The Alpena Thunder are an independent Junior A ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team. The team plays out of Northern Lights Arena in Alpena

Alpena, Michigan

Alpena is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Alpena County. It is considered to be part of Northern Michigan. The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary is located in the city. The population was 10,483 at the 2010 census...

, Michigan

Michigan

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History

The Franchise was formed in 2010 as an expansion franchise in the 2010-11 season of Northern Junior Hockey League

Northern Junior Hockey League

The Northern Junior Hockey League was an independent regional junior ice hockey league based in Jamestown, New York. The league's first and only season was the 2009-2010 season it included 7 teams including former UJHL teams....

. In August 2010 the Northern Junior Hockey league folded when several teams left the league for other leagues. Findlay Grrrowl

Findlay Grrrowl

The Findlay Grrrowl was a Junior "A" ice hockey team and a member of the Northern Junior Hockey League. The team played home games at Huntington Bank Arena at the Hancock Rec Center in Findlay, Ohio, USA.-Franchise History:...

 and expansion team Danville Express

Danville Express

The Danville Express are an independent Junior A ice hockey team in the Northern Junior Hockey League. The team plays out of David S. Palmer Arena in Danville, Illinois-History:...

, leaving the Thunder scrambling to find a league. On September 3, 2010 it was announced Alpena would play in the new, independent Continental Junior Hockey League

Continental Junior Hockey League

The Continental Junior Hockey League is a junior ice hockey league based in the Northeastern United States and Canada. The league is currently affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Union, previously independent. League President Jim Cashman is the former President of the now defunct semi-pro Gulf...

as well as an independent schedule against other junior ice hockey teams.

Season-by-season standings

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
2010-11	12	9	3	0	0	79	43	18	1st CJHL	Won League

Current roster

1. 4 - Keith Hansen
2. 5 - Luke Wizauer
3. 6 - Drew Cole
4. 7 - Harmon Grubbs
5. 9 - Blake Wilcox
6. 11 - Leo Donovan
7. 14 - Max Schved
8. 15 - Ryan Haupt
9. 17 - Nikko Keider
10. 19 - Brent Kallio
11. 23 - Cody Mathieu
12. 24 - Casey Collignon
13. 27 - Blaze Keider
14. 30 - Alex Wyckoff
15. 31 - Doug Snow
16. 74 - Jared Plume
17. 81 - Alex Benson
18. 83 - Keegan McHenry
19. 91 - Joe Kallio