| 词条 | Evansville Thunderbolts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| text_color = white | bg_color = #CF082C | current = 2018–19 SPHL season | team = Evansville Thunderbolts | logo = EvansvilleThunderbolts.png | logosize = 180px | city = Evansville, Indiana | league = Southern Professional Hockey League | conference = | division = | founded = {{Start date|2016}} | operated = | arena = Ford Center | colors = Red, white, navy {{color box|#CF082C}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#002453}} | owner = VW Sports, LLC. | GM = Adam Stio | coach = Ian Moran | captain = | media = | website = {{url|evansvillethunderbolts.com}} | affiliates = | name1 = Evansville Thunderbolts | dates1 = 2016–present | reg_season_titles = | division_titles = | conf_titles = }} The Evansville Thunderbolts are a minor league ice hockey team in the Southern Professional Hockey League. The team plays at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The team replaced the Evansville IceMen of the ECHL. HistoryDuring the 2015–16 season, the City of Evansville and the owner of the ECHL's Evansville IceMen, Ron Geary, were unable to agree to a new lease for the IceMen to continue to operate out of the Ford Center.[1] On January 19, 2016, Geary announced that he had agreed to terms with the nearby city of Owensboro, Kentucky to relocate the team to the Owensboro Sports Center.[2] On February 8, 2016, Evansville mayor, Lloyd Winnecke, announced that local businessman and IceMen season ticket holder, Mike Hall, had secured an expansion team in the Southern Professional Hockey League to play at the Ford Center beginning in the 2016–17 season, thus displacing the IceMen franchise from Evansville.[3] On March 1, the City of Evansville and the new team signed a five-year lease agreement to play at the Ford Center.[4] Hall would act as general manager while the majority owner was VW Sports, LLC., a subsidiary of VenuWorks, Inc., the arena management company.[5] On March 22, 2016, former IceMen head coach Jeff Pyle was announced as the head coach for its inaugural season.[6] The new team name was announced on April 15, 2016,[7] taken from the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft which was manufactured in Evansville during the Second World War.[8] Near the end of the first season, Mike Hall sold his portion of the team to VW Sports, LLC.[5] and Pete Xander was named the new general manager for the 2017–18 season.[9] After two seasons, head coach Pyle left for the head coaching position with the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.[10] Pyle was replaced by former NHL player Ian Moran as head coach and Adam Stio was named general manager for the 2018–19 season.[11] Season-by-season records
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References1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.evansvilleicemen.com/news-stats/?article_id=49 |title=A Letter To IceMen Fans, From Team Owner Ron Geary |publisher=Evansville IceMen |date=November 16, 2015}} 2. ^{{cite web |url=http://thesinbin.net/breaking-evansville-icemen-announce-move/ |title=BREAKING: Evansville IceMen Announce Move |publisher=The Sin Bin |date=January 19, 2016}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.courierpress.com/topstories/Evansville-Mayor-Lloyd-Winnecke-hockey-press-conference-368072581.html |title=Evansville will be home to Southern Professional Hockey League franchise |publisher=Evansville Courier & Press |date=February 8, 2016}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.courierpress.com/news/local/city-signs-lease-contract-with-new-hockey-team-2cdadae4-8de9-3cbb-e053-0100007f581c-370658871.html |title=City signs lease contract with new hockey team |publisher=Evansville Courier & Press |date=March 1, 2016}} 5. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_472001 |title=VW Sports, L.L.C. acquires additional ownership interest in Evansville Thunderbolts |publisher=SPHL |date=March 27, 2017}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.courierpress.com/sports/jeff-pyle-returning-to-coach-evansvilles-sphl-hockey-team-2ea29a1f-46c3-4f6f-e053-0100007fe27d-373058021.html |title=Jeff Pyle returning to coach Evansville’s SPHL hockey team |publisher=Evansville Courier & Press |date=March 22, 2016}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/evansville-announces-new-sphl-team-name |title=Evansville Announces New SPHL Team Name |publisher=Tristate Homepage |date=April 15, 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/new-hockey-team-unveiled-as-evansville-thunderbolts |title=New Hockey Team Unveiled as Evansville Thunderbolts |publisher=Tristate Homepage |date=April 15, 2016}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://evansville.pointstreaksites.com/view/evansville/news-1/news_492151 |title=THUNDERBOLTS NAME PETE XANDER GENERAL MANAGER |publisher=Thunderbolts |date=August 24, 2017}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/professional/gladiators/atlanta-gladiators-bring-back-winningest-coach-in-franchise-history/article_05d6da5c-2c27-5d1c-b668-c9fbfbd9d3a8.html |title=Atlanta Gladiators bring back winningest coach in franchise history |work=Gwinnett Daily Post |date=July 6, 2018}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.thesphl.com/view/thesphl/news/news_508377 |title=Thunderbolts name Ian Moran as head coach, Adam Stio as general manager |website=TheSPHL.com |date=August 10, 2018}} External links
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