What league does Twin City Thunderbirds play in?

Twin City Thunderbirds play in the FPHL.

When was Twin City Thunderbirds founded?

Twin City Thunderbirds was founded in 2016 in Winston-Salem, NC, USA, USA.

Where is Twin City Thunderbirds based?

Twin City Thunderbirds is based in Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

Who is the head coach of Twin City Thunderbirds?

The head coach of Twin City Thunderbirds is Garrett Rutledge.

Who is the captain of Twin City Thunderbirds?

The captain of Twin City Thunderbirds is Jon Buttitta.

What arena does Twin City Thunderbirds play in?

Twin City Thunderbirds play their home games at LJVM Coliseum Annex in Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

What are the team colors of Twin City Thunderbirds?

The team colors of Twin City Thunderbirds are Red + White + Black.

Carolina Thunderbirds

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2022-2023

2022-2023 Season

Carolina Thunderbirds were 40-12-4 in the 2022-23 FPHL season with 117 points, 1st in the Continental and 2nd overall.

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2022-2023 Carolina Thunderbirds Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
FPHL
1.	Kalib Ford (C)	54	46	68	114	81	-	10	7	10	17	10
2.	Josh Koepplinger (F)	56	38	38	76	63	-	10	6	5	11	10
3.	Jon Buttitta (F)	55	14	60	74	34	-	10	0	6	6	2
4.	Lucas Rowe (RW)	47	29	41	70	118	-	10	2	3	5	2
5.	Jan Salák (F)	48	15	40	55	19	-	10	4	7	11	6
6.	Petr Panacek (F)	34	21	29	50	38	-	10	8	5	13	9
7.	Jiri Pestuka (F/D)	55	27	19	46	31	-	10	4	9	13	4
8.	Dawson Baker (RW)	35	18	24	42	59	-	10	3	6	9	14
9.	Joe Kennedy (D)	38	10	28	38	50	-	10	1	6	7	10
10.	Blake Peavey (F)	54	15	19	34	56	-	10	0	0	0	2
11.	Tucker Firth (D)	55	8	26	34	109	-	10	1	2	3	24
12.	Justin Pringle (C)	39	11	21	32	10	-
13.	Jacob Schnapp (C)	47	12	17	29	227	-	9	1	2	3	36
14.	Daniel Martin (LW)	52	4	22	26	52	-	7	0	0	0	5
15.	Viktor Grebennikov (F/D)	44	1	14	15	46	-	10	2	1	3	4
16.	Justin Bioni (D)	47	1	12	13	30	-	7	0	1	1	2
17.	Brendan Hussey (F)	8	1	5	6	6	-	9	1	0	1	6
18.	Brice French (D)	40	2	3	5	51	-
19.	Matthew Bazarin (C)	24	2	2	4	109	-
20.	Troy Murray (D)	2	1	1	2	0	-
21.	Vincent Susi (D)	9	1	1	2	11	-	9	0	0	0	0
22.	Nick Papandrea (D/F)	9	0	2	2	8	-
23.	Charlie Pelnik (D)	1	1	0	1	0	-
24.	Nathan Campbell (D)	3	1	0	1	10	-
25.	Jeff Burridge (RW)	6	1	0	1	34	-
26.	Cody Oakes (D/F)	9	1	0	1	0	-
27.	Braydon Crowe (D)	3	0	1	1	17	-
28.	Casey Noyes (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
29.	Cameron Ison (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-
30.	Keegan McGraw (F/D)	2	0	0	0	7	-
31.	Richie Pinkowski (F/D)	6	0	0	0	11	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
FPHL
1.	Mario Cavaliere (G)	28	2.95	.913	21	5	-	1	1670:02	857	0
2.	Boris Babik (G)	26	3.18	.911	16	6	-	1	1508:55	815	3	4.55	.878
3.	Gregg Hussey (G)	4	3.07	.911	3	1	-	0	214:48	112	8	2.79	.919
4.	Bryce DaFoe (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0:00	-	0

2022-2023 Carolina Thunderbirds Staff

Head CoachGarrett Rutledge
BroadcasterBrett Wiseman
CEOBarry Soskin
Dir. of Hockey OperationsCary Ross
Dir. of Hockey OperationsGarrett Rutledge
Dir. of Media RelationsBrett Wiseman
Equipment ManagerJosh Linville
Equipment ManagerDamien Poole
Franchise OwnerRick Chaikin
Franchise OwnerCary Ross
Franchise OwnerLisa Ross
Franchise OwnerBarry Soskin
Head Equipment ManagerRod Harris
PresidentBarry Soskin

Team Staff History

2022-2023 Carolina Thunderbirds Captains

"C"

Jon Buttitta

Team Captaincy History

2022-2023 Twin City Thunderbirds Demographics

Twin City Thunderbirds Facts

Plays in: Federal Prospects Hockey League
Team Colors: Red + White + Black
Town: Winston-Salem, NC, USA Map
Founded: 2016

2022-2023 Carolina Thunderbirds Roster Facts

Nationalities

16 players
14 players
3 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Carolina Thunderbirds: 1 948 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: LJVM Coliseum Annex
Location: Winston-Salem, NC
Capacity: 4 000
Construction Year: 1989

Twin City Thunderbirds Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/15/2023 11:30 PM UTC	Columbus River Dragons	Carolina Thunderbirds	3 - 4 (SO)	FPHL
04/14/2023 11:35 PM UTC	Carolina Thunderbirds	Columbus River Dragons	3 - 4 (SO)	FPHL
04/08/2023 11:30 PM UTC	Columbus River Dragons	Carolina Thunderbirds	1 - 3	FPHL
04/07/2023 11:30 PM UTC	Columbus River Dragons	Carolina Thunderbirds	3 - 2 (SO)	FPHL
04/02/2023 08:05 PM UTC	Carolina Thunderbirds	Mississippi Sea Wolves	6 - 3	FPHL

