The Almonte Thunder were a

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team based in Almonte,

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. They played in the

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History

The Almonte Thunder were granted expansion into the

in 2009, replacing the

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were promoted to the Junior A Central Junior Hockey League. At the conclusion of the 2014-15 season, EOJHL announced it was re-organizing to be more of a direct developmental league to the

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and renamed the league Central Canada Hockey League Tier 2. The league shrunk from 22 to 16 teams, eliminating 6 of the 2014-15 franchises, including the Thunder (along with the Akwesasne Wolves, Gananoque Islanders, Gatineau Mustangs, Morrisburg Lions, and Shawville Pontiacs).

Season-by-season results

References

External links

Thunder WebpageEOJHL Webpage
Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League teams Ice hockey clubs established in 2009 Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2015 2009 establishments in Ontario 2015 disestablishments in Ontario Defunct ice hockey teams in Ontario {{Ontario-icehockey-team-stub