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New Season News..
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by: 9979
Sunday, May 19, 2013
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| Watch this site for upcoming Thunder news. The 2013 - 2014 season isn't that far away; airdriethunder.ca will keep you informed!
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Season ends for Team Thunder!
Posted
by: 9979
Tuesday, March 05, 2013
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Monday Mar. 4/13
Airdrie Thunder 4 (OT)
Red Deer Vipers 5
Second consecutive overtime loss ends the season for Airdrie!
Game six of the Heritage League North Division semi final was similar to the previous four games; all very close games which could have gone either way on the win column. Unfortunately Red Deer got the advantage in three of the the last five games and that sent Team Thunder to and early exit from the playoffs. The Monday night hockey contest in Airdrie was another classic with both teams working hard to gain the momentum. Red Deer opened the scoring and never were behind in this game; however Airdrie continued to come back. At the end of the second period, Red Deer held a two goal advantage; a month or so ago that would have spelled the end for Airdrie, but in these playoffs Team Thunder never gave-up and they scored two third period markers to send the game into overtime. As was the case on Saturday night in Red Deer; Team Thunder controlled the play in the overtime, however it was the Vipers who managed to score! In the series ending overtime period, the winning goal was a somewhat tainted goal but in the end it still ended the season for Airdrie.
Daniel Hounjet was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Taylor Crossley was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game..
Scoring:
First period
1) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Hanson (PP)
Second Period
2) Mat Flette from Crossley and Crowther (PP)
Third Period
3) Logan Smith from Klein and Johnston
4) Gavin Klein from Crossley (PP)
Overtime Period
(no scoring)
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Vipers win an overtime marathon!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, March 02, 2013
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Saturday Mar. 2/13
Airdrie Thunder 3 (OT)
Red Deer Vipers 4
Tough to lose in overtime, double overtime is twice as tough!
Team Thunder and the Red Deer Vipers couldn't get a game decision after three periods of play so they played two overtime periods before the Vipers ended the affair. In spite of losing the game, this was a good road game for Airdrie because of the work ethic they showed. These two teams have provided extremely good entertaining hockey and have shown a lot af grit and heart playing three games in three nights as well as a couple of overtime periods; fans in both cities should get out and show their appreciation of their home town teams.
Scoring:
First period
1) Gavin Klien from Kocis and Fraser (PP)
Second Period
2) Alex Hustad from Hanson and Crowther (PP)
Third Period
3) Alex Hustad from Klien and Hanson (PP)
Overtime Period
(no scoring)
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Round One Playoff schedule
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, March 02, 2013
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2013 North Division Semi Final playoffs
Red Deer Vipers vs Airdrie Thunder
Game #1 Airdrie Thunder 2 at Red Deer Vipers 10
Game #2 Airdrie Thunder 5 versus Red Deer Vipers 4
Game #3 Airdrie Thunder 2 at Red Deer Vipers 4
Game #4 Airdrie Thunder 3 versus Red Deer Vipers 1
Game #5 Airdrie Thunder 3 at Red Deer Vipers 4 (OT)
Game #6 Airdrie Thunder 4 versus Red Deer Vipers 5 (OT)
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North Division semi final is still even!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, March 02, 2013
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Friday Mar. 1/13
Airdrie Thunder 3
Red Deer Vipers 1
Finally, a strong third period for Team Thunder!
Airdrie Thunder bounced back from a loss in Red Deer less than 24 hours earlier to even the division semi final series at 2 wins each. Airdrie opened the scoring in the first period, but the Vipers evened the score at 1 before the first period buzzer sounded; both goals were scored on the power play. Although Red Deer clearly outshot Airdrie in the second period, they didn't convert any of their chances into goals and Team Thunder was able to turn the tables in the third period by scoring two.
This was the best 60 minutes of hockey Team Thunder has put together in Airdrie since way back at the start of the season. If they can put together another couple of games like they had tonight good things will happen for them in the 2013 playoffs. These two teams continue the hockey marathon with game five in Red Deer tomorrow night, and game six returns to Airdrie at 8:00pm on Monday night
Daniel Hounjet was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Kade Taplin was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Alex Diduch from Crossley and Hustad (PP)
Second Period
Third Period
2) Aidan Crowther from Gallant and Crossley (PP)
3) Daniel Hounjet from Crossley and Henrion
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The Vipers strike at home again!
Posted
by: 9979
Thursday, February 28, 2013
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Thursday Feb. 28/13
Airdrie Thunder 2
Red Deer Vipers 4
Bad start proves costly!
The Vipers struck for two goals before six minutes of play was completed and that was the difference in this contest; the two teams scored two goals each over the next 54 minutes. From a purely entertainment perspective, this was a good game, however by the third period the play had digressed to a chippy, sloppy contest, with more braun than skill on display.
Game 4 of this series returns to Airdrie on Friday at 8:00pm; all Thunder fans should turn out to take in what promises to be a very entertaining affair.
Scoring:
First period
1) Aidan Crowther from Hanson and Hounjet (PP)
Second Period
2) Gavin Klein from Sheen
Third Period
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Team Thunder bounces back to even series!
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, February 24, 2013
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Sunday Feb. 24/13
Airdrie Thunder 5
Red Deer Vipers 4
Gutsy performance by Team Thunder!
Airdrie Thunder redemmed themselves in front of their hometown fans as they held on to win game two of this playoff series. As has become a familiar trend; Airdrie dominates the game for forty minutes and then lets the opposition get back into the game with a dismal thrid period effort.
Team Thunder used hard work to gain a two period, 5 - 2 advantage in spite of the many disruptions as a result of numerous penalties, however they did take advantage of their powerplay opportunities scoring four of their five goals on the powerplay. Unfortunately they are having trouble holding their leads in the third period and once again Sunday was no exception as the Vipers responded with two third period goals to come within a whisker of sending the game into overtime.
The series resumes again on Thursday in Red Deer and hopefully Airdrie can put on another good performance, this time in front of the Vipers fans.
Alex Hustad was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Ryan Gould was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Dylan Johnston from Hustad and Crossley
2) Aidan Crowther from Hounjet and Hustad (PP)
Second Period
3) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Hounjet (PP)
4) Alex Hustad from Gould (PP)
5) Gavin Klien from Gallant and Flette (PP)
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Not a good start to 2013 playoffs!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, February 23, 2013
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Saturday Feb. 23/13
Airdrie Thunder 2
Red Deer Vipers 10
Disappointing effort in Red Deer!
Game one of the 2013 Heritage League Northern division semi-finals was a great game for the Vipers! Eight straight powerplay goals spelled disaster for Team Thunder. Airdrie didn't put up much resistance or push-bank in this game and if they don't turn the attitude around in the next 12 hours this will be a short playoff series..
Scoring:
First period
1) Dylan Johnston from Smith
Second Period
2) Gavin Klien from Perkins
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Wranglers score come from behind victory.
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, February 15, 2013
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Friday Feb. 15/13
Airdrie Thunder 4
Blackfalds Wranglers 6
Thunderous third period disaster in Airdrie!
Once again Team Thunder had the games outcome in their control until they got into the third period action, then the roof fell in and a loss was snatched from the jaws of victory. This time the Wranglers notched four third period goals to come from a 4 - 2 deficit to claim the win at 4 - 6. This is a very distrubing trend that Airdrie thunder has demonstrated over the past few weeks and if it continues the team can expect a tough run in the playoffs. This was a game that Airdrie should have won, they weren't outplayed by the Wranglers, they just went into panic mode when they had the third period lead and the Wranglers moved the puck into Airdrie's defensive zone, then the give-aways began. The Wranglers didn't win so much as Airdrie gave away the win.
Alex Hustad was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Ashton Sheen was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Aidan Crowther from Hustad and Gould (PP)
Second Period
2) Alex Hustad from Gould and Crossley (PP)
3) Dane Gallant from Perkins
Third Period
4) Daniel Hounjet (unassisted)
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Thunder sends Thrashers into hiding!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, February 02, 2013
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Saturday Jan. 2/13
Airdrie Thunder 4
Three Hills Thrashers 3
Team Thunder wins a game that was important for both teams!
Airdrie Thunder travelled to Three Hills on Saturday night to battle with the Thrashers in a game that had playoff implications. An Airdrie loss would mean that the Thrashers would have a good chance to pass Airdrie in the standings and take over third place, however another strong forty minutes insured Team Thunder of a big win.
Scoring:
First period
1) Aidan Crowther from Hustad
Second Period
2) Ryan Gould from Hustad and Crossley (PP)
3) Donavon Henrion (unassisted)
4) Aidan Crowther from Crossley and Gould
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Thunder completes a sweep of the Lightning
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, February 01, 2013
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Friday Feb. 1/13
Airdrie Thunder 4
Stettler Lightning 2
Team Thunder holds on to garner the win!
Airdrie Thunder played another forty good minutes of hockey but the last twenty minutes were far from classic, however they managed to hang on to complete the victory on Friday night in Airdrie. This has been a disturbing trend over the past few games where Airdrie gets off to a good start, even jumping out to a lead and then letting the opposition get back into the game or even posting the win as was the case just one week ago. Airdrie held a 4 - 0 lead with less than 22 minutes remaining in regulation time when Stettler notched their first goal and if it wasn't for some outstanding saves by Team Thunder goalie, Kade Taplin, this game may have ended up as a dissappointing loss as well. Hopefully Team Thunder will shore up their third period play over their remaining games so that their playoffs will last much longer than they did last year
Tyler Perkins was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Kade Taplin was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Matt Flette from Crossley (PP)
Second Period
2) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Flette (PP)
3) Tyler Perkins from Klein and Flette
4) Daniel Hounjet from Henrion and Diduch (PP)
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Road game recovery
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, January 27, 2013
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Saturday Jan. 26/13
Airdrie Thunder 6
Mountainview Colts 2
Team Thunder rebounds from dissappointing loss!
Airdrie Thunder got off to another quick start and jumped into an early first period lead on Saturday night in Didsbury, however on this occassion they didn't collapse in the third period and went home with a well deserved win. Team Thunder used their specialty team to their advantage as their powerplay accounted for three goals while the penalty killers managed to kill off all but one of the Mountainview chances.
