Bloomington Thunder (USHL)
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| Bloomington Thunder | |
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| 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 |  Dennis Williams (2014-15) |
| Head coach | Dennis Williams (2014-15) |
| 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.
File:Bloomington Thunder USHL Alternate.jpg
Bloomington Thunder Alternate logo
Contents
Roster
As of April 10, 2016.[2]
| # | S/P/C | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | College commitment |
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| 2 |  |
Butrus Ghafari (A) | D | 5' 10" | 187 lb | 1996-07-04 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | Fargo (USHL) | Michigan State |
| 4 |  |
Christian Hausinger | D | 6' 0" | 196 lb | 1996-12-09 | Anchorage, Alaska | Muskegon (USHL) | Sacred Heart |
| 5 |  |
Matt Foley | D | 6' 1" | 200 lb | 1995-04-20 | Longmeadow, Massachusetts | Merritt (BCHL) | Yale |
| 6 |  |
Myles Cunningham | D | 6' 2" | 190 lb | 1998-03-25 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Blake School (USHS–MN) | Brown |
| 7 |  |
Wyatt Kalynuk | D | 6' 1" | 165 lb | 1997-04-14 | Virden, Manitoba | Lincoln (USHL) | Western Michigan |
| 9 |  |
Jeremy Davies | D | 5' 11" | 177 lb | 1996-12-04 | Montreal, Quebec | Waterloo (USHL) | Northeastern |
| 10 |  |
Steven Merl | F | 6' 3" | 200 lb | 1996-02-07 | Coral Springs, Florida | Muskegon (USHL) | Michigan |
| 11 | |
Sean Harrison | F | 5' 10" | 162 lb | 1996-05-29 | Anchorage, Alaska | Cowichan Valley (BCHL) | Union |
| 13 |  |
Jake Slaker (C) | F | 5' 10" | 186 lb | 1996-06-28 | San Diego, California | Fargo (USHL) | Michigan |
| 14 | |
Jake Durflinger | F | 5' 7" | 180 lb | 1997-10-06 | Walnut Creek, California | Sioux City (USHL) | None |
| 15 |  |
Vladislav Dzhioshvili | F | 6' 0" | 185 lb | 1998-01-06 | Moscow, Russia | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights 18U (Midget AAA) | Cornell |
| 16 | |
Alec Mehr | F | 5' 11" | 193 lb | 1997-01-11 | Irvine, California | Tri-City (USHL) | Brown |
| 17 |  |
Tarek Baker (A) | F | 5' 9" | 183 lb | 1997-02-22 | Verona, Wisconsin | Des Moines (USHL) | Wisconsin |
| 18 | |
Ryan Brushett | F | 5' 11" | 182 lb | 1998-06-14 | Verdun, Quebec | Sioux Falls (USHL) | Providence |
| 19 |  |
Patrick Curry | F | 5' 10" | 186 lb | 1996-01-09 | Schaumburg, Illinois | Tri-City (USHL) | Boston University |
| 20 | |
Mitchell Chaffee | F | 5' 11" | 196 lb | 1998-01-26 | Rockford, Michigan | HoneyBaked U18 (Midget AAA) | None |
| 21 | |
Ethan Somoza | F | 5' 11" | 180 lb | 1996-05-07 | Simi Valley, California | Fairbanks (NAHL) | Bemidji State |
| 22 | |
Logan Lambdin | F | 5' 9" | 176 lb | 1995-11-01 | Carleton, Michigan | Port Huron (NAHL) | Michigan State |
| 23 |  |
Blake Gober (A) | F | 5' 8" | 186 lb | 1995-01-18 | Colleyville, Texas | Chilliwack (BCHL) | Penn State |
| 25 | |
Brogan Rafferty | D | 6' 1" | 185 lb | 1995-05-28 | West Dundee, Illinois | Coulee Region (NAHL) | Quinnipiac |
| 26 |  |
Cameron Spicer | D | 6' 1" | 194 lb | 1996-02-22 | Erie, Colorado | Tri-City (USHL) | Maine |
| 27 | |
Mitchell Mattson | F | 6' 4" | 190 lb | 1998-01-02 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota | Grand Rapids High School (USHS–MN) | North Dakota |
| 28 | |
Nick Leivermann | D | 5' 10" | 180 lb | 1998-09-14 | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | Eden Prairie High School (USHS–MN) | None |
| 30 |  |
Hayden Lavigne | G | 6' 3" | 202 lb | 1996-04-07 | Brampton, Ontario | Waterloo (USHL) | Michigan |
| 33 |  |
Logan Halladay | G | 6' 0" | 194 lb | 1996-08-17 | Cary, North Carolina | Janesville (NAHL) | Merrimack |
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