Winston-Salem Thunderbirds Statistics and History

The Winston-Salem Thunderbirds were a Minor Professional hockey team based in Winston-Salem, NC playing in the East Coast Hockey League from 1989 to 1992. The team played in the Memorial Coliseum.

Team Information

Winston-Salem Thunderbirds

(Winston-Salem,NC)

East Coast Hockey League

[Minor Professional]

1989-1992

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Record

3 Seasons

(GP-W-L-T-OTL-SOL)

188-94-81-0-10-3

0.535

Logos

1989-1990

Franchise History

Original ECHL Franchise.

Carolina Thunderbirds (1988-1989)

» Winston-Salem Thunderbirds « (1989-1992)

Wheeling Thunderbirds (1992-1996)

Wheeling Nailers (1996-2024)

Similar Teams

Winston-Salem Polar Twins (1973-1977) [SHL]

Carolina Thunderbirds (1981-1987) [ACHL]

Carolina Thunderbirds (1987-1988) [AAHL]

Carolina Thunderbirds (1988-1989) [ECHL]

» Winston-Salem Thunderbirds « (1989-1992) [ECHL]

Winston-Salem Mammoths (1995-1996) [SHL]

Winston-Salem Icehawks (1997-1999) [UHL]

St. Pete/Winston-Salem Parrots (2002-2003) [ACHL]

Winston-Salem T-birds (2003-2004) [SEHL]

Winston-Salem Polar Twins (2004-2005) [SPHL]

Twin City Cyclones (2007-2009) [SPHL]

Carolina Thunderbirds (2017-2024) [FHL]

Parent Teams

Phoenix Roadrunners (1989-1990) [IHL]

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Yearly Standings

Season	Team	League	Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	Pts	Pct	GF	GA	PIM	Atten.	Coach	Result
1989-90	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	ECHL		60	38	16	6	0	82	0.683	312	257	1943	2620	McSorley, Fraser {+}	Lost in Finals
1990-91	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	ECHL	West	64	20	41	3	0	43	0.336	228	323	1297	1837	Fraser, Comeau {+}	Out of Playoffs
1991-92	Winston-Salem Thunderbirds	ECHL	East	64	36	24	1	3	76	0.594	270	245	1879	2114	Doug Sauter	Lost in round 1

Game Programs

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Winston-Salem Thunderbirds 1989-90 program cover

1989-1990

Winston-Salem Thunderbirds 1990-91 program cover

1990-1991

Winston-Salem Thunderbirds 1991-92 program cover

1991-1992