Carolina Thunderbirds (FHL)

For the team that played from 1981 to 1992, see Carolina Thunderbirds.

Carolina Thunderbirds
City	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
League	Federal Hockey League
Founded	2016
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum Annex
Owner(s)	Barry Soskin^[1]
Website	carolinathunderbirds.com
Franchise history
starting 2017	Carolina Thunderbirds

The Carolina Thunderbirds are a minor league professional hockey team located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that announced to start playing in the Federal Hockey League beginning in the 2017–18 season.^[2] Their home games are to be played at the LJVM Coliseum Annex.

References

↑ "Staff - Carolina Thunderbirds". Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
↑ "FHL Formally Approves Expansion to Winston-Salem, NC - Carolina Thunderbirds". August 19, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-09.

External links

Thunderbirds website

Federal Hockey League

Teams	Berlin River Drivers Cornwall Nationals Danbury Titans Danville Dashers Port Huron Prowlers St. Clair Shores Fighting Saints Watertown Wolves

Arenas	Danbury Ice Arena (Danbury) David S. Palmer Arena (Danville) Ed Lumley Arena (Cornwall) McMorran Arena (Port Huron) Notre Dame Arena (Berlin) St. Clair Shores Civic Arena (St. Clair Shores) Watertown Municipal Arena (Watertown)

Seasons	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Other professional hockey leagues

Sports teams based in North Carolina

Australian rules football	USAFL/EAFL North Carolina Tigers

Baseball	IL Charlotte Knights Durham Bulls CL Buies Creek Astros Carolina Mudcats Down East Wood Ducks Winston-Salem Dash SAL Asheville Tourists Greensboro Grasshoppers Hickory Crawdads Kannapolis Intimidators ApL Burlington Royals CPL Asheboro Copperheads Edenton Steamers Fayetteville Swampdogs Forest City Owls Gastonia Grizzlies Morehead City Marlins High Point-Thomasville HiToms Wilmington Sharks Wilson Tobs TSL Outer Banks Daredevils

Basketball	NBA Charlotte Hornets D-League Greensboro Swarm

Football	NFL Carolina Panthers NAL High Country Grizzlies SIF Cape Fear Heroes Triangle Torch Independent Winston Wildcats WFA Fayetteville Fierce IWFL Carolina Phoenix Carolina Queens LAFL Cape Fear Thunder

Hockey	NHL Carolina Hurricanes AHL Charlotte Checkers SPHL Fayetteville FireAntz FHL Carolina Thunderbirds

Lacrosse	MLL Charlotte Hounds

Roller derby	WFTDA Blue Ridge Rollergirls Cape Fear Roller Girls Carolina Rollergirls Charlotte Roller Girls Rogue Rollergirls

Rugby	SL Charlotte Rugby Club

Soccer	NASL North Carolina FC USL Charlotte Independence PDL Carolina Dynamo Charlotte Eagles Wilmington Hammerheads NPSL Asheville City SC Carolina RailHawks U-23's

Ultimate	AUDL Charlotte Express Raleigh Flyers

College athletics (NCAA Division I)	Appalachian State Campbell Charlotte Davidson Duke East Carolina Elon Gardner–Webb High Point North Carolina North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central NC State UNC Asheville UNC Greensboro UNC Wilmington Wake Forest Western Carolina

See also Sports in North Carolina List of sports venues in North Carolina

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