Drayton Valley Thunder

Drayton Valley Thunder
City Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
League Alberta Junior Hockey League
Division North
Founded 1998 (1998)
Home arena Drayton Valley Omni-Plex
Colours Green, black and white
Owner(s) Monte & Cindy Waronek, Patrick Dumelie, and Steve Serdachny
General manager Eric Thurston (2018-Present)
Head coach Eric Thurston (2018-Present)

The Drayton Valley Thunder is a 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.[1] They play in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada at the Drayton Valley Omni-Plex, capacity 1450.[2]

Founded: 1998[3]
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

History

The Drayton Valley Thunder were awarded as an expansion franchise in 1998,[3] 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.[4] The Thunder fell to the Chilliwack Chiefs of the BCHL in the Doyle Cup Pacific Junior A Championship.[5]

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

SeasonGP W L T/OTL SOLPointsGF GA FinishPlayoffs
1998-99622036-6461812846th SouthDid not qualify
1999-00644018-6862682041st South---
2000-016442193-872931941st North---
2001-026444173-913001982nd NorthWon championship
2002-036437207-812401993rd North---
2003-0460272310-641651775th North---
2004-056439196-841981463rd NorthLost in third round
2005-066038166-822031582nd NorthLost in second round
2006-076030264-641992114th NorthLost in first round
2007-086212446-301512808th NorthDid not qualify
2008-09627505-191223188th NorthDid not qualify
2009-106012426-301392698th NorthDid not qualify
2010-116013398-341642508th NorthDid not qualify
2011-126027276-601872246th Northlost div. semi finals
2012-13603023-7671781776th Northlost div. quarter finals
2013-14602233-5491482057th Northlost div. quarter finals
2014-15602424-12601611916th Northlost div. quarter finals
2015-16602333-4501502426th Northlost div. quarter finals
2016-17601739-4381602526 of 8 North
11 of 16 AJHL		 Lost div. quarters 0-3 (Saints)
2017-18601740-3371782988 of 8 North
16 of 16 AJHL		 Did Not Qualify

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
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[6]
  • 2015 Lost Div. Quarter-Finals
Bonnyville Pontiacs defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-none
  • 2016
Lloydminster Bobcats defeated Drayton Valley Thunder 3-games-to-none

Notable alumni

Kael Mouillierat

See also

References

  1. ↑ Drayton Valley Thunder | Home
  2. ↑ Omniplex | Town of Drayton Valley
  3. 1 2 Drayton Valley Thunder hockey team statistics and history at hockeydb.com
  4. ↑ Thunder sign new coach | Drayton Valley Western Review
  5. ↑ British Columbia Hockey League (Design, Hosting, Registration & Administration tools by esportsdesk.com) Archived August 9, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Calgary Sun newspaper archives 1998-2014. http://www.calgarysun.com/
  7. ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Clarke MacArthur
  8. ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Darren Reid
  9. ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Ben Scrivens
  10. ↑ Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Nick Tarnasky
Alberta Junior Hockey League website
Drayton Valley Thunder website
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