2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season

2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder
Conference	3rd Turner
League	4th CHL
2010–11 record	37-22-7
Home record	20-10-3
Road record	17-12-4
Goals for	188
Goals against	189
Team information
General Manager	Jim Riggs
Coach	Jason Christie
Captain	Jason Deleume
Alternate captains	John Snowden Craig MacDonald
Arena	U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Average attendance	2,603
Team leaders
Goals	Brett Holmberg (23)
Assists	Jason Dale (35)
Points	Jason Dale (52)
Penalties in minutes	Travis Granbois (131)
Plus/minus	Garrett Klotz (+21)
Wins	Marco Emond (25)
Goals against average	Marco Emond (2.89)

The 2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season was the first season in the Central Hockey League 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 CHL Goaltender of the Week	October 26, 2010
Alan Mazur [1]	CHL All-Rookie Team	March 18, 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached

Transactions

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

Trades

December 2, 2010 [2]

To Odessa Jackalopes: Justin Sawyer

To Bloomington: Pierre-Olivier Beaulieu David Brown

Player signings 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 [3] June 17, 2010 Jon Booras [4] July 22, 2010 Craig Macdonald [4] July 22, 2010 Brett Holmberg August 12, 2010 Matt Woodard September 15, 2010 Brent Clarke September 15, 2010 Lost via waivers Player Date Rick Varone October 19, 2010 Shaun Arvai October 19, 2010 Matt Woodard October 19, 2010 Kevin Armstrong October 25, 2010 David Brown[5] February 9, 2011 Jeff MacPhee February 9, 2011

Roster

Updated February 9, 2011.^[6][7][8]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
24		Bagron, BillBill Bagron	C	L	34	2008	Eagle River, Alaska	PrairieThunder
5		Bezeau, BillyBilly Bezeau	D	R	30	2011	Miscou, New Brunswick	PrairieThunder
27		Booras, JonJon Booras	F	L	33	2009	Billings, Montana	PrairieThunder
11		Cloud, ChrisChris Cloud	LW	L	28	2010	Waywayseecappo, Manitoba	PrairieThunder
17		Dale, JasonJason Dale	RW	R	27	2010	Pickering, Ontario	PrairieThunder
10		Dawson, AaronAaron Dawson	D	L	31	2010	Peoria, Illinois	PrairieThunder
18		DeGagne, DustinDustin DeGagne	D	R	31	2010	Winnipeg, Manitoba	PrairieThunder
9		Deleurme, JasonJason Deleurme (C)	RW	R	39	2010	Kelowna, British Columbia	PrairieThunder
1		Emond, MarcoMarco Emond	G	L	39	2010	Valleyfield, Quebec	PrairieThunder
4		Galvin, TomTom Galvin	D	L	37	2011	Staten Island, New York	PrairieThunder
12		Granbois, TravisTravis Granbois	F	R	31	2010	Tahsis, British Columbia	PrairieThunder
19		Holmberg, BrettBrett Holmberg	RW	R	31	2007	Sherwood Park, Alberta	PrairieThunder
33		Klotz, GarrettGarrett Klotz	LW	L	28	2010	Regina, Saskatchewan	Flyers
20		MacPhee, JeffJeff MacPhee	D	L	31	2011	Calgary, Alberta	PrairieThunder
6		Mazur, AlanAlan Mazur	D	L	31	2010	Burnaby, British Columbia	PrairieThunder
32		McLeod, RyanRyan McLeod	C	R	32	2010	Fernie, British Columbia	PrairieThunder
35		Phillips, BradBrad Phillips	G	L	27	2010	Farmington Hills, Michigan	PrairieThunder
44		Pinel, BillBill Pinel	D	R	28	2010	Third Lake, Illinois	PrairieThunder
25		Rodger, KeithKeith Rodger	D	R	32	2011	Parshall, Colorado	PrairieThunder
16		Sheahan, BrodieBrodie Sheahan	RW	R	30	2010	Lethbridge, Alberta	PrairieThunder
22		Snowden, JohnJohn Snowden	RW	R	34	2009	Everett, Washington	PrairieThunder
7		Williams, JasonJason Williams	RW	R	30	2011	Plattsburgh, New York	PrairieThunder

See also

• 2010–11 CHL season

References

1. "CHL Announces 2010-11 All-Rookie Team". Central Hockey League. March 18, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
2. "Jacks Acquire Rights to Sawyer in Trade with Bloomington". December 2, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
3. "Snowden First to Sign". June 17, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
4. "Bloomington Makes Splash with Several Announcements". July 22, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
5. "Komets Dominate Thunder". The Pantagraph. February 9, 2011. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
6. "Bloomington PrairieThunder - Players". Bloomington PrairieThunder.
7. "Hockeydb.com". Hockeydb.com.
8. "2010-2011 Central Hockey League Season Transactions". Central Hockey League.

External links

• 2010–11 Bloomington PrairieThunder season at Pointstreak