Thunderbirds acquire rights to defenseman Charlie Bedard

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Twin City Thunderbirds have acquired the rights to defenseman Charlie Bedard from the Oceanside Shock in exchange for financial considerations.

Charlie Bedard, 27, Defenseman, of Southampton, New York, skated in forty-six regular-season games for the Pee Dee IceCats during the 2025-2026 season, scoring three goals and recording six assists for nine total points. He also scored one goal in nine postseason appearances, helping Pee Dee advance to the Commissioner’s Cup Final. Bedard has appeared in one hundred and forty-seven career FPHL regular-season games with Pee Dee, the Danbury Hat Tricks, Monroe Moccasins, and Delaware Thunder, scoring eleven goals and recording thirty assists for forty-one total points. He began his professional hockey career with Delaware during the 2021-2022 season. Bedard has also appeared in forty-six games in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) with the Vermilion County Bobcats and Fayetteville Marksmen, scoring two goals and recording three assists for five total points. Prior to professional hockey, he played two seasons collegiately at SUNY Morrisville (NCAA DIII, Morrisville, New York), recording one assist in thirty-six games. His junior career included time with the Long Beach Sharks (NA3HL, Long Beach, New York). He is 6’2”, 201 lbs.

Single game tickets for all Twin City Thunderbirds regular season home games at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased online at tcbirds.com, wsfairgrounds.com, ticketmaster.com, or by calling the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena Box Office at (336) 774-8880. For Season Ticket and Group Ticket information, contact Holli Carmin at (336) 774-8882 or hcarmin@tcbirds.hockey.