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Creston Valley Thunder Cats 
City Creston, British Columbia League Kootenay International Junior Hockey League Conference Kootenay Division Eddie Mountain Founded 1976–77 (As Clippers) Home arena Johnny Bucyk Arena Colours Red, blue, silver, black, white
General manager 
Joe MartinHead coach Joe Martin
Website
www.crestonvalleythundercats.comFranchise history 1976-89 Creston Clippers 1992-00 Creston Thunder 2000-present Creston Valley Thunder Cats The Creston Valley Thunder Cats are a junior ice hockey team based in Creston, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Eddie Mountain Division of the Kootenay Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). They play their home games at Johnny Bucyk Arena.
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History
The Creston Thunder were founded in 1992 as a Junior A team in the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League. By the 1998-99 season, the RMJHL had fallen to four teams and was playing a lot of interleague with the America West Hockey League. The Creston Thunder could not afford the travel and opted to leave the RMJHL, effectively forcing the league to fold, at the end of the 1999 playoffs.
The team sat out 1999-2000 to reorganize.
In 2000, the team was renamed the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and joined the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League.
Season-by-Season Record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season GP W L T OT GF GA P PIM Results Playoffs 1992-93 52 5 47 - 0 161 399 10 4th, Kootenay Lost in Conference Semifinals, 0-4 (Smoke Eaters) 1993-94 52 25 26 - 1 260 277 51 3rd, Kootenay Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Colts) 1994-95 52 25 24 - 3 303 268 53 4th, Kootenay Lost in Conference Finals, 0-4 (Colts) 1995-96 58 19 33 - 6 227 272 44 5th, Kootenay Did not qualify 1996-97 60 28 27 - 5 267 279 61 5th, RMJHL Lost in Quarterfinals, 3-4 (Leafs) 1997-98 54 11 40 - 3 204 323 25 6th, RMJHL Did not qualify 1998-99 45 16 26 - 3 166 192 35 4th, RMJHL Lost in Semifinals, 0-4 (Dynamiters) 1999-00 Did Not Participate 2000-01 58 11 41 5 1 184 318 28 6th, Neil Murdoch 2001-02 50 16 25 4 5 190 249 41 2133 3rd, Eddie Mountain 2002-03 50 23 22 1 4 184 192 51 2356 3rd, Eddie Mountain 2003-04 50 19 28 1 2 169 206 41 1701 3rd, Eddie Mountain 2004-05 50 21 25 4 0 170 195 46 2038 3rd, Eddie Mountain 2005-06 50 7 43 0 132 291 14 1899 5th, Eddie Mountain Did not qualify 2006-07 52 25 25 2 190 211 52 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Finals 2007-08 52 28 19 5 172 177 61 1893 2nd, Neil Murdoch: East Lost in Division Finals 2008-09 52 30 12 10 210 165 70 1508 1st, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals 2009-10 50 28 18 0 4 196 163 60 1368 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals, 0–4 (Ghostriders) 2010-11 50 26 19 3 2 169 170 57 1857 2nd, Eddie Mountain Lost in Division Finals, 3-4 (Ghostriders) Playoffs
- 1993 Lost Quarter-final
- Trail Smoke Eaters defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-none
- 1994 Lost Quarter-final
- Cranbrook Colts defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-1
- 1995 Lost Semi-final
- Creston Valley Thunder defeated Nelson Leafs 4-games-to-none
- Cranbrook Colts defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-none
- 1996 DNQ
- 1997 Lost Quarter-final
- Nelson Leafs defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-3
- 1998 DNQ
- 1999 Lost Semi-final
- Kimberley Dynamiters defeated Creston Valley Thunder 4-games-to-none
Notable alumni
Awards and trophies
Most Sportsmanlike
- Keven Cann: 2009-2010
Most Valuable Player
- Cole Yurkowski: 2008-2009
Top Scorer
- Cole Yurkowski: 2008-2009
Top Defenseman
- Colton Grolla: 2008-2009
- Wade Waters: 2007-2008
Top Goaltender
- Wade Waters: 2007:2008
- James Patterson: 2004-2005
Coach of the Year
- Shane Lukinchuk: 2006-2007
Most Sportsmanlike
- Martin Crouteau: 2004-2005
External links
- Official Website of the Creston Valley Thunder Cats
- Official website of the KIJHL
- Official website of the Cyclone Taylor Cup
- Official website of the Keystone Cup
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