Bloomington Thunder
Thunder conclude 2017 USHL Draft with 19 Phase II selections
Date:05/02/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder rounded out its 45-man roster on Tuesday, selecting 19 players in Phase II of the 2017 USHL Draft. Similar to Phase I on Monday, the Thunder’s Phase II breakdown was concentrated with forwards, as 12 of the 19 picks fell into that classification. But unlike Phase I where Bloomington did not take a goaltender, Phase II saw the Thunde...
Thunder acquire Cavanagh, two picks ahead of USHL Phase II Draft
Date:05/02/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder have acquired Regen Cavanagh and two 2017 Phase II draft picks from the Sioux Falls Stampede in exchange for Mitchell Mattson. In the trade, the Thunder received the third overall pick and a third-round pick in addition to Cavanagh. Cavanagh split his rookie season in the USHL between the Dubuque Fighting Saints and the Stampede. In 55 ga...
Thunder start 2017 USHL Draft with 10 Phase I selections
Date:05/01/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder completed Phase I of the 2017 USHL Draft on Monday, drafting 10 total prospects, including Jake Braccini with the sixth overall pick. “It was a very successful draft. I thought [Assistant General Manager] Dan Jewell did a really good job of orchestrating it and preparing for it,” Thunder Head Coach and General Manager Dennis W...
2017 USHL Draft primer
Date:05/01/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder are set to take part in the 2017 USHL Draft, which begins on Monday, May 1, at 6 p.m. with the Phase I Draft and continues with the Phase II Draft on Tuesday, May 2, at 8 a.m. This year’s USHL Draft marks the Thunder’s fourth as a member of the USHL. Prior to the draft, Thunder Assistant Coach and Assistant Genera...
Q&A: USHL Draft Preview with Thunder Assistant Coach/Assistant GM Dan Jewell
Date:04/30/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The USHL Draft is set to take place on Monday and Tuesday of this week and marks the Bloomington Thunder’s fourth draft as a member of the USHL. Thunder Assistant Coach/Assistant General Manager of Hockey Operations Dan Jewell sat down to do a Q&A regarding the upcoming draft, discussing background information about the draft, including a rule change r...
Thunder announce end-of-season awards
Date:04/27/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder announced its end-of-season awards on the heels of finishing up its third season as a member of the United States Hockey League. In total, there were seven different awards handed out, as defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk led the way with three individual honors, including the Most Valuable Player distinction. Six of the seven awards were voted on...
Thunder affiliate Erik Gordon named Goaltender of Year for NAHL’s Midwest Division
Date:04/26/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — As the Bloomington Thunder gear up for next week’s USHL Draft, one of its previous draft choices is putting his finishing touches on a stellar first season of junior hockey. This week, Thunder affiliate Erik Gordon was named Goaltender of the Year for the North American Hockey League’s Midwest Division. Currently in the midst of a playoff r...
Kalynuk named to All-USHL Third Team
Date:04/13/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Bloomington Thunder defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk has been named to the All-USHL Third Team, the league announced on Thursday morning. In his second season with the Thunder and third in the USHL, Kalynuk posted a career-high 31 points on six goals and 25 assists to earn his first end-of-season plaudit. The University of Wisconsin commit finished tied for si...
Halladay receives Curt Hammer Award for dedication to community service
Date:04/13/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Bloomington Thunder goaltender Logan Halladay has been honored with the United States Hockey League’s Curt Hammer Award for his dedication to community service. In his final season with the Thunder, Halladay (Merrimack College) organized a season-long campaign centered on his specialized goaltender mask to benefit the Global Down Syndrome Foundation. Halla...
Dzhioshvili, three Bloomington affiliates named to NHL CSS Final Rankings
Date:04/11/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — NHL Central Scouting released on Tuesday its final rankings for the 2017 NHL Draft, a list that included current Bloomington Thunder forward Vlad Dzhioshvili and three future Thunder players. Thunder affiliate Nick Leivermann was the highest ranked of the four, checking in at No. 119, while affiliate Skyler Brind’Amour was ranked No. 157, Dzhioshvili was r...
