What league does Columbus River Dragons play in?

Columbus River Dragons play in the FPHL.

When was Columbus River Dragons founded?

Columbus River Dragons was founded in 2019 in Columbus, GA, USA, USA.

Where is Columbus River Dragons based?

Columbus River Dragons is based in Columbus, GA, USA.

Who is the head coach of Columbus River Dragons?

The head coach of Columbus River Dragons is Jerome Bechard.

What arena does Columbus River Dragons play in?

Columbus River Dragons play their home games at Columbus Civic Center in Columbus, GA, USA.

Who is the general manager of Columbus River Dragons?

The general manager of Columbus River Dragons is Jeff Croop.

What are the team colors of Columbus River Dragons?

The team colors of Columbus River Dragons are White + Black + Red + Dark Grey.

Columbus River Dragons

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2024-2025

2024-2025 Season

Columbus River Dragons were 34-16-4 in the 2024-25 FPHL season with 100 points, 3rd in the Continental and 5th overall.

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2024-2025 Columbus River Dragons Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
FPHL
1.	Justin MacDonald (C)	41	23	34	57	26	14	6	3	3	6	4	1
2.	Ryan Hunter (F)	44	26	26	52	30	7	6	1	4	5	6	-3
3.	Cody Wickline (F)	52	17	33	50	26	18	6	4	1	5	2	-2
4.	Kyle Moore (RW)	47	13	37	50	55	16	6	2	3	5	18	-2
5.	Austin Daae (LW)	50	15	27	42	4	10	4	1	3	4	0	-1
6.	Alex Storjohann (F)	49	18	19	37	28	4	6	5	3	8	7	-2
7.	Nolan Slachetka (F/D)	52	8	29	37	80	8	6	0	1	1	0	-5
8.	Alexander Jmaeff (F)	53	15	13	28	55	-6	6	1	2	3	4	2
9.	Jestin Somero (F)	48	10	14	24	35	8	5	0	1	1	0	0
10.	Connor Lind (D)	52	6	16	22	106	1	4	1	1	2	7	1
11.	Scott Docherty (RW)	47	8	8	16	103	9	6	1	0	1	4	2
12.	Kirk Underwood (D/F)	54	9	5	14	34	0	6	0	4	4	0	3
13.	Nathan Balkwill (D)	28	0	14	14	54	15	6	0	2	2	12	2
14.	Hunter Bersani (F)	35	2	9	11	47	-4	6	2	1	3	10	2
15.	Brian Dunford (D)	40	2	9	11	39	2
16.	Ryan Galvin (C)	32	4	6	10	9	1
17.	Steven Klinck (F)	16	4	3	7	21	-1
18.	Hugh Anderson (D)	38	0	6	6	19	6	2	0	0	0	0	-1
19.	Bryan Moore (LW)	4	2	3	5	21	1
20.	Chiwetin Blacksmith (LW)	2	2	1	3	0	-1
21.	Jordan Popoff (D)	13	1	2	3	10	-1
22.	Brodie Thornton (D/F)	9	0	3	3	11	0	6	0	2	2	0	1
23.	Kyle Heitzner (C)	3	2	0	2	7	-2
24.	Tristan Reid (LW)	6	2	0	2	2	1
25.	Nash Hatcher (F)	6	1	1	2	2	1	3	0	0	0	11	-2
26.	Jake Raleigh (F)	1	1	0	1	0	1
27.	Loik Plouffe (D)	10	1	0	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	4	-5
28.	Joel Texmo (F)	6	0	1	1	10	-3
29.	Preston Kugler (D)	10	0	1	1	6	-4
30.	Alexander Taulien (C/RW)	1	0	0	0	0	1
31.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
32.	Paul Fregeau (D/F)	1	0	0	0	7	0
33.	Andrey Simonchyk (D)	3	0	0	0	4	-3
34.	Joshua Liu (D)	6	0	0	0	0	0

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
FPHL
1.	Trevor Babin (G)	7	1.99	.933	5	2	-	1	421:55	195	6	2.94	.915
2.	Matt Petizian (G)	15	2.72	.922	9	4	-	1	883:25	476	0
3.	Sammy Bernard (G)	24	2.83	.912	17	8	-	3	1439:48	702
4.	William Lavallière (G)	8	2.86	.899	2	2	-	1	461:35	196
5.	Will Salnek (G)	1	6.23	.793	1	0	-	0	57:49	23

2024-2025 Columbus River Dragons Staff

Head CoachJerome Bechard
General ManagerJeff Croop
Player-Asst. CoachJay Croop
Player-Asst. CoachJustin MacDonald
Asst. General ManagerKirtley Adams
Asst. General ManagerJay Croop
Athletic TrainerSteven Buckley
Athletic TrainerTrisha McCarter
Dir. of BroadcastingTom Callahan
Dir. of CommunicationsTom Callahan
Equipment ManagerJack Barry
Equipment ManagerJoaquin Mora
Franchise OwnerJeff Croop

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Columbus River Dragons Captains

"A"

Justin MacDonald

Team Captaincy History

2024-2025 Columbus River Dragons Demographics

Columbus River Dragons Facts

Plays in: Federal Prospects Hockey League
Team Colors: White + Black + Red + Dark Grey
Town: Columbus, GA, USA Map
Founded: 2019

2024-2025 Columbus River Dragons Roster Facts

Nationalities

21 players
18 players

Experience

Columbus River Dragons: 2 262 GP
AHL: 55 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Columbus Civic Center
Location: Columbus, GA, USA
Capacity: 7 600
Construction Year: 1996

