Bloomington Thunder (USHL)

Bloomington Thunder
City Bloomington, Illinois
League United States Hockey League
Founded 2014
Home arena U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Colors                    
Navy, Green, Silver, White
Owner(s) CSH International Inc.
General manager Canada Dennis Williams
Head coach Canada Dennis Williams
Media WJBC-FM (93.7 FM)
Franchise history
2014–present Bloomington Thunder

The Bloomington Thunder are a junior hockey team that plays as a member of the United States Hockey League. Based in Bloomington, Illinois, the Thunder play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum, located in downtown Bloomington. The USHL Thunder were formally welcomed into USHL on April 9, 2014.[1] The USHL Thunder purchased the rights to the name from the previous SPHL version of the Thunder. Initially they kept the SPHL team's logo but rolled out a new logo and color scheme at the USHL Drafts

Bloomington Thunder Alternate logo

Roster

2016–17 30-man roster.[2][3]

# S/P/C Player Pos Ht Wt DoB Hometown Previous team College commitment
2 Minnesota Smallidge, JasonJason Smallidge D 6' 0" 175 lb 1998-05-20 Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota St. Thomas Academy (USHS–MN) None
5 Massachusetts Mirageas, ZacharyZachary Mirageas D 5' 9" 175 lb 1997-07-15 Newburyport, Massachusetts Islanders (USPHL) Air Force
6 Minnesota Cunningham, MylesMyles Cunningham D 6' 0" 180 lb 1998-03-25 Minneapolis, Minnesota Blake (USHS–MN) Brown
7 Manitoba Kalynuk, WyattWyatt Kalynuk D 6' 0" 168 lb 1997-04-14 Virden, Manitoba Lincoln (USHL) Western Michigan
8 Massachusetts Mirageas, BenBen Mirageas D 6' 0" 170 lb 1999-05-08 Newburyport, Massachusetts Avon Old Farms (USHS–CT) Providence
9 New York (state) Cmunt, JustinJustin Cmunt F 5' 10" 165 lb 1998-01-28 East Amherst, New York Johnstown (NAHL) Union
10 Idaho Von Ungern-Sternberg, AugustAugust Von Ungern-Sternberg F 5' 10" 168 lb 1997-06-27 Eagle, Idaho Wenatchee (BCHL) Brown
11 Alaska Harrison, SeanSean Harrison F 5' 10" 168 lb 1996-03-29 Anchorage, Alaska Cowichan Valley (BCHL) Union
12 Pennsylvania Butala, SimonSimon Butala D 6' 1" 190 lb 1998-08-01 Downingtown, Pennsylvania Coulee Region (NAHL) Maine
13 Illinois Abate, JosephJoseph Abate F 5' 10" 160 lb 1998-09-26 Bloomingdale, Illinois Chicago Mission U18 (Midget AAA) Wisconsin
14 California Durflinger, JakeJake Durflinger F 5' 8" 167 lb 1997-10-06 Walnut Creek, California Sioux City (USHL) None
15 Russia Dzioshvili, VladislavVladislav Dzioshvili F 6' 0" 189 lb 1998-01-06 Moscow, Russia WB/Scranton Knights 18U (Midget AAA) Cornell
16 California Mehr, AlecAlec Mehr F 5' 11" 187 lb 1997-01-11 Irvine, California The Gunnery (USHS–CT) Brown
17 Wisconsin Baker, TarekTarek Baker F 5' 10" 174 lb 1997-02-22 Verona, Wisconsin Omaha AAA Lancers 16U (Midget AAA) Wisconsin
18 Quebec Brushett, RyanRyan Brushett F 5' 11" 182 lb 1998-06-14 Verdun, Quebec Sioux Falls (USHL) Providence
19 Massachusetts Burke, CameronCameron Burke F 5' 10" 175 lb 1999-01-08 Boxborough, Massachusetts Nobles (USHS–MA) Notre Dame
20 Michigan Chaffee, MitchellMitchell Chaffee F 5' 11" 200 lb 1998-01-26 Rockford, Michigan HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) UMass
21 California Somoza, EthanEthan Somoza F 5' 11" 180 lb 1996-05-07 Simi Valley, California Fairbanks (NAHL) Bemidji State
22 Michigan Kiefiuk, CalenCalen Kiefiuk F 5' 8" 184 lb 2000-02-28 Macomb, Michigan HoneyBaked U16 (Midget AAA) Michigan
23 Sweden Fällström, WilliamWilliam Fällström F 5' 11" 178 lb 1998-02-03 Stockholm, Sweden Omaha (USHL) Minnesota
24 New York (state) Lunn, GriffinGriffin Lunn F 5' 10" 180 lb 1997-11-15 Lockport, New York Buffalo (OJHL) Colgate
26 Colorado Spicer, CameronCameron Spicer D 6' 1" 194 lb 1996-02-22 Erie, Colorado Tri-City (USHL) Maine
27 Minnesota Mattson, MitchellMitchell Mattson F 6' 4" 190 lb 1998-01-02 Grand Rapids, Minnesota Grand Rapids (USHS–MN) North Dakota
28 Minnesota Reifenberger, MarkoMarko Reifenberger F 5' 11" 185 lb 1999-01-19 Hastings, Minnesota Hill-Murray (USHS–MN) None
30 Ontario Mollot-Hill, GabrielGabriel Mollot-Hill G 6' 4" 196 lb 1997-08-12 Ottawa, Ontario Pembroke (CCHL) Providence
33 North Carolina Halladay, LoganLogan Halladay G 6' 1" 194 lb 1996-08-17 Cary, North Carolina Janesville (NAHL) Merrimack
Minnesota Jette, TylerTyler Jette D 6' 3" 185 lb 1998-05-08 Farmington, Minnesota Farmington (USHS–MN) None
Minnesota Vescio, TannerTanner Vescio D 6' 3" 181 lb 1998-04-14 Blaine, Minnesota Blaine (USHS–MN) None
Ontario Wichers, QuinnQuinn Wichers D 6' 4" 215 lb 1997-08-19 Metcalfe, Ontario Kemptville (CCHL) Mercyhurst
New York (state) Willett, DanielDaniel Willett D 5' 7" 168 lb 1996-02-23 Bayville, New York Madison (USHL) RIT

See also

References

  1. ↑ "USHL Formally Approves Expansion to Bloomington, Illinois" (Press release).
  2. ↑ "The 2015–16 Bloomington Thunder". Bloomington Thunder. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://assets.ngin.com/attachments/document/0105/3250/USHL_Team_List_9-1-16_.pdf

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