2023-24 Carolina Thunderbirds Roster

Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
Team Record: 40-12-2 - 116 points
in the FPHL's Continental Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Steve Harrison (40-12, 2 OTL)
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
2023-24 Carolina Thunderbirds Statistics

The Carolina Thunderbirds of the Federal Prospects Hockey League is currently playing the 2023-24 season with a record of 40 wins and 12 losses (and 2 overtime losses) for 116 points in the FPHL's Continental Division.

The Thunderbirds topped the circuit with just 149 goals allowed. Carolina scored 225 goals. Kalib Ford netted 42 goals for the team, while Dawson Baker tallied 30 or more, too. Kalib Ford contributed 46 assists. Mario Cavaliere paced the squad with 19 wins and a team-best 2.34 goals against average, best among regularly-used goaltenders.

Steve Harrison coached the team. The 2023-24 Carolina Thunderbirds lost in the League Championship.

Latest statistics update: February 16, 2025

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Artur AloyanFApril 18, 20005'8"174ROmsk, Russia
Dawson BakerRWApril 10, 20006'0"175RCobourg, ON
Lester BarrasLWDecember 11, 1983Lafayette, LA USA
Chris BeyerDJune 26, 19996'0"185LAppleton, WI
Justin BioniDMay 14, 19976'0"200LMoon Township, PA
Buck BoboD
Ryan BurrDNovember 19, 19956'3"196RToms River, NJ
Anthony ButricoGMarch 5, 20006'3"205LNaples, FL
Jon ButtittaFOctober 16, 19925'9"190RMiddleburg Hts., OH
Mario CavaliereGJuly 11, 19976'1"185LMississauga, ON
Chris CiolekFMarch 25, 19986'1"180RBuffalo, NY
Braydon CroweDJanuary 24, 20006'3"183RCobourg, ON
Alex DevillierRWJuly 3, 19945'10"175Lafayette, LA
Mitchell DoleseFMay 21, 19985'11"181LMandeville, LA
Alex DomasGSeptember 28, 19955'4"134Lafayette, LA
Dominic DumasFMay 2, 19996'2"194RBoise, ID
James FarmerDSeptember 14, 20006'1"190LMississauga, ON
Gregory FelderDSeptember 13, 19956'0"183LBiel-Bienne, Switzerland
Tucker FirthDMarch 13, 20016'0"195LCobourg, ON
Justin FisherFAugust 18, 19936'1"185RFlushing, MI
Logan FontenotF
Kalib FordRWJune 1, 19955'8"170Tillsonburg, ON
Chris FrancisCMarch 30, 19895'9"189RLas Vegas, NV
Kody GibbsF/DJune 16, 20016'5"200LWinnipeg, MB
Fabian GranqvistFApril 24, 20005'10"183LGranna, Sweden
Viktor GrebennikovFOctober 24, 19935'11"174Magnitogorsk, Russia
Kurtis HeggieDFebruary 26, 20026'1"205LWoodstock, ON
Zac HornFAugust 3, 19996'2"175RGreensboro, NC
Gregory HusseyGMarch 14, 19906'0"186LMedford, MA
Cody KarpinskiGJune 16, 19926'0"174LChicago, IL
Clay KeeleyDMarch 17, 19985'11"190RNanton, AB
Nate KeeleyCMarch 17, 19985'11"190LNanton, AB
Joseph KennedyDSeptember 15, 20016'1"210RSeattle, WA
Josh KoepplingerLWDecember 4, 19946'1"200LSaginaw, MI
Roman KraemerFJanuary 9, 19985'10"190LPittsburgh, PA
Dominik MatonakF,F/DSeptember 6, 20016'0"176LKosice, SK
Frankie McClendonGMarch 14, 19976'0"175LOakland, CA
Justin MovalliDFebruary 8, 19975'10"185Gloucester, MA
Joe PaceDFebruary 6, 19855'11"190LChicago, IL USA
Petr PanacekFJuly 21, 19965'11"168RVysocany, Czech Republic
Jiri PestukaFJune 23, 19946'2"185RProstejov, CZ
Jordan PopoffDOctober 13, 19986'2"195RCalgary, AB
Jan SalakFApril 3, 19946'3"225RTrebic, CZ
Jacob SchnappRWJuly 15, 20006'0"209RNew Port Richey, FL USA
Kessler SkyeFSeptember 26, 20016'1"180ROhsweken, ON
Gordon WhalenDJune 24, 19996'0"185LNiles, IL
Jake ZimmermanFJanuary 23, 19975'8"161RJericho, NY



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