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Garrett Rutledge

Garrett Rutledge

Head Coach

From Petrolia, Ontario, Garrett Rutledge is in his second season as the Head Coach. Rutledge signed joined the Thunderbirds in the summer of 2021. He comes to Carolina after more than four years in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

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From Petrolia, Ontario, Garrett Rutledge is in his second season as the Head Coach. Rutledge signed joined the Thunderbirds in the summer of 2021. He comes to Carolina after more than four years in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

In the 2016-17 season, Rutledge broke into the OHL as a scout for the Flint Firebirds. Just two years later, he found himself on the bench as an assistant coach for the 2018-19 campaign.

The following year, Rutledge moved up I-75 to Saginaw, where he joined the Spirit for a 41-16-3-2 season that was cut short due to the pandemic. He served as the team's video coach that year and the next, though the league did not operate in 2020-21.

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John Buttitta

John Buttitta

Player/Assistant Coach

John Buttitta is in his fourth season with the Carolina Thunderbirds. In addition to his duties as Captain, Buttitta was named Player/Assistant Coach on February10th, 2022. 

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John Buttitta is in his fourth season with the Carolina Thunderbirds. In addition to his duties as Captain, Buttitta was named Player/Assistant Coach on February10th, 2022. 

Before his career in the FPHL, the Cleveland, Ohio native set records at Kent State University. Currently, he is the all-time leader in goals (121), assists (150), points (271) and games played (175) for the Golden Flashes.

Buttitta earned a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Communications from Kent State in 2019. 

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