Creston Valley Thunder Cats
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The Creston Valley Thunder Cats are a junior 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). They play their home games at Johnny Bucyk Arena.
. 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 1999-2000 to reorganize.
In 2000, the team was renamed the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and joined the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
.
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
team based in Creston, British Columbia
Creston, British Columbia
Creston is a town of 4,826 people in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The town is located just a few kilometers north of the Porthill, Idaho border crossing into the United States and about a three-hour drive north from Spokane, Washington. It is about a one-hour drive...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League...
(KIJHL). They play their home games at Johnny Bucyk Arena.
History
The Creston Thunder were founded in 1992 as a Junior A team in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey LeagueRocky Mountain Junior Hockey League
The Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League was a Canadian Junior "A" ice hockey league in British Columbia.In 1975, the Quesnel Millionaires and Prince George Spruce Kings joined the Peace Junior B Hockey League. The PJBHL already included the Fort St. John Huskies, Dawson Creek Canucks, and Grande...
. 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 1999-2000 to reorganize.
In 2000, the team was renamed the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and joined the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
The Kootenay International Junior Hockey League is a Junior "B" Ice Hockey league in British Columbia, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The winner of the KIJHL playoffs competes with the champions of the Pacific International Junior Hockey League and the Vancouver Island 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, PIM = Penalties in minutes| Season | GP | W | L | T | OT | GF | GA | P | PIM | Results | Playoffs |
| 1992-93 | 52 | 5 | 47 | ||||||||
| 0 | 161 | 399 | 10 | 4th, Kootenay | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (Smoke Eaters Trail Smoke Eaters The Trail Smoke Eaters are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.-History:... ) |
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| 1993-94 | 52 | 25 | 26 | ||||||||
| 1 | 260 | 277 | 51 | 3rd, Kootenay | Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Colts Cranbrook Colts The Cranbrook Colts were a Junior "B" and a Junior "A" team in Cranbrook, British Columbia. They were formed in 1971 as a Junior "B" team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. They were immediately successful, winning the league title in their first four years... ) |
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| 1994-95 | 52 | 25 | 24 | ||||||||
| 3 | 303 | 268 | 53 | 4th, Kootenay | Lost in Conference Finals, 0-4 (Colts Cranbrook Colts The Cranbrook Colts were a Junior "B" and a Junior "A" team in Cranbrook, British Columbia. They were formed in 1971 as a Junior "B" team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. They were immediately successful, winning the league title in their first four years... ) |
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| 1995-96 | 58 | 19 | 33 | ||||||||
| 6 | 227 | 272 | 44 | 5th, Kootenay | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1996-97 | 60 | 28 | 27 | ||||||||
| 5 | 267 | 279 | 61 | 5th, RMJHL | Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Leafs Nelson Leafs The Nelson Leafs are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League... ) |
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| 1997-98 | 54 | 11 | 40 | ||||||||
| 3 | 204 | 323 | 25 | 6th, RMJHL | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1998-99 | 45 | 16 | 26 | ||||||||
| 3 | 166 | 192 | 35 | 4th, RMJHL | Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Dynamiters) | ||||||
| 1999-00 | Did Not Participate | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 58 | 11 | 41 | 5 | 1 | 184 | 318 | 28 | 6th, Neil Murdoch | ||
| 2001-02 | 50 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 190 | 249 | 41 | 2133 | 3rd, Eddie Mountain | |
| 2002-03 | 50 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 184 | 192 | 51 | 2356 | 3rd, Eddie Mountain | |
| 2003-04 | 50 | 19 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 169 | 206 | 41 | 1701 | 3rd, Eddie Mountain | |
| 2004-05 | 50 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 170 | 195 | 46 | 2038 | 3rd, Eddie Mountain | |
| 2005-06 | 50 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 132 | 291 | 14 | 1899 | 5th, Eddie Mountain | Did not qualify | |
| 2006-07 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 190 | 211 | 52 | 2nd, Eddie Mountain | Lost in Finals | ||
| 2007-08 | 52 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 172 | 177 | 61 | 1893 | 2nd, Neil Murdoch: East | Lost in Division Finals | |
| 2008-09 | 52 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 210 | 165 | 70 | 1508 | 1st, Eddie Mountain | Lost in Division Finals | |
| 2009-10 | 50 | 28 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 196 | 163 | 60 | 1368 | 2nd, Eddie Mountain | Lost in Division Finals, 0–4 (Ghostriders Fernie Ghostriders The Fernie Ghostriders are a Junior B Ice Hockey team based in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Fernie Memorial Arena... ) |
| 2010-11 | 50 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 169 | 170 | 57 | 1857 | 2nd, Eddie Mountain | Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Ghostriders Fernie Ghostriders The Fernie Ghostriders are a Junior B Ice Hockey team based in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Fernie Memorial Arena... ) |
Playoffs
- 1993 Lost Quarter-final
- Trail Smoke EatersTrail Smoke EatersThe Trail Smoke Eaters are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Trail, British Columbia, Canada. They are a part of the British Columbia Hockey League.-History:...
defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-none- 1994 Lost Quarter-final
- Cranbrook ColtsCranbrook ColtsThe Cranbrook Colts were a Junior "B" and a Junior "A" team in Cranbrook, British Columbia. They were formed in 1971 as a Junior "B" team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. They were immediately successful, winning the league title in their first four years...
defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-1- 1995 Lost Semi-final
- Creston Valley Thunder defeated Nelson LeafsNelson LeafsThe Nelson Leafs are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League...
4-games-to-none - Cranbrook ColtsCranbrook ColtsThe Cranbrook Colts were a Junior "B" and a Junior "A" team in Cranbrook, British Columbia. They were formed in 1971 as a Junior "B" team in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. They were immediately successful, winning the league title in their first four years...
defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-none- 1996 DNQ
- 1997 Lost Quarter-final
- Nelson LeafsNelson LeafsThe Nelson Leafs are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Neil Murdoch Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League...
defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-3- 1998 DNQ
- 1999 Lost Semi-final
- Kimberley DynamitersKimberley DynamitersThe Kimberley Dynamiters are a Junior "B" Ice Hockey team based in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League . They play their home games at Kimberley Civic Centre.The team was...
defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-none