for the home opener is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Prior to the contest, the Falcons will host a Block Party event on Falcons Way, with all fans in attendance entered for a chance to shoot for $25,000 during the second intermission.

To view the full 76-game regular season schedule, click here. For a look at the Falcons promotional schedule, click here.

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