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.

Who is the captain of Columbus River Dragons?

The captain of Columbus River Dragons is Kirk Underwood.

What arena does Columbus River Dragons play in?

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

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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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Columbus River Dragons were 32-18-6 in the 2025-26 FPHL season with 96 points, 3rd in the Continental and 5th overall.

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2025-2026 Columbus River Dragons Roster

Columbus River Dragons — 2025-2026 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#72	Trevor Babin (G)	28	1998	Philadelphia, PA, USA	6'1"	165	R
	#30	Connor Green (G)	27	1999	New Port Richey, FL, USA	6'1"	201	L
	#30	Parks Owensby (G)	29	1996	Duluth, GA, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#30	Cody Ross (G)	23	2003	Ann Arbor, MI, USA	-	-	-
	#35	Tyler Roy (G)	28	1998	Brighton, MI, USA	6'2"	185	R
		Dysen Skinner (G)	27	1999	Billings, MT, USA	6'1"	190	L
		Barney Slayton (G)	44	1982	Okinawa, JPN	5'7"	190	L
	#30	Jacob Snellenburg (G)	25	2001	Meadowbrook, PA, USA	5'11"	170	L
	#30	Ian Vigier (G)	43	1982	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, MB, CAN	5'10"	176	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#12	Hugh Anderson (D)	27	1999	Green Bay, WI, USA	6'1"	181	L
	#18	Nathan Balkwill (D)	26	2000	Orillia, ON, CAN	6'0"	190	L
	#5	Josh Colten (D)	33	1993	Torrance, CA, USA	6'0"	190	R
	#74	Nathaniel Mott (D)	25	2001	Mississauga, ON, CAN	6'2"	201	R
	#36	Lare Pahtayken (D)	22	2003	Onion Lake, SK, CAN	6'3"	220	R
	#37	Loik Plouffe (D)	22	2004	Gatineau, QC, CAN	5'10"	174	R
	#36	Matt Stoia (D/F)	27	1999	Northville, MI, USA	6'2"	201	R
	#6	Lucas Texmo (D)	21	2005	Barrie, ON, CAN	5'11"	181	L
	#65	Brodie Thornton (D/F)	27	1999	Macomb Township, MI, USA	6'1"	181	L
	#11	Kirk Underwood (D/F)"C"	28	1997	Littleton, CO, USA	5'11"	183	R
	#44	Mike Winn (D)	29	1996	Ann Arbor, MI, USA	6'3"	181	L
FORWARDS
	#8	Tyler Barrow (F)	28	1997	Massapequa, NY, USA	5'10"	185	L
	#46	Chiwetin Blacksmith (LW)	29	1997	Waswanipi, QC, CAN	6'3"	209	L
	#13	Scott Docherty (RW)	30	1996	Oakville, ON, CAN	6'5"	229	R
	#61	Brad Fortin (F)	24	2001	Langley, BC, CAN	6'1"	187	L
	#28	Ryan Galvin (C)	28	1997	Atlanta, GA, USA	6'1"	190	R
	#12	Matt Horan (F)	25	2001	Methuen, MA, USA	5'10"	174	R
	#88	Ryan Hunter (F)	24	2001	Toronto, ON, CAN	6'2"	185	L
	#12	Dustin Jesseau (C)	34	1992	Scarborough, ON, CAN	6'1"	190	L
	#71	Alexander Jmaeff (F)	32	1994	Creston, BC, CAN	6'2"	201	L
	#85	Alexandre Joanette (F)	23	2003	Gatineau, QC, CAN	5'10"	157	L
	#36	Georges Laraque (RW)	49	1976	Montréal, QC, CAN	6'3"	280	R
	#15	Kyle Moore (RW)	28	1998	Indian Trail, NC, USA	6'1"	227	R
	#91	Ben Pizzimenti (F)	25	2001	Cedar Rapids, IA, USA	6'2"	194	L
	#87	Colin Ratt (LW)	22	2003	Maniwaki, QC, CAN	6'2"	212	L
	#37	Skate Skalde (C)	23	2003	Orlando, FL, USA	6'1"	170	R
	#23	Jestin Somero (F)	27	1998	New Ipswich, NH, USA	6'2"	201	L
	#25	Ben Stefanini (F)	27	1999	Framingham, MA, USA	5'11"	205	L
	#4	Alex Storjohann (F)	30	1996	Anthem, AZ, USA	6'0"	190	L
	#74	Kevin Szabad (F/D)	29	1997	Budapest, HUN	6'2"	214	L
	#95	Joel Texmo (F)	23	2003	Minesing, ON, CAN	6'1"	201	L
	#10	Cody Wickline (F)	31	1995	Flower Mound, TX, USA	6'0"	185	R
	#87	Yaroslav Yevdokimov (W)	33	1993	Chelyabinsk, RUS	6'1"	187	L
Position: G: 5, D: 9, F: 18Av Age: 26.81 yearsAv Ht: 6'1"Av Wt: 192 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Columbus River Dragons Staff

Head CoachJerome Bechard
Asst. CoachAustin Daae
BroadcasterLiam Gotimer
Dir. of ScoutingBrent Clarke
Media ManagerLiam Gotimer

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Columbus River Dragons Captains

"C"

Kirk Underwood

Team Captaincy History

2025-2026 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

2025-2026 Columbus River Dragons Roster Facts

Nationalities

23 players
16 players
1 player
1 player
1 player

Experience

Columbus River Dragons: 2 173 GP
NHL: 695 GP
KHL: 38 GP
AHL: 144 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

