Drayton Valley Thunder
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| City | Drayton Valley, Alberta |
| League | Alberta Junior Hockey League |
| Division | North |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Home arena | Drayton Valley Omni-Plex |
| Colours | Green, black and white |
| General manager | Mike Mueller[1] |
| Head coach | Mike Mueller[1] |
The Drayton Valley Thunder is a Canadian Junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. The Thunder are members of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and are eligible to compete for the Western Canada Cup and Royal Bank Cup National Junior A Championship.[2] They play in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada at the Drayton Valley Omni-Plex, capacity 1450.[3]
- Founded: 1998[4]
- Division titles won: 1999-00, 2000-01
- Regular season titles won: 2005-06
- League Championships won: 2002
- Doyle Cup Titles: None
- Royal Bank Cup Titles: None
Contents
History
The Drayton Valley Thunder were awarded as an expansion franchise in 1998,[4] and began play in the South Division for the 1998-99 season. One year after finishing sixth in the South, ahead of only their expansion cousins the Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves, the Thunder rocketed up the standings, winning the South division in only their second season. Further expansion shifted the Thunder into the North Division in 2000-01, where they won another division title.
In 2002, only four years after being awarded the team, the Thunder captured the Rogers Wireless Cup as AJHL Champions.[5] The Thunder fell to the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL in the Doyle Cup Pacific Junior A Championship.[6]
Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T/OTL | SOL | Points | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1998-99 | 62 | 20 | 36 | - | 6 | 46 | 181 | 284 | 6th South | Did not qualify |
| 1999-00 | 64 | 40 | 18 | - | 6 | 86 | 268 | 204 | 1st South | --- |
| 2000-01 | 64 | 42 | 19 | 3 | - | 87 | 293 | 194 | 1st North | --- |
| 2001-02 | 64 | 44 | 17 | 3 | - | 91 | 300 | 198 | 2nd North | Won championship |
| 2002-03 | 64 | 37 | 20 | 7 | - | 81 | 240 | 199 | 3rd North | --- |
| 2003-04 | 60 | 27 | 23 | 10 | - | 64 | 165 | 177 | 5th North | --- |
| 2004-05 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | - | 84 | 198 | 146 | 3rd North | Lost in third round |
| 2005-06 | 60 | 38 | 16 | 6 | - | 82 | 203 | 158 | 2nd North | Lost in second round |
| 2006-07 | 60 | 30 | 26 | 4 | - | 64 | 199 | 211 | 4th North | Lost in first round |
| 2007-08 | 62 | 12 | 44 | 6 | - | 30 | 151 | 280 | 8th North | Did not qualify |
| 2008-09 | 62 | 7 | 50 | 5 | - | 19 | 122 | 318 | 8th North | Did not qualify |
| 2009-10 | 60 | 12 | 42 | 6 | - | 30 | 139 | 269 | 8th North | Did not qualify |
| 2010-11 | 60 | 13 | 39 | 8 | - | 34 | 164 | 250 | 8th North | Did not qualify |
| 2011-12 | 60 | 27 | 27 | 6 | - | 60 | 187 | 224 | 6th North | lost div. semi finals |
| 2012-13 | 60 | 30 | 23 | - | 7 | 67 | 178 | 177 | 6th North | lost div. quarter finals |
| 2013-14 | 60 | 22 | 33 | - | 5 | 49 | 148 | 205 | 7th North | lost div. quarter finals |
| 2014-15 | 60 | 24 | 24 | - | 12 | 60 | 161 | 191 | 6th North | lost div. quarter finals |
Playoffs
- 1999 DNQ
- 2000 Lost Semi-final
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Bow Valley Eagles 4-games-to-1
- Camrose Kodiaks defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-3
- 2001 Lost Final
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Fort McMurray Oil Barons 4-games-to-2
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-3
- Camrose Kodiaks defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-1
- 2002 Won League, Lost Doyle Cup
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 4-games-to-2
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Olds Grizzlys 4-games-to-none
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Grande Prairie Storm 4-games-to-none AJHL CHAMPIONS
- Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-2
- 2003 Lost Preliminary
- Grande Prairie Storm defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-2
- 2004 Lost Quarter-final
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Sherwood Park Crusaders 3-games-to-none
- Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-1
- 2005 Lost Semi-final
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Fort Saskatchewan Traders 3-games-to-none
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Spruce Grove Saints 4-games-to-2
- Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-2
- 2006 Lost Quarter-final
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-none
- Spruce Grove Saints defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-3
- 2007 Lost Preliminary
- Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-1
- 2008 DNQ
- 2009 DNQ
- 2010 DNQ
- 2011 DNQ
- 2012 Lost Div. Semi-Finals
- Drayton Valley Thunder defeated Lloydminster Bobcats 3-games-to-none
- Spruce Grove Saints defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 4-games-to-none
- 2013 Lost Div. Quarter-Finals
- Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-1
- 2014 Lost Div. Quarter-Finals
- Fort McMurray Oil Barons defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-1[7]
- 2015 Lost Div. Quarter-Finals
- Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-none
Notable alumni
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Thunder announce new associate coach | Drayton Valley Western Review
- ↑ Drayton Valley Thunder | Home
- ↑ Omniplex | Town of Drayton Valley
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Drayton Valley Thunder hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com
- ↑ Thunder sign new coach | Drayton Valley Western Review
- ↑ British Columbia Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com)
- ↑ Calgary Sun newspaper archives 1998-2014. http://www.calgarysun.com/
- ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Clarke MacArthur
- ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Darren Reid
- ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Ben Scrivens
- ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Nick Tarnasky