Thunder fall short in season finale loss to Lumberjacks
Date:04/08/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Muskegon got goals from five different players to top Bloomington 5-2 and spoil the Thunder’s season finale on Saturday night. In front of a crowd of 2,438 at the Bloomington Coliseum, the Thunder had goals from Walker Duehr (Minnesota State Mankato) and Calen Kiefiuk (University of Michigan) but allowed the first five goals of the ...
Thunder host Muskegon for Fan Appreciation Night to wrap up regular season
Date:04/07/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder conclude their third season as a member of the United States Hockey League on Saturday night, hosting the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the regular season finale, which is Fan Appreciation Night. Following a win over Green Bay on Thursday night and a day off on Friday, the Thunder (25-26-4-3, 58 pts) can finish with a .500 record for the third ...
Thunder, Halladay raise more than $6,000 for Global Down Syndrome Foundation
Date:04/07/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder and goaltender Logan Halladay have together raised more than $6,000 for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation through a season-long campaign centered on Halladay’s specialized helmet. For his final season in Bloomington, Halladay dedicated the artwork on his goaltender mask to Down syndrome awareness, featuring both the Global Dow...
Hall no: Halladay’s shutout helps Thunder upend Gamblers
Date:04/06/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Logan Halladay has turned up his play as he nears the end of his USHL career, and the third-year netminder took that to another level on Thursday night against the Green Bay Gamblers. Halladay earned his fourth career shutout with a 29-save performance, and Jake Durflinger scored the only goal of the game, as the Bloomington Thunder topped the Gamblers, 1-...
Thunder meet Gamblers to begin season's final homestand
Date:04/05/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder start the final weekend of the regular season with a Thursday night home tilt against the Green Bay Gamblers at the Bloomington Coliseum. After a 1-1-1 mark in a three-game weekend last weekend, the Thunder (24-26-5-3, 56 pts) begin the weekend with a matchup that carries a great deal of playoff implications for the Gamblers (34-21-2-2, 7...
Dzhioshvili’s late goal sends Thunder past Cedar Rapids
Date:04/02/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Vlad Dzhioshvili netted the go-ahead goal with 44 seconds left in regulation, as the Bloomington Thunder scored three times in the final period to come from behind to knock off Cedar Rapids, 3-1, on Sunday at the Bloomington Coliseum. Making his first USHL start, Thunder goaltender Zach Stejskal backstopped his first career win with 24 saves on 25 shots to help ...
Thunder tangle with Cedar Rapids to wrap up 3-in-3 weekend
Date:04/02/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder host the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Sunday to conclude a three-day, three-game stretch. Following an overtime setback against the Madison Capitols on Saturday night, the Thunder (23-26-5-3, 54 pts) can still claim half of the possible weekend points with a win against the RoughRiders, the last place team in the USHL. Also in th...
Thunder salvage hard-earned point in overtime loss to Madison
Date:04/01/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Madison scored on the power-play 2:36 into overtime to squeeze past the Bloomington Thunder, 2-1, on Saturday night at the Bloomington Coliseum. Bloomington (23-26-4-3, 54 pts) outshot the Capitols by 27, but Madison goaltender Daniel Lebedeff stopped a career-high 45 shots to stymie the Thunder offense. Madison drew a penalty 2:03 into the overtime se...
Thunder kickoff final homestand with Zoo Night on Saturday
Date:04/01/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder return home for the final four games of the regular season, starting with a Saturday night matchup against the Madison Capitols. Following a 5-2 setback against the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Friday night, the Thunder (23-26-4-3, 53 pts) look to get back on the winning track in the final regular season meeting with the Capitols (22-30-1-3, 4...
Versich’s two-goal game not enough in loss at Muskegon
Date:03/31/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Christiano Versich netted his second career multi-goal game, but it was not enough as the Bloomington Thunder fell, 5-2, to the Muskegon Lumberjacks on Friday night at LC Walker Arena. In the first game of a three-game weekend, the Thunder (23-26-4-3, 53 pts) fell in a 2-0 hole after one period and never got any closer, as Keith Petruzzelli held the Blooming...
