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The Carrot River Outback Thunder formerly the Tri-Town Thunder is a Junior "B" ice hockey team based in Carrot River Saskatchewan, Canada, The Thunder compete in the Prairie Junior Hockey League.
The club is currently registered as a non-profit organization in the Province of Saskatchewan. The club had represented Arborfield, Carrot River and Zenon Park, with Carrot River called "home" as it is the only rink with artificial ice.
History[]
The club was founded in 2001 as a member of the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League. The team changed to the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in 2005 for a season, then back to the North Saskatchewan Junior B Hockey League in 2006 before the two leagues merged in 2007.
Tri-Town Thunder played a total of five seasons in the NSJHL. In 2003-04 the Thunder were NSJHL champions and advanced to the Saskatchewan Jr. B Provincials where they lost to the Regina Capitals. On April 8, 2010 the Tri-Town Thunder won their first Jr. B Provincial championship when they defeated the Pilot Butte Storm in Game 7 in Carrot River 4-1. With the win the Thunder advanced to the Keystone Cup in Kamloops, British Columbia At the Keystone Cup, the Thunder finished the round robin with a 3-1-1 record to earn a spot in the Gold medal game. Tri-Town lost to the Revelstoke Grizzlies 5-3 and were Silver medalist.
In August 2016, due to lack of support from Arborfield and Zenon Park, the Tri-Town Thunder officially changed their name to the "Carrot River Outback Thunder" and scheduled all their games to be played in Carrot River Arena.
League Champions[]
Season-by-season record[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OL | Pts | GF | GA | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 38 | 3 | 34 | 1 | - | 7 | 115 | 277 | 5th NSJHL | |
| 2002–03 | 41 | 15 | 19 | 6 | - | 37 | 173 | 182 | 4th NSJHL | |
| 2003–04 | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | - | 56 | 210 | 144 | 2nd NSJHL | Won Playoffs |
| 2004–05 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 1 | - | 49 | 168 | 106 | 2nd NSJHL | |
| 2005–06 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 45 | 149 | 151 | 4th SSJHL | |
| 2006–07 | ||||||||||
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| 2007-08 | 36 | 21 | 12 | - | 3 | 45 | 187 | 139 | 3rd, North | Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-4 (Quakers) |
| 2008-09 | 42 | 29 | 10 | - | 3 | 61 | 227 | 148 | 2nd, North | Lost Div. Semifinals, 2-4 (Royals) |
| 2009-10 | 42 | 39 | 3 | - | 0 | 78 | 235 | 83 | 1st, North | Won Div. Semifinals, 4-1 (Quakers) Won Div. Finals, 4-1 (Royals) Won PJHL Finals, 4-3 (Storm) PJHL CHAMPIONS |
| 2010-11 | 40 | 32 | 7 | - | 1 | 65 | 201 | 110 | 2nd, North | Won Div. Semifinals, 4-0 (Chiefs) Lost Div. Finals, 1-4 (Royals) |
| 2011-12 | 40 | 18 | 19 | - | 3 | 39 | 137 | 152 | 4th, North | Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3-2 (Ice Hawks) Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-4 (Chiefs) |
| 2012-13 | 40 | 24 | 16 | - | 0 | 48 | 166 | 128 | 4th, North | Won Div. Quarterfinals, 3-0 (Rage) Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-4 (Royals) |
| 2013-14 | 40 | 22 | 15 | - | 3 | 47 | 185 | 140 | 3rd, North | Lost in Div. Semifinals, 0-4 (Quakers) |
| 2014-15 | 38 | 18 | 18 | - | 2 | 38 | 141 | 147 | 4th, North | Won Div. Survivor Series, 3-1 (Westleys) Lost Div. Semifinals, 0-4 (Quakers) |
| 2015-16 | 40 | 23 | 16 | - | 1 | 47 | 176 | 156 | 3rd of 7, North | Won Div. Survivor Series, 3-0 (Rage) Won Div. Semifinals, 4-3 (Chiefs) Lost Div. Finals, 0-4 (Quakers) |
| Carrot River Outback Thunder | ||||||||||
| 2016-17 | 40 | 17 | 16 | - | 7 | 41 | 159 | 166 | 5th of 7, North | Won Div. Survivor Series, 2-1 (Rage) Lost Div. Semifinal, 1-4 (Quakers) |
| 2017-18 | 40 | 16 | 16 | - | 8 | 40 | 148 | 156 | 5th of 7, Bob Dybvig Div. | Won Div. Survivor Series, 2-1 (Westleys) Lost Div. Semifinal, 2-4 (Quakers) |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 6 | 33 | - | 1 | 13 | 122 | 266 | 7th of 7, Bob Dybvig Div. | Did not qualify |
| 2019-20 | 40 | 16 | 23 | - | 1 | 33 | 131 | 152 | 5th of 7, Bob Dybvig Div. | Won Div. Survivor Series, 2-1 (Westleys) Lost Div. Semifinal, 0-4 (Quakers) |
| 2020-21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | - | 0 | 2 | 16 | 26 | N/A | Season cancelled |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 125 | 53 | 3rd Dybvig | Lost Division Semifinals |
| 2022-23 | 40 | 17 | 19 | - | 4 | 139 | 155 | 38 | 4th Dybvig | Lost Survivor Series |
| 2023-24 | 40 | 10 | 27 | - | 3 | 112 | 179 | 23 | 6th Dybvig | Did not qualify |
Keystone Cup[]
Western Canadian Jr. B Championship
Six teams in round robin play. 1st vs 2nd for Gold & 3rd vs 4th for Bronze.
| Season | Round Robin | Record | Standing | Gold Medal Game |
| 2010 | W, Selkirk Fishermen 1-0 L, Revelstoke Grizzlies 2-4 W, Beaumont Chiefs 7-3 T, Thunder Bay Northern Hawks 3-3 W, Kamloops Storm 4-3 |
3-1-1 | 2nd of 6 | Revelstoke Grizzlies L, 3-5 Silver medalist |
References[]
External links[]
- Tri-Town Thunder Official Website
- Prairie Junior Hockey League (formerly the South Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League)
- North Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League
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