’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 […]

AJHL & SOUTH ALBERTA HIGH SCHOOL FORM EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

 The Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL) and South Alberta High School have formed an educational partnership which will provide students with high school programming and dual credit post-secondary classes through online learning.  The student-athlete centered programming will promote high school graduation, advance post-secondary aspirations, and offer personalized education solutions.   South Alberta High School offers […]

Western Canadian Junior Hockey Pilot to launch in 2024/2025 season

WESTERN CANADIAN JUNIOR HOCKEY PILOT TO LAUNCH IN 2024-25 SEASON Unprecedented collaboration between Members and leagues leads to immediate changes for junior hockey in Western Canada  CALGARY, Alberta – Hockey Canada has announced that its board of directors has approved a Western Canadian Development Model (WCDM) pilot project for the 2024-25 season, following an extensive proposal […]

Defenceman, Connor Wolitski heads to U17 US National Camp tryout

Thunder’s defenceman ’07 Connor Wolitski is in Buffalo, New York starting today June 25th thru to July 1st. Wolitski, of dual citizenship, will be trying out for the U17 US National team which hosts 120 of the top ’07 players for the upcoming Hlinka Gretzky Cup . This year the Hlinka Gretzky Cup will be […]