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Bloomington Prairie Thunder
CityBloomington, Illinois
LeagueInternational Hockey League
Founded2005
Home arenaU.S. Cellular Coliseum
ColorsBlue, Gold, and White
Owner(s)John Butler
General managerJerry McBurney
Head coachDerek Booth
MediaWTRX (93.7 FM)

The Bloomington Prairie Thunder are a team of the International Hockey League who started play in 2006 (when the league was called the United Hockey League). They play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois (which is also the home of the UIF's Bloomington Extreme).

Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach: Derek Booth
  • Assistant Coach: Jarrod Skalde
  • Equipment Manager: Brian Schmidt
Chip the Buffalo at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum (10-4-2006)

Ownership

The Prairie Thunder operated in their inaugural season under the ownership of John Butler, Mike Nelson, and Tony Lisman. On May 1, 2007, it was announced that Lisman would assume complete ownership of the team.

Mascot

The team held a Name the Mascot Contest, sponsored by the Bloomington Pantagraph, to find a name for the mascot. Megan Fish, a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Chiddix Junior High School, was the first of 12 individuals to submit the name Chip. The next most popular entry was “Boomer” which had seven submissions.

Chip the Buffalo made his first public appearance at the Open House and Public Scrimmage held by the PrairieThunder on Wednesday October 4th, 2006, interacting with fans and signing autographs.


Players

 # Pos.       Player.            Date Of Birth.  Place of Birth
30 G       Loic Lacasse       04/23/1986     Granby, QUE
31 G       Derek Dolson       05/23/1981     Kitchener,ONT 
                          
 7 D       Rob Guinn          01/25/1976     Ottawa,ONT
 3 D       Casey Handrahan    04/20/1980     Niagra Falls,ONT
16 D       Jeff Ewasko        11/12/1976     Sherwood Park, ALB
22 D       Rod Aldoff         01/10/1971     Lethbridge, ALB
25 D       Pascal Bedard      12/11/1980     Montreal, QUE
28 D       Sam Miller         12/07/1980     Vancouver, WA
33 D       Tim Schnedier      02/17/1980     Devils Lake, ND
 8 F       Jarrod Skalde      02/26/1971     Niagara Falls, ONT
 9 F       Kyle McCullough    10/02/1983     Danvers, MA
10 F       Brent Clarke       06/01/1986     Bolton, ONT 
11 F       Jon Booras         12/17/1982     Billings, MT
13 F       Don Parsons        01/17/1969     Boston, MA
14 F       Adam Edinger       09/21/1977     Toledo, OH
15 F       Noah Katz          09/14/1982     Columbia, MD
19 F       Brett Holmberg     03/22/1986     Sherwood Park, ALB
20 F       Bobby Kukulka      09/29/1983     Macomb, MI
23 F       Don Margettie      07/10/1975     Niagara Falls, ONT
24 F       Leo Thomas         12/29/1981     Toronto, ONT

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