Trip to Muskegon concludes Thunder’s regular season road schedule
Date:03/31/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
MUSKEGON, Mich. — The Bloomington Thunder close their regular season road schedule with a trip to Muskegon to face the Lumberjacks on Friday night, the first of a three-game weekend. Last weekend, the Thunder (23-25-4-3, 53 pts) split a two-game series against Team USA, topping the Under-17 team, 3-1, last Friday before falling 6-0 to the Under-18 squad in the series finale the nex...
Miller Park Zoo Night headlines pair of home games this weekend
Date:03/29/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
The Bloomington Thunder return home this weekend to start the final homestand of the year, as they host the Madison Capitols on Saturday night and then finish the weekend with a Sunday matinee against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Miller Park Zoo Night with the Thunder is on Saturday and tickets are just $10 by ordering them through this link. The ticket from Saturday’s game w...
Thunder Weekly: Final road game and the start of the final homestand
Date:03/29/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — With the regular season winding down to the final two weeks, the Bloomington Thunder will play their final road game of the year this weekend along with starting the season’s final homestand. Coming off a weekend split this past weekend, the Thunder (23-25-4-3, 53 pts) have put together a strong stretch in recent weeks with a 5-2-1-1 record over...
Pedrie becomes first Thunder alumni to ink NHL contract
Date:03/28/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Former Bloomington Thunder defenseman Vince Pedrie agreed to terms with the New York Rangers on Tuesday, becoming the first former Thunder play to sign an NHL contract. It took just two seasons as a member of the United States Hockey League for the Thunder to produce an alumni that has gone on to sign an NHL deal. Pedrie was among 25 former Thunder players who p...
Thunder announce schedule clarification for home game on April 6
Date:03/27/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Due to the Brantley Gilbert: Devil Don’t Sleep Tour at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on April 7, the Bloomington Thunder’s game against the Green Bay Gamblers will take place on Thursday, April 6 at 7 p.m. The game against Green Bay was originally slated for April 7 but had to be moved up due to the concert, which was scheduled after the Thunder’s ...
Alumni update: Jenkins Frozen Four bound, Penn State alumni finish magical season
Date:03/27/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — For the first time in its brief three-year team history, the Bloomington Thunder will have a representative at the NCAA men's hockey Frozen Four in two weeks. After helping Notre Dame to a pair of thrilling one-goal wins over the weekend, former Thunder forward Jack Jenkins and the Fighting Irish are Frozen Four bound for the third time in school history and...
Stejskal solid in debut as Thunder drop weekend finale to U18s
Date:03/25/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Team USA jumped out to a 3-0 lead after the first period and didn’t look back en route to a 6-0 win over the Bloomington Thunder on Saturday night at USA Hockey Arena. Jacob Tortora had a pair of goals to lead the Under-18 offensive attack that had goals from five different players, as the Thunder (23-25-4-3, 53 pts) settled for a series split after a 3-1 wi...
Thunder eye sweep of Team USA on Saturday night
Date:03/25/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The Bloomington Thunder wrap up a two-game road series with Team USA on Saturday night, facing the Under-18 team at 6 p.m. CST. Coming off a 3-1 win over the U17s on Friday night, the Thunder (23-24-4-3, 53 pts) will have an elevated challenge in the series finale, as they try to win for the fourth time in their last five games. Bloomington got goa...
California connection: Somoza, Mehr, Durflinger all score in win over U17s
Date:03/24/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — The Bloomington Thunder have three California natives on the roster and all three scored a goal on Friday night in a 3-1 win over Team USA in the series opener at USA Hockey Arena. Ethan Somoza and Alec Mehr both scored in the first 10 minutes of the game, Jake Durflinger added his 11th tally of the season, and Gabe Mollot-Hill stopped 23 shots to help the Thunder...
Thunder prep for two-game series with Team USA
Date:03/23/2017 Source:Bloomington Thunder
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — The Bloomington Thunder play their final two-game road weekend of the regular season, traveling to Plymouth, Michigan, to face Team USA on Friday and Saturday night. Last weekend, the Thunder (22-24-4-3, 51 pts) split a two-game series against the Lincoln Stars, taking the series opener, 2-1, last Friday before the Stars won the finale, 4-1, on Saturday. ...