Team Thunder returns to action at 8:00pm in Airdrie on Friday night versus the Stettler Lightning. This will be the second last regular season home game; fans should be sure to take in these last two regular season games as they should prove to be very entertaining.
Scoring:
First period
1) Alex Hustad from Hanson and Kocis (PP)
2) Aidan Crowther from Hanson
3) Brett Hanson from Crossley and Bunney (PP)
Second Period
4) Aidan Crowther from Hustad and Flette (PP)
5) Brett Hanson from Crossley and Crowther
Third Period
6) Alex Diduch from Henrion
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Third period collapse results in a loss at home!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, January 25, 2013
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Friday Jan. 25/13
Airdrie Thunder 4
Coaldale Copperheads 5
Forty minutes of solid play is not enough!
Team Thunder got off to a great start on Friday night in Airdrie, but unfortunately they couldn't carry it through to the end of the game. Airdrie started the scoring at the 7:34 mark of the first period and by the 10:00 minute mark they had a 3 - 0 lead. Unfortunately thats where the splurge of goals ended; Team Thunder added their fourth goal midway through the second period after the Copperheads had hit the scoreboard with their first of the game. After two periods of play Airdrie still maintained a 4 - 1 advantage, thats when they should have focused on controlling the pace of the game, instead they broke down defensively and allowed the Copperheads to score 4 third period unanswered goals to steal a win.
In spite of the two period lead which Team Thunder enjoyed, this was the worst junior B game that has been played in Airdrie this season, the only good thing that came out of this game was the fact that we won't have to deal with Coaldale again this hockey season
Matt Flette was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Tannor Kocis was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Alex Diduch from Hounjet
2) Matt Flette from Henrion and Crowther
3) Matt Flette from Crowther (PP)
Second Period
4) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Hanson (PP)
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Road woes continue for Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, January 19, 2013
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Saturday Jan. 19/13
Airdrie Thunder 3
Coaldale Copperheads 4
Lack of focus and finish costly again!
Team Thunder travelled to Coaldale on Saturday afternoon to battle with the hometown Copperheads. The trip turned out to be a dissappointing excursion as Airdrie fell short on the scoreboard. Once again the lack of finish in the offensive zone turned out to be costly on the win column. This was a game that Airdrie should have won and could have won but in spite of a good effort they didn't win
Scoring:
First period
1) Donavon Henrion from Hounjet
Second Period
2) Alex Diduch from Henrion and Hounjet
Third Period
3) Brett Hanson (unassisted)
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It wasn't pretty, but its two points anyway
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, January 18, 2013
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Friday Jan. 18/13
Airdrie Thunder 3 (ot)
Cochrane Generals 2
Thunder scores with only 2 seconds of overtime left!
Team Thunder made the Cochrane goaltender earn his pay on Friday night in Airdrie, however in spite of firing fifty shots on the Generals net they could only muster three goals and with any luck at all the outcome could have been different. The Airdrie sharp-shooters seem to be having some trouble getting their sights adjusted properly and are having a hard time depositing the puck behind the opponents goaltender. Apart from the lack of finish in the offensive zone, Team Thunder dominated the game in terms of territorial play and shots on net. (50 - 27), and the only time the Generals had any sustained pressure was on the power play. Each team had their chance during the overtime period as both teams were awarded a powerplay opportunity, however Team Thunder managed to score on their chance while Cochrane failed on theirs.
Alex Diduch was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Lukas Pollock was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Alex Hustad from Kocis
2) Lukas Pollock from Henrion and Hounjet
Third Period
(no scoring)
Overtime Period
3) Dane Gallant from Hustad and Pollock (PP)
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First win of 2013 comes at home against the Vipers
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, January 11, 2013
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Friday Jan. 11/13
Airdrie Thunder 4
Red Deer Vipers 3
Good work ethic results in a big win!
Team Thunder used an effective penalty kill to help them to their first win of the new year. In spite of the good work on the penalty kills, all of the Red Deer goals came on the power play; however Airdrie did get one shorthanded goal and they also added one goal on the PP. Airdrie started the game quickly scoring two first period goals and adding two more in the second period; unfortunately a massive number of penalties.in the third period resulted in no goals during the final twenty minutes.
Donavon Henrion was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Taylor Crosssly was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Curtis Bunney from Gould
2) Dylan Johnston from Smith (SH)
Second Period
3) Donavon Henrion from Hounjet and Diduch
4) Aidan Crowther from Hustad and Flette (PP)
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Another road loss for Team Thunder
Posted
by: 9979
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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Tuesday Jan. 8/13
Airdrie Thunder 3
Blackfalds Wranglers 6
Good work ethic but still no win!
The Tuesday night game in Blackfalds closed out with another Wangler victory, this time Team Thunder fell victim to the mid week hockey match. Although the scoreboard didn't turn out the way Airdrie had planned, this was a good game. Team Thunder had a first period lead of 2 - 1 and they were tied at three after forty minutes of play, however the third period did not go well for Airdrie as the Wranglers scored the only goals of the period to notch the win. In spite of the loss Airdrie played well and hopefullhy that momentum will carry over to the next game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Dylan Johnston from Crowther
2) Daniel Hounjet from Henrion and Gallant
Second Period
3) Dane Gallant from Diduch
Third Period
(no scoring)
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New Year starts badly for the Thunder
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, January 04, 2013
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Friday Jan. 4/13
Airdrie Thunder 1
Mountainview Colts 4
Lots of scoring chances, but no goals!
Its a New Year but the same old problems are still hanging around for Team Thunder; no one on the team seems to be able to spark a scoring outburst. Airdrie had plenty of chance to score in this game especially in the second period, however most of their shots went into the goaltender's crest. Along with all of the misses around the net; the team looked very rusty; the passes were not sharp and the timing of shots and passing were out of sync.
Daniel Hounjet was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Tanner Kocis was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
Third Period
1) Matte Flette from Dane Gallant and Daniel Hounjet
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Short turnaround results in a loss!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, December 22, 2012
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Saturday Dec. 22/12
Airdrie Thunder 4
Medicine Hat Cubs 5
Two games in less than 24 hours costly to Thunder!
A long road trip after a tough game the night before was a little too much for the Airdrie Thunder on Saturday afternoon in Medicine Hat. The Cubs came from behind after Airdrie had established a second period 4 - 2 lead. The Cubs began their comeback with just 34 seconds left in the second period and completed it with 2 unanswered third period markers.
Scoring:
First period
1) Logan Smith from Griffith
2) Alex Hustad from Perkins
Second Period
3) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Perkins
4) Logan Smith from Hustad and Johnston
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Airdrie goaltender plays Scrooge in net!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, December 21, 2012
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Friday Dec. 21/12
Airdrie Thunder 3
Strathmore Wheatland Kings 0
Team Thunder slams the goal door on the Kings!
It was a cold night outside the Ron Ebessen arena on Friday night and Team Thunder gave the Wheatland Kings a cold reception on the ice as well. Airdrie kept the Kings off the scoreboard for the entire game in spite of serveral 3 on 5 powerplay chances afforded Strathmore throughout the game. Airdrie was the much superior team on this night in every aspect of the game. They killed off all of the Strathmore power play chances; Team Thunder goaltender, James Fisk, stopped two clear break-away chances by the Kings; and the Airdrie offence managed to notch a power play goal.
Airdrie got a good start to the game with two first period goals; the first of which was a power play goal that was scored after only 1:33 of play in the period and just 14 seconds after the penalty was called. Team Thunder then held Strathmore off the scoreboard and added their final goal in the third period on an unassisted effort by Tyler Perkins.
Aidan Crowther was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and James Fisk was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Aidan Crowther from Hustad (PP)
2) Aidan Crowther from Hustad and Flette
Second Period
Third Period
3) Tyler Perkins (unassisted
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Another tough Sunday afternoon loss
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, December 16, 2012
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Sunday Dec. 16/12
Airdrie Thunder 1
Okotoks Bisons 3
Lack of scoring costly for Thunder!
Airdrie had a good situation going into Okotoks on Sunday afternoon as they were catching the Bisons on their third game in three days, unfortunately they weren't able to take advantage. The loss wasn't from a lack of effort or lack of scoring opportunities, considering the break-away chances and odd man rushes they enjoyed, the problem boils down to a lack of finish in the offensive zone. This game would have had a different result if Airdrie could have scored on one of the break-away chances they had, or one of the several 2 on 1 chances they had, or on one of the power-play chances they enjoyed. Hopefully the scoring problem will be resolved soon as the season is getting shorter fast.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Doug Fraser from Hustad and Bunney
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Thunder rebounds with important win!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, December 14, 2012
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Friday Dec. 14/12
Airdrie Thunder 6
Three Hills Thrashers 2
Team Thunder rebounds for another big win at home!
Friday night in Airdrie was the scene of a very fast paced and entertaining hockey game. Three Hills fired the first volley in the battle between these two rivals, however Airdrie bounced back with the next two goals to take the lead which they would never relinquish. The first period ended with Team Thunder holding a 2 - 1 advantage. Airdrie kept up the pressure through the second period and added to their lead, taking a 4-1 lead into the third period. The Thrashers pulled out all the stops in the third period and closed the gap with their second goal of the game, however once again Team Thunder dashed the hopes of the visitors with two more goals to make the final talley 6 - 2.
Alex Hustad was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Matt Flette was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Tyler Perkins from Flette and Crossley (PP)
2) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Perkins
Second Period
3) Alex Hustad from Perkins and Crowther
4) Alex Hustad from Klein and Crowther
Third Period
5) Matt Flette from Crossley and Hounjet (PP)
6) Gavin Klein from Flette and Crossley (PP)
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No show in Blackfalds
Posted
by: 9979
Tuesday, December 04, 2012
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Tuesday Dec. 4/12
Airdrie Thunder 0
Blackfalds Wranglers 8
Wrangler shootout in Blackfalds destroys Thunder!
Team Thunder left their game on the highway somewhere around Olds where they sat for an hour because of poor road conditions. It's certain the team that played in Blackfalds was not the one that played on Saturday night. This team has to find a way show up for every game...
Scoring:
(NONE)
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Tough Sunday afternoon loss!
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, December 02, 2012
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Sunday Dec. 2/12
Airdrie Thunder 2
Medicine Hat Cubs 3
Tired Thunder Team drops a close game at home!
