Conference Western Home arena Thomas and Mack Center Founded 1993 | League IHL Division Pacific; Southwest Arena Thomas & Mack Center | |
Colors Teal, black, silver, white Location Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Color Teal, black, silver, white Affiliates | ||
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The Las Vegas Thunder were a 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.
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- Las vegas thunder hockey special 1994 part 1 of 4
- Notable alumni
- Season by season record
- Head coaches
- Honors
- References
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.
Las vegas thunder hockey special 1994 part 1 of 4
Notable alumni
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
Head coaches
Honors
Division Titles : 2 – 1994, 1996Turner Cups : 0Regular Season Titls : 2 – 1994, 1996