Springfield, MA - The Springfield Thunderbirds announced on Wednesday that they have recalled forward Zac Lynch from the Manchester Monarchs of the ECHL.

The six-foot, 190-pound winger is in his first full professional season, having split time between the Thunderbirds and Monarchs. He has put up 18 goals and 16 assists for 34 points in 34 games in Manchester. The 25-year-old Lynch is a plus-16 in that time.

Lynch also has skated in 16 games with the Thunderbirds this season, tallying two goals and an assist. He picked up a goal in the Thunderbirds' first ever Pink in the Rink game on March 11 against the Hartford Wolf Pack.

Prior to his time with the Thunderbirds, Lynch was a four-year collegiate player for Robert Morris University, where he scored 157 points in 152 career NCAA games.

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