2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season

2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder
2010–11 record	3-0-0
Home record	2-0-0
Road record	1-0-0
Goals for	9
Goals against	6
General Manager	Jim Riggs
Coach	Jason Christie
Captain	Jason Deleume
Alternate captains	TBD
Arena	U.S. Cellular Coliseum
	Team leaders
Goals	John Snowden (3)
Assists	Four players tied at 2
Points	Three players tied at 3
Penalties in minutes	Jason Dale (8)
Wins	Marco Emond (3)

The 2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season is the 1st season in the Central Hockey League and current season of the CHL franchise in Bloomington, Illinois.

Off-season[]

On August 10, 2010, it was announced that head coach Jarrod Skalde resigned to pursue other coaching opportunities. On August 25, 2010 they announced that Jason Christie would be the new head coach.

Regular season[]

Conference standings[]

Turner Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
y-Rapid City Rush	66	40	22	4	210	200	84
x-Colorado Eagles	66	40	22	4	250	199	84
x-Bloomington PrairieThunder	66	37	22	7	188	189	81
x-Missouri Mavericks	66	37	23	6	213	173	80
x-Wichita Thunder	66	34	26	6	249	231	74
x-Fort Wayne Komets	66	31	27	8	187	204	70
x-Quad City Mallards	66	34	31	1	186	182	69
x-Dayton Gems	66	32	29	5	201	200	69

Evansville IceMen	66	21	32	13	181	242	55

x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title After games of March 27, 2011

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Marco Emond	Oakley Goaltender of the Week	October 26, 2010

Milestones[]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions[]

The PrairieThunder have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Free agents acquired

Player	Former team
Shaun Arvai	Amarillo Gorillas
Marco Emond	Bisons de Neuilly-sur-Marne
Jamie Lovell	Port Huron Icehawks
Jason Dale	Bakersfield Condors
Matt McIlvane	Peoria Rivermen
Dustin DeGagne	The College of St. Scholastica
Brad Phillips	University of Notre Dame

Players re-signed

Player	Date
John Snowden ^[1]	June 17, 2010
Jon Booras ^[2]	July 22, 2010
Craig Macdonald ^[2]	July 22, 2010
Brett Holmberg	August 12, 2010
Matt Woodard	September 15, 2010
Brent Clarke	September 15, 2010

Lost from waivers

Player	Date
Rick Varone	October 19, 2010
Shaun Arvai	October 19, 2010
Matt Woodard	October 19, 2010
Kevin Armstrong	October 25, 2010

Roster[]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
24	USA	Bagron, BillBill Bagron	3.0 F	L	41	2008	Eagle River, Alaska
27	USA	Booras, JonJon Booras	3.0 F	L	41	2009	Billings, Montana
21	USA	Ciraulo, AnthonyAnthony Ciraulo	3.0 F	R	38	2010	Clinton Township, Michigan
17	CAN	Dale, JasonJason Dale	3.0 F	R	35	2010	Pickering, Ontario
10	USA	Dawson, AaronAaron Dawson	2.0 D	L	39	2010	Peoria, Illinois
18	CAN	DeGagne, DustinDustin DeGagne	2.0 D	R	38	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba
9	CAN	Deleume, JasonJason Deleume (C)	3.0 F	R	47	2010	Kelowna, British Columbia
5	CAN	Ellis-Toddington, KerryKerry Ellis-Toddington	2.0 D	L	44	2010	Regina, Saskatchewan
1	CAN	Emond, MarcoMarco Emond	1.0 G	L	46	2010	Valleyfield, Quebec
4	USA	Fukala, KevinKevin Fukala	3.0 F	R	39	2010	Elgin, Illinois
12	CAN	Granbois, TravisTravis Granbois	3.0 F	R	38	2010	Tahsis, British Columbia
19	CAN	Holmberg, BrettBrett Holmberg	3.0 F	R	39	2007	Sherwood Park, Alberta
25	USA	Kaufman, BrianBrian Kaufman	3.0 F	L	40	2010	Shoreview, Michigan
7	CAN	Lovell, JamieJamie Lovell	2.0 D	L	41	2010	Orangeville, Ontario
61	CAN	Macdonald, CraigCraig Macdonald	3.0 F	L	41	2009	Milton, Ontario
6	CAN	Mazur, AlanAlan Mazur	2.0 D	L	38	2010	Burnaby, British Columbia
14	USA	McIlvane, MattMatt McIlvane	3.0 F	R	38	2010	Naperville, Illinois
-	USA	Phillips, BradBrad Phillips	1.0 G	L	34	2010	Farmington Hills, Michigan
44	USA	Pinel, BillBill Pinel	2.0 D	R	36	2010	Third Lake, Illinois
22	USA	Snowden, JohnJohn Snowden	3.0 F	R	42	2009	Everett, Washington

References[]

↑ Snowden First to Sign (June 17, 2010). Retrieved on July 21, 2010.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Bloomington Makes Splash with Several Announcements" (July 22, 2010). Retrieved on August 1, 2010.

[1] Snowden First to Sign (June 17, 2010). Retrieved on July 21, 2010.

[Booras-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Bloomington Makes Splash with Several Announcements" (July 22, 2010). Retrieved on August 1, 2010.

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2010–11 CHL season by team
Turner	Bloomington PrairieThunder • Colorado Eagles • Dayton Gems • Evansville IceMen • Fort Wayne Komets • Missouri Mavericks • Quad City Mallards • Rapid City Rush • Wichita Thunder
Berry	Allen Americans • Arizona Sundogs • Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs • Laredo Bucks • Mississippi RiverKings • Odessa Jackalopes • Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees • Texas Brahmas • Tulsa Oilers
See also	All-Star Game