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Chip the Buffalo at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum (10-4-2006)
The Bloomington PrairieThunder are a team of the International Hockey League who started play in 2006 (when the league was called the United Hockey League). They play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington, Illinois (which is also the home of the UIF's Bloomington Extreme).
[edit] Coaching Staff
- Equipment Manager: Brian Schmidt
[edit] Ownership
The PrairieThunder operated in their inaugural season under the ownership of John Butler, Mike Nelson, and Tony Lisman. On May 1, 2007, it was announced that Lisman would assume complete ownership of the team.
[edit] Mascot
The team held a Name the Mascot Contest, sponsored by the Bloomington Pantagraph, to find a name for the mascot. Megan Fish, a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Chiddix Junior High School, was the first of 12 individuals to submit the name Chip. The next most popular entry was “Boomer” which had seven submissions.
Chip the Buffalo made his first public appearance at the Open House and Public Scrimmage held by the PrairieThunder on Wednesday October 4th, 2006, interacting with fans and signing autographs.
[edit] Players
| Uni # |
Position |
Player |
Birthdate |
Birthplace |
| 30 |
G |
Loic Lacasse |
04/23/1986 |
Granby, QC |
| 31 |
G |
Derek Dolson |
05/23/1981 |
Kitchener, ON |
| 7 |
D |
Rob Guinn |
01/25/1976 |
Ottawa, ON |
| 3 |
D |
Casey Handrahan |
04/20/1980 |
Niagra Falls, ON |
| 16 |
D |
Jeff Ewasko |
11/12/1976 |
Sherwood Park, AB |
| 22 |
D |
Rod Aldoff |
01/10/1971 |
Lethbridge, AB |
| 25 |
D |
Pascal Bedard |
12/11/1980 |
Montreal, QC |
| 28 |
D |
Sam Miller |
12/07/1980 |
Vancouver, WA |
| 33 |
D |
Tim Schnedier |
02/17/1980 |
Devils Lake, ND |
| 9 |
RW |
Kyle McCullough |
10/02/1983 |
Danvers, MA |
| 10 |
C |
Brent Clarke |
06/01/1986 |
Bolton, ON |
| 27 |
F |
Jon Booras |
12/17/1982 |
Billings, MT |
| 13 |
LW |
Don Parsons |
01/17/1969 |
Boston, MA |
| 14 |
C |
Adam Edinger |
09/21/1977 |
Toledo, OH |
| 19 |
RW |
Brett Holmberg |
03/22/1986 |
Sherwood Park, AB |
| 12 |
LW |
Blake Stewart |
10/25/1983 |
Roselle, IL |
| 34 |
LW |
Neil Clark |
07/25/1981 |
Coquitlam, BC |
| 24 |
C |
Leo Thomas |
12/29/1981 |
Toronto, ON |
| 11 |
F |
Jeremy Cornish |
12/07/1979 |
London, ON |
| 15 |
RW |
John Nail |
05/02/1979 |
Bramalea, ON |
[edit] External links
PrarieThunder Hockey