Columbus River Dragons Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
04/19/2023 11:00 PM UTC	Motor City Rockers	Columbus River Dragons	1 - 2	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
04/07/2023 11:30 PM UTC	Columbus River Dragons	Carolina Thunderbirds	3 - 2 (SO)	FPHL

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Latest Transactions

09/24/2026

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Brad Fortin (F)

Leaving forNorfolk Admirals

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09/23/2026

confirmed

Ron Jay Peeaychew (F)

Joining fromGlaslyn North Stars

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09/08/2026

extension

extension

09/01/2026

confirmed

Nick Grabko (G)

Joining fromFresno Falcons

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extension

Ryan Hunter (F)

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confirmed

Domenic Della Civita (D)

Joining fromPee Dee IceCats

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08/28/2026

confirmed

Roni Alanko (F)

Leaving forFresno Falcons

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Columbus River Dragons History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	FPHL	56	26	18	-	6	6	239	222	96	1.71	3	Semifinal loss
2024-2025	FPHL	54	28	16	-	6	4	192	159	100	1.85	3	Semifinal loss
2023-2024	FPHL	56	40	7	-	5	4	292	155	134	2.39	1	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	FPHL	56	40	11	-	-	5	255	150	116	2.07	2	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	FPHL	54	32	17	-	0	5	216	163	-	-	2	Final loss
2020-2021	FPHL	23	11	8	-	3	1	97	82	40	1.74	2	Champion
2019-2020	FPHL	46	18	21	-	6	1	195	183	67	1.46	4	Playoffs Cancelled

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Alex Vazquez (F)	2026-2027	Cuba	-	4	1	2	3	4
2.	Andrey Simonchyk (D)	2026-2027	Dunaújvárosi Acélbikák	Erste Liga	2	0	0	0	0
3.	Chase Carter (D)	2026-2027	Truro Mosaik Bearcats	NSSHL	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Robert Vanwynsberghe (F)	2026-2027	Saint John Flames	LHSB	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Jagger Williamson (F)	2026-2027	Tours	Division 1	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Alexander Jmaeff (F)	2026-2027	Fresno Falcons	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Josh Colten (D)	2026-2027	Fresno Falcons	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Ryan Gil (D)	2026-2027	Oceanside Shock	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Michael Greco (D)	2026-2027	Oceanside Shock	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Dalton Anderson (F)	2026-2027	Oceanside Shock	FPHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	187 lbs	24.54
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.75
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.80
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.26
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	27.37

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Austin Daae (F)	233	97	158	255
2.	Alex Storjohann (F)	221	101	144	245
3.	Cody Wickline (F)	208	71	151	222
4.	Ryan Hunter (F)	142	92	106	198
5.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	172	87	107	194

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Storjohann (F)	221	101	144	245
2.	Austin Daae (F)	233	97	158	255
3.	Ryan Hunter (F)	142	92	106	198
4.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	172	87	107	194
5.	Alexander Jmaeff (F)	179	77	74	151

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Austin Daae (F)	233	97	158	255
2.	Cody Wickline (F)	208	71	151	222
3.	Alex Storjohann (F)	221	101	144	245
4.	Kyle Moore (F)	169	60	132	192
5.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	172	87	107	194

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Edgars Ozolins (D)	115	6	25	426
2.	Jay Croop (F)	165	69	139	299
3.	Justin Schmit (D)	64	1	8	272
4.	Michael Greco (D)	48	10	31	224
5.	Alex Storjohann (F)	221	101	245	204

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kirk Underwood (D)	239	38	65	103
2.	Austin Daae (F)	233	97	158	255
3.	Alex Storjohann (F)	221	101	144	245
4.	Cody Wickline (F)	208	71	151	222
5.	Alexander Jmaeff (F)	179	77	74	151

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tyler Barrow (F)	54	42	112	2.07
2.	Brett Menton (F)	2	1	4	2.00
3.	Yaroslav Yevdokimov (F)	2	1	4	2.00
4.	Justin MacDonald (F)	93	68	174	1.87
5.	Parker Moskal (F)	23	15	42	1.83

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2023-2024	52	45	117
2.	Tyler Barrow (F)	2025-2026	54	42	112
3.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	2021-2022	53	38	81
4.	Austin Daae (F)	2021-2022	54	38	81
5.	Ryan Hunter (F)	2023-2024	52	29	75

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2023-2024	52	45	117
2.	Tyler Barrow (F)	2025-2026	54	42	112
3.	Jacob Kelly (F)	2022-2023	54	39	72
4.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	2021-2022	53	38	81
5.	Austin Daae (F)	2021-2022	54	38	81

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2023-2024	52	72	117
2.	Tyler Barrow (F)	2025-2026	54	70	112
3.	Kyle Moore (F)	2023-2024	53	49	73
4.	Alex Storjohann (F)	2025-2026	50	48	74
5.	Ryan Hunter (F)	2023-2024	52	46	75

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Michael Greco (D)	2022-2023	48	31	224
2.	Justin Schmit (D)	2021-2022	41	5	188
3.	Edgars Ozolins (D)	2022-2023	33	12	170
4.	Skate Skalde (F)	2025-2026	19	6	162
5.	Edgars Ozolins (D)	2021-2022	48	10	148

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

FHL Expansion team starting in season 2019-20