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| Stockton Thunder |
|
|
| Founded |
2005 |
| Home ice |
Stockton Arena |
| Based in |
Stockton, California |
| Colors |
Black, Gold, Silver |
| League |
ECHL |
| Head coach |
Chris Cichocki |
| General manager |
Dan Chapman, President |
| Owner |
Stockton Hockey Franchise Group, Inc. |
| Media Affiliates |
B2 Networks Internet Audio\Video feeds |
| Captain |
T.B.A. |
| Alternates |
T.B.A. |
| Affiliates |
Edmonton Oilers (NHL) |
| Conference Championships |
None |
| Division Championships |
None |
The Stockton Thunder are a minor league hockey team from Stockton, California in the ECHL that began play in the 2005-06 season. Their home arena is the Stockton Arena. They are the affiliate team of the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL They were moved from Atlantic City and originally were the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. Prior to moving to Atlantic City, the franchise was known as the Birmingham Bulls. The franchise originated in 1990 as the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Thunder hold the record for attendance during the 2005-2006 season with 228,364 total attendee’s. The Thunder beat the 5 time leading attendance record holders, the Florida Everblades by 3,736.
The final team at the end of the 2005-2006 season is a follows;
- 19 Aaron Foster - Left Wing
- 25 Kevin Gardner - Center
- 18 Nick Greenough - Right Wing
- 27 Ned Havern - Forward
- 39 Joel Irwin -Right Wing (Assistant Captain)
- 2 Steve L'Ecuyer - Defense
- 9 Mike Lalonde - Left Wing
- 21 Jeff Lang - Defense
- 11 John Longo - Forward
- 16 Aaron MacInnis - Defense
- 4 Nathan Martz - Center
- 23 Jason Metcalfe - Defense
- 20 Lance Monych - Right Wing
- 1 Jake Moreland - Goalie
- 8 Gino Parrish - Defense (Assistant Captain)
- 3 Dean Stork - Defense (Captain)
- 33 Jeff Weber - Goalie
- 17 Avery Wilson - Forward
- 24 Jeff Worlton - Right Wing
- 22 Maris Ziedins - Forward
As of December 31, 2006. Numbers taken from ECHL website. [1]
|
Goaltenders
|
| # |
|
Player |
Catches |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 33 |
 |
Rob Laurie |
L |
May 9, 1970 |
East Lansing, Michigan, USA |
| 37 |
 |
Cam Ellsworth |
L |
July 8, 1980 |
Leamington, Ontario, Canada |
| 40 |
|
Devan Dubnyk |
L |
May 4, 1986 |
Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
|
Defencemen
|
| # |
|
Player |
Shoots |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 3 |
|
Jason Beckett |
R |
July 23, 1980 |
Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada |
| 7 |
|
Eric Main |
L |
June 13, 1983 |
Atitokan, Alberta, Canada |
| 21 |
|
Tim O'Connell |
L |
October 26, 1977 |
Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA |
| 22 |
|
Mark Adamek |
R |
May 2, 1982 |
Hollister, California, USA |
| 24 |
|
Frank Rediker |
L |
March 15, 1985 |
Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA |
| 25 |
|
Jeff Lang |
R |
March 28, 1982 |
Westwood, Massachusetts, USA |
| 26 |
|
Beau Geisler |
L |
January 14, 1981 |
Coleraine, Minnesota, USA |
|
Forwards
|
| # |
|
Player |
Position |
Shoots |
Date of birth |
Place of birth |
| 4 |
|
Nathan Martz |
C |
R |
March 4, 1981 |
Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada |
| 5 |
|
Stephen Slonina |
RW |
R |
April 3, 1981 |
Abington, Massachusetts, USA |
| 8 |
|
Brendon Hodge |
C |
R |
August 29, 1978 |
Lynnfield, Massachusetts, USA |
| 9 |
|
Mike Lalonde |
LW |
L |
December 1, 1980 |
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada |
| 10 |
|
Liam Reddox |
LW |
L |
January 27, 1986 |
Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| 12 |
|
Adam Huxley |
LW |
L |
November 4, 1983 |
Wainwright, Alberta, Canada |
| 15 |
|
Tyler Spurgeon |
C |
L |
April 10, 1986 |
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 16 |
|
Tim Sestito |
LW |
L |
August 28, 1984 |
Rome, New York, USA |
| 19 |
|
Troy Bodie |
RW |
R |
January 25, 1985 |
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
| 27 |
|
Stephane Goulet |
RW |
L |
January 7, 1986 |
Levis, Quebec, Canada |
| 32 |
|
Tim Verbeek |
RW |
L |
October 5, 1979 |
Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
|
Staff
|
| Title |
Staff Member |
| Head Coach |
Chris Cichocki |
| Trainer |
Kevin Anderson |
| Equipment Manager |
Mark Burgess |
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