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THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE
CAROLINA THUNDERBIRDS
2018-19 Commissioner's Cup Champions
Thunderbirds Unveil Opening Day Roster
UPDATE: A previous version of this article had Jay Kenney listed as inactive, this was incorrect and has been changed below.
The Carolina Thunderbirds have revealed their 20-man opening day roster for the 2018-19 season. The team has also placed 6 players on their inactive/reserve list.
The Thunderbirds active roster consists of 10 Americans, eight Europeans and two Canadians from eight American states, two Canadian provinces and seven different countries total.
The Thunderbirds inactive list consist of players who are either on injured reserve, working through immigration, are part-time players, or have other issues that arise during the season preventing them from playing.
ACTIVE ROSTER
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Hometown | Shoots/Catch |
| Kelly Curl | 1 | G | 5.10 | 195 | McLeansville, NC | L |
| Dominik Fejt | 2 | D | 6.5 | 230 | Prague, CZE | R |
| Stanislav Vlasov | 4 | D | 5.11 | 200 | St. Petersburg, RUS | L |
| Karel Drahorad | 7 | D | 5.8 | 207 | Prague, CZE | R |
| Peter Cicmanec | 8 | F | 6.2 | 190 | Prievidza, SVK | L |
| Jiri Pargac | 10 | F | 5.7 | 176 | Novy Jicin, CZE | L |
| Michael Bunn | 11 | F | 6.2 | 195 | Raleigh, NC | R |
| Petr Panacek | 12 | F | 6 | 167 | Vysocany, CZE | R |
| Chase Fallis | 14 | F | 6.1 | 195 | Calgary, AB | L |
| CJ Blaszka | 15 | D | 5.10 | 200 | Brookfield, CT | L |
| Jan Salak | 16 | F | 6.6 | 230 | Trebic, CZE | R |
| Jay Kenney | 17 | D | 6 | 230 | Boston, MA | R |
| Josh Pietrantonio | 19 | F | 6.2 | 210 | Hamilton, ONT | R |
| Joe Cangelosi | 21 | F | 6.2 | 205 | Plainsboro, NJ | R |
| Artur Drindrozhik | 23 | F | 6 | 180 | Grodno, BLR | L |
| Cody Oakes | 25 | F | 6.1 | 185 | Denver, CO | R |
| Taylor Love | 27 | D | 6.3 | 220 | Mission Viejo, CA | R |
| Everett Thompson | 28 | F | 6.1 | 210 | Grand Rapids, MI | R |
| JT Walters | 29 | D | 6.2 | 205 | San Diego, CA | R |
| Henry Dill | 30 | G | 6.2 | 190 | Columbus, OH | L |
INACTIVE PLAYERS
| Seth Gustin | 5 | D | 6 | 185 | Phoenix, AZ | R |
| Viktor Grebennikov | 13 | F | 6 | 190 | Magnitorgosk, RUS | L |
| Jay Croop | 22 | F | 5.11 | 198 | Madison, WI | R |
| Jiri Pestuka | 24 | F | 6.2 | 195 | Prostejov, CZE | R |
| Frankie McClendon | 31 | G | 6 | 175 | Oakland, CA | L |
| Steve MacIntyre | 33 | F | 6.5 | 250 | Brock, SK | L |