Raised in Huntsville, AL, Teddy is an alum of the Nashville Jr. Predators program and serves as the Tier I Director. As a player, Rotenberger exemplified the student-athlete credo; he was a team captain annually as a youth hockey player and an outstanding student in the classroom. Teddy captained the Thunder to appearances in the 2013 and 2014 USA Hockey National Championship Tournament, winning a Bronze Medal in 2013 (U16 AAA). His junior hockey career had multiple stops in the North American Hockey League, including Topeka, St. Louis, and Shreveport, before beginning his NCAA career at the University of Alabama-Huntsville where he earned a Bachelor's of Business Management along with a Master's Degree in Supply Chain Management & Logistics.