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Thunderbirds Announce Location for Labatt Coach’s Show

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – 1 October 2019. The Carolina Thunderbirds,

2019 Commissioner’s Cup champions, introduce the Labatt Coach’s Show

presented at the Carolina Ale House. The first show will be October 22 6 p.m. to

7 p.m. and continue every Tuesday thereafter. This is the first time the Coach’s

Show will be at the same location every week.

The Labatt Coach’s Show will include head coach Andre Niec and different

players selected each week. Thunderbirds general manager Jimmy Milliken will

also be a frequent guest on the show.

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Drew Blevins, the vice president of media relations and play-by-play broadcaster

for the Thunderbirds, will host. “I’m excited to have another avenue to be a

positive vocal presence for the team,” says Blevins.

The Labatt Coach’s Show will air live on the flagship station WTOB

980am/96.1fm. The team’s YouTube channel Thunderbirds TV will be

livestreaming the event as well.

The live show will provide fans a great new way to ask questions of the

Thunderbird coaches and players. “We are very excited to have a partnership

with the Carolina Ale House. Keeping the show in a well-known location week

after week will keep fans coming back for a chance to ask the coach questions and

see the team up close,” Milliken says.

Carolina Ale House’s long history with hockey inspired the partnership.

“Carolina Ale House already has a great relationship with NHL’s Carolina

Hurricanes and now we’re excited to have them have a relationship with the

Thunderbirds,” Milliken explains. This location can help turn Carolina Hurricane

fans into Carolina Thunderbird fans.

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Visit the Carolina Ale House at 150 Hanes Mall Circle in Winston-Salem, N.C. or

call (336) 774-4625 for more information about the Labatt Coach’s Show.

The Federal Prospects Hockey League season will begin on October 25. The

Carolina Thunderbirds start the season on a three game road trip against the

Elmira Enforcers. This series is a rematch of the Commissioner’s Cup

Championship last year.

Carolina Thunderbird hockey returns home on November 8 against the Danbury

Hat Tricks. There will be a rally towel giveaway presented by UniFirst. The

game will include the championship banner raising, ring ceremony, as well as

special commemorative jerseys auctioned after the game.

Single-game tickets are now on sale at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex

Box office. Fans can visit the box office directly between 10 a.m. to 5p.m,

Monday through Saturday or call (336) 774-8880 with any ticket questions.

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The Carolina Thunderbirds are proud members of the Federal Hockey League,
now in its tenth season. The Thunderbirds are looking forward to their third
season of play and one where they hope to defend their 2018-2019
Commissioner’s Cup Championship. The Thunderbirds welcomed in nearly
95,000 people to their home, the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Annex, during their
championship run shattering their old attendance record in the process. Season
tickets for 2019-2020 are available now by calling (336) 774-4625