For two periods on Sunday afternoon, the outcome of the game was totally undecided, however the final frame didn't go the way it was written in the script. Although Airdrie badly outshot the visitors during the last twenty minutes, it was the Cubs who made their shots count as they outscored Airdrie by a 1 - 3 margin. This loss could be attributed not only to physical fatigue, but also mental fatigue as a couple of defensive blunders led to the Medicine Hat chances.
Alex Hustad was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Taylor Crossley was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Alex Diduch from Hustad and Crowther
Second Period
Third Period
2) Aidan Crowther (unassisted) (SH)
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Thrashers blanked by Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, December 01, 2012
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Saturday Dec. 1/12
Airdrie Thunder 6
Team Thunder breaks the Thrasher curse!
Airdrie Thunder came to play on Saturday night and had a great game in the home of the Thrashers. Airdrie didn't give Three Hills any room to operate, and the Thrashers frustration resulted in Thunder goals. Airdrie dominated on both the shot clock ( 45 - 28) and on the scoreboard with half of their goals coming on the powerplay. James Fisk played in goal for Team Thunder, stopping all 28 shots.
Since the NHL hasn't returned to the game yet, Airdrie hockey fans should come out for Sunday's encouter against the visiting Medicine Hat Cubs.
Scoring:
First period
1) Alex Diduch from Hustad (PP)
2) Tayler Crossley from Crowther
Second Period
3) Dane Gallant from Crossley (PP)
Third Period
4) Matt Flette from Hustad (PP)
5) Alex Diduch from Gallant and Bunney
6) Alex Diduch from Hustad
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Thunder rolls over the Stampeders!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, November 30, 2012
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Friday Nov. 30/12
Airdrie Thunder 9
Ponoka Stampeders 1
Team Thunder rebounds for a big win at home!
The Ponoka Stampeders hung in for about half a period and their goaltender held them in the game until the early part of the second period before the 'roof fell in' on the Stampeder's game and once that happened, Airdrie surged ahead on the scoreboard. Team Thunder simply wore out the Stampeders goaltender after blasting 21 first period shots on goal and a total of 53 shots for the game. Airdrie used their team speed to their advantage and forced the Stampeders to battle the whole game inside their own defensive zone. This resulted in lots of shots and scoring chances.
Gavin Klein was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Justin Millson was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Tyler Perkins from Hounjet and Fraser
2) Brett Hanson from Crowther and Fraser
Second Period
3) Brett Hanson from Hustad and Crowther
4) Curtis Bunney from Hounjet and Crossley (PP)
5) Aidan Crowther from Hustad and Fraser (PP)
Third Period
6) Logan Smith from Johnston and Klein (PP)
7) Brett Hanson from Hustad
8) Alex Diduch from Flette
9) Gavin Klein from Smith
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Scoring drought results in a loss
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, November 24, 2012
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Saturday Nov. 24/12
Airdrie Thunder 1
Strathmore Wheatland Kings 3
Penalties cost the Thunder once again!
For the second consecutive night, a rash of penalties prevented Airdrie from building any momentum in the game, however this time the result was a loss. When Airdrie wasn't killing penalties they couldn't get beat the goaltender, so it hasn't been a great weekend for Team Thunder.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Tyler Perkins from Hanson and Hustad
Third Period
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Bears earn a point in Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, November 24, 2012
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Friday Nov. 23/12
Airdrie Thunder 4 (OT)
Banff Academy Bears 4
Too much time in the penalty box cost the Thunder!
The Banff Academy Bears played a strong sixty-five minutes of hockey and forced Airdrie into a tie on Friday night in Airdrie. The Bears held a 0 - 2 goal advantage after the first period as a result of their hard work and were deserving of their first period lead, however Airdrie bounced back with three second period goals to take a brief one goal lead. Thats when the penalties started. All that momentum of the second period was lost when the referee sent a parade of Thunder players to the penalty box. This game would have had a much different result if not for those final five minutes of the second period. It took until the twelve minute mark of the third period before Team Thunder got back on even terms. Banff scored the go ahead marker on a third period power play goal, however Airdrie battled back with a power play goal of their own to tie the game. The overtime period didn't settle anything in spite of the fact both teams enjoyed some powerplay time in overtime.
Alex Diduch was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Curtis Bunney was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Alex Hustad from Bunney
2) Brett Hanson from Perkins from and Hounjet (PP)
3) Alex Diduch from Crossley and Klien
Third Period
4) Doug Fraser from Klien (PP)
Overtime Period
(no scoring)
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Saturday night draw in Red Deer
Posted
by: 9979
Monday, November 19, 2012
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Saturday Nov. 17/12
Airdrie Thunder 3
Airdrie and Red Deer battle to a draw!
Saturday night live in Red Deer provided lots of good hockey entertainment, but no clear winner. Both games between these two team this year have gone to overtime; however in the latest version the game remained tied.
Scoring:
First period
1) Brett Hanson from Johnston
Second Period
Third Period
2) Brett Hanson from Smith and Millson (PP)
3) Gavin Klein (unassisted)
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The Colts throw Team Thunder for a loss!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, November 16, 2012
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Friday Nov. 16/12
Airdrie Thunder 2
Airdrie can't find the scoring touch!
Airdrie held the advantage in shots on net, however they couldn't seem to get control of the puck around the Colt's net. The Colts managed to end the first period with a 0 - 1 goal scoring advantage and that first period win proved to be the difference in the game. The Colts came out strong in the second period, however the teams tied the period at 2 goals each. Again Airdrie poured on the pressure during the third period, but they just couldn't get the bounces going their way around the net.
Tyler Perkins was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Justin Millson was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Tyler Perkins (unassisted)
2) Brandon Esposito from Griffith and Hustad
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Team Thunder closed the door on the Colts
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, November 10, 2012
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Saturday Nov. 10/12
Airdrie Thunder 6
Airdrie wins on the road for second straight night!
Team Thunder went up the road to Didsbury on Saturday night and persevered in enemy territory to earn two hard fought points. Airdrie used their speed to their advantage and jumped into an early first period lead by scoring three goals in the first frame; they went on to add to their lead building up to a 6 - 1 advantage before the Colts made the score 6 - 3 late in the final frame. Once again the Team Thunder opponent felt that physical intimidation was the way to defeat Airdrie, but once again the strategy didn't work and Team Thunder added another 'W' to their total.
Scoring:
First period
1) Aidan Crowther from Hustad
2) Matt Flette from Smith
3) Alex Hustad from Hanson
Second Period
4) Brett Hanson from Crowther and Hustad
Third Period
5) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Hanson
6) Daniel Hounjet from Johnston and Crossly (PP)
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Airdrie wins on the road!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, November 09, 2012
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Friday Nov. 9/12
Airdrie Thunder 4
Team Thunder wins a Friday night road game!
In a break from tradition, Airdrie Thunder took to the road for a Friday night game. The change was a good experience for Team Thunder as they left the hosts on the wrong end of a 4 - 3 score. Airdrie jumped off to a good start getting ahead 2 - 0 after the first period, however the Flyers pushed back and went ahead 2 - 3 for a while, but Team Thunder was resilient and evened the score before finally notching the winning goal with just one minute left in the third period. The Flyers felt their best tactic to defeat Airdrie was to try and use physical intimidation, however the strategy didn't work and Team Thunder logged another 'w'.
Scoring:
First period
1) Daniel Hounjet from Perkins and Crowther
2) Matt Flette from Esposito and Perkins
Second Period
3) Donavon Henrion from Hounjet
Third Period
4) Alex Didiuch from Hounjet
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Stampeders can't handle the Thunder
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, November 03, 2012
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Saturday Nov. 3/12
Airdrie Thunder 7
Team Thunder rolls over the Stampeders again!
For the second consecutive Saturday, Team Thunder travelled to Ponoka and came home with a well deserved victory. Once again Airdrie dominated on the shot clock as well as the scoreboard. This was a well played game with very few penalties and end to end action, fortunately Airdrie managed to execute better than the Stampeders
Scoring:
First period
1) Logan Smith from Didiuch and Sheen
2) Alex Didiuch from Gallant and Flette
3) Dane Gallant from Hounjet
Second Period
4) Gavin Klein from Fraser
5) Alex Didiuch from Smith and Gould
Third Period
6) Alex Didiuch from Gallant and Smith
7) Brett Hanson from Klein and Millson
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Team Thunder scratches out a victory
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, November 02, 2012
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Friday Nov. 2/12
Airdrie Thunder 3 (OT)
Airdrie Thunder pulls out the extra point in OT!
The game in Airdrie on Friday night wasn't the best display of hockey we've seen from Team Thunder so far this year, but it did earn the team two points. A slow start gave the Lightning a big momentum boost and they responded by scoring the first goal of the game. Stettler went on to never trail on the scoreboard until the overtime goal having a first period 0 - 1 lead and a second period 1 - 2 advantage. Airdrie scored early in the third period to tie the game and eventually force overtime. Airdrie had the momentum in overtime and finally forced a Stettler rebound that ended up in the back of the net for an exciting OT victory
Brett Hanson was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Ashton Sheen was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Brett Hanson from Crowther and Hounjet
Third Period
2) Gavin Klein from Gallant and Smith
Overtime Period
3) Brett Hanson from Sheen and Smith
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Thunder stomps the Stampeders
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, October 27, 2012
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Saturday Oct. 27/12
Airdrie Thunder 5
Airdrie shuts out the Stampeders in Ponoka!
The Ponoka Stampeders proved to be a much more formidable opponent than the score on this night indicated. This was a well played game by both teams with only six penalties called though the entire game; however Airdrie managed to take advantage on two of their power-play oppotunities.
Scoring:
First period
1) Ryan Gould from Crowther
2) Dane Gallant from Fraser
Second Period
3) Donavon Henrion from Johnston and Hustad (PP)
4) Doug Fraser from Hustad
Third Period
5) Brett Hanson from Crowther and Hounjet (PP)
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Thunder earns an OT point
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, October 26, 2012
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Friday Oct. 26/12
Airdrie Thunder 4 (OT)
Okotoks Bisons hold Team Thunder to a tie!