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Anthony Seykora (G)

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Trystan Mughal (D)

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Jordyn Mughal (F)

Leaving forStockton Thunder

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Leland Gill (G)

Joining fromGrande Prairie Storm

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Tyler Gudjonson (F)

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Seth Coulter (D)

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Jesse Swanson (F)

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Twin City Thunderbirds History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
Twin City Thunderbirds
2026-2027	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	FPHL	56	22	29	-	4	1	193	207	75	1.34	5	Did not make playoffs
Carolina Thunderbirds
2024-2025	FPHL	56	38	11	-	3	4	223	127	124	2.21	1	Final loss
2023-2024	FPHL	56	32	12	-	8	4	225	149	116	2.07	2	Final loss
2022-2023	FPHL	56	40	12	-	-	4	278	176	117	2.09	1	Final loss
2021-2022	FPHL	62	25	26	-	6	5	245	242	-	-	5	Semifinal loss
2020-2021	FPHL	20	8	9	-	2	1	75	61	29	1.45	3	Did not make playoffs
2019-2020	FPHL	46	33	6	-	2	5	219	111	108	2.35	1	Playoffs Cancelled
2018-2019	FHL	58	48	6	-	1	3	266	116	149	2.57	1	Champion
2017-2018	FHL	56	25	24	0	5	2	197	192	87	1.55	3	Semifinal loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Yuto Osawa (F)	2026-2027	Yokohama Grits	Asia League	4	2	1	3	2
2.	Trystan Mughal (D)	2026-2027	Pakistan	-	5	2	1	3	0
3.	Alex Vazquez (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	1	2	3	4
4.	Jordyn Mughal (F)	2026-2027	Pakistan	-	5	1	2	3	0
5.	Stanislav Báchor (D)	2026-2027	HK Nový Jičín	2. liga	2	0	0	0	0
6.	Andrey Simonchyk (D)	2026-2027	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Erste Liga	2	0	0	0	0
7.	Jiri Kalis (D)	2026-2027	Technika Hockey Brno	2. liga	2	0	0	0	0
8.	Jiri Pargac (F)	2026-2027	HC Kopřivnice	2. liga	2	0	0	0	2
9.	Richard Durina (D)	2026-2027	HK Spartak Dubnica	1. liga	3	0	0	0	7
10.	Jacob Böll (D)	2026-2027	Sønderjyske	Metal Ligaen	6	0	0	0	6

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	26.08
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.97
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.92
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.61
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.67

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kalib Ford (F)	241	189	247	436
2.	Jan Salák (F)	322	145	228	373
3.	Jon Buttitta (F)	308	102	201	303
4.	Petr Panacek (F)	226	92	196	288
5.	Jiri Pestuka (F)	343	110	156	266

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kalib Ford (F)	241	189	247	436
2.	Jan Salák (F)	322	145	228	373
3.	Jiri Pestuka (F)	343	110	156	266
4.	Jon Buttitta (F)	308	102	201	303
5.	Petr Panacek (F)	226	92	196	288

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kalib Ford (F)	241	189	247	436
2.	Jan Salák (F)	322	145	228	373
3.	Jon Buttitta (F)	308	102	201	303
4.	Petr Panacek (F)	226	92	196	288
5.	Jiri Pestuka (F)	343	110	156	266

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Jacob Schnapp (F)	215	59	134	611
2.	Dominik Fejt (D)	109	8	48	397
3.	Everett Thompson (F)	74	17	49	324
4.	Kalib Ford (F)	241	189	436	309
5.	Dawson Baker (F)	145	78	177	255

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jiri Pestuka (F)	343	110	156	266
2.	Jan Salák (F)	322	145	228	373
3.	Jon Buttitta (F)	308	102	201	303
4.	Kalib Ford (F)	241	189	247	436
5.	Petr Panacek (F)	226	92	196	288

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Kalib Ford (F)	241	189	436	1.81
2.	André Niec (F)	4	4	7	1.75
3.	Bryan Moore (F)	4	1	7	1.75
4.	Lucas Rowe (F)	47	29	70	1.49
5.	Kayson Gallant (F)	15	9	22	1.47

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kalib Ford (F)	2022-2023	54	46	114
2.	Kalib Ford (F)	2023-2024	43	42	88
3.	Kalib Ford (F)	2021-2022	55	43	84
4.	Kalib Ford (F)	2024-2025	48	31	83
5.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	2018-2019	54	27	83

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kalib Ford (F)	2022-2023	54	46	114
2.	Kalib Ford (F)	2021-2022	55	43	84
3.	Kalib Ford (F)	2023-2024	43	42	88
4.	Josh Koepplinger (F)	2022-2023	56	38	76
5.	Kalib Ford (F)	2024-2025	48	31	83

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Kalib Ford (F)	2022-2023	54	68	114
2.	Jon Buttitta (F)	2022-2023	55	60	74
3.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	2018-2019	54	56	83
4.	Kalib Ford (F)	2024-2025	48	52	83
5.	Jan Salák (F)	2018-2019	57	52	77

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Jacob Schnapp (F)	2022-2023	47	29	227
2.	Dominik Fejt (D)	2018-2019	54	28	200
3.	Jacob Schnapp (F)	2023-2024	53	34	123
4.	Everett Thompson (F)	2021-2022	21	13	119
5.	Lucas Rowe (F)	2022-2023	47	70	118

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

Twin City Thunderbirds 2025-Present
Carolina Thunderbirds 2016-2025