Changes to the Spiders for the 2014–15 season

Oct. 24, 2014

As the Spiders get ready to drop the puck on the 2014–15 season, the roster is now set and has gone through some changes since last season.

After two straight seasons of a relatively stable roster, the Spiders now say farewell to:

• John Pellicci – John — a five-year veteran — leaves the team holding the highest scoring-to-games-played ratio in team history.
• Andrew Schwinn – Andy heads to graduate school after three years of keeping the average age of the roster artificially low.
• And, temporarily, to Jon Pappone, who will sit out the season on IR, and we wish him a speedy return.

New to the Spiders’ roster:

• Scott Bredael – Scott joins the team from the D1 Ice Sages, the Spiders’ usual farm team, for draft picks and future considerations.
• Jason Mehling – Jason is returning the AHA after a hiatus to go to grad school. He previously played for (and captained) the beginner Bearcats/D1 Wingmen.
• Sean Murphy – After two consecutive seasons on the Spiders/Wingmen summer teams, Sean will join the Spiders winter team, as well as remain on the now-at-C2 Wingmen.

Despite leading the team to its worst-ever showing in the AHA post-season, the team captaincy remains the same following unanimous vote: Jeremy Litton as captain, and Eric Grotbeck and Michael Schroeder as alternates.

The rest of the roster remains the same and is ready to hit the ice this weekend to kick off the Spiders’ 11th season in the AHA (10th winter season; 11 including Beginner School), and will look to return to the post-season for their seventh consecutive playoff appearance.

Check out the full 2014–15 C3 Spiders roster.