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Evansville Thunderbolts
Evansville Thunderbolts 2022
City: Evansville, Indiana
League: Southern Professional Hockey League
Founded: March 1, 2016
Home Arena: Ford Center
Colors: Red, White, Gray, and Black
Owner(s): Total Package Hockey

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.

original Evansville Thunderbolts 2016-2022

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
2021-22 56 28 26 2 162 155 58 7th Lost Quarterfinals
2022-23 56 32 22 2 172 165 66 5th Lost Quarterfinals
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