Creston Valley Thunder Cats

Creston Valley Thunder Cats
City Creston, British Columbia
League Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference Kootenay
Division Eddie Mountain
Founded 1992 (1992)–93 (RMJHL)
Home arena Johnny Bucyk Arena
Colours Deep Blue, Deep Red, Sky Blue, Silver and White
                        
General manager Canada Jeff Dubois
Head coach Canada Jeff Dubois

Website
crestonvalleythundercats.com

Franchise history
1992-99 Creston Thunder (RMJHL)
2000-present Creston Valley Thunder Cats (KIJHL)

The Creston Valley Thunder Cats are a junior 'B' ice hockey team based in Creston, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Thunder Cats play their home games at Johnny Bucyk Arena. Michael Moore is the team's president, Jeff Dubois is the general manager and coach.

The Thunder Cats joined the KIJHL in 2000 as an expansion team, after they played junior 'A' in the RMJHL from 1992-99.

History

Before the Thunder Cats, Creston also had a junior 'B' team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), the Creston Clippers, before folding in 1985.

The Creston Thunder were founded in 1992 as a junior 'A' team in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. By the 1998-99 season, the RMJHL had fallen to four teams and was playing a lot of interleague with the America West Hockey League. The Creston Thunder could not afford the travel and opted to leave the RMJHL, effectively forcing the league to fold, at the end of the 1999 playoffs. The team sat out for the 1999-00 season to reorganize. Prior to the 2000-01 season, the team was renamed the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and joined the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Records as of March 6, 2015.[1][2]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
1992-93 52 5 47 0 10 161 399 4th, Kootenay Lost in Division Semifinals, 0-4 (Smoke Eaters)
1993-94 52 25 26 1 51 260 277 3rd, Kootenay Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Colts)
1994-95 52 25 24 3 53 303 268 4th, Kootenay Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Colts)
1995-96 58 19 33 6 44 227 272 5th, Kootenay Did not qualify
1996-97 60 28 27 5 61 267 279 5th, RMJHL Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Leafs)
1997-98 54 11 40 3 25 204 323 6th, RMJHL Did not qualify
1998-99 45 16 26 3 35 166 192 4th, RMJHL Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Dynamiters)
1999-00 Did Not Participate
2000-01 58 11 41 5 1 28 184 318 6th, Neil Murdoch Did not qualify
2001-02 50 16 25 4 5 41 190 249 3rd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Dynamiters)
2002-03 50 23 22 1 4 51 184 192 3rd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Semifinals, 3-4 (Dynamiters)
2003-04 50 19 28 1 2 41 169 206 3rd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Dynamiters)
2004-05 50 21 25 4 0 46 170 195 3rd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Rockies)
2005-06 50 7 43 0 14 132 291 5th, Eddie Mountain Did not qualify
2006-07 52 25 25 2 52 190 211 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Ghostriders)
2007-08 52 28 19 5 61 172 177 2nd, Neil Murdoch: East Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-3 (Dynamiters)
2008-09 52 30 12 10 70 210 165 1st, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Dynamiters)
2009-10 50 28 18 0 4 60 196 163 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals, 0–4 (Ghostriders)
2010-11 50 26 19 3 2 57 169 170 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Ghostriders)
2011-12 52 30 17 0 5 65 247 188 3rd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Semifinals, 2-4 (Dynamiters)
2012-13 52 17 28 0 7 41 170 196 5th, Eddie Mountain Did not qualify
2013-14 52 39 11 1 1 80 282 161 1st, Eddie Mountain Lost in Conference Finals, 1-4 (Nitehawks)
2014-15 52 28 18 1 5 62 172 157 3rd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Semifinals, 1-4 (Dynamiters)
2015-16 52 33 15 2 2 70 208 141 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals, 0-4 (Dynamiters)

Playoffs

Records as of March 6, 2015.[3][4][5]

Season1st Round2nd Round3rd RoundFinals
1992–93L, 0-4, Trail
1993–94L, 1-4, Cranbrook
1994–95W, 4-0, NelsonL, 0-4, Cranbrook
1995–96Did not qualify
1996–97L, 3-4, Nelson
1997–98Did not qualify
1998–99L, 0-4, Kimberley
1999–00Did not participate
2000–01Did not qualify
2001–02L, 3-4, Kimberley
2002–03L, 3-4, Kimberley
2003–04L, 1-4, Kimberley
2004–05L, 2-4, Columbia Valley
2005–06Did not qualify
2006–07W, 4-3, KimberleyL, 0-4, Fernie
2007–08L, 1-3, Kimberley
2008–09L, 1-4, Kimberley
2009–10W, 4-2, KimberleyL, 0-4, Fernie
2010-11W, 4-2, GoldenL, 3-4, Fernie
2011-12L, 2-4, Kimberley
2012–13Did not qualify
2013-14W, 4-0, Columbia ValleyW, 4-3, KimberleyL, 1-4, Beaver Valley
2014–15L, 1-4, Kimberley
2015-16W, 4-0, Columbia ValleyL, 0-4, Kimberley
Notes
  1. The RMJHL playoffs had three playoff rounds.
  2. The final 1998-99 RMJHL playoffs had two playoff rounds.

Awards and trophies

Coach of the Year

  • Rob Boyd: 2003-04 (Divisional)
  • Shane Lukinchuk: 2006-07 (Divisional)
  • Joe Martin: 2010-11 (Divisional)
  • Josh Hepditch: 2013-14 (Divisional and League)

Most Sportsmanlike

  • Keven Cann: 2009-10 (Divisional)
  • Jesse Collins: 2013-14 (Divisional)
  • Carson Cartwright: 2014-15 (Divisional)

Most Valuable Player

  • Wade Waters: 2007-08 (Divisional)
  • Cole Yurkowski: 2008-09
  • Jesse Collins: 2011-12 (Divisional)
  • Trevor Hanna: 2013-14 (Divisional)

Rookie of the Year

  • Chris Kostiuk: 2001-02 (Divisional)
  • Andrew Wasmuth: 2003-04 (Divisional)
  • Trevor Forward: 2011-12 (Divisional)
  • Logan Styler: 2013-14 (Divisional)

Top Defenseman

  • Colton Grolla: 2008-09

Top Goaltender

  • James Patterson: 2004-05 (Divisional)
  • Wade Waters: 2007-08 (Divisional)
  • Kyle Michalovsky: 2013-14 (Divisional and League)

Top Scorer

  • Darryl Adams: 2001-02 (Divisional)
  • Aaron Jakubec: 2003-04 (Divisional)
  • Cole Yurkowski: 2008-09
  • Jesse Collins: 2013-14 (Divisional)

See also

References

External links

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