Evansville Thunderbolts

The Evansville Thunderbolts are an expansion team from Evansville, Indiana . The team commences play with the 2016-17 season. They will play in the Southern Professional Hockey League at the Ford Center.
The junior team announced they would be known as the Junior Thunderbolts in April of 2016 SPHL team after the areas new Southern Professional Hockey League franchise announced it was taking the name Evansville Thunderbolts when they start play in the fall of 2016.  There is no management/ownership connection between the two organizations.
==Name selection==
On April 15, 2016 the team's nickname was announced.  The team name was chosen during a fan-naming contest that accumulated over 1,900 entries.  The most popular nickname, Thunderbolts, was suggested three times more than the second most popular name.
The name pays tribute to the P-47 Republic Thunderbolt fighter plane that was built in Evansville during *World War II*.  During the war Evansville became one of the United States’ greatest war production centers.  The Thunderbolt logo incorporates the plane as well as the checkerboard design painted near a fighter's propeller.  The team colors will be red, white and blue to represent the Four Freedoms Monument located on the Ohio Riverfront in downtown Evansville.
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	Finish 	Playoffs 	 	 	
2016-17	56 	14 	32 	10 	138 	206 	38 	10th of 10 	Did not qualify 	 	 	
2017-18	56 	27 	20 	9 	186 	191 	63 	6th of 10 	Lost Quarterfinals 	 	 	
2018-19	56 	12 	38 	6 	124 	224 	30 	10th of 10 	Did not qualify 	 	 	
2019-20	46 	25 	14 	7 	153 	151 	57 	5th of 10, SPHL 	Season cancelled prior to end of season 	 	 	
2020-21	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic	Opted out of playing due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021-22	56 	28 	26 	2 	162 	155 	58 	7th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	 	 	
2022-23	56 	32 	22 	2 	172 	165 	66 	5th 	Lost Quarterfinals 	 	 	
2023-24	56 	23 	29 	4 	149 	177 	50 	8th 	Lost Semifinals 	 	 	
Category:Established in 2016
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League teams