2018-19 Carolina Thunderbirds Roster

Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Team Record: 49-6-3 - 149 points
Finishing 1st in the FPHL
Won League Championship
Coach: Andre Niec (49-6)
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Attendance: 86,860, Avg. 2,714 in 32 home dates
2018-19 Carolina Thunderbirds Statistics

The Carolina Thunderbirds of the Federal Prospects Hockey League ended the 2018-19 season with a record of 49 wins and 6 losses (and 3 overtime losses) for 149 points finishing first in the FPHL.

The Thunderbirds scored 266 goals, most in the league. Carolina yielded 116 goals, fewest in the league. Michael Bunn and Josh Pietrantonio netted 27 goals for the team each, and Josh Pietrantonio recorded 56 assists. Christian Pavlas earned 30 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 1.77 goals against average, best among regular goalies.

Andre Niec coached the team. The 2018-19 Carolina Thunderbirds won the League Championship.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Matthew BacigalupoP6'0"160Vienna, VA
Mike BakerDApril 6, 19916'0"229Durand, WI
C.J. BlaszkaFJune 20, 19925'9"190LBrookfield, CT
Ray BoudietteF/DMarch 1, 19946'2"201LFairfield, CT
Michael BunnFJuly 19, 19946'0"174RWake Forest, NC USA
Joe CangelosiFSeptember 18, 19936'2"200RPlainsboro, NJ
Joseph CannanFJuly 8, 19916'4"220LCharlotte, NC
Peter CicmanecFFebruary 5, 19966'2"200LPrievidza, SVK
Jay CroopFSeptember 29, 19925'10"185RGlen Allen, VA
Kelly CurlGAugust 26, 19865'10"170McLeansville, NC
Henry DillGJune 5, 19956'2"205LColumbus, OH
Karel DrahoradDJanuary 10, 19955'8"207RPrague, Czech Republic
Artur DrindrozhikFJuly 15, 19935'11"174LGrodno, BLR
Chase FallisFFebruary 10, 19915'11"183RCalgary, AB
Dominik FejtDOctober 10, 19926'4"227RPrague, Czech Republic
Tomas GocoD6'8"265LClemmons, NC
Viktor GrebennikovFOctober 24, 19935'11"174Magnitogorsk, Russia
Seth GustinDJune 20, 19936'0"201RPhoenix, AZ
Bryan HovanecFDecember 3, 19946'1"168Pittsburgh, PA USA
Ryan JasinskyRWJanuary 13, 19906'2"205RMidlothian, VA USA
Jay KenneyFAugust 25, 19906'0"252RBoston, MA
Ryan KoreskyDMarch 27, 19815'10"185LMidhurst, ON
Chase LewisFNovember 0, 19965'9"148Winston Salem, NC
Taylor LoveDApril 27, 19926'3"215RNewport Beach, CA
Steve MacIntyreLAugust 8, 19806'6"265LBrock, SK Canada
Tom MahoneyDFebruary 3, 19955'11"185Braintree, MA
Frankie McClendonGMarch 14, 19976'0"175LOakland, CA
Nicholas MetcalfeDJuly 5, 19905'11"180Stoneham, MA
Andre NiecC/DSeptember 14, 19825'10"190LOstrava, CZE
Brad NolanDSeptember 16, 19935'11"181LSt Louis, MO
Cody OakesFDecember 14, 19965'11"181RAurora, CO
Petr PanacekFJuly 21, 19965'11"168RVysocany, Czech Republic
Jiri PargacFAugust 27, 19935'7"176LNovy Jicin, Czech Republic
Christian PavlasGMay 17, 19966'3"190LBratislava, Slovakia
Jiri PestukaFJune 23, 19946'2"185RProstejov, CZ
Josh PietrantonioFDecember 23, 19936'2"190RHamilton, ON
Jan SalakFApril 3, 19946'3"225RTrebic, CZ
Mike SolarteFJune 0, 1992Chicago, IL
Everett ThompsonRWNovember 15, 19936'1"205RWaler, MI
Stanislav VlasovDJanuary 16, 19905'11"200LSt. Petersburg, RU
Beau WalkerFAugust 25, 19926'0"185RWest Richland, WA USA
Jacob WaltersDMay 28, 19946'1"200RSan Diego, CA



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