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.
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History
In August 2016, 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. 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.
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. 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. The FHL then suspended Niec for 20 games and would be replaced by general manager Scott Brand on an interim basis. Brand would also be suspended for one game after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on February 16. Niec returned on March 3.
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References
External links
- Thunderbirds website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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