Tillsonburg Thunder

The Tillsonburg Thunder are a Senior ice hockey team based in Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada. 
==History==
The Tillsonburg Vipers were founded in 2001 as a Senior "AAA" team in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey.
In 2003-04, the Vipers made the league final, but lost to the Aylmer Blues 4-games-to-2.
Tillsonburg's best season was the 2005-06 season. After finishing the regular season in second place with 17 wins in 30 games, the Vipers knocked off the Cambridge Hornets 4-games-to-3 to make the league finals. In the league final, the Vipers fell to the Dundas Real McCoys 4-games-to-3.
The MLH fell apart in 2008, just after the Brantford Blast won the league's first ever Allan Cup. The team filled the gap when the disgruntled Cambridge Hornets left the MLH, the collegiate Windsor St. Clair Saints, walked away from the league. The Vipers decided it was their time to leave as well and applied to join the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League. The WOAA is an independent league with no connections to the Ontario Hockey Association. It classifies itself as Senior "AA", and allows for both a Senior "AA" and Senior "A" championship come playoff time. On May 14, 2008, the WOAA granted expansion to the Tillsonburg Vipers.
The first ever Tillsonburg WOAA game took place on October 4, 2008, as the Thunder defeated the Goderich Pirates 6-5 in overtime in Tillsonburg. The Thunder had a successful first season in the WOAA, earning a record of 11-7-2, registering 24 points, and fifth place in the South Division. Tillsonburg would lose to the Clinton Radars in the "AA" qualifying round, being sent to the "A" playoffs. In the "A" quarter-finals, the Thunder were upset by the Exeter Mohawks in six games, ending their season.
They played in the Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League until 2020 with the 2020-21 season being cancelled. The team was announced as a founding member of the Western Ontario Super Hockey League for the 2021-22 season.
==Season-by-Season Standings==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OTL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Results 	Playoffs 	
2001-02 	32 	6 	23 	2 	1 	128 	241 	15 	5th SWSHL 	 	
2002-03 	32 	11 	18 	2 	1 	150 	174 	25 	4th OHA Sr. A 	Lost Semifinals 	
2003-04 	32 	17 	11 	2 	2 	159 	129 	38 	4th OHA Sr. A 	Lost Final 	
2004-05 	32 	16 	15 	0 	1 	141 	129 	34 	4th MLH 	Lost Semifinals 	
2005-06 	30 	17 	9 	0 	4 	135 	129 	38 	2nd MLH 	Lost Final 	
2006-07 	30 	14 	12 	- 	4 	149 	146 	32 	4th MLH 	Lost Semifinals 	
2007-08 	30 	11 	17 	- 	2 	108 	147 	24 	4th MLH 	Lost Semifinals 	
2008-09 	20 	11 	7 	- 	2 	100 	84 	24 	5th WOAA South 	Lost "A" Quarterfinals 	
2009-10 	20 	16 	4 	- 	0 	97 	62 	32 	1st South 	Lost "A" Quarterfinals 	
2010-11 	26 	16 	9 	- 	1 	134 	114 	33 	4th South 	Lost Division Final 	
2011-12 	24 	16 	7 	- 	1 	130 	95 	33 	2nd South 	Lost Division Final 	
2012-13 	24 	14 	6 	- 	4 	127 	96 	32 	4th South 	Lost Division Quarterfinals 	
2013-14 	24 	21 	3 	- 	0 	128 	70 	42 	1st South 	Lost Division Semifinals 	
2014-15 	24 	18 	5 	- 	1 	152 	92 	37 	1st South 	Won "AA" Championship 	
2015-16 	24 	9 	12 	- 	3 	95 	137 	21 	5th South 	Won "A" Championship 	
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	SL 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2016-17 	20 	11 	8 	0 	1 	95 	76 	23 	T-7th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
2017-18 	20 	14 	3 	0 	3 	113 	73 	31 	4th 	Lost "AA" Semifinals 	
2018-19 	22 	10 	11 	0 	0 	94 	101 	20 	10th 	Lost "A" Semifinals 	
2018-19 	22 	11 	10 	0 	0 	98 	82 	22 	8th 	Lost "AA" Quarterfinals 	
2019-20 	22 	13 	7 	1 	1 	112 	88 	28 	6th 	Semifinal series suspended with team trailing 3-1	
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Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OL 	GF 	GA 	PTS 	Finish 	Playoffs 	
2021-22 	20 	20 	10 	10 	0 	109 	83 	20 	3rd 	Lost Final 	
2022-23 	24 	17 	7 	- 	0 	154 	99 	34 	4th 	Lost Final
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2023-24 	24 	16 	6 	- 	2 	132 	94 	34 	T-1st 	Won Championship 	
==External links==
*Thunder Homepage
Category:Western Ontario Athletic Association Senior Hockey League
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 2001
Category:Western Ontario Super Hockey League teams