PRO HOCKEY: Second season ends for Blue Ridge Bobcats in FPHL playoff loss

PRO HOCKEY: Second season ends for Blue Ridge Bobcats in FPHL playoff loss

The Blue Ridge Bobcats of Wytheville, Virginia, saw their 2025 season end on Saturday night with a 4-1 loss to the Carolina Thunderbirds at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds Arena.

Blue Ridge Bobcats draw a record crowd in Wytheville, but fall behind in playoffs

The Blue Ridge Bobcats drew a record crowd to their home ice Friday night, but the visiting Carolina Thunderbirds brought the heat as the team from Winston-Salem (N.C.) rolled to a 5-2 victory in the first game of their Federal Prospects Hockey League playoff series.Carolina needed just 3 minutes, 9 seconds to score the game’s first goal by Roman Kraemer as the T-birds were on their way to a decisive 4-0 lead. Kraemer was the game’s No. 1 star w…