The South East Prairie Thunder are a

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Senior 'AAA' ice hockey team based out of

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and two-time

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champions. They play an independent schedule under the jurisdiction of

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. The team is inactive as of 2021.

History

The team was founded in 2004 as the Grunthal Red Wings and based out of Grunthal, Manitoba. The Red Wings became the Southeast Prairie Thunder, relocating to Steinbach in 2006 and playing out of the T.G. Smith Centre from 2006 to 2017. Since then, the team has played its home games at the Seven Oaks and Wayne Fleming Arenas in Winnipeg. The team have made nine appearances at the

, Canada's national senior 'AAA' championship. Their first was at the 2009 Allan Cup, which was played in Steinbach, but hosted by their local rivals, the Steinbach North Stars. The Prairie Thunder advanced to the final, but lost 4-3 in double overtime to the

Bentley Generals The Lacombe Generals were a Senior AAA ice hockey team from Lacombe, Alberta, Canada that played in the Chinook Hockey League. The Generals are four-time national champions, having won the Allan Cup in 2009 and 2016 in Steinbach, Manitoba, ...

. Three years later, the Thunder captured their first national title at the 2012 Allan Cup in

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. They claimed their second national title at the 2015 Allan Cup in

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, defeating Bentley in the final by a score of 2-0. The Prairie Thunder also participated in the 2010, 2011,

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, and 2019 Allan Cups. The Prairie Thunder hosted the 2016 Allan Cup in Steinbach, where they finished runner-up to the Generals. Over the years, the team's roster has included former professional players such as

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, Brad Purdie, Justin Kurtz, Ryan Garbutt, Ian White, Mark Stuart, Ryan Bonni, and Steve Christie.

References

External links

South East Prairie Thunder South East Prairie Thunder statistics at HockeyManitoba.ca
{{Manitoba Sports Ice hockey teams in Manitoba Ice hockey teams in Winnipeg Senior ice hockey teams Sport in Steinbach, Manitoba

History

See also

References

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