Corey Verge, 1st Early Bird Winner of Thunder “Celebrating Oil Country” 50/50

WE HAVE OUR 1ST WINNER!! Congratulations to Corey Verge, you just won yourself an Autographed Ryan Nugent-Hopkins framed picture. Please contact the Thunder Office at (780)542-7845. Thank you for supporting the Thunder’s 50/50 and we hope you enjoy your autographed picture. The Thunder’s 2nd Early Bird Draw will happen this Wednesday, November 6th at 12pm, […]

Take home up to $10,000- Get your Celebrating Oil Country 50/50’s

Get your 50/50 tickets and you could go home with up to $10,000!!!!   Help Celebrate Oil Country by purchasing your 50/50 tickets for Friday, November 8th’s Thunder vs Devon Xtreme home game.   We have some great Early Bird Prizes and a guaranteed $2500 pot sponsored by Eminent Capital.   To purchase your 50/50’s […]

’08 defenceman Tafari Chingwaru commits to D1 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

The Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) are excited to announce that 2008-born defenceman Tafari Chingwaru has committed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). The RPI Engineers play in the NCAA’s Division I, as a member of ECAC Hockey division. Chingwaru, the 6’0, 185lb defenceman joined the Thunder this season after playing […]

Thunder sign ’05 F Harper LoLacher and ’04 D Matthew Gallant

The Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League is excited to announce the signings of ’05 forward Harper LoLacher and ’04 defenceman Matthew Gallant.   LoLacher, a native of Pilot Butte, SK comes to the Thunder after playing 2 seasons in the Western Hockey League (WHL) splitting his time between the Moose Jaw […]

Celebrate Oil Country on Nov 8th when Thunder host the Devon Xtreme

Celebrate Oil Country with us November 8th, 2024 when we host the @devonxtreme_ajhl at 7pm.   More event details will be available shortly.   Tickets for the game are available online only, get yours before they are all sold out!! 🎟️https://www.showpass.com/20242025-thunder-single-game-t-24-11-08-19-8518/seating/

TRADE: Thunder complete trade with Canucks for ’05 d-man and ’05 F Dartmouth commit

TRADE ALERT:   The Drayton Valley Thunder have made a trade with the Calgary Canucks sending ’04 defenceman Alexey Trischuk to the Canucks.   In exchange the Thunder receive ’05 defenceman Billy Hooson and ’05 forward and Dartmouth commit Ben Buckley. Both, Billy and Ben last season were a part of the 2023/24 Canucks AJHL […]

Thunder acquire CJHL playing rights of ’04 forward Tim Kim

TRADE ALERT The Drayton Valley Thunder have traded for the CJHL playing rights of ’04 forward Tim Kim, in exchange the Humboldt Broncos receive a PDF and future considerations. “We are excited to add Tim to our group for forwards this year. It’s been something we have been working on for a long time this […]

Edmonton Oilers- Celebrating Oil Country is coming to Drayton Valley November 8th, 2024

EDMONTON, AB – The Edmonton Oilers announced today that this year’s Celebrating Oil Country feature town is Drayton Valley, Alberta. This is the third year of the program, which recognizes communities across Oil Country. “During last season’s playoff run, the unmatched passion and dedication of Oilers fans were on full display all across Oil Country, […]

Thunder’s AJHL Showcase schedule released

The Annual Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL)  Showcase presented by Nutrien will return to the Max Bell Centre in Calgary, AB, from September  25th-27th, 2024. After a successful event in 2023, the AJHL and its member teams were pleased to  award the Calgary Canucks Junior A Hockey Club as the host for a second consecutive […]