DRAYTON VALLEY, AB – November 30, 2025 – The Drayton Valley Thunder of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) are proud to announce that the organization has agreed to contract extensions with Head Coach & General Manager Jeff Truitt, and Assistant Coach and General Manager Josh Pufahl. The extensions solidify both coaches’ commitment to […]
The Drayton Valley Thunder are excited to announce that defenceman Taynton Lavender will be representing Team Canada West at the upcoming World Junior ‘A’ Challenge December 7-13th, 2025 in Trois-Rivières, QC. So far this season Lavender leads all AJHL defenceman with 8 goals, 13 assists for 21 points in 20 games played. The 2025 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Drayton Valley Thunder Hockey Junior Hockey Club and the Drayton Valley Community Hockey Association (DVHCA) Launch Hall of Fame, Seeking Inaugural Nominations DRAYTON VALLEY, AB – November 24, 2025 – The Drayton Valley Thunder Junior Hockey Club and the Drayton Valley Community Hockey Association (DVCHA) in close partnership with the Town […]
TRADE ALERT The Drayton Valley Thunder has sent the CJHL rights of ’07 defenceman Connor Wolitski to the Devon Xtreme in exchange for a player development fee. Wolitski played a total of 82 games with the Thunder over 2 seasons from 2023-2025.
November 19th, 2025 Thunder’s Taynton Lavender is this week’s Top Defenceman and current points leader with 19 points (18GP | 8G | 11A).
TRADE ALERT The Drayton Valley Thunder has sent the CJHL rights to ’05 Goaltender Colin Reay to the Bonnyville Pontiacs in exchange for a player development fee. Reay played 43 games with Drayton Valley in the 2022–23 season.
AJHL Watch List Thunder Assistant Captain Dryden Tomkow has built a six-game point streak heading into the final weekend of October! #AJHL | #DVT
Thunder’s Taynton Lavender is the Alberta Ford Dealers AJHL Defensive Player of the Week. The 2006-born defenceman had four points (3G, 1A) in two games and currently leads all AJHL defenceman with 17 points through 12 regular season games. Congratulations Taynton!
The Canalta Hotels AJHL Player of the Week is Drayton Valley Thunder forward Jack Sears following a six-point week. Sears (2006) led all AJHL skaters with six points in two games played from October 20th-26th, 2025. The Thunder recorded their third consecutive win on October 25th with a 4-1 final over the visiting Calgary Canucks […]
The Drayton Valley Thunder are pleased to announce that 2007-born goaltender Hudson Perry has been reassigned from the Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) to Drayton Valley. Perry spent the 2024–2025 season with the Thunder, appearing in 16 games and posting an 8-7-0-1 record with a .899 save percentage. We’re excited to welcome Hudson and his […]
