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River Dragons Acquire Goaltender Mike Cosentino in Trade with Port Huron

January 26, 2022 - Columbus, GA - The Columbus River Dragons today have acquired goaltender Mike Cosentino from the Port Huron Prowlers for financial considerations. Cosentino was waived by the Delaware Thunder on Monday and after multiple claims on the waiver wire the Prowlers were awarded his rights as the lowest team in standings among claimed teams. After the waiver claim was finalized the River Dragons and Prowlers struck the deal. Cosentino is a Point Pleasant, NJ native who is in his 2nd year pro. He debuted with the Macon Mayhem ... Full Story

Carolina Wins Third Straight in Columbus; Take 8 of 9 Points on the Weekend

January 23, 2022 - Columbus, GA - The Carolina Thunderbirds finished a sweep of 3 wins and 8 points from the Columbus River Dragons after a 7-5 victory on Sunday night. Dawson Baker tallied the first goal of the game on the power play with a left circle shot past Jared Rutledge to give the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead at the 8:22 mark. Daniel Martin added to the Carolina lead at the 16:33 mark with an unassisted even strength goal that bounced awkwardly behind the back boards and landed in front of the net and was tapped in to make it 2-0. Le... Full Story

Late Shorty from White Steals Columbus a Point as Carolina Wins in OT

January 22, 2022 - Columbus, GA - The Carolina Thunderbirds skated away winners again on Saturday night, but only took two points after a late shorthanded goal from Columbus' Ian White forced overtime. Carolina scored the first goal of the game at the 6:24 mark of the first period with Dawson Baker outwaiting Bailey MacBurnie after driving across the slot to put the Thunderbirds up 1-0. MJ Graham tied things up a few minutes later at the 10:08 mark when the puck came loose in the crease, and he managed to squeeze the puck just over the l... Full Story

Thunderbirds Keep River Dragons at Bay to Win Friday Night

January 21, 2022 - Columbus, GA - The Columbus River Dragons fell to the Carolina Thunderbirds on Friday night by a score of 4-3 to kick off the 3-in-3 weekend between the two teams. The Thunderbirds were the first to get a tally on the board with Cody Oakes finding a hole through Rutledge, scoring off a low wrist shot at the 5:27 mark to give the Thunderbirds the early lead. A few minutes later at the 9:57 mark, Tommy Cardinal added to the Thunderbirds lead after a 2-on-1 opportunity resulted in a goal after Gus Ford's speed created the ru... Full Story

• River Dragons Acquire Goaltender Mike Cosentino in Trade with Port Huron - January 26, 2022
  
• Carolina Wins Third Straight in Columbus; Take 8 of 9 Points on the Weekend - January 23, 2022
  
• Late Shorty from White Steals Columbus a Point as Carolina Wins in OT - January 22, 2022
  
• Thunderbirds Keep River Dragons at Bay to Win Friday Night - January 21, 2022
  
• River Dragons Add Jordan Communications' TV-18 to Broadcast Network - January 20, 2022
  
• River Dragons Raise over 9,000 Dollars for Ronald McDonald House Charities of West Georgia - January 19, 2022
  
• Win 50,000 Dollars at a River Dragons Game this Season - January 3, 2022
  
• River Dragons Put up Double Digit Effort for 2nd Time this Season in Win - January 2, 2022
  
• Columbus Ends 2021 with a Come-From-Behind Win over Port Huron - December 31, 2021
  
• River Dragons Take Final Biloxi Neutral Site Game - December 30, 2021
  
• River Dragons Sign Former NHLer Ian White Among Other Moves this Weekend - December 30, 2021
  
• River Dragons Score 5 Straight to End Game; Win Weekend over Carolina - December 19, 2021
  
• River Dragons Dominate Black Bears for the Weekend Sweep - December 11, 2021
  
• River Dragons Score 5 Unanswered Goals to Come from Behind on Binghamton - December 10, 2021
  
• MJ Graham Named AGM of Player Recruiting; Adam Vannelli Signed to PTO - December 10, 2021
  
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Fri., Jan 28		Port Huron at Columbus	7:30 p.m.
Sun., Jan 23	L	Carolina 7 at Columbus 5	Final
Sat., Jan 22	L	Carolina 6 at Columbus 5	Final
Fri., Jan 21	L	Carolina 4 at Columbus 3	Final
Sun., Jan 16	L	Columbus 2 at Port Huron 5	Final
Sat., Jan 15	W	Columbus 7 at Port Huron 3	Final
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• Red-hot Carolina Thunderbirds have won five in a row in the Federal Prospects Hockey League - FPHL Winston-Salem Journal (January 24)
• Local pro hockey: Watertown Wolves put up nine goals, goalie Colgan does the rest - FPHL Watertown Daily Times (November 28)
• Local pro hockey: Watertown takes down Columbus at Municipal Arena - FPHL Watertown Daily Times (November 27)
• Thunderbirds get overtime win on the road against Columbus River Dragons - FPHL Winston-Salem Journal (November 15)
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