Powerade Place, home arena of the Cincinnati Thunderbolts

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Cincinnati

Thunderbolts

Powerade Place

Official hashtag#LetSparksFly

Roster Lineup Schedule Branding

Current roster

23 skaters · 3 goalies

Club identity

2026–27 team profile

Arena

Powerade Place

Mascot

Volt

Division

Atlantic

Rostered players

Official hashtag

#LetSparksFly

Blue

#2E3192

Yellow

#FFF200

Black

#1A1A1A

Roster ratings

Average OVR

Live roster · one decimal

Overall · Top 20

82.7

Forwards · Top 12

81.8

Defense · Top 6

83.8

Goalies · Top 2

83.5

Official rivals

Rivals

Four designated opponents

Rivalry levels

1 — Archrival

2 — Major Rival

3 — Divisional Rival

4 — Cross-Division Rival

2026–27 roster rules

Roster & cap compliance

A team must satisfy the salary rules and carry at least 13 forwards, 7 defensemen, and 3 goalies while staying at or below 26 total players.

Fully compliant

Current payroll

$80,500,000

Cap position

$19,500,000 available

Floor position

$10,500,000 above floor

Active roster

26 players

Payroll range

$80.5M

Floor $70M · Cap $100M

$0$70M floor$100M cap

✓

Payroll is at or below the $100,000,000 salary cap.

✓

Payroll meets the $70,000,000 salary floor.

✓

Every salary is between $900,000 and $20,000,000.

✓

Roster has no more than 26 total players.

✓

At least 13 forwards (15 currently).

✓

At least 7 defensemen (8 currently).

✓

At least 3 goalies (3 currently).

Current roster: 15 F · 8 D · 3 G · 26 total

2026–27 live statistics

Season stats

Compiled from the official game-by-game Team, Skater, and Goalie Stats tabs.

Full schedule →

3-5-0

Record

Points

Goals for

Goals against

23.1

Shots / game

7.1%

Power play

17.5

Hits / game

15:48

TOA / game

90.7%

Avg passing

33.1

FOW / game

Man-games lost

Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	S%	PIM	Hits	PPG	SHG	FOW	FO%	TOI
#18 Pavel ZachaLW	13	1	5	6	-1	28	3.6%	8	23	0	0	95	59.4%	297:22
#11 Dylan GuentherLW	12	3	2	5	-5	23	13.0%	4	5	1	0	0	0.0%	230:10
#22 Mason AppletonRW	10	3	2	5	-1	12	25.0%	2	1	0	0	0	0.0%	169:40
#91 John TavaresC	8	1	4	5	-5	15	6.7%	8	12	0	0	96	73.3%	180:22
#41 Luke GlendeningC	8	2	2	4	+2	11	18.2%	4	7	0	1	87	71.9%	130:38
#81 Benjamin KindelC	8	0	4	4	+1	12	0.0%	0	13	0	0	48	36.9%	152:09
#92 Brandt ClarkeRD	11	1	2	3	-6	17	5.9%	2	16	0	0	0	0.0%	230:49
#10 Oliver KylingtonLD	8	1	2	3	+4	20	5.0%	0	15	0	0	0	0.0%	181:27
#43 Quinn HughesLD	8	1	2	3	-6	23	4.3%	2	24	0	0	1	33.3%	211:56
#20 Brandon SaadRW	9	0	3	3	0	7	0.0%	2	7	0	0	0	0.0%	95:53
#8 Ben ChiarotRD	8	1	1	2	+4	7	14.3%	2	14	0	1	0	0.0%	157:18
#50 Eric RobinsonLW	8	1	1	2	-1	7	14.3%	2	1	1	0	0	0.0%	87:05
#67 Lawson CrouseRW	9	1	0	1	0	13	7.7%	6	4	0	0	1	33.3%	179:29
#42 Maxim TsyplakovRW	8	0	1	1	+2	4	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0	0.0%	80:55
#16 Anton FrondellLW	10	0	0	0	-4	6	0.0%	2	2	0	0	0	0.0%	87:34
#25 Haydn FleuryLD	8	0	0	0	-4	8	0.0%	2	9	0	0	0	0.0%	88:09
#24 Zach BogosianRD	8	0	0	0	-4	2	0.0%	6	5	0	0	0	0.0%	96:50

Goalies

Goalie	GP	Dressed	MIN	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	ENG	PTS
#30 Jesper WallstedtG	6	8	353:37	129	118	0.915	11	1.87	4	0
#90 Elvis MerzlikinsG	2	8	117:23	52	47	0.904	5	2.56	0	0

