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Perth Thunder
Perth Thunder Logo.png
City Perth, Western Australia
League Australian Ice Hockey League
Founded 2010
Operated 2011–present
Home arena Perth Ice Arena
Championships
Regular season titles 0
Conference Championships 0

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The Perth Thunder are a semi-professional ice hockey team based at the Perth Ice Arena in Western Australia. They are members of the Australian Ice Hockey League.

History

The Perth Thunder were founded in 2010. On 28 November 2010, Perth Thunder were granted a provisional license with the AIHL for the 2011 season, with the intention of entering the league to compete as the ninth team in the 2012 AIHL season.[1][2] In 2011 the Thunder played a number of exhibition games against several AIHL teams. In May the Thunder travelled to Adelaide to compete in two games against the Adelaide Adrenaline. They drew the first game 2–2 and won the second 3–0.[3] In June the Melbourne Ice travelled to Perth to compete in two games against the Thunder at the Cockburn Ice Arena. The Ice won the first game 4–3 and lost the second game 3–6 after letting in six goals to none in the final period.[4][5] In September the Newcastle North Stars traveled to Perth to play the Thunder in a two game series.[6] The Thunder won both the first and second game 4–2.[7] On 16 October 2011 the AIHL voted to include the Perth Thunder as the ninth team to join the league.[8]

Playing in their inaugural season the Thunder finished fourth in the Easton conference, missing out on the Goodall Cup playoffs.[9] Following the end of the season the 2012 club awards were announced. Ken Rolph was named MVP, Aaron Wilson was named best defenceman, Samuel Wilson best local player, and David Kudla won the most improved award.[10] The Thunder finished the 2013 AIHL season in third place, qualifying for their first Goodall Cup playoff series.[11] The team were drawn against the Newcastle North Stars for the semi-final and lost the game 1-6, ending their finals campaign.[12] During the off season the team added Robert Cox to its board as a partner and director.[13] Prior to the start of the 2014 season Stan Scott announced that he had stepped down as head coach in order to focus on the General Manager operations of the club. Scott was replaced by Dylan Forsythe as head coach and but remained on the coaching panel as an assistant.[14] The club also announced that Goodlife Health Clubs had signed on as a new major sponsor and gold level sponsor, C.D. Dodd Scrap Metal Recyclers have increased their sponsorship to become a platinum level sponsor.[15][16] After eight games into the 2014 season it was announced that Forsythe had stepped down as head coach effective immediately for unknown reasons. Stan Scott agreed to take over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[17] Part way through the season the club secured watch maker Haigh and Hastings as another major sponsor.[18]

Season by season results

Season GP W SOW T SOL L GF GA PTS Finish Playoff
2012 24 10 0 – 2 12 81 80 32 4th, Easton Did not qualify
2013 28 17 1 – 1 9 127 114 54 3rd Lost semi-final vs. Newcastle North Stars, 1–6
2014 28 9 2 0 2 15 94 94 33 7th Did not qualify

References

  1. ↑ "History of the Australian Ice Hockey League". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientid=3856&leagueid=11464&pageid=10074#history. Retrieved 20 June 2011. 
  2. ↑ Foreman, Glen. "Perth Thunder granted license for 2012 season of national ice hockey league", PerthNow, Sunday Times, 4 December 2010. Retrieved on 20 June 2011. 
  3. ↑ "Latest News". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-05-29. http://www.perththunder.com.au/. Retrieved 2011-06-27. 
  4. ↑ "Latest News". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. http://www.perththunder.com.au/. Retrieved 2011-06-27. 
  5. ↑ "Thundering into the AIHL". Melbourne Ice. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27. http://www.melbourneice.com.au/2011/06/thundering-into-the-aihl/. Retrieved 2011-06-27. 
  6. ↑ "Game Times". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-05-20. http://www.perththunder.com.au/gametimes.html. Retrieved 2011-06-27. 
  7. ↑ "Coaches Report Perth Thunder vs Newcastle". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. http://www.perththunder.com/index.php/coach-report/coaches-report-perth-thunder-vs-newcastle-north-stars-sept-10-11/. Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  8. ↑ Watts, Ellie-Marie (22 October 2011). "Thunder rolls into AIHL". Australian Ice Hockey League. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/newsletter.cfm?clientID=3856&leagueID=11464&page=56371. Retrieved 24 October 2011. 
  9. ↑ "2012 Regular Season Standings". Australian Ice Hockey League. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. http://www.theaihl.com/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=11464&clientID=3856. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  10. ↑ Robinson, Chris (2012-08-30). "Ken Rolph named club MVP at Perth Thunder awards night". PerthNow. Archived from the original on 2012-09-01. http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/ken-rolph-named-club-mvp-at-perth-thunder-awards-night/story-e6frg1wu-1226461885834. Retrieved 2012-09-01. 
  11. ↑ Meister, Chris (2013-09-04). "Perth To Thunder The Finals". Hewitt Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. http://hewittsports.com/perth-thunder-finals/. Retrieved 2014-03-22. 
  12. ↑ Tonks, Craig (2013-09-08). "Fire in the Sky". Hewitt Sports Network. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. http://hewittsports.com/newcastle-north-stars-v-perth-thunder-fire-sky/. Retrieved 2014-03-22. 
  13. ↑ "Robert Cox Invests in Thunders Vision". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. http://www.perththunder.com.au/cox-invests/. Retrieved 2014-03-22. 
  14. ↑ "Dylan Forsythe Replaces Stan Scott as Thunder Head Coach". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2014-04-10. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/04/10/dylan-forsythe-replaces-stan-scott-as-thunder-head-coach/. Retrieved 2014-04-13. 
  15. ↑ "Goodlife Health Clubs on Board". Perth Thunder. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. http://www.perththunder.com.au/new-sponsor-goodlife-health-clubs/. Retrieved 2014-03-22. 
  16. ↑ "Thunder Sign Toy". Ice Hockey News Australia. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/03/30/thunder-sign-toy/. Retrieved 2014-04-17. 
  17. ↑ "Perth Thunder coach steps down". On the Fly Hockey. 2014-05-23. Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. http://ontheflyhockey.com/perth-thunder-coach-steps/. Retrieved 2014-05-23. 
  18. ↑ "News Round-up". Ice Hockey News Australia. 2014-06-06. Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. http://icehockeynewsaustralia.com/2014/06/06/news-round-up-7/. Retrieved 2014-06-08. 

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