Creston Valley Thunder Cats
Creston Valley Thunder Cats | |
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File:Creston Thundercats.jpg | |
City | Creston, British Columbia |
League | Kootenay International Junior Hockey League |
Conference | Kootenay |
Division | Eddie Mountain |
Founded | 1992RMJHL) | –93 (
Home arena | Johnny Bucyk Arena |
Colours | Deep Blue, Deep Red, Sky Blue, Silver and White |
General manager | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
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.
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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]
Season | 1st Round | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Finals |
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1992–93 | L, 0-4, Trail | — | — | — |
1993–94 | L, 1-4, Cranbrook | — | — | — |
1994–95 | W, 4-0, Nelson | L, 0-4, Cranbrook | — | — |
1995–96 | Did not qualify | |||
1996–97 | L, 3-4, Nelson | — | — | — |
1997–98 | Did not qualify | |||
1998–99 | L, 0-4, Kimberley | — | — | — |
1999–00 | Did not participate | |||
2000–01 | Did not qualify | |||
2001–02 | L, 3-4, Kimberley | — | — | — |
2002–03 | L, 3-4, Kimberley | — | — | — |
2003–04 | L, 1-4, Kimberley | — | — | — |
2004–05 | L, 2-4, Columbia Valley | — | — | — |
2005–06 | Did not qualify | |||
2006–07 | W, 4-3, Kimberley | L, 0-4, Fernie | — | — |
2007–08 | L, 1-3, Kimberley | — | — | — |
2008–09 | L, 1-4, Kimberley | — | — | — |
2009–10 | W, 4-2, Kimberley | L, 0-4, Fernie | — | — |
2010-11 | W, 4-2, Golden | L, 3-4, Fernie | — | — |
2011-12 | L, 2-4, Kimberley | — | — | — |
2012–13 | Did not qualify | |||
2013-14 | W, 4-0, Columbia Valley | W, 4-3, Kimberley | L, 1-4, Beaver Valley | — |
2014–15 | L, 1-4, Kimberley | — | — | — |
2015-16 | W, 4-0, Columbia Valley | L, 0-4, Kimberley | — | — |
- Notes
- The RMJHL playoffs had three playoff rounds.
- 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
- ↑ KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca – Year end standings.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings.
- ↑ KIJHL.ca, League champions.