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The Carolina Thunderbirds are a minor league professional hockey team located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and play in the Federal Hockey League. Their home games are played at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex.^[1]

History

In August 2016,^[2] the Federal Hockey League announced that multiple FHL franchise owner Barry Soskin would place an expansion team in Winston-Salem for the 2017–18 FHL season.^[3] The team name was announced in September as the Carolina Thunderbirds after the former professional team that had last played in Winston-Salem in 1992. In June 2017, Berlin River Drivers head coach Andre Niec was hired as the Thunderbirds' inaugural head coach.^[4]

The team played their first game on October 27, 2017, against the Danville Dashers. The home opener was held on November 3 against the North Shore Knights, a 3–2 victory for the Thunderbirds in front of a sold-out crowd.^[5] On January 27, 2018, head coach Niec swung a hockey stick at an official after disagreeing with a call towards the end of a game with the league leading Port Huron Prowlers.^[6]^[7] The FHL then suspended Niec for 20 games and would be replaced by general manager Scott Brand on an interim basis.^[8] Brand would also be suspended for one game after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on February 16. Niec returned on March 3

On March 2, 2018, the Thunderbirds broke the single-season Federal Hockey League season attendance record and finished their inaugural season with a total attendance of 66,204 fans, 14,720 higher than the previous record. The third seed Thunderbirds hosted the second-seeded Watertown Wolves on April 13, 2018, in the playoff semifinals, the first playoff game played in the Triad in 10 years, but lost a close game in overtime. The Thunderbirds also lost the following night and were eliminated from of the playoffs, although the 3–2 loss to the Wolves in double overtime became the longest game in league history.^[9]

The Thunderbirds opened the 2018–19 season on October 26, 2018, at home against the Port Huron Prowlers with 4–3 win. The next night in another game against the Prowlers, head coach Niec was ejected again for arguing with the officials. He was subsequently suspended by the league again for six games (reduced to four), with personal trainer Karolina Huvarova taking over in the interim. Huvarova was reportedly the first European woman to coach a men's professional team.^[10] On November 28, 2018, the Thunderbirds' management received league approval to implement an experimental rule change to hold a five-man shootout prior to the each game instead of only holding a shootout after a game was still tied following overtime.^[11]^[12] The pre-game shootout rule was left up to a fan vote and was discontinued after only two games.^[13] On February 1, 2019, with a 6–3 win over the Danville Dashers, the Thunderbirds tied the 2017–18 Port Huron Prowlers and the 2010–11 New York Aviators FHL record for longest winning streak at 21 games. Josh Pietrantonio became the first player in team history to earned 100 points as a Thunderbird in the game.^[14] They broke the winning streak record the following night by defeating the Danville Dashers 4–3,^[15] and the streak ended at 24 following a 4–2 loss to the Watertown Wolves on February 9.^[16]

Season-by-season results

Awards

Regular Season MVP

Forward of the Year

Defenseman of the Year

Goaltender of the Year

Coach of the Year

Executive of the Year

Broadcaster of the Year

Goaltender of the Month

Rookie of the Month

References

1. ^¹{{cite web |url=http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/federal-hockey-league-games-to-be-played-at-annex/article_86bed34e-8a8b-5d25-9989-31470197101f.html |title=Federal Hockey League games to be played at Annex |work=Winston-Salem Journal |date=March 7, 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/news/fhl-formally-approves-expansion-to-winston-salem-n |title=FHL Formally Approves Expansion to Winston-Salem, NC - Carolina Thunderbirds |date=August 19, 2016 |publisher=Thunderbirds |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909010234/http://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/news/fhl-formally-approves-expansion-to-winston-salem-n |archivedate=2016-09-09 |df= }}
3. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/staff |title=Staff - Carolina Thunderbirds |accessdate=September 9, 2016 |publisher=Thunderbirds |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909010143/http://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/staff |archivedate=September 9, 2016 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.federalhockey.com/news/thunderbirds-name-andre-niec-head-coach |title=THUNDERBIRDS NAME ANDRE NIEC HEAD COACH |publisher=FHL |date=June 5, 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/news/thunderbirds-sellout-home-opener-down-knights-3-2|title=Thunderbirds Sellout Home Opener, Down Knights 3-2 - Carolina Thunderbirds|website=www.carolinathunderbirds.com|access-date=2017-11-12}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.journalnow.com/wsj/carolina-thunderbirds-coach-suspended-for-actions-after-sunday-s-game/article_7020c03a-82c8-5ab9-9dc3-6ae217e1b781.html |title=Carolina Thunderbirds coach suspended for actions after Sunday's game |work=Winston-Salem Journal |date=February 2, 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.bardown.com/coach-takes-a-swing-at-a-referee-with-a-hockey-stick-after-disagreeing-with-a-call-1.983664 |title=Coach takes a swing at a referee with a hockey stick after disagreeing with a call |work=The Sports Network |access-date=January 31, 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/news/thunderbirds-statement-regarding-weekend-in-port-h |title=THUNDERBIRDS STATEMENT REGARDING WEEKEND IN PORT HURON. |publisher=Carolina Thunderbirds |date=January 31, 2018}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/history-of-ws-hockey |title=History of WS Hockey |publisher=Carolina Thunderbirds |date=August 28, 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.journalnow.com/sports/carolina-thunderbirds/niec-suspended-for-six-games-by-federal-hockey-league/article_fefbca7c-f170-513d-8f1c-27fc3951e9ec.html |title=Niec suspended for six games by Federal Hockey League |work=Winston-Salem Journal |date=November 1, 2018}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/news/thunderbirds-testing-new-rule-to-begin-games-with-|title=Thunderbirds Testing New Rule To Begin Games With A Shootout - Carolina Thunderbirds|website=www.carolinathunderbirds.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://nhl.nbcsports.com/2018/11/29/fhl-team-tweaks-ot-rules-will-hold-shootout-before-home-games/|title=FHL team tweaks OT rules, will hold shootout before home games|last=Leahy|first=Sean|date=2018-11-29|website=ProHockeyTalk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-05}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.federalhockey.com/news/thunderbirds-suspend-experimental-shootout-indefin|title=Thunderbirds Suspend Experimental Shootout Indefinitely - Official Site of the Federal Hockey League|website=www.federalhockey.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}
14. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/news/blackjack-carolina-wins-21st-straight-game|title=Blackjack Carolina wins 21st straight game|website=www.carolinathunderbirds.com|access-date=2019-02-08}}
15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/news/making-history-thunderbirds-all-alone-in-record-bo|title=Making History: Thunderbirds all alone in record books with 22nd stright win|website=www.carolinathunderbirds.com|access-date=2019-02-08}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/all-good-things-must-come-to-an-end/n-5446790 |title=All Good Things Must Come to an End |website=OurSportsCentral.com |date=February 10, 2019}}
17. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.carolinathunderbirds.com/stats#/182/standings?division_id=3075 |title=Carolina Thunderbird 2017-18 Standings |website=carolinathunderbirds.com |access-date=August 28, 2018}}