Game log

Oct 20vs RCHL 0–3Game 246Replay

Oct 18@ PHIW 6–1Game 230Replay

Oct 11@ PRL 1–2Game 170

Oct 7vs NDW 1–0Game 143

Oct 4vs NOL 2–3Game 116

Oct 3@ LINL 1–4Game 111

Oct 1@ CLEW 4–1Game 96

Sep 24vs DETL 2–6Game 40

2026–27 active roster

Current roster

26 total · 23 skaters · 3 goalies · click any column to sort


43	Quinn Hughesprofile Minnesota Wild	LD	95	27	3	$15,000,000	59	157	216
91	John Tavaresprofile Toronto Maple Leafs	C/LW	89	36	1	$9,000,000	99	137	236
11	Dylan Guentherprofile Utah Mammoth	LW	88	23	2	$8,000,000	62	83	145
92	Brandt Clarkeprofile Los Angeles Kings	RD	86	23	3	$6,000,000	26	48	74
18	Pavel Zachaprofile Boston Bruins	C/LW	85	29	5	$5,000,000	49	105	154
67	Lawson Crouseprofile Utah Mammoth	LW/RW	83	29	5	$3,250,000	53	75	128
8	Ben Chiarotprofile Detroit Red Wings	LD/RD	82	35	5	$2,500,000	19	53	72
81	Benjamin Kindelprofile Pittsburgh Penguins	C	82	19	3	$2,500,000	0	4	4
50	Eric Robinsonprofile Carolina Hurricanes	LW	81	31	4	$2,000,000	44	62	106
22	Mason Appletonprofile Detroit Red Wings	C/RW	81	30	2	$2,000,000	44	85	129
24	Zach Bogosianprofile Minnesota Wild	RD	81	36	1	$2,000,000	16	35	51
10	Oliver Kylingtonprofile Djugården Hockey	LD/RD	80	29	3	$1,500,000	21	70	91
16	Anton Frondellprofile Chicago Blackhawks	LW	79	19	5	$1,250,000	0	0	0
20	Brandon Saadprofile Vegas Golden Knights	LW/RW	79	33	3	$1,250,000	70	84	154
25	Haydn Fleuryprofile Winnipeg Jets	LD/RD	79	30	5	$1,250,000	20	74	94
41	Luke Glendeningprofile Philadelphia Flyers	C/RW	79	37	3	$1,250,000	18	32	50
42	Maxim Tsyplakovprofile New Jersey Devils	RW/LW	79	28	4	$1,250,000	18	19	37
93	Brad Lambertprofile Winnipeg Jets	C	76	22	3	$1,400,000	0	0	0
19	Nikita Chibrikovprofile Manitoba Moose	LW/RW	75	23	2	$1,000,000	0	0	0
23	Quinn Hutsonprofile Bakersfield Condors	RW	75	24	2	$900,000	1	0	1
6	Ryan Suzukiprofile Chicago Wolves	C	75	25	2	$900,000	6	10	16
11	Daxon Rudolphprofile Prince Albert Raiders	RD/LD	70	18	3	$2,000,000	0	0	0
21	Radim Mrtkaprofile Seattle Thunderbirds	RD	70	19	2	$900,000	0	0	0

Future assets

Draft picks

Current 2027 and 2028 draft-pick inventory for the Cincinnati Thunderbolts, synced from the league's live pick tracker.

AVHL Draft

2027

1 pick

2nd Round

via Honolulu Hawks

Traded 7 times

AVHL Draft

2028

0 picks

No 2028 picks currently held.

Franchise history

Year-by-year results

Full regular-season metrics for every completed AVHL season in this franchise's history. Franchise code CIN keeps prior names and locations connected to the current club.

4 historical seasons

Games

330

Wins

169

Points

379

Goal Diff.

+52

Best season

116

2024-25 · Cincinnati Thunderbolts

Season	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	PTS%	RW	GF/G	GA/G	GF	GA	GD
2022-23	Cincinnati Thunderbolts	82	36	33	13	85	.518	27	1.95	2.18	160	179	-19
2023-24	Cincinnati Thunderbolts	84	39	36	9	87	.518	33	2.99	3.04	251	255	-4
2024-25	Cincinnati Thunderbolts	82	54	20	8	116	.707	43	3.37	2.57	276	211	+65
2025-26	Cincinnati Thunderbolts	82	40	31	11	91	.555	37	3.07	2.95	252	242	+10

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Team branding

Arena, uniforms & presentation

The complete 2026–27 visual and game-night identity of the Cincinnati Thunderbolts.

Official hashtag#LetSparksFly

Home ice

Powerade Place

The 2026–27 home of the Cincinnati Thunderbolts.

Uniform set

Home, away & alternate

All three official 2026–27 looks, presented from the finalized team artwork.

2026–27

Home

2026–27

Away

2026–27

Alternate

Official mascot

Volt

#94

Game night identity

Arena presentation

Team-specific presentation details from the official 2026–27 club specifications.

Goal horn

Mid (Boat Horn 4), 1 Blast (Ls)

Goal song

Punk Rock - Riot Times

Win song

Pop - 2 Good 4 You

Win presentation

Board Smash