Team Thunder had a strong first period in which they were rewarded for their efforts with a 2 - 0 lead. Airdrie held a huge edge in territorial play and in shots on goal during that first frame, however the Bisons managed to turn the tables during the second period and came out with a strong effort of their own to balance out the shots and the score. After 40 minutes of play, the game was knotted at 3 each.
The third period was once again controlled by Team Thunder, but a bad defensive decision gave the Bisons a break while Airdrie was on a power-play and the Bisons took advantage with a short handed goal to take the lead at 3 - 4. Team Thunder never gave up and finally notched the tieing goal with just over one minute left in the third period. Airdrie had the best chances in overtime, however they couldn't put the puck away even on a partial breakaway.
Brett Hanson was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Tanner Kocis was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Brett Hanson from Crowther and Hustad
2) Daniel Hounjet from Fraser
Second Period
3) Dylan Johnston from Henrion and Kocis
Third Period
4) Brett Hanson from Flette
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Thunder wins another road game..
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, October 21, 2012
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Sunday Oct. 21/12
Airdrie Thunder 4
Team Thunder earns five of six weekend points!
For the second game in less than 24 hours,Team Thunder relied on good discipline and team play to get another tough road win. Airdrie had this game under control for most of the sixty minutes, but the legs started to give out a bit during the third period and Banff managed to close the scoring gap a little but couldn't get the tying goal, largely due to another outstanding performance in net by Kade Taplin
Scoring:
First period
1) Marcus Cheng from Gallant and Holt (PP)
Second Period
2) Daniel Hounjet from Hanson
3) Donavon Henrion from Hustad and Johnston
Third Period
4) Taysen Holt from Flette
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Airdrie Thunder gets important win!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, October 20, 2012
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Saturday Oct. 20/12
Airdrie Thunder 4
Airdrie Thunder finally breaks out of losing slump!
Good team discipline and good special teams play resulted in two points for Team Thunder on Saturday night in Stettler. Airdrie dominated on the shot clock; in the territorial play and were assisted by a solid performance in net by Kade Taplin. The Airdrie power play was able to chip in with two goals that proved to be the differance in this contest.
Scoring:
First period
1) Gavin Klein from Hounjet
Second Period
2) Dylan Johnston from Hustad (PP)
3) Donavon Henrion from Hustad and Johnston
Third Period
4) Justin Millson from Holt (PP)
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Thunder falls short in OT
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, October 19, 2012
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Friday Oct. 19/12
Airdrie Thunder 4 (OT)
Blackfalds Wranglers 5
Team Thunder played better, but not good enough!
Airdrie Thunder played a much better game on Friday night in Airdrie than they did in the last few games, however they still made some disastrous defensive blunders that cost them a win. Four of the five Wrangler goals came as a result of Blackfalds shooters getting behind the Airdrie defence and skating in unobstructed on the Thunder goaltender. Although Airdrie has made great improvements since their embarassing loss last weekend; they still have to improve both offensively and defensively before they can compete with the elite teams of the league.
Taysen Holt was named the Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Tanner Kocis was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Taysen Holt from Hounjet
Third Period
2) Alex Hustad from Johnston and Kocis
3) Matt Flette from Smith and Gould
4) Donavon Henrion from Holt and Fraser
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Thunder has a poor performance at home
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, October 14, 2012
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Friday Oct. 12/12
Airdrie Thunder 4
Red Deer Vipers 8
Airdrie Thunder can't get in sync at both ends of the ice!
Another loss; another disappointing outcome! Team Thunder must get their game turned around ot they will start to develop a losing culture.
Scoring:
First period
1) Taysen Holt from Hanson and Bunney
Second Period
2) Brett Hanson from Cheng
Third Period
3) Daniel Hounjet (unassisted)
4) Gavin Klein from Gould
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Viper's put on the OT bite
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, September 30, 2012
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September 29, 2012
Airdrie Thunder 4 (OT)
Red Deer Vipers 5
Team Thunder fails to rumble in Red Deer!
A tough road loss in Red Deer only heightens the dissappointing slow start to the season after such a promising exhibition schedule! Hopefully Team Thunder can get all their players healthy and back to their winning ways soon..
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Thunder explodes to crush the Stampeders
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, September 28, 2012
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Friday Sept. 28/12
Airdrie Thunder 10
Ponoka Stampeders 0
Airdrie Thunder blasts their way tp a huge victory!
It took over 12 minutes of the first period before Airdrie notched their first goal, but then the goals came fast and furious after that and Team Thunder went on to a 10 goal shutout! Although the score and shots on goal were quite one sided, Team Thunder still had to work hard to keep the pesky Stampeders from building any momentum. The Stampeders did gain some late game momentum and even hit the goal post on one occassion, however Airdrie's Brett Monkman stopped all of Ponoka's 18 shots on goal in recording the team's first shutout of the season.
Brett Hanson was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Brett Monkman was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Brett Hanson from Hustad
2) Alex Hustad (unassisted)
3) Gavin Klein from Perkins and Fraser
4) Daniel Hounjet from Johnston and Millson
5) Aidan Crowther from Hustad
Second Period
6) Dane Gallant from Klein and Perkins
7) Brett Hanson from Hustad and Crowther
8) Brett Hanson from Cheng and Hustad
9) Gavin Klein from Perkins and Gallant
Third Period
10) Brett Hanson from Perkins
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Deja Vu in league opener
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, September 21, 2012
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Friday Sept. 21/12
Airdrie Thunder 1
Three Hills Thrashers 4
Thrashers spoil the home opener!
For the second consecutive year, the Three Hills Thrashers spoiled the Thunder's home opener as they outscored Airdrie by a 1 - 4 advantage. Airdrie outshot their guests by a wide margin, but they didn't take high quality shots, therefore the Thrashers goaltender just had to stand steady and the Thunder shooters just drove the puck into his pads. Team Thunder played well but they made a few mistakes defensively and the Trashers were able to take advantage of these defensive blunders; unfortunately Airdrie couldn't make Three Hills pay for the Thrashers mistakes!
Team Thunder's demise was partly caused by a lack of production on their power plays as the Thrashers were assessed serveral penalties however Team Thunder wasn't able to take advantage; as a matter of fact their power play was nothing short of anemic!
Kade Taplin played all 60 minutes in goal for Airdrie stopping 22 of the 26 Three Hills shots.
Dylan Johnston was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Ashton Sheen was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
(no scoring)
Third Period
1) Alex Hustad from Crowther and Hanson
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Winning streak is broken in Cochrane
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, September 16, 2012
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Sunday Sept. 16, 2012
Airdrie Thunder 4
Team Thunder drops their final pre-season game!
After three games in three nights the fatigue finally caught up to the new version of the Airdrie Thunder and they lost their first game of the 2012-2012 season. This was a very chippy game and Team Thunder stood up to the challange with flying colours! Airdrie was fast out of the gate again, notching three first period markers to end the first frame with a 3 - 1 lead, but the legs just couldn't hold up for the balance of the game, in spite of outshoting the hosts by a 39 to 32 margin.
Brett Monkman, and Taplin split the duties in net for Airdrie.
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
1) Logan Smith from Esposito and Flette (PP)
2) Matt Flette from Smith
3) Aidan Crowther from Hanson and Cheng
Second Period:
( no scoring )
Third period:
4) Brandon Esposito from Perkins and Kocis
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Vipers fall victim to Thunder
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, September 15, 2012
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Saturday Sept. 15, 2012
Airdrie Thunder 9
Airdrie Thunder blast a big win in Red Deer!
The Red Deer Vipers just couldn't handle the speed of the Thunder on Saturday night in Red Deer and the result was a one sided win for Airdrie. Team Thunder started fast and kept the "pedal to the metal" until the game was well out of reach for the Vipers. In spite of allowing 9 goals in this game, the Vipers did hold Airdrie off the score sheet in the third period
Brett Monkman played all 60 minutes in goal for Airdrie, stopping 28 of the 29 Vipers shots on net
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
1) Dylan Johnston from Crowther
2) Brett Hanson from Cheng
3) Aidan Crowther from Hustad
4) Daniel Hounjet from Bunney and Johnston
Second Period:
5) Dylan Johnston from Hounjet
6) Marcus Cheng from Perkins (PP)
7) Brett Hanson from Hustad and Gould (PP)
8) Matt Flett from Logan Smith
9) Brett Hanson from Crowther and Cheng (PP)
Third period:
( no scoring )
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Team Thunder continues the pre-season wins
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, September 14, 2012
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Friday Sept. 14, 2012
Airdrie Thunder 8
Team Thunder overcome a Bison attack!
Airdrie Thunder had a great first period, despite a strong couple of early shifts by the Bisons. Once Airdrie weathered the early attack by Okotoks, they turned the play into the Bison's zone and scored four first period goals to send the shocked Bisons to the first period break to regroup and analyse their play. Airdrie continued to play well in both ends of the ice and force the Bisons to making costly mistakes that resulted in more Team Thunder goals. The two teams scored two goals each in each of the final two periods of the game, but the first period outburst proved to be the differance in this match.
Kade Taplin played all 60 minutes in goal for Airdrie, stopping 29 of the 33 Bisons shots on net
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
1) Adian Crowther from Kocis and Esposito
2) Brandon Esposito From Sheen
3) Dane Gallant from Perkins
4) Kristian Petit from Hounjet
Second Period:
5) Dane Gallant from Gould and Sheen (PP)
6) Aidan Crowther from Cheng and Bunney (PP)
Third period:
7) Brett Hanson from Kocis
8) Alex Hustad from Hanson and Bunney (PP)
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Team Thunder sweeps series with the Colts
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, September 08, 2012
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Saturday Sept. 8, 2012
Airdrie Thunder 5
Team Thunder sweeps the pre-season series!
Team Thunder did a better job of controlling the play in this the second game of a two game series against the Mountainview Colts. Not only did Airdrie outscore the Colts, they also badly outshot the host team from Didsbury. Both teams coaches will have gained some valuable insight into the skills they have on their respective teams from this two game exhibition series.
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
1) Gavin Klein from Perkins and Hanson
2) Daniel Hounjet from Petit and Johnston
Second Period:
3) Daniel Hounjet from Johnston
4) Tyler Doertch from Didiuch and Hustad (PP)
Third period:
5) Tyler Perkins from Klien
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Team Thunder wins their first of the new season
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, September 07, 2012
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Friday Sept. 7, 2012
Airdrie Thunder 6
Team Thunder opens the pre-season with a win!
