Thunderbirds acquire rights to goaltender Ayvin Eidsness

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Twin City Thunderbirds have acquired the rights to goaltender Ayvin Eidsness from the Watertown Wolves in exchange for the rights to forward Ashton Collazo.

Ayvin Eidsness, 21, Goaltender, of Berthoud, Colorado, spent the 2025-2026 season with the Peliitat organization in Heinola, Finland. He appeared in five games for the senior team in Finland’s II-divisioona, recording three wins, one shutout, a 3.61 goals-against average, and an .884 save percentage. Eidsness also appeared in eight regular season games for Peliitat U20, posting a 3.26 goals against average and an .911 save percentage. He previously played for Polonia Bytom in Poland during the 2024-2025 season. Prior to his time in Europe, Eidsness played junior hockey for the Providence Hockey Club (EHL), appearing in twenty-two regular-season games during the 2023-2024 season and recording a 3.02 goals against average and an .921 save percentage. His development also included time with the Northern Cyclones and Wenatchee Wild youth programs. He is 6’4”, 209 lbs., and catches with his right hand.

Ashton Collazo, 26, Forward, of Victor, New York, skated in thirty-two games for the Indiana Sentinels during the 2025-2026 season, scoring five goals and recording seventeen assists for twenty-two total points. He began his professional hockey career with the Blue Ridge Bobcats during the 2024-2025 season, appearing in two games. Prior to professional hockey, Collazo played four seasons collegiately at Framingham State University (NCAA DIII, Framingham, Massachusetts). He scored twenty-four goals and recorded forty-two assists for sixty-six total points in one hundred and one collegiate games. Collazo served as team captain during the 2024-2025 season. His junior career included time with the Seacoast Spartans (EHL, Exeter, New Hampshire) and Walpole Express (EHLP, Walpole, Massachusetts).

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.