Columbus River Dragons — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
10/31/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Mid-South Monarchs	Columbus River Dragons	-	FPHL
10/24/2026 11:05 PM UTC	Columbus River Dragons	Binghamton Black Bears	-	FPHL
10/23/2026 11:35 PM UTC	Columbus River Dragons	Binghamton Black Bears	5 - 4	FPHL
10/17/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Blue Ridge Bobcats	Columbus River Dragons	3 - 2	FPHL
10/16/2026 11:00 PM UTC	Blue Ridge Bobcats	Columbus River Dragons	5 - 3	FPHL

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Latest Transactions

Columbus River Dragons — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
10/20/2026	Confirmed	joining	Nolan Egbert (G)	Watertown Wolves	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Brad Fortin (F)	Birmingham Bulls	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Pete Giambattista (F)	No team	Details
10/14/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jack Cullen (D)	Manhattanville College	Details
10/13/2026	Confirmed	joining	Jake Raleigh (F)	Watertown Wolves	Details
10/12/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Nick Grabko (G)	Fresno Falcons	Details
10/12/2026	Confirmed	joining	Yaroslav Yevdokimov (F)	Fresno Falcons	Details
10/09/2026	Extension		Kyle Moore (F)		Details

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Columbus River Dragons History and Standings

Columbus River Dragons — Season History
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

Columbus River Dragons — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Ivan Bondarenko (F)	2026-2027	Binghamton Black Bears	FPHL	4	3	4	7	2
2.	C.J. Stubbs (F)	2026-2027	Binghamton Black Bears	FPHL	4	3	4	7	2
3.	Matt O'Dea (D)	2026-2027	Oceanside Shock	FPHL	6	3	4	7	19
4.	Matt Stoia (D)	2026-2027	Baton Rouge Kingfish	FPHL	3	3	2	5	4
5.	Ben Stefanini (F)	2026-2027	Indiana Sentinels	FPHL	4	2	3	5	2
6.	Josh Colten (D)	2026-2027	Fresno Falcons	FPHL	4	0	5	5	0
7.	Dmitri Kuznetsov (F)	2026-2027	Baton Rouge Kingfish	FPHL	3	3	1	4	0
8.	Chiwetin Blacksmith (F)	2026-2027	Paugan Falls Rapids	NPHL	2	2	2	4	0
9.	Jake Cox (F)	2026-2027	Baton Rouge Kingfish	FPHL	3	2	2	4	4
10.	Gehrett Sargis (F)	2026-2027	Binghamton Black Bears	FPHL	4	1	3	4	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Columbus River Dragons — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.47
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.81
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	26.90
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	190 lbs	27.33
2022-2023	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	27.44

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Austin Daae (F)	236	97	160	257
2.	Alex Storjohann (F)	224	105	145	250
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

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Alex Storjohann (F)	224	105	145	250
2.	Austin Daae (F)	236	97	160	257
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

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Austin Daae (F)	236	97	160	257
2.	Cody Wickline (F)	208	71	151	222
3.	Alex Storjohann (F)	224	105	145	250
4.	Kyle Moore (F)	172	62	132	194
5.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	172	87	107	194

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Columbus River Dragons — 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)	224	105	250	208

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Kirk Underwood (D)	242	38	65	103
2.	Austin Daae (F)	236	97	160	257
3.	Alex Storjohann (F)	224	105	145	250
4.	Cody Wickline (F)	208	71	151	222
5.	Alexander Jmaeff (F)	179	77	74	151

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Tyler Barrow (F)	57	43	119	2.09
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

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2023-2024	FPHL	52	45	72	117	2.25	28
2.	Tyler Barrow (F)	2025-2026	FPHL	54	42	70	112	2.07	113
3.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	2021-2022	FPHL	53	38	43	81	1.53	31
4.	Austin Daae (F)	2021-2022	FPHL	54	38	43	81	1.50	6
5.	Ryan Hunter (F)	2023-2024	FPHL	52	29	46	75	1.44	39

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2023-2024	FPHL	52	45	72	117	2.25	28
2.	Tyler Barrow (F)	2025-2026	FPHL	54	42	70	112	2.07	113
3.	Jacob Kelly (F)	2022-2023	FPHL	54	39	33	72	1.33	25
4.	Josh Pietrantonio (F)	2021-2022	FPHL	53	38	43	81	1.53	31
5.	Austin Daae (F)	2021-2022	FPHL	54	38	43	81	1.50	6

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Justin MacDonald (F)	2023-2024	FPHL	52	45	72	117	2.25	28
2.	Tyler Barrow (F)	2025-2026	FPHL	54	42	70	112	2.07	113
3.	Kyle Moore (F)	2023-2024	FPHL	53	24	49	73	1.38	58
4.	Alex Storjohann (F)	2025-2026	FPHL	50	26	48	74	1.48	69
5.	Ryan Hunter (F)	2023-2024	FPHL	52	29	46	75	1.44	39

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Columbus River Dragons — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Michael Greco (D)	2022-2023	FPHL	48	10	21	31	0.65	224
2.	Justin Schmit (D)	2021-2022	FPHL	41	1	4	5	0.12	188
3.	Edgars Ozolins (D)	2022-2023	FPHL	33	4	8	12	0.36	170
4.	Skate Skalde (F)	2025-2026	FPHL	19	3	3	6	0.32	162
5.	Edgars Ozolins (D)	2021-2022	FPHL	48	1	9	10	0.21	148

Player Nationalities Throughout History

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

FHL Expansion team starting in season 2019-20