It wasn't a classic victory but it is always good to start your season with a win even if it is an exhibition game! The Team Thunder offence was able to generate a lot of good scoring opportunities throughout the game even though the passes were sometimes a little off. Defensively, Airdrie was pretty sound, only allowing a couple of odd man rushes throughout the game and they were able to limit the Colts scoring chances.
These two teams return to action again on Saturday night in Didsbury at 8:00pm.
Scoring Summary:
First Period:
1) Logan Smith from Sheen and Gould (PP)
Second Period:
2) Aidan Crowther from Hanson and Hounjet
3) Alex Didiuch from Crowther and Bunney
Third period:
4) Logan Smith from Esposito and Gallant
5) Dylan Johnston from Petit and N. Flette
6) Daniel Hounjet from Hanson and M. Flette
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Annual Red and White Game 2012
Posted
by: 9979
Monday, September 03, 2012
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Team Thunder hosts their annual Red / White game
Sept. 4/12
Team Thunder, Red 7
Team Thunder, White 8
The annual Airdrie Thunder "Red & White" game was held on labour day Monday afternoon, and once again the Airdrie Thunder prospects put on a great hockey show. The game was a 'back and forth affair and both teams looked evenly matched. The White Team held the first period advantage with a 3 - 2 score. As usual the vets led the way on the scoresheet with Daniel Hounjet giving Team White the lead with a penalty shot goal. Team Red made a huge second period push as they outscored their opponents by a 5 - 1 margin and lead 7 - 4 after forty minutes of play. This time the scoring was spread among five different players. Team White came storming back in the third period and held Team Red of the scoresheet while notching 4 goals to take a 1 goal lead to the final buzzer. Team White's Daniel Hounjet lead the vets with 4 goals.
As usual Team Thunder enters the new season with optimism, and confidence that they have the right components to go deep into the playoffs after a successful season; we'll have to wait until next year to find out if all that confidence will translate into results in the standings.
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2012 Training Camp
Posted
by: 9979
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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Airdrie Thunder Training Camp 2012/2013
Starts Friday Aug. 31, 2012
Registration starts at 6:30 pm
at the Ron Ebbesen Arena
Aug 31/2012 - 8:00 - 9:15 pm
Sept 1/2012 - 12:30 - 1:45 pm
Sept 1/2012 - 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Sept 2/2012 - 11:15 am - 12:30 pm
Sept 2/2012 - 5:30 - 6:45 pm
Red and White game
Sept 3/2012
4:00 - 6:00 pm Blue Arena
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Art Krusel
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, August 19, 2012
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| The Airdrie Thunder Junior Hockey Club wishes to extend their deepest sympathy to the family of Art Krusel. Art was a dedicated coach, friend and supporter of the Airdrie Thunder. He will be sorrily missed by all of the aspiring hockey players, staff and fans he has touched with his presence over the many years he was involved in hockey!
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3 on 3 Tournament
Posted
by: 9979
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
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Registration Form
3–on–3 Tournament
Airdrie Twin Arena August 11 & 12/2012 (Saturday & Sunday) Cost $75.00
Tournament Format and Rules
This tournament is set up for conditioning purposes. Anyone wanting to get themselves back into shape for the upcoming season will benefit. The tournament is set up to accommodate anywhere from 60 to 150 players, depending on registration numbers. Players age 16 to 20 years old. Teams will consist of approximately upwards to 8 players max, which will be determined by the Committee. One goalie, two defencemen and five forwards, the teams will be created using ages, positions and experience, hopefully to balance the team quality. The tournament will be a round robin set up, with play-offs and at least five games guaranteed. A minimum of 60 participants must be registered by the deadline date of Aug 01/2012. It would be greatly appreciated if a commitment is in place before, to ensure the tournament is held. All players must be registered and fees paid, on or before August 01/2011. Please complete the bottom portion of this form and mail or deliver to c/o Frank McEvoy, address below. Bring a required signed permission to Skate form. For more information, contact Frank McEvoy at the numbers listed below.
Name: ________________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________
Address: ______________________________________ City: _______________________________________
Date of Birth: __________________________________ Position: ___________________________________
Shoot: Left __________ Right __________ Height: __________ Weight __________
Last Team: ______________________________________ Alta Health Care #:____________________
Frank McEvoy, 80 Waterstone Crescent, Airdrie, Ab T4B 2E5
Home: 403-948-7511 Cell: 403-852-0307 Fax: 403-912-1762
www.airdriethunder.ca
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News Release
Posted
by: Rick
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
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| Airdrie Thunder President and General Manager, Frank McEvoy is pleased to announce that the Thunder have appointed a veteran Junior B hockey coach. Forty one year old Cameron Aplin is the new Head Coach of the Airdrie Thunder Junior Hockey Club.
Cam has been an Airdrie resident for the past two years, having relocated here from Edmonton. Coach Aplin spent the past several years coaching Midget AAA and five years as the Head Coach in the Junior B ranks. His resume includes a couple of Capital City (Edmonton area) league championships and several trips to the Provincial Championshps and a couple of Western Canadian Championship Tournament appearances.
Cam is excited about the opportunity of returning to the coaching ranks as the Head Coach of the Airdrie Thunder.
The Thunder main camp will begin on Friday August 31, 2012
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News Release
Posted
by: 9979
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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March 29, 2012
Airdrie Thunder President and General Manager, Frank McEvoy is pleased to announce that the Thunder have appointed a veteran Junior B hockey coach. Forty one year old Cameron Aplin is the new Head Coach of the Airdrie Thunder Junior Hockey Club.
Cam has been an Airdrie resident for the past two years, having relocated here from Edmonton. Coach Aplin spent the past several years coaching Midget AAA and five years as the Head Coach in the Junior B ranks. His resume includes a couple of Capital City (Edmonton area) league championships and several trips to the Provincial Championshps and a couple of Western Canadian Championship Tournament appearances.
Cam is excited about the opportunity of returning to the coaching ranks as the Head Coach of the Airdrie Thunder.
The Thunder main camp will begin on Friday August 31, 2012
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Thrashed in Three Hills again
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, January 21, 2012
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Saturday Jan. 21/12
Airdrie Thunder 2
Three Hills Thrashers 5
Not enough compete in Three Hills!
Team Thunder played well most of the time, but when they had a lapse in their level of play, the Thrashers put the puck in the net. Airdrie outshot the Thrashers by a 31 - 24 margin, however the production as a result of the shots just wasn't there.
Scoring:
First period
1) Kristian Petit from Wallan
Second Period
Third Period
2) Daniel Hounjet from Crossley and Petit
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Blackfalds gets wrangled in Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, January 20, 2012
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Friday Jan. 20/12
Airdrie Thunder 4
Blackfalds Ford Wranglers 1
Team Thunder skates to victory at home!
Team Thunder played one of their better games on Friday night in Airdrie and the result was an impressive win over the Blackfalds Wranglers. Airdrie had built up a four goal advantage before the Wranglers managed to get on the scoreboard; that in spite of the fact that Airdrie had to kill off a few penalties during that time including a 3 on 5 disadvantage. However the Wranglers had their problems with penalties, and Team Thunder took advantage by firing two power play goals, both of them in the first period.
This was a very good game to watch and all the fans that missed this one missed a fast, exciting game between two very closely matched teams.
Travis Wallan was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Marcus Cheng was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Travis Wallan from Cheng andDidiuch (PP)
2) Alex Hustad from Crossley and Cheng (PP)
Second Period
3) Brandon Esposito from Preston and Sheen
4) Travis Wallan from Petit and Johnston
Third Period
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No spark in Cochrane!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Saturday Jan. 14/12
Airdrie Thunder 3
Cochrane Generals 7
Generals pull ou the big guns!
Team Thunder couldn't repel the Generals relentless attacks and the result was a humiliating loss on the road! Although Airdrie had their chances, they couldn't manage to score on enough of them and they couldn't stop enough of the Cochrane chances.
Scoring:
First period
1) Brandon Esposito from Plesa
Second Period
2) Alex Hustad from Hounjet
3) Marcus Cheng from Petit
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Vipers pull out a win in Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, January 14, 2012
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Friday Jan. 13/12
Airdrie Thunder 4
Red Deer Vipers 5
Bad start costs the Thunder!
A first period seven minute penalty set the tone for this game and gave the momentum to the visiting Vipers who were quick to take advantage. Although the Vipers didn't score on that powerplay, Team Thunder never got on track until the third period when they were behind by two goals. Red Deer outscored Airdrie by counts of 1 - 2 in each of the first two periods to take a 2 - 4 lead into the final frame and although Airdrie reversed the trend and outscored the Vipers 2 - 1 in the third, it wasn't quite enough to get back to even.
Matt Flette was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Ashton Sheen was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Ryan Gould from Hounjet and Flette
Second Period
2) Marcus Cheng from Wallan and Petit
Third Period
3) Matt Flette from Preston and Johnston
4) Dylan Johnston from Preston and Matio
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First win of 2012
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, January 07, 2012
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Saturday Jan. 7/12
Airdrie Thunder 5
Strathmore Wheatland Kings 3
Team Thiunder finds their stride!
Airdrie Thunder took their game on the road to Strathmore on Saturday night and came back home with a big road win. Team Thunder got stronger and stronger as the game wore on and by the time the third period arrived Airdrie was dominating the game!
Scoring:
First period
1) Matte Flette from Hounjet and Johnston
Second Period
2) Travis Wallan from Didiuch and Petit (PP)
Third Period
3) Alex Diduch from Wallan
4) Ryan Preston from Gould
5) Kristian Petit from Diduch and Wallan (EN)
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New Year -- no resolution
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, January 07, 2012
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Friday Jan. 6/12
Airdrie Thunder 3
Mountainview Colts 3
No decision in first game of 2012!
The first game of 2012 showed a lot of rust had gathered on the Thunderous Team system. The passing was off, the timing was off and overall the game was off just enough to make for a sloppy game. The work ethic was still evident, but it wasn't enough to earn that extra point for Team Thunder. Airdrie got off to a relatively good start, jumping out to a 2 - 0 lead, but penalties and a strong push back by the Colts in the second period turned the tide and at the end of two periods the Colts held a 2 - 3 lead. Airdrie tied the game in the third and the overtime decided nothing and so the game ended with the teams sharing the two points.
Alex Hustad was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Taylor Crossley was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Harrison Harper from Didiuch
2) Dylan Johnston from Petit (SH)
Second Period
Third Period
3) Taylor Crossley from Harper
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Thunder strikes Lightning again
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, December 24, 2011
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Friday Dec. 23/11
Airdrie Thunder 3
Stettler Lightning 2
Airdrie wins in the third at home!
Team Thunder dominated on the shot clock but had to come from behind to get the win on Friday night in Airdrie. Team Thunder came out strong in the first period; badly outshooting the Lightning but the had nothing to show for their efforts after twenty minutes of play. They got into penalty trouble in the second period and the Lighting took advantage and jumped ahead by two goals leaving Airdrie looking at a 0 - 2 score going into the third period. Team Thunder made a big rally in the final frame scoring three times to finally get in front on the scoreboard and logging the two points
Alex Didiuch was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Harrison Harper was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
( no scoring)
Second Period
Third Period
1) Alex Didiuch from Hounjet
2) Alex Didiuch from Crossley
3) Travis Wallan from Harper and Hustad (PP)
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Lightning smothered by Thunder
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by: 9979
Saturday, December 17, 2011
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Saturday Dec. 17/11
Airdrie Thunder 7
Stettler Lightning 2
Airdrie wins by a landslide on the road!
Team Thunder dominated on the shot clock and also on the scoreboard and it was a game that they still could have played better.The second game in two nights caused a little drag on the Thunder legs, but they had enough to garner another two point night. The special teams came up big tonight with two of the seven goals coming by way of the powerplay and one on a shorthanded play.
Scoring:
First period
<1) Kristian Petit from Didiuch and Wallan (PP)
Second Period
2) Aidan Crowther from Cheng and Hustad
3) Dylan Johnston from Petit and Harper (SH)
4) Kristian Petit from Russell (PP)
5) Kristian Petit from Rollo and Didiuch
Third Period
6) Nick Plesa from Smith
7) Matt Flette from Johnston and Matlo
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Wranglers stymied in Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, December 16, 2011
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Friday Dec. 16/11
Airdrie Thunder 3
Blackfalds Ford Wranglers 2
Team Thunder wins an impotant game at home!
Airdrie Thunder ground out a hard fought victory at home on Friday night against the North Division leaders. The game was fast and exciting with Airdrie getting a 2 - 0 first period lead and battling their way through the next two periods to solidify the two points. Airdrie made things difficult for themselves by taking a minor penalty when the Wranglers were trying to tie the game with less than two minutes to play in the thrid period and their goalie pulled in favour of the extra attacker. Fortunately Team Thunder managed to hang onto their lead and went to the dressing room after heaving a collective sigh of releif.
Dylan Johnston was named the Paul's Piza offensive player of the game and Logan Marlow was named the Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Dylan Johnston from Sheen
2) Nick Plesa from Preston
Second Period
3) Matt Flett from Johnston and Hanson
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Thunder wins third of the weekend!
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, December 11, 2011
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Sunday Dec. 11/11
Airdrie Thunder 4
Stettler Lightning 1
Team Thunder wins second one on the road!
Team Thunder ground out another hard fought road victory in Stettler on Sunday afternoon. The weekend was one of the most successful for Team Thunder in recent memory; three wins in three nights; two of the wins were on the road. This shows what this team is capable of, and if they apply themselves as a team, they will go a long way this season. Today's game was highlighted by good defensive play and an effective offensive push to control the game and solidify the win
Scoring:
First period
1) Kristian Petit from Hanson and Cheng
2) Brett Hanson from Cheng and Petit
Second Period
3) Brandon Esposito from Plesa and Gould
Third Period
4) Kristian Petit from Russell and Plesa
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Thunder wins second of the weekend!
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by: 9979
Saturday, December 10, 2011
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Saturday Dec. 10/11
Airdrie Thunder 4
Red Deer Vipers 1
Team Thunder wins one on the road!
Team Thunder ground out a hard fought road vistory in Red Deer on Saturday night. This game was made more difficult by the fact that it was their second game in twenty four hours. The last week has seen a much improved Airdrie Thunder team; they have been playing much more of a "team" game than they had over the past month or so. The new attitude has resulted in a couple of wins. It's not over yet though as they get back at it again tommorow for their third game of the weekend. That is going to be another good test of the new attitude Thunder..
Scoring:
First period
1) Logan Smith from Gould
2) Travis Wallan (unassisted)
Second Period
3) Alex Didiuch from Petit
4) Alex Didiuch from Wallan and Petit
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Thunder wins second of the weekend!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, December 10, 2011
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Saturday Dec. 10/11
Airdrie Thunder 4
Red Deer Vipers 1
Team Thunder wins one on the road!
Team Thunder ground out a hard fought road vistory in Red Deer on Saturday night. This game was made more difficult by the fact that it was their second game in twenty four hours. The last week has seen a much improved Airdrie Thunder team; they have been playing much more of a "team" game than they had over the past month or so. The new attitude has resulted in a couple of wins. It's not over yet though as they get back at it again tommorow for their third game of the weekend. That is going to be another good test of the new attitude Thunder..
Scoring:
First period
1) Logan Smith from Gould
2) Travis Wallan (unassisted)
Second Period
3) Alex Didiuch from Petit
4) Alex Didiuch from Wallan and Petit
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Stampeders come up short
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by: 9979
Friday, December 09, 2011
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Friday Dec. 9/11
Airdrie Thunder 5
Ponoka Stampeders 1
Airdrie Thunder rushes to a victory in Airdrie!
Team Thunder scored their first goal after just 48 seconds of play in the first period. They then went on to add two goals in each of the second and third periods to log the two points in the win column! Airdrie won this game by using a relentless forecheck, a determined backchecking game, and by logging lots of shots on goal to wear down the only goalie the Stampeders had. Shots in this game were decidedly one sided as Airdrie took 52 shots on goal, while the Stampeders managed only 15 shots on the Airdrie net.
Kristian Petit was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Tyler Crossley was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Kristian Petit from Hustad and Crowther
Second Period
2) Ryan preston from Crossley and Smith
3) Kristian Petit from Hustad and Crowther (PP)
Third Period
4) Kristian Petit from Crowther and Hustad
5) Nick Plesa from Crossley and Smith
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Flyers shoot down the Thunder
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by: 9979
Friday, December 02, 2011
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Friday Dec. 2/11
Airdrie Thunder 3
High River Flyers 6
Third period letdown in High River!
For the first time in a long time, Airdrie Thunder went on the road on a Friday night. The experience away from the friendly confines of Friday at home was not a good one. The team kept the score close until the third period, then the goals started pouring in and the Flyers crusied to a win over Team Thunder.
Scoring:
First period
1) Dylan Johnston from Kocis and Crowther
Second Period
2) Dylan Johnston from Petit (SH)
Third Period
3) Alex Didiuch from Hounjet and Crowther (PP)
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Bisons stomp all over the Thunder
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by: 9979
Sunday, November 27, 2011
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Sunday Nov. 27/11
Airdrie Thunder 0
Okotoks Bisons 7
Lots of shots -- no goals!
Airdrie won the battle of 'shots on goal' however unless the puck hits the netting from the inside, they don't count on the scoreboard. Airdrie tallied 47 shots on goal and every one was stopped by the Bisons.
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Airdrie gets back on winning track
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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Friday Nov. 25/11
Airdrie Thunder 6
Mountainview Colts 4
Special teams are the differance in Airdrie!
Team Thunder scored goals with the power-play, when shorthanded and even strength to overcome the Mountainview Colts on Friday night in Airdrie! This wasn't the best game to watch as there were far too many penalties, but the special teams got a chance to show their stuff; including a huge 3 on 5 Colts power play for 4 minutes in the third period. Team Thunder managed to battle through all of the adversity and come out of the evening with the much needed two points.
Brandon Esposito was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Harrison Harper was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Brett Hanson from Preston and Crossley
2) Brandon Esposito from Petit (SH)
Second Period
3) Harrison Harper from Hustad and Petit (PP)
Third Period
4) Brandon Esposito from Preston
5) Dylan Johnston from Didiuch
6) Kristian Petit from Hustad
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One goal short again!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, November 18, 2011
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Friday Nov. 18/11
Airdrie Thunder 4
Red Deer Vipers 5
Defensive lapses prove costly!
Team Thunder has a problem keeping up with the scoring of the opposition! Once again on Friday night in Airdrie, Team Thiunder was playing "catch-up" all night! Red Deer notched the first two goals of the game, but Airdrie got the next two and evened the score at 2 each. However Red Deer once again scored the next two goals. This time Airdrie only got one back before the Vipers struck Airdrie with the winning goal. Airdrie playedf well most of the game, but defensive coverage mistakes are really hurting Team Thunder; it seems that just when Airdrie is really ready to grab the momentum, another defensive mistake results in the huge loss of offensive flow. If this team can get a good consistant flow to their game they will be hard to stop; but they better get it together soon; the season is wearing on!!
Alex Hustad was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Marcus Cheng was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Taylor Crossley from Johnston
Second Period
2) Alex Hustad from Crossley and Wallan (PP)
3) Alex Hustad from Petit and Wallan
Third Period
4) Travis Wallan from Petit
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Cubs put the hurt on Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, November 13, 2011
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Sunday Nov. 13/11
Airdrie Thunder 3
Medicine Hat Cubs 6
Team Thunder suffers second loss of the weekend!
Penalties hurt! Airdrie spent too much time in the sin bin on Sunday afternoon in Medicine Hat; their on ice transgressions resulted in a Cubs advantage that Team Thunder couldn't overcome. The game was underscored by a lack of effort by a majority of the Thunder players and this resulted in penalties and the penalties resulted in goals by the opposition. On the road discipline is a must in order to be a championship team..
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Travis Wallan from Hanson and Sheen
2) Travis Wallan from Hanson and Petit
Third Period
3) Travis Wallan from Harper and Petit
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Thrashed in Airdrie
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, November 12, 2011
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Friday Nov. 11/11
Airdrie Thunder 3
Three Hills Thrashers 4
Team Thunder suffers devasting defensive collapse!
Airdrie Thunder played 40 minutes of excellent hockey. They were quick on the transition play; they cleared rebounds from in front of their net; and they poured on the offence. All this hard work resulted in a well deserved 2 - 1 lead after forty minutes of play. Unfortunately they came out in the third period and let the Thrashers dictate the pace of the game; this questionable strategy resulted in 3 goals for the Thrashers and one goal for Airdrie in the final twenty minutes. The defensive collapse was especially hard to take when the Thrashers scored the winning goal on a short-handed effort. When Team Thunder jumped into a third period 3 - 1 lead they played like they only had to fill in the rest of the period before they notched the win; however the Thrasher decided to play the full sixty minutes and won the game by scoring 3 goals in the final four minutes of play!
Aidan Crowther was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game, and Ashton Sheen was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(no scoring)
Second Period
1) Logan Smith from Johnston and Didiuch
2) Nick Plesa from Wallan
Third Period
3) Aidan Crowther from Preston and Hanson
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Thunder blasts the Wranglers!
Posted
by: 9979
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
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Tuesday Nov. 8/11
Airdrie Thunder 10
Blackfalds Ford Wranglers 2
Airdrie Thunder rolls over the Wranglers in Blackfalds!
Team Thunder struck with a powerfull offensive thrust and overwelmed the host Wranglers on Tuesday night in Blackfalds! Airdrie played this game more as a team than any other game this season and the results ended up on the scoreboard. Not only did Airdrie score a ton of goals; they also took a ton of penalties; but they managed to kill almost all of them off which shows how much they dominated the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Ryan Preston (unassisted)
2) Brett Hanson from Rollo and Preston
3) Ryan Preston from Hanson and Kocis
4) Kristian Petit from Wallan and Hustad
5) Alex Didiuch from Smith and Esposito
Second Period
6) Brett Hanson from Preston
7) Ryan Preston (unassisted)
8) Kristian Petit from Wallan and Plesa
9) Ashton Sheen from Wallan
Third Period
10) Kristian Petit (unassisted)
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Stampede of goals in Ponoka
Posted
by: 9979
Sunday, November 06, 2011
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Saturday Nov. 6/11
Airdrie Thunder 9
Ponoka Stampeders 2
Team Thunder rolls over the Stampeders in Ponoka!
Although the game had very little flow to it; the Airdrie Thunder had little trouble in getting the upper hand on the Ponoka Stampeders on Sunday afternoon in Ponoka. Airdrie relied on a steady attack; scoring three goals in each period including even strength; power play and shorthanded markers!
Scoring:
First period
1) Nick Plesa from Hanson and Harper
2) Logan Smith from Schwass
3) Brandon Esposito from Hanson and Plesa
Second Period
4) Kristian Petit from Wallan and Hustad
5) Kristian Petit from Hustad (PP)
6) Brandon Esposito from Hanson and Russsell
Third Period
7) Brandon Esposito from Russell (SH)
8) Ryan Gould from Preston (PP)
9) Trevor Schwass from Rollo (PP)
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Another disappointing loss!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, November 05, 2011
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Friday Nov. 4/11
Airdrie Thunder 3
Cochrane Generals 4
Last minute goal defeats Team Thunder!
Airdrie Thunder battled from behind to finally tie the score at 3 with two third period goals, only to have the Generals salt away the game when they scored the winning goal with only 42 seconds remaining in the period!
Airdrie lost this game by allowing the Generals to score two devastating goals; the first was after only 54 seconds of play in the game and the second was with only 42 seconds remaining in regulation time. Team Thunder has to get more responsible defensively at those types of critical times in the games if they want to be a playoff bound team!
Kritstian Petit was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Tannor Kocis was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
(No scoring)
Second Period
1) Kritian Petit from Diduch
Third Period
2) Kristian Petit from Preston
3) Travis Wallan from Crossley and Preston (PP)
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No decision in Didsbury
Posted
by: 9979
Thursday, November 03, 2011
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Saturday Nov. 2/11
Airdrie Thunder 4 (OT)
Mountainview Colts 4
Team Thunder settles for a tie!
Team Thunder travelled to Didsbury for a rare midweek encounter against the much improved Mountainview Colts. The game was close from beginning to end with the Colts taking a one goal lead and Team Thunder coming from behind to tie the game on 4 different occasions. Finally the buzzer rang to end the game and overtime didn't result in any decision
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Thrashed in Three Hills
Posted
by: 9979
Thursday, November 03, 2011
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Saturday Oct. 29/11
Airdrie Thunder 5
Three Hills Thrashers 6
Team Thunder looses inThree Hills!
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Scoring:
First period
1) Ryan Preston from Crossley
2) Alex Hustad from petit and Russell
Second Period
3) Alex Hustad from Rollo and Petit
4) Dylan Johnson from Plesa and Hanson
Third Period
5) Logan Smith from Russell
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Thunder gets struck down by Kings
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, October 28, 2011
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Friday Oct. 28/11
Airdrie Thunder 3
Strathmore Wheatland Kings 8
Team Thunder has no punch against the Kings!
Airdrie Thunder couldn't stop the puck from going into their own net on Friday night in Airdrie! In spite of outshooting Strathmore by a wide margin; the Kings got the most out of their shots and embarassed the Thunder in their own building. Airdrie had momentum; had lots of scoring chances; but the Kings had pressure on the puck at all times all over the ice and forced Team Thunder into lots of mistakes. The Kings deserve credit for not making similar mistakes when Airdrie put pressure on them. When they did make a mistake; their goalie managed to bail them out!
Alex Hustad was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Harrison Harper was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Alex Hustad from Hounjet (PP)
2) Bret Hanson from Flette and Hustad (PP)
Second Period
3) Alex hustad from Gould and Flette
Third Period
(No scoring)
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Snakes are snagged in Coaldale
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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Saturday Oct. 22/11
Airdrie Thunder 4
Coaldale Copperheads 1
Copperheads get clipped by Thunder!
Team Thunder travelled to Coaldale on Saturday night and shut down the Copperheads with a big 4 - 1 road victory. This was and extremely well played game in all aspects; goaltending, defense and offence. In spite of the loss, the fans in Coaldale were treated to some great hockey entertainment.
Scoring:
First period
1) Ryan Preston from Kocis
2) Brandon Esposito from Russell
Second Period
3) Kristian Petit from Bergmann and Kocis
4) Kristian Petit from Hustad and Kocis (PP)
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Team Thunder bears it all in victory at home
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, October 22, 2011
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Friday Oct. 21/11
Airdrie Thunder 9
Banff Academy Bears 1
Bears hibernating while Thunder was scoring!
Team Thunder couldn't be accused of not taking enough shots in this game as the beleagured Bears goaltender was badly overworked in all three periods and stopped a total of 50 shots. Fortunately Team Thunder blasted 9 shots past the hard working Bears goalie. As indicated by the shots on goal, this game was controlled completely by Airdrie, and the Bears were never a threat to the high flying Thunder scorers
Kristian Petit was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Ryan Gould was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Travis Wallan from Petit and Bergmann
2) Daniel Hounjet from Preston and Flette (PP)
3) Kristian Petit from Bergmann and Wallan
4) Brandon Esposito from Johnston and Gould
Second Period
5) Matt Flette from Preston and Kocis (SH)
6) Ryan Russel from Johnston and Esposito
Third Period
7) Nick Plesa from Hanson
8) Kristian Petit from Gould (SH)
9) Brett hanson from Petit and Plesa
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Team Thunder is flying high at home!
Posted
by: 9979
Friday, October 14, 2011
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Friday Oct. 14/11
Airdrie Thunder 4
High River Flyers 0
Flyer's scrorers are grounded in Airdrie!
Team Thunder got on the scoreboard first with the winning goal at 9:39 of the first period; they then added three insurance goals to earn their first shut-out of the year. Airdrie poured on the offense in the first period and maintained the pressure when they were 5 on 5 throughout the game. The Flyers were only able to apply offensive pressure when Team Thunder was shorthanded. The Airdrie penalty kill was up to the challenge, even when they had to kill a late game 3 on 5 disadvantage.
Andrew Bergmann was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Adam Griffiths was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Kristian Petit from Crossley and Bergmann
2) Nick Plesa from Hanson and Hustad
3) Kristian Petit from Wallan and Crossley
Second Period
4) Travis Wallan from Bergmann and Petit (PP)
Third Period
(no scoring)
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Trip to Banff results in two more points
Posted
by: 9979
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Sunday Oct. 09/11
Airdrie Thunder 6
Banff Academy Bears 1
Bear hunting season begins with a victory!
A beautiful day in Banff National Park was topped off with a resounding win over the Banff Academy Bears on 'sunday afternoon!
Scoring:
First period
1) Andrew Bergmann from Hustad and Gould
2) Ashton Sheen from Hustad
3) Alex Hustad from Bergmann and Wallan
Second Period
4) Alex Hustad from Bergmann and Fraser
Third Period
5) Alex Hustad from Bergmann
6) Nick Plessa (unassisted) (PP)
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Thunder stampedes to a win in Ponoka
Posted
by: 9979
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
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Saturday Oct. 9/11
Airdrie Thunder 10
Ponoka Stampeders 2
Airdrie Thunder stampedes to victory in Ponoka!
Airdrie Thunder had little trouble in getting the upper hand on the Ponoka Stampeders on Saturday night. The goals came early and often as the Stampeders defence couldn't stop the storm of Thunderous goals!
Scoring:
First period
1) Mark Rollo (unassisted)
2) Chase Dobler from Rollo
3) Travis Wallan from Bergmann
4) Ryan Preston (unassisted)
Second Period
5) Andrew Bergmann (unassisted) (sh)
6) Travis Wallan from Preston)
7) Ryan Preston from Dobler
8) Logan Smith (unasissted)
9) Taylor Crossley from Rollo)
Third Period
10) Travis Wallan from Johnston and Gould
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Bisons trample Team Thunder at home!
Posted
by: 9979
Saturday, October 08, 2011
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Friday Oct. 7/11
Airdrie Thunder 2
Okotoks Bisons 5
This period outburst puts the Bisons in front!
Team Thunder got on the scoreboard first with a powerplay goal at the 8:31 mark of the first period, but they couldn't find the range when they were playing five-on-five.The second Airdrie goal also came on the powerplay midway through the third period. Meanwhile the Bisons managed to notch two second period goals and three third period goals to round out the victory. The noticable differance between these two teams was the willingness by the Bisons to put the puck 'on the net' from anywhere on the ice. Team Thunder on the other hand seemed to want to get into the goal crease before they fired a shot. The game was fast and exciting to watch and the fans that were on hand were well entertained for the small cost of a night out at a junior hockey game; its too bad more fans haven't found their way to the arena in order to support the local hockey heros. The goaltending at both ends of the ice was excellent and overworked, the only blemish on the game was the score!
Travis Wallan was named Paul's Pizza offensive player of the game and Trevor Schwass was named Paul's Pizza defensive player of the game.
Scoring:
First period
1) Kristian Petit from Wallan and Bergmann (PP)
Second Period
Third Period
2) Dylan Johnston from Sheen (PP)
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Its next year for Team Thunder
- Wednesday, February 15, 2012 |
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Thunder falls short at home..
- Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
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Elimination Playoff Round
- Tuesday, February 07, 2012 |
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Third period breakdown cost a Thunder victory!
- Friday, February 03, 2012 |
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All even in Blackfalds
- Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
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Tough road win in Red Deer
- Saturday, January 28, 2012 |
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Stampeders get thrown in Airdrie
- Friday, January 27, 2012 |
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Come from behind win at home!
- Friday, September 30, 2011 |
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Nothing settled in the Sunday afternoon match!
- Sunday, September 25, 2011 |
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Airdrie rebounds with Thunderous offense
- Saturday, September 24, 2011 |
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Slow start to the new season for Airdrie
- Saturday, September 24, 2011 |
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Pre Season ends with a big win!
- Sunday, September 18, 2011 |
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Penalties dominate in Airdrie
- Friday, September 16, 2011 |
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Team Thunder scores into the double digits
- Tuesday, September 13, 2011 |
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Thunderous shootout in Red Deer
- Sunday, September 11, 2011 |
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Exhibition Season begins with a home loss
- Saturday, September 10, 2011 |
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Red / White Game 2011
- Wednesday, September 07, 2011 |
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Training Camp
- Thursday, August 25, 2011 |
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3 0n 3 Tournament
- Friday, May 06, 2011 |
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Blackfalds wins Keystone Cup
- Sunday, April 17, 2011 |
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Provincial Jr. B Champions
- Sunday, April 03, 2011 |
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Awards Night Review
- Sunday, March 27, 2011 |
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Awards Night
- Sunday, March 20, 2011 |
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Thrashers put an end to the Thunder season
- Monday, February 28, 2011 |
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Airdrie puts Three Hills on the brink of elimination!
- Sunday, February 27, 2011 |
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Thunder rolls in Three Hills
- Friday, February 25, 2011 |
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Airdrie Thunder faces elimination!
- Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
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Poor start to game and series
- Tuesday, February 22, 2011 |
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First round playoff schedule
- Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
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Team Thunder wins final regular season game!
- Sunday, February 20, 2011 |
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Airdrie played well but still lost!
- Saturday, February 19, 2011 |
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Team Thunder sinks to third place
- Saturday, February 12, 2011 |
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Wranglers overpower Thunder in Airdrie
- Friday, February 11, 2011 |
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Team Thunder gets back to winning ways
- Saturday, February 05, 2011 |
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Colts get revenge in Didsbury
- Sunday, January 30, 2011 |
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Wheatland Kings get Zeroed
- Saturday, January 29, 2011 |
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Thunder wins in Didsbury
- Tuesday, January 25, 2011 |
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Banff steals a point from Airdrie
- Sunday, January 23, 2011 |
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Thunder wins at home!
- Saturday, January 22, 2011 |
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Thunder silenced in Blackfalds
- Sunday, January 16, 2011 |
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Team Thunder crushes the Rock
- Saturday, January 15, 2011 |
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Airdrie wins for new coach
- Saturday, January 15, 2011 |
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Head Coach Resigns!!
- Wednesday, January 12, 2011 |
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Postponed Game
- Saturday, January 08, 2011 |
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No roar in the Thunder
- Saturday, January 08, 2011 |
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First win of 2011...
- Tuesday, January 04, 2011 |
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Generals strategy backfires
- Saturday, December 18, 2010 |
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Colts come up short in Airdrie
- Saturday, December 18, 2010 |
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Thrashers do it again!
- Saturday, December 11, 2010 |
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Cubs get mauled by Thunder
- Sunday, December 05, 2010 |
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Thunder gets Thrashed in Three Hills
- Saturday, December 04, 2010 |
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Team Thunder rebounds to win
- Friday, November 26, 2010 |
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The Generals counterattack and win the battle
- Monday, November 22, 2010 |
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Airdrie gets snake bit on a cold November night
- Friday, November 19, 2010 |
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Team Thunder fails to show
- Saturday, November 13, 2010 |
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Thunder takes down the Flyers in High River
- Friday, November 12, 2010 |
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Vipers strike for a win!
- Saturday, November 06, 2010 |
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No quit in the Thunderous scoring storm
- Saturday, November 06, 2010 |
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One trick for Thunder
- Saturday, October 30, 2010 |
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Team Thunder keeps their winning streak alive!
- Saturday, October 30, 2010 |
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Cubs get overwhelmed by Thunder!
- Sunday, October 24, 2010 |
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Bears get a hockey lesson!
- Saturday, October 23, 2010 |
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Lightning gets struck by Thunder again!
- Sunday, October 17, 2010 |
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Bisons get bumped by Thunder
- Sunday, October 10, 2010 |
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Rock gets rocked by Thunder
- Saturday, October 09, 2010 |
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Airdrie wins their first road game of the season
- Saturday, October 02, 2010 |
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Thunder begins the new season with a WIN!
- Saturday, October 02, 2010 |
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Exhibition Season ends in Victory
- Sunday, September 26, 2010 |
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Team Thunder regains their winning ways
- Saturday, September 25, 2010 |
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Bisons break win streak
- Monday, September 20, 2010 |
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Team Thunder is still winning!
- Saturday, September 18, 2010 |
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Thunder notches second victory in exhibition play
- Sunday, September 12, 2010 |
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Exhibition Season begins
- Saturday, September 11, 2010 |
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Annual Red / White Game
- Tuesday, September 07, 2010 |
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Exhibition Schedule
- Wednesday, August 18, 2010 |
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Thunder Training Camp
- Monday, August 16, 2010 |
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Photo's
- Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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3 on 3 Tournament
- Tuesday, June 22, 2010 |
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Award Winners 2009/2010
- Monday, April 19, 2010 |
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Awards Night
- Wednesday, April 14, 2010 |
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Watch for news of 2010 - 2011
- Tuesday, April 06, 2010 |
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Wranglers out wrangle Thunder in Blackfalds
- Sunday, March 14, 2010 |
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Airdrie Thunder faces elimination again!
- Saturday, March 13, 2010 |
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Team Thunder falters in Blackfalds
- Friday, March 12, 2010 |
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League Semi Final Series Schedule
- Monday, March 08, 2010 |
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League Semi-Final
- Monday, March 08, 2010 |
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Airdrie Thunder wins the Division Championship
- Sunday, February 28, 2010 |
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Team Thunder crushes the Generals in Double OT
- Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
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Team Thunder wins at home
- Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
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Thunder wins in Cochrane
- Wednesday, February 24, 2010 |
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Central Division Championship Schedule
- Monday, February 22, 2010 |
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Team Thunder moves to Division Final
- Sunday, February 21, 2010 |
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2010 First Round Playoff Schedule
- Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
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Team Thunder staves off elimination
- Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
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Loss puts Thunder season in jeopardy
- Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
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Colts prevail in double OT
- Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
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Thunder squeaks out a win
- Wednesday, February 17, 2010 |
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Thunder enters playoffs on losing note.
- Saturday, February 13, 2010 |
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Thunder Loss at home
- Saturday, February 13, 2010 |
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Thunder scores big
- Friday, February 05, 2010 |
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Team Thunder sweeps the weekend
- Sunday, January 31, 2010 |
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Airdrie wins in Banff!!
- Saturday, January 30, 2010 |
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Thunder roars over sleepy Bears
- Saturday, January 30, 2010 |
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Thunder roars to life in Cochrane
- Saturday, January 23, 2010 |
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Thunderous losing skid!
- Saturday, January 23, 2010 |
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Bisons grab a win in Airdrie
- Wednesday, January 20, 2010 |
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Finally a 2010 win!
- Saturday, January 16, 2010 |
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Three straight losses!!
- Saturday, January 09, 2010 |
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Embarassing Loss!!
- Saturday, January 09, 2010 |
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Thunder dissappoints in Blackfalds
- Saturday, January 02, 2010 |
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Vipers struck down by Thunder
- Saturday, December 19, 2009 |
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Thunder shoots down the Flyers
- Sunday, December 13, 2009 |
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Team Thunder overpowers the Generals
- Saturday, December 12, 2009 |
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Thunder wins on the road
- Saturday, December 05, 2009 |
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Flyers subdue the Thunder
- Saturday, November 28, 2009 |
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Team Thunder wins at home
- Saturday, November 28, 2009 |
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Airdrie wins in Ponoka
- Sunday, November 22, 2009 |
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Team Thunder overpowers Coaldale
- Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
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Thunder defeats Rock in Airdrie
- Saturday, November 21, 2009 |
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Airdrie wins in Rimbey
- Saturday, November 14, 2009 |
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Thunder and Lightning tie!
- Saturday, November 14, 2009 |
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Team Thunder wins in Stettler
- Tuesday, November 10, 2009 |
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Thunder wins in the Hat
- Saturday, November 07, 2009 |
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Bears fall to the Thunder
- Saturday, November 07, 2009 |
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Airdrie Thunder draws even with the Bisons
- Sunday, November 01, 2009 |
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Airdrie wins in Strathmore
- Saturday, October 24, 2009 |
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Thunder romps over Stampeders
- Saturday, October 24, 2009 |
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Thunder rebounds with a victory
- Sunday, October 18, 2009 |
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Thunder suffers cub bites
- Saturday, October 17, 2009 |
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