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 Steve Harrison.

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.

Who is the general manager of Twin City Thunderbirds?

The general manager of Twin City Thunderbirds is Holli Carmin.

What are the team colors of Twin City Thunderbirds?

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

Twin City Thunderbirds

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Twin City Thunderbirds were 26-29-1 in the 2025-26 FPHL season with 75 points, 5th in the Continental and 9th overall.

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2025-2026 Twin City Thunderbirds Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
FPHL
1.	Kalib Ford (C)	41	27	40	67	61	11
2.	Zach White (C/RW)	50	27	39	66	24	15
3.	Roman Kraemer (F)	53	29	34	63	37	9
4.	Jon Buttitta (F)	54	13	31	44	26	5
5.	Jan Salák (F)	47	21	20	41	17	-1
6.	Nate Keeley (F)	53	11	17	28	18	-2
7.	Josh Labelle (D)	33	4	22	26	44	-1
8.	Connor Craig (D)	31	6	18	24	12	1
9.	Kayson Gallant (F)	15	9	13	22	4	6
10.	Jiri Pestuka (F/D)	41	8	14	22	34	-4
11.	Jacob Schnapp (C)	46	10	10	20	106	-15
12.	Chris Mott (C)	18	3	10	13	12	-6
13.	Cade Hanley (D)	51	1	12	13	28	-1
14.	James Farmer-Valente (D)	47	2	10	12	46	6
15.	Corey Cunningham (F)	19	4	6	10	12	-8
16.	Don Carter Jr. (D/LW)	25	3	7	10	14	2
17.	Dionne Demke (F/D)	40	2	5	7	19	-1
18.	Dominic Dumas (RW/C/D)	15	2	4	6	0	-8
19.	Liam Blomqvist (C/LW)	14	3	1	4	2	1
20.	Troy Harwell (D/F)	27	0	4	4	20	1
21.	Jack Johansen (D)	15	2	1	3	8	-5
22.	Michael Mania (F)	22	2	1	3	6	-12
23.	Timofei Smirnov (D)	8	0	3	3	6	0
24.	Matthew Garcia (D)	23	0	3	3	42	-4
25.	Mike Kocsis (F)	4	1	1	2	2	-2
26.	Noah Hippolyte-Smith (RW)	5	1	1	2	10	2
27.	Joe Kennedy (D)	7	1	1	2	6	6
28.	Cole Crowder (LW)	10	0	2	2	28	-4
29.	Yahor Ramanau (D)	13	0	2	2	20	3
30.	Josh Koepplinger (F)	2	1	0	1	4	1
31.	Steven Ford (D)	2	0	1	1	0	-1
32.	Richard Durina (D)	4	0	1	1	6	1
33.	Grant Bondy (D)	6	0	1	1	2	-2
34.	Jacob Crespo (D)	1	0	0	0	2	-1
35.	Trystan Mughal (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
36.	Jordyn Mughal (F)	2	0	0	0	2	0
37.	Kaleb Melanson (D)	3	0	0	0	22	0
38.	Ryan Glazer (LW/RW)	4	0	0	0	0	-5
39.	Sergei Shcherbakov (D)	4	0	0	0	4	-2
40.	Adam Zimmerman (D)	4	0	0	0	9	-1
41.	Connor Mullins (D)	6	0	0	0	0	-2
42.	Josh Slegers (D)	8	0	0	0	2	-6
43.	Luke Dobles (D)	14	0	0	0	24	-4
44.	Joshua Liu (D)	-	-	-	-	-	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
FPHL
1.	Boris Babik (G)	56	3.46	.909	21	24	-	1	2672:37	1532
2.	Dysen Skinner (G)	17	3.78	.907	3	5	-	0	476:35	292
3.	Chad Purdy (G)	39	4.49	.889	2	0	-	0	200:25	120
4.	Mario Cavaliere (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Anthony Seykora (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Twin City Thunderbirds Staff

Head CoachSteve Harrison
Player-Asst. CoachJon Buttitta
Asst. General ManagerHolli Carmin
BroadcasterKendall Grayson
CEOCary Ross
Dir. of CommunicationsKendall Grayson
Dir. of Game OperationsCharlie Parks
Dir. of Media RelationsKendall Grayson
Franchise OwnerRick Chaikin
Franchise OwnerCary Ross
Franchise OwnerLisa Ross
PresidentLisa Ross
VP. of Business OperationsJoe Cangelosi

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Twin City Thunderbirds Captains

"C"

Jon Buttitta

"A"

Zach White

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 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

2025-2026 Twin City Thunderbirds Roster Facts

Nationalities

22 players
19 players
2 players
2 players
2 players
1 player
1 player

Experience

Twin City Thunderbirds: 2 984 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
10/24/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Danbury Hat Tricks	Carolina Thunderbirds	-	FPHL
10/23/2026 11:30 PM UTC	Danbury Hat Tricks	Carolina Thunderbirds	-	FPHL
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

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Latest Transactions

09/23/2026

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Sam Holy (D)

Leaving forPeoria Rivermen

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Anthony Seykora (G)

Leaving forMid-South Monarchs

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09/09/2026

confirmed

Trystan Mughal (D)

Leaving forStockton Thunder

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confirmed

Jordyn Mughal (F)

Leaving forStockton Thunder

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09/02/2026

confirmed

Leland Gill (G)

Joining fromGrande Prairie Storm

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confirmed

Tyler Gudjonson (F)

Joining fromUtah Outliers

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08/31/2026

confirmed

Seth Coulter (D)

Leaving forDanbury Hat Tricks

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Jesse Swanson (F)

Joining fromDanbury Hat Tricks

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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	6	2	3	5	4
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.	Zac Horn (F)	2026-2027	EC Eisbären Balingen	Landesliga	1	0	2	2	0
6.	Richard Durina (D)	2026-2027	HK Spartak Dubnica	1. liga	6	0	2	2	9
7.	Hlib Krivoshapkin (F)	2026-2027	HK Kremenchuk	Ukraine	2	0	1	1	0
8.	Jiri Pargac (F)	2026-2027	HC Kopřivnice	2. liga	3	0	1	1	2
9.	Jiri Kalis (D)	2026-2027	Technika Hockey Brno	2. liga	3	0	0	0	0
10.	Stanislav Báchor (D)	2026-2027	HK Nový Jičín	2. liga	3	0	0	0	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	26.21
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	27.06
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	26.96
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.64
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	25.70

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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

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