Stephenville Lightning

The Stephenville Lightning are a men's senior hockey team from Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador. The team is based out of the Stephenville Dome. The team is a member of the Central/West Senior Hockey League.
==Establishment of Team==
The team was established in the summer of 2023 with the intent of joining the Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League under the name Stephenville Jets, which is the traditional name of men's senior teams in the community. Due to roadblocks involved with infringement laws the team changed its' name on August 8, 2023 to the Lightning.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0P2Yh9BDN5G8ZusKwyGVsGgkH2yUmBxvJvCMU2RTsJYDQw3WUrJ7WoZa8h3fsXQwjl&id=100092397360328 However the team was rejected twice in an application and then an appeal to join the league.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02wB6CJ6uQhFq9K1NXmsvKosAwFWFUeb15MguTpLjehMLMnR6QBZv8wSBhrMrWot6Ql&id=100092397360328 On September 19, 2023 the Deer Lake Red Wings decided to join up with the Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts and the newly formed Lightning to reform the Central/West Senior Hockey League for the 2023-24 season.https://www.facebook.com/deerlakeredwings/posts/pfbid0N4JTpdKvmNEDTutKvgeMsMyQqvosqdbVLyYKDNFJV8dcuZ6bxeGQxg8zcFe2FMNel
==Year-by-Year Record==
Season 	League	GP	W	L 	OL	GF	GA 	Pts.	Finish	Playoffs
2023-24	CWSHL 	18	1	17	0 	62	166	2 	4th 	Lost Semifinals
==References==
Category:Established in 2023
Category:Central West Senior Hockey League teams