by posted 01/17/2012
 
Congratulations to the Bloomington Thunder Midget Major team on winning the 2012 Smokey Mountain Shootout in Nashville, Tennessee.  

The Midget Major team defeated the Tulsa Flames 7-2 and the Mississippi Surge 4-2 before dropping a tough game to the Nashville Junior Predators during the round robin format of the tournament.  

During the championship game, the Thunder persevered and muscled their way to a 5-4 victory over the home town Jr. Predators to seal the victory and take home the Midget Major Championship hardware.  Congratulations to all of the players and coaches on their success in Nashville!  



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by posted 01/16/2012
 
Congrats to the Peewee AA's on a championship win at the Arctic Blast tournament in St Louis!

The Thunder completed the round robin with a 6-1 win over the Scottsdale Jr. Coyotes (Phoenix, AZ), 9-0 win over Des Moines Jr Bucs, and a 5-3 win over Peoria Rivermen.

They then defeated the Affton Americans 3-1 in the quarter finals and Northbrook Blue Hawks 5-1 in the semi finals.

In the championship game the Thunder responded from a 2-0 deficit to defeat a strong 26th nationally ranked Independence Jr. Mavericks to win 4-3.

Congrats to the Peewee AA players on great tournament!
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by posted 01/16/2012
 
Congrats to the the Squirt AA's for a runner-up trophy at the Arctic Blast in St Louis!

The Thunder played the round robin with a 10-3 win over Meramec Sharks, a 2-2 tie with Affton Americans, and a 3-1 win over the St Louis Rockets. They then defeated the Independence Mavericks (Kansas City) 4-0 in the quarter finals and beat the Wilmette Braves 4-1 in the semi finals.

In the championship game, the Thunder Squirts had a very close 1 goal loss to the Atlanta Phoenix.

Congrats to all the players on the Squirt AA's for a stellar tournament!
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