Bloomington Prairie Thunder

Bloomington Prairie Thunder
founding	2006
resolution	2011
history	Bloomington Prairie Thunder 2006-2011
Stadion	US Cellular Coliseum
Location	Bloomington , Illinois
Team colors	Blue, gold, silver, white
league	United Hockey League (2006–2007) International Hockey League (2007–2010) Central Hockey League (2010–2011)

The Bloomington Prairie Thunders were an American ice hockey franchise based in Bloomington , Illinois . They played between 2006 and 2011 in the United or International Hockey League and Central Hockey League .

history

The Bloomington Prairiethunder were in 2006 as a franchise of the United Hockey League was founded. The settlement of the team was made possible by the construction of the US Cellular Coliseum, which cost 37 million US dollars . Neither in their only UHL season, nor in the following three years after it was renamed the International Hockey League following the 2006/07 season based on the league of the same name , which existed from 1945 to 2001, the Prairie Thunders were able to reach the playoffs and showed a mixed balance.

After Jarrod Skalde had led the team through the 2008/09 and 2009/10 seasons, Jason Christie , who previously worked as assistant coach of the Chicago Wolves , took over the position of head coach in August 2010 after his departure .

In the 2010/11 season, the Bloomington Prairie Thunders took part in the Central Hockey League . At the end of the season, the team stopped playing. The void the Prairie Thunders left in the city was subsequently filled by the Bloomington Blaze .

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, PIM = penalty minutes

season	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
2006/07	76	25th	45	-	6th	56	201	285	5th, western	not qualified
2007/08	76	31	38	3	4th	69	210	258	6th, IHL	not qualified
2008/09	76	29	40	2	5	65	235	291	5th, IHL	not qualified
2009/10	76	31	34	5	6th	73	241	273	5th, IHL	not qualified
2010/11	66	37	22nd	7th	-	81	188	189	3rd, gymnast	Defeat in the first round

Team Records (IHL)

Career records

Games: 221 Brett Holmberg

Goals: 92 Jon Booras

Assists: 145 Jon Booras

Points: 237 Jon Booras

Penalty minutes: 330 Sam Miller

Known players

• Sebastian Dahm (Danish national goalkeeper )
• Jason Deleurme
• Kerry Ellis-Toddington
• Scott Fankhouser (former NHL goalkeeper)
• Matt McIlvane (former DEL player)

Web links

• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Bloomington Prairie Thunder (2006–2007)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Bloomington PrairieThunder Player List (2006–2007)
• The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Bloomington Prairie Thunder (2007-2010)
• The Internet Hockey Database - Bloomington PrairieThunder Player List (2007-2010)

Individual evidence

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