Tri-Town Thunder
Encyclopedia
The Tri-Town Thunder is a Junior "B" ice hockey
team in Carrot River
Saskatchewan
, Canada
, in the Prairie Junior Hockey League. The club currently plays Arborfield
, Carrot River
and Zenon Park
, with Carrot River
being the main town as it is the only rink with artificial ice. The club was founded in the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
in 2001 however the team moved to the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 2005 and then back to the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
in 2006.
In the time of the NSJHL
the Tri-Town Thunder played a total of five seasons. The Tri-Town Thunder ended up winning the 2003-2004 NSJHL
Playoffs and advanced to the Saskatchewan Jr B Provincials where they lost to the Regina Capitals.
On April 8, 2010 the Tri-Town Thunder secured their first Junior. B. Provincial Championship when they beat out the Pilot Butte Storm in game #7 in Carrot River. The final score of the game was 4-1, and advanced to the Keystone Cup
Western Finals in Kamloops, B.C. At the Keystone Cup, the Thunder finished the round robin with a 3-1-1 record which was good enough to reach the gold medal game. They lost the final however and had to settle for silver.
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 in Carrot River
Carrot River, Saskatchewan
- Entertainment and tourism :Carrot River is home to an acclaimed golf course at Pasquia Park, located six miles south of the town. Tourism is bolstered by the discovery of Big Bert, the remains of a 92-million-year-old crocodile near Pasquia Park on the shores of the Carrot River; these are the...
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, in the Prairie Junior Hockey League. The club currently plays Arborfield
Arborfield, Saskatchewan
Not to be confused with the original Arborfield in England.HistoryIn 1910, the town requested that it be named Fairfield, but that name was rejected by the post office in Ottawa. Because the offer was received on Arbor Day, the Post Office asked if the residents would accept Arborfield, which it did...
, Carrot River
Carrot River, Saskatchewan
- Entertainment and tourism :Carrot River is home to an acclaimed golf course at Pasquia Park, located six miles south of the town. Tourism is bolstered by the discovery of Big Bert, the remains of a 92-million-year-old crocodile near Pasquia Park on the shores of the Carrot River; these are the...
and Zenon Park
Zenon Park, Saskatchewan
-History:In 1910 French-American settlers arrived and later came immigrants from Quebec and Northern United States. In 1913 Zenon Park was named officially, after Zenon Chamberland, the postmaster. The economy then depended on agriculture and lumber...
, with Carrot River
Carrot River, Saskatchewan
- Entertainment and tourism :Carrot River is home to an acclaimed golf course at Pasquia Park, located six miles south of the town. Tourism is bolstered by the discovery of Big Bert, the remains of a 92-million-year-old crocodile near Pasquia Park on the shores of the Carrot River; these are the...
being the main town as it is the only rink with artificial ice. The club was founded in the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
The North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The playoff champion played-off against the winner of the Southern Saskatchewan/Prairie Junior Hockey League for the right to compete for the Keystone Cup...
in 2001 however the team moved to the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 2005 and then back to the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
The North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The playoff champion played-off against the winner of the Southern Saskatchewan/Prairie Junior Hockey League for the right to compete for the Keystone Cup...
in 2006.
In the time of the NSJHL
North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
The North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The playoff champion played-off against the winner of the Southern Saskatchewan/Prairie Junior Hockey League for the right to compete for the Keystone Cup...
the Tri-Town Thunder played a total of five seasons. The Tri-Town Thunder ended up winning the 2003-2004 NSJHL
North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League
The North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The playoff champion played-off against the winner of the Southern Saskatchewan/Prairie Junior Hockey League for the right to compete for the Keystone Cup...
Playoffs and advanced to the Saskatchewan Jr B Provincials where they lost to the Regina Capitals.
On April 8, 2010 the Tri-Town Thunder secured their first Junior. B. Provincial Championship when they beat out the Pilot Butte Storm in game #7 in Carrot River. The final score of the game was 4-1, and advanced to the Keystone Cup
Keystone Cup
The Keystone Cup is the Junior "B" ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. The Championship is the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwestern Ontario.-History:...
Western Finals in Kamloops, B.C. At the Keystone Cup, the Thunder finished the round robin with a 3-1-1 record which was good enough to reach the gold medal game. They lost the final however and had to settle for silver.
League Champions
- 2003-2004 North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey LeagueNorth Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey LeagueThe North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league in Saskatchewan, Canada, sanctioned by Hockey Canada. The playoff champion played-off against the winner of the Southern Saskatchewan/Prairie Junior Hockey League for the right to compete for the Keystone Cup...
- 2009-2010 Prairie Junior Hockey League
External links
- Tri-Town Thunder Official Website
- Prairie Junior Hockey League (formerly the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League)