The Drayton Valley Thunder is a junior ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). The Thunder are members of the Canadian Junior Hockey League and are eligible to compete for the Doyle Cup and National Junior A Championship. They play in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada, at the Drayton Valley Omni-Plex. History In 1998, The Drayton Valley Thunder were awarded as an expansion franchise in the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and began play in the South Division for the 1998–99 season. One year after finishing sixth in the South, ahead of only their fellow expansion team Crowsnest Pass Timberwolves, the Thunder improved in their second season and won the division. The addition of other expansion teams shifted the Thunder into the North Division in 2000–01, where they won another division title. In 2002, the Thunder captured the Rogers Wireless Cup as AJHL champions. The Thunder lost to the Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) in the Doyle Cup Pacific Junior A Championship. Season-by-season record Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against NHL alumni Matt Berlin Clarke MacArthur Kael Mouillierat Darren Reid Ben Scrivens Nick Tarnasky See also List of ice hockey teams in Alberta References External links Drayton Valley Thunder website Alberta Junior Hockey League website Alberta Junior Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in Alberta Ice hockey clubs established in 1998 1998 establishments in Alberta