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Las Vegas Thunder
Las Vegas Thunder
City	Las Vegas, Nevada
League	IHL
Conference	Western
Division	Pacific; Southwest
Founded	1993
Home arena	Thomas and Mack Center
Colors	Teal, black, silver, white
Owner(s)	Hank and Ken Stickney
Media	Las Vegas Review-Journal
Affiliates	Phoenix Coyotes (NHL), Knoxville Cherokees and Mississippi Sea Wolves (ECHL), and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (RSL)
Franchise history
1993 to 1999	Las Vegas Thunder
Championships
Regular season titles	1993–94, 1995–96
Division Championships	1993–94, 1995–96

The Las Vegas Thunder were an independent professional ice hockey team competing in the International Hockey League. The team's home rink was at the Thomas & Mack Center. They began play in the 1993–1994 season, folding on April 18, 1999. The demise of the franchise was precipitated by the refusal of UNLV officials to negotiate with team owners regarding a new agreement to continue playing at the Thomas and Mack after the 1998-'99 season. This left the team with no place to play.

The Thunder's best season was in 1995–1996 when they finished in first place (57 wins, 17 losses, 8 ties). The Thunder lost in the conference finals that season.

Throughout the team's history they garnered player development deals with the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL, the ECHL's Knoxville Cherokees and Mississippi Sea Wolves and Russian side Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

The Thunder's main rivals included the Denver/Utah Grizzlies, Los Angeles/Long Beach Ice Dogs, San Diego Gulls, and Phoenix Roadrunners. These rivalries have seen a rebirth in the ECHL.

The team's mascot was "Boom-Boom", a polar bear.

The Franchise was replaced by: Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL (2003-present)

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] 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

Turner Cup Champions	Huber Trophy Champions	Division Champions

Season	Conference	Division	Regular Season									Post Season
Season	Conference	Division	Finish	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA	GP	W	L	GF	GA	Result
1993-94	Western	Pacific	1st	81	52	18	11	115	319	282	5	1	4	14	20	Lost in Quarterfinals, 1-4 (San Diego)
1994-95	Western	Southwest	2nd	81	46	30	5	97	328	278	10	4	6	27	35	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 3-2 (Atlants) Lost in Conference Semifinals, 1-4 (Milwaukee)
1995-96	Western	Southwest	1st	82	57	17	8	122	380	249	15	9	6	59	53	Won in Conference Quarterfinals, 3–1 (Phoenix) Won in Conference Semifinals, 4–1 (Chicago) Lost in Conference Finals, 2-4 (Utah)
1996-97	Western	Southwest	4th	82	41	34	7	89	287	299	3	0	3	4	9	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 0-3 (Houston)
1997-98	Western	Southwest	4th	82	33	39	10	76	260	305	4	1	3	9	16	Lost in Conference Quarterfinals, 1-3 (Long Beach)
1998-99	Western	Southwest	4th	82	35	39	8	78	247	307	Did not qualify
Totals				490	264	177	49	.589%	1821	1720	37	15	22	113	133	—

[edit] Head Coaches

Butch Goring 1993–94
Chris McSorley 1995–98
Clint Malarchuk 1998–99

[edit] Honors

Division Titles : 2 – 1994, 1996

Turner Cups : 0

Regular Season Titls : 2 – 1994, 1996

[edit] External links

Contents

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Season-by-season record

[edit] Head Coaches

[edit] Honors

[edit] External links