Las Vegas Thunder

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Las Vegas Thunder
Las Vegas Thunder
Founded 1993
Home Ice Thomas & Mack Center
Based in Las Vegas, NV
Colors black, teal, and white
League IHL
Turner Cups 0
Regular Season Titles 2
Division Titles 2

The Las Vegas Thunder were an independent professional ice hockey team competing in the International Hockey League. The team, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, began play in the 1993-1994 season, but folded on April 18, 1999 when Thomas & Mack Center officials decided they could make more money by hosting concerts and other events rather than hockey.

The Thunder's best season was in 1995-1996 when it finished in 1st (Wins 57 Losses 17 Ties 8), but lost in the conference finals.

Throughout the team's history they garnered player development deals with the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL, the ECHL's Knoxville Cherokees and Mississippi Sea Wolves and Russian side Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

The Thunder's main rivals included the Denver/Utah Grizzlies, Los Angeles/Long Beach Ice Dogs, San Diego Gulls, and Phoenix Roadrunners. These rivalries have seen a rebirth in the ECHL.

The team's mascot was "Boom-Boom", a polar bear.


Contents

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

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1993-94 81 52 18 11 115 319 282 2511 1st, Pacific Lost in Conference Semis
1994-95 81 46 30 5 97 328 278 2517 2nd, Southwest Lost in Conference Semis
1995-96 82 57 17 8 122 380 249 2590 1st, Southwest Lost in Conference Finals
1996-97 82 41 34 7 89 287 299 2296 4th, Southwest Lost in Conference Quarters
1997-98 82 33 39 10 76 260 305 2210 4th, Southwest Lost in Conference Quarters
1998-99 82 35 39 8 78 247 307 2597 4th, Southwest Did Not Qualify

Division Titles : 2 - 1994, 1996
Turner Cups : 0
Regular Season Titls : 2 - 1994, 1996

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