Deseronto Storm The Deseronto Storm is a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Deseronto , Ontario . They played in the Greater Metro Junior ' A ' Hockey League . History . 2006 - 07 . The Thunder filled a gap left since 1998 in the Deseronto community . The Quinte Hawks of the Metro Junior A Hockey League left a troubled legacy in the town of Deseronto . The team moved to Bancroft , Ontario after the Metro folded in 1998 . In early 2006 , it became quite apparent that hockey was coming back to the town . As a member of the new renegade GMHL , the Thunder hope to bring junior hockey back to Deseronto for good . The Deseronto Thunder ' s first ever game took place on September 9 , 2006 against the South Muskoka Shield in Deseronto , Ontario . The Thunder were victorious , romping the Shield by a score of 8 - 1 . The first goal scored in Thunder history was scored by Mitchell Wood . Brad Mallen picked up the historical first victory in net . So far , the 2006 - 07 season has drawn an enthusiastic response from the Deseronto community . Large crowds have been attending the games . The Thunder have been putting up decent results . At the Christmas break of the 2006 - 07 season , the Thunder are sitting at a slightly better than . 500 record and are looking good for a decent playoff seed at this point . On January 21 , 2007 , the Thunder ended the Bradford Rattlers record 31 game streak of games without a regulation loss with a 6 - 5 victory . The Thunder finished the 2006 - 07 season in fourth place . They drew the South Muskoka Shield in the playoff quarter - final . The Thunder swept the Shield 4 - games - to - none and summoned the resting first place Bradford Rattlers . The Rattlers drew a bye in the quarter - final and showed considerable rust in the semi - final versus the Thunder . The Thunder shocked the Rattlers and the entire league by taking an early 2 - games - to - none lead in the series . The Rattlers regained their legs in game three and battled through 4 extremely tight games to end the Thunders first trip to the playoffs with a 4 - games - to - 2 series win . The Rattlers went on to win the Russell Cup as league champions and the Alliance Cup as NJHA champions . 2007 - 08 . On June 10 , 2007 , it was announced that the Deseronto Thunder would not be returning to the GMHL . The Thunder became the first team in GMHL history to fold . Despite having some of the best crowds in the GMHL , the Thunder seemed to have suffered from financial difficulties . Many players were traded away before the announcement , but with the folding all carded players were officially released . On June 15 , 2007 , GMJHL President Bob Russell announced that the ownership of the team had been transferred to the Town of Deseronto and that the team will return in 2007 - 08 , but under a new name . In late June , it was announced that the team would now be called the Deseronto Storm . On January 1 , 2008 , the Storm hosted the Moscow Selects All - star team in an exhibition game . The Selects won the game by a score of 7 - 1 . This was the seventh and final game that the Moscow team played against different GMJHL clubs . The Bradford Rattlers were at a 28 - game streak of games with out a regulation loss ( from the start of a season ) on January 6 , 2008 , closing in on their record of 31 . For the second season in a row Deseronto dug their heals into the ground and stopped the Rattlers ' streak cold with a 5 - 3 win . As of that date , the Rattlers were given only their second regulation loss in 76 regular season games . 2008 - 09 . After three years of playoff contentions the Deseronto Storm clinched the South Division Title and made their way to the Russell Cup Finals with a 4 - 3 overtime win over the Innisfil Lakers The Deseronto Storm would go on to play the South Muskoka Shield in the 2009 Russell Cup Finals . < br clear = " all " >