Stockton Thunder
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| Stockton Thunder | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Home ice | Stockton Arena |
| Based in | Stockton, California |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Silver |
| League | ECHL |
| Head coach | Chris Cichocki |
| General manager | Dan Chapman, President |
| Owner | Stockton Hockey Franchise Group, Inc. |
| Media Affiliates | B2 Networks Internet Audio\Video feeds |
| Captain | T.B.A. |
| Alternates | T.B.A. |
| Affiliates | Edmonton Oilers (NHL) |
| Conference Championships | None |
| Division Championships | None |
The Stockton Thunder are a minor league hockey team from Stockton, California in the ECHL that began play in the 2005-06 season. Their home arena is the Stockton Arena. They are the affiliate team of the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL They were moved from Atlantic City and originally were the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies. Prior to moving to Atlantic City, the franchise was known as the Birmingham Bulls. The franchise originated in 1990 as the Cincinnati Cyclones. The Thunder hold the record for attendance during the 2005-2006 season with 228,364 total attendee’s. The Thunder beat the 5 time leading attendance record holders, the Florida Everblades by 3,736.
The final team at the end of the 2005-2006 season is a follows;
- 19 Aaron Foster - Left Wing
- 25 Kevin Gardner - Center
- 18 Nick Greenough - Right Wing
- 27 Ned Havern - Forward
- 39 Joel Irwin -Right Wing (Assistant Captain)
- 2 Steve L'Ecuyer - Defense
- 9 Mike Lalonde - Left Wing
- 21 Jeff Lang - Defense
- 11 John Longo - Forward
- 16 Aaron MacInnis - Defense
- 4 Nathan Martz - Center
- 23 Jason Metcalfe - Defense
- 20 Lance Monych - Right Wing
- 1 Jake Moreland - Goalie
- 8 Gino Parrish - Defense (Assistant Captain)
- 3 Dean Stork - Defense (Captain)
- 33 Jeff Weber - Goalie
- 17 Avery Wilson - Forward
- 24 Jeff Worlton - Right Wing
- 22 Maris Ziedins - Forward
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| ECHL | |
| 2006-07 teams: Alaska Aces | Augusta Lynx | Bakersfield Condors | Charlotte Checkers | Cincinnati Cyclones | Columbia Inferno | Dayton Bombers | Florida Everblades | Fresno Falcons | Gwinnett Gladiators | Idaho Steelheads | Johnstown Chiefs | Las Vegas Wranglers | Long Beach Ice Dogs | Pensacola Ice Pilots | Phoenix RoadRunners | Reading Royals | South Carolina Stingrays | Stockton Thunder | Texas Wildcatters | Toledo Storm | Trenton Titans | Utah Grizzlies | Victoria Salmon Kings | Wheeling Nailers | |
| Planned 2007-08 teams: Greensboro | Mississippi Sea Wolves | Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz | |
| Trophies and Awards: Patrick J. Kelly Cup | |
| Related Articles: NHL | AHL | CHL | SPHL | UHL | World